'There isn't enough (good) football fiction around, but an exception to this, particularly if you have an interest in Scottish football is Gloryhunting by Alan Porteous. This is the story of Arthurston Rovers, newly promoted to the Scottish Premier League, and followed by Craig, Jonesy and Dave. It describes their life and obsession with football over their club's first season in the top flight of Scottish football and its fair to say that over the book's 730 pages, fact and fiction are mingled and mangled. This is the book of all our teenage daydreams, of our modest little, under-achieving club making it into the big-time. It describes our own football following and spectating habits, experiences and perceptions and mixes them with fantasy football. There are some hard truths expressed about real club, grounds and the state of modern football but the underpinning emotion is humour and good nature and a celebration of football supporting. It is a long but very entertaining read. ISBN 978-1-4490-68028'
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