false 2233587 1 Over the past eighteen months Russell Brand has built up a unique fan club through the sports section of the Guardian. Each week Brand writes a sharply observed and wickedly funny column about his first love -- football. Russell is 'West Ham till I die'. He's a season ticket holder and he's been going to Upton Park since he was a kid. He's also a huge England fan too, although after England lost to Portugal on penalties (again), he wanted a divorce. In this sharp and stylish book Russell guides us through one of the most dramatic footballing years in recent memory. We start with West Ham reaching the FA Cup Final for the first time in twenty-five years and end with their 1-0 win at Manchester United on the last day of the season, which kept them in the Premiership against all the odds. Along the way Russell turns his wit on Sven ('I bet he wears pants in the bath'), the WAGS, football chants, Jose Mourinho ('he's like the littlest hobo - he does terrific work then clears off leaving John Terry with a frog in his throat cos "there's a voice that keeps on calling him"'), and the night he slept next to David Beckham. 2239408 15 11 2007 Irons in the Fire total:5|5:2|4:1|2:2| 5 18 22 2 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Aug 21 22:01:58 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 22:02:38 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Feb 24 14:49:26 -0800 2009 Thu Sep 04 13:27:33 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 24 14:49:26 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 28 18:42:48 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 18:42:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 14 20:17:10 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 20:17:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:48:47 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 00:48:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 23:30:38 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 23:30:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 06 12:45:48 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 12:45:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 21 12:14:07 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 21 06:19:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 16 02:11:15 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 02:11:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 14 01:18:07 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 01:18:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jun 03 06:03:05 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 06:03:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 24 16:44:27 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 16:44:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 13 05:40:17 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 05:40:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 18 15:46:39 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 15:46:43 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 01 07:42:39 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 08:00:28 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Dec 18 11:20:53 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 11:21:06 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Dec 01 14:50:22 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 14:50:22 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Nov 22 02:53:29 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 02:53:31 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Sep 15 11:57:16 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 11:57:16 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Sep 03 11:17:54 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 11:17:54 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2233587