The Bluffer's Guide to Football

Bluffer's Guide to ...

by Mark Mason

Never before has the ability to bluff your way in football been as vital as now. From boardroom to building site, from wine bar to pub, every other conversation seems to be about the game. The smartest dinner parties, which once echoed to talk of Plato and the Old Vic, now concern themselves with Pele and Old Trafford. In short, if you cannot talk about football, you cannot take part in modern life. Bluffer's Guides is a series of snappy little books containing facts, jargon, and all you need to know for instant expertise.

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2001

About the author

Mark Mason's previous non-fiction includes The Importance of Being Trivial, Walk the Lines, The Bluffer's Guide To Football and The Bluffer's Guide To Bond. He is also the author of three novels, and has written for most British national newspapers (though never about anything too heavy), and magazines from The Spectator to Four Four Two. He lives in Sussex with his partner and son.

Reviews

[Daniel Jacobs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short but fun reminds me of the football episode from IT crowd

[mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Parts of this book are absolutely hilarious. Useful for anyone wanting to learn football from an English perspective, even those who think they understand the offside rule perfectly. A mixture of football history, rules, and basic league and cup information.