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The Agony & The Ecstasy: A Comprehensive History of the Football League Play-Offs
A comprehensive history of the Football League Play-Offs from their relatively troubled conception to the current day boom. Born in English football's darkest hour, it has now become home to the richest match in sport. From the exquisite agony of losing to the unadulterated high of success, this is the Agony & the Ecstasy.
248 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 21, 2015
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Richard Foster
9 booksRichard Foster is a freelance sportswriter and author, mainly focusing on football. He is a regular features contributor for The Guardian Sport Network, plus a variety of websites and blogs mainly on the fortunes of Crystal Palace including The Set Pieces, HLTCO and Five Year Plan. He has also written pieces for The Football League, has appeared on talkSPORT, BBC London and various podcasts including Whistleblowers and The Palace Podcast.
Foster has written four books - the first, "The A-Z of Football Hates" is an irreverent look at what is rotten about the beautiful game and was published in August 2014.
"The Agony & The Ecstasy" - The Comprehensive History of the Football League Play-Offs, was originally published as a hardback edition in May 2015. A revised paperback edition to commemorate 30th anniversary of the Play-Offs came out in May 2017.
"Football's Flaws & Foibles" looks at the biggest transgressions of modern football, featuring such horrors as half-and-half scarves, plane protests and the England Band.
"World Cup Nuggets" is his latest book published in time for Russia 2018 it uncovers some of the weirder and more wonderful facts about "The Greatest Show on Earth".
He has also been contributing editor for two sports quotes books - "Talking Balls!" and "the Biggest Book of Talking Balls!".
He lives in North West London and is married with three children – all of whom are Palace fans.
Foster has written four books - the first, "The A-Z of Football Hates" is an irreverent look at what is rotten about the beautiful game and was published in August 2014.
"The Agony & The Ecstasy" - The Comprehensive History of the Football League Play-Offs, was originally published as a hardback edition in May 2015. A revised paperback edition to commemorate 30th anniversary of the Play-Offs came out in May 2017.
"Football's Flaws & Foibles" looks at the biggest transgressions of modern football, featuring such horrors as half-and-half scarves, plane protests and the England Band.
"World Cup Nuggets" is his latest book published in time for Russia 2018 it uncovers some of the weirder and more wonderful facts about "The Greatest Show on Earth".
He has also been contributing editor for two sports quotes books - "Talking Balls!" and "the Biggest Book of Talking Balls!".
He lives in North West London and is married with three children – all of whom are Palace fans.
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