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On The Brink – A Journey Through English Football’s North West, by Simon Hughes, published by deCoubertin Books, price £18.99 (hardback), Rating out of 10: 9
THE very nature of this book means that it’s likely to appeal to fans of North West clubs more than other supporters, but it’s definitely worth a wider readership.
Author Simon Hughes has a decent pedigree. He focuses on Merseyside foot¬ball in the Independent and travels elsewhere for the Sunday Telegraph. In addition, his book Red Machine won the Antonio Ghirelli Prize for Italian Soc...