THE FALL AND RISE OF HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN

Pitch Publishing is a fantastic imprint.
They do all the great Got, Not Got series
and plenty of other retro sports titles.

James Brown, The Late Tackle, talkSPORT

Pitch Publishing show the way for enterprising
sports book publishers and remains a beacon
of hope for sports authors aspiring or established.

The Sports Bookshelf.com

Pitch Publishing, an outfit whose "pitch perfect"
commissioning of boxing material stands
as a rebuke to more established houses

Boxing Monthly

Pitch capture the real spirit of sport with entertaining
and clever ideas. They work out what the aficionado
would want to read, then deliver it with great verve.

Paul Hayward, The Daily Telegraph

Pitch have enabled me to write in the ways I enjoy most.
Their production support is superb, delivering eye-catching
designs, attentive proof-reading, energetic marketing and helpful advice.

Tim Quelch, Good Old Sussex by the Sea, Orient to the Emirates, Underdog!

Pitch are willing to back out-of-the-blue and innovative
ideas and turn them into viable, entertaining books.
They do so with great presentation and editorial flair.

Justin Parkinson, Then Came Massacre

Pitch saw the potential in my story, used their expertise
to polish it, published it and helped inspire thousands
around the world to get into the sport of triathlon.

Andy Holgate, Can’t Swim, Can’t Ride, Can’t Run & Can't Sleep, Can't Train, Can't Stop

The process of working with Pitch to produce Picking up the Threads
was enjoyable and rewarding, with the final edition surpassing
expectations and becoming a resounding success.

John Chandler, Picking up the Threads

Pitch will take a chance on books that other publishers won't
and realise that interest in football extends beyond the
Premier League and the top 20 countries in the FIFA rankings.

Steve Menary, Outcasts!

Pitch have the vision to look beyond the obvious,
seeking out interesting ideas and subjects and
matching them with the right target audience.

David Tossell, Tony Greig, The Great English Final, Grovel!, Natural

Pitch have been an absolute joy to work with,
contributing their passion, expertise, knowledge
and experience to help produce a brilliant book.

Sam Pilger, Ashes Match of My Life

Pitch took our original concept and further enhanced it,
using their knowledge, experience and expertise, and helped
make Got, Not Got one of the football books of the year for 2011.

Derek Hammond, Got, Not Got series of books

Pitch bought into the concept of development through football,
channeling profits and proceeds from Eleven into helping
some of the most disadvantaged young people in the world.

Steve Fleming, Eleven

In the highly competitive world of sport publishing,
Pitch have consistently demonstrated the happy
knack of spotting, nurturing and promoting winners.

Neil Dunkin, Anfield of Dreams

10 Sep

THE FALL AND RISE OF HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN

A Tale of Two Seasons provides a fan’s eye view of one of the most momentous periods in Hearts’ 140-year history, covering unthinkable calamity and ultimate salvation.

Game by game, Steve Weddell recalls Hearts’ progress through two wildly eventful seasons which began with the calamity of entering administration, and nearly saw the death of the football club before relegation gloom and doom was replaced with new hope and success both on and off the field.

A rollercoaster story close to the heart of every fan, the unbelievable ups and downs include:

Entering administration in June 2013 with debts of around £30 million and being docked 15 points for the upcoming season;
Fired up, ten-man Hearts seeing off Aberdeen after hearing their manager Derek McInnes tell the Dons’ players: ‘come on, let’s show these boys who the men are’;
Excruciating defeat on penalty kicks to Inverness in the League Cup semi, conceding a stoppage time equaliser to their nine men;
Winning four out of five derbies in 2013/14, including the infamous ‘Relegation’ derby where Hibees turned up in party hats to relegate their bitter rivals – but got more than they bargained for;
The sting of relegation assuaged, days later, with the news that the shares from Lithuania had been secured and the club was saved;
A reborn, revitalised club with Ann Budge, Craig Levein and Robbie Neilson at the helm kick-off life in the Championship with an opening day victory at Ibrox;
Alim Ozturk’s 40-yard stoppage-time equaliser at Easter Road described as a ‘one in a thousand freak’ by Hibernian manager Alan Stubbs – only for Ozturk to repeat the trick next game!
A 20-match unbeaten run from the start of the season which laid the foundation for a record points tally and a title claimed before the clocks went forward.

Click here for more information, or to read a sample from A Tale of Two Seasons: The Fall and Rise of Heart of Midlothian