A LOVE AFFAIR IN THE LOWER LEAGUES

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

01 Apr

A LOVE AFFAIR IN THE LOWER LEAGUES

At last, a football book ‘celebrating’ the glories of basement football rather than the Premier League elite.

Gus Honeybun, Your Boys Took One Hell of a Beating tells the story of a lifetime aboard the emotional roller-coaster of inconsistency which is Exeter City – one of English football's most unfashionable and unsuccessful clubs.

See below for details of the launch at St. James’s Park this evening, 1 April!

What it is like to devote your football-supporting life to a club whose average finish in the Football League is 75^th out of 92? Simon Carter knows all too well, and despite Exeter City's league history he's still got his sense of humour.

Gus... is a 'celebration' of 'proper football fans' and their love of a wonderfully inconsistent club.
For all the shelves of books devoted to the Premier League elite, at last here’s one devoted to the massive lows and fantastic highs of lower division football – including the wonderful night that puppet rabbit Gus Honeybun will want to forget.
Discover the joys of travelling from the depths of the West Country to Wigan for a third division game on Boxing Day. And so to Halifax Town on a Friday night – just three days after a Tuesday night trip to Crewe!
There are many embarrassing defeats, but also numerous days in the metaphorical sunshine – drawing at Old Trafford as a non league club, reaching Wembley via a penalty shoot-out. Not to mention watching your rivals rivals avoid relegation because of a police dog biting a player.
How many Premier League fans can say they have represented their club away from home in a national competition? And hated every second of it.
And how many can say they have stood outside an office block knowing their club's chairman could walk out of it at any moment with news that club has ceased to exist?

Click here for more information, or to read a sample from Gus Honeybun, Your Boys Took One Hell Of A Beating

Click here for details of tonight’s launch event at St James’s Park