When Saturday Comes: Pitch Special

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

08 Jul

When Saturday Comes: Pitch Special

Hot off the presses, the new August issue of When Saturday Comes features no less than three Pitch books on its widely respected book reviews spread. Three out of four can’t be bad!

Reviewing Spurs’ Unsung Hero of the Glory Glory Years, Alan Fisher says: “Spurs fans of all vintages will revel in this account of a man who was part of a team contemporaries called the finest of all time yet who remains humble. Now a sprightly 80, the stories he is able to tell allow Terry Dyson to step into the limelight…

“Rich with insider detail and anecdotes on a game by game basis that will fascinate Spurs fans, while the less committed reader can’t help but be swept along by Dyson’s enthusiasm and growing sense of destiny.”

Jonathan Paxton’s overview of From Ricky Villa to Dave Beasant: When the FA Cup Really Mattered Vol 3 references horrendous fashion, tickets stuffed down Y-fronts for safety, and Michael Barrymore blacking up to welcome John Barnes back to the Watford team hotel in 1984. And also plenty of positives on this ‘entertaining trip’:

“A pleasant reminder of why the competition’s heritage means so much to fans of a certain age… Those around at the time will enjoy the evocative memories but for younger fans, brought up on Sky coverage and all-seat stadiums, the sport may be unrecognisable… An enjoyable retrospective of a time when Cup finals did actually stay long in the memory.”

Finally, Jonathan O’Brien looks at Moody Blue: The story of the mysterious Marco: “Oleh Kuznetsov, Alan McLaren, Seb Rozental, Daniel Prodan: Rangers had more than their fair share of expensive crocks in the 1990s. But easily the starngest tale was that of Marco Negri, who started off as a superhuman goal machine and ended up as a Winston Bogarde-like byword for lethargy as his contract slowly dribbled away… good on the grotesque culture-clash stuff that characterises books by foreign imports in British football… diverting attempt to set the record straight.”

Click here for more information, or to read a free sample from Spurs’ Unsung Hero of the Glory Glory Years

Click here for more information, or to read a free sample from From Ricky Villa to Dave Beasant

Click here for more information, or to read a free sample from Moody Blue: The story of the mysterious Marco