Bob Wilson's Ultimate Collection of Peculiar Sporting Lingo
UK £8.99,Canada $18.00,
UK Publication July 2004
ISBN 9781848310025
Paperback
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Have you ever flashed at a googly in the corridor of uncertainty while on a sticky dog? Maybe you've seen someone hit a mulligan out of the screws to grab a birdie at Amen Corner, or had to deal with a falling leaf from God while trying to survive the Group of Death?
The world of sport has its own language, wonderfully rich in strange words and phrases, whose origins often stretch back centuries. Collected together for the first time, Veteran BBC presenter and football legend Bob Wilson has pulled together his widely acclaimed and hugely successful books of the last two years (Googlies, Nutmegs & Bogeys and Rucks, Pucks & Sliders) and added considerable new material to create the most comprehensive guide to peculiar sporting terminology ever compiled. In this ultimate and brilliantly illustrated guide, discover the fascinating true meanings, heritage and evolution of all the great sporting terms we use today.
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'The most comprehensive guide to peculiar sporting terminology ever compiled' www.booksmonthly.co.uk
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Bob Wilson is the veteran presenter of nine football World Cups, as well as BBC Grandstand, Sportsnight and Match of the Day. Bob originally qualified as a teacher before being lured away to play football for Scotland and Arsenal, with whom he won the European Fairs Cup and the League and FA Cup double.
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