We have brought out a new, updated version of Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World,available here.
We have brought out a new, updated version of Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World,available here.
We have brought out a new, updated version of Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World, available here.
The BackPage Express has steamed through Stirling, Edinburgh and London this week as part of our promotional tour for Graham Hunter's Barcelona book.
The passion and interest in not just Barcelona, but Spanish football in general was reflected in the big turnouts for our events and signings, plus the quality of the questions from the floor.
We have spoken before about fans' depth of knowledge and how this has found expression in football blogs and podcasts. Modern football supporters know their stuff and will no longer tolerate being patronised by ex-pros and dull commentators.
As such, it is no coincidence that Sky Sports' Spanish football coverage, in particular Revista de la Liga, has found an appreciative audience.
As part of our whistle-stop London visit, we had the privilege to observe from behind the scenes during the live broadcast of Tuesday's programme. With Scott Minto as host, there were no spare seats at the bar as Graham, Guillem Balague, Gerry Armstrong and Terry Gibson looked ahead to this weekend's Clasico.
It is a football show in the proper sense. Everyone is well-researched and knows their subject inside out. The analysis is thorough and the opinions strong. There are frequent disagreements, as there should be on a proper football show. Most of all, it felt authentic.
Armstrong is a case in point. He has been on the scene for years now, but his enthusiasm remains undimmed. Unlike other older pundits, who think it is good enough to turn up on set and see what comes out their mouth, he clearly does his research and has an impressive knowledge of specific games, players and incidents.
There's a lot of questions, so we've split it into three posts. Check previous blog posts for the rest.
There's a lot of questions, so we've split it into three posts. More tomorrow.
There's a lot of questions, so we'll split it into three posts. More tomorrow.
Friday, February 17
- Graham will be signing books in Waterstones Liverpool Bold Street at 1pm.
- Graham will be guesting on Jonathan Pearce's new evening show of Five Live. Time to be confirmed.
Saturday, February 18
- Graham will be signing books in Waterstones Deansgate, Manchester, at 12pm.
We are getting a lot of emails and tweets about signings for Barça: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World (which is great - really exciting the level of interest you guys are showing).
In the fourth in the series of our Barca vids, Graham Hunter takes into the Press box at the Camp Nou and tells of his memorable altercation with a young Thiago Alcantara
In the third of our series of Barca vids, Graham speaks to fans from all over the world outside Camp Nou, underlining the club's global appeal
In the second of our series of Barca-based videos with Graham Hunter, the author of Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World, guides us on a trip to the hallowed stadium
Lionel Messi is the greatest player in the world and he is the foundation of this great Barcelona team on the pitch and off it.
Over the coming weeks, we'll be releasing a series of video interviews with Graham Hunter, author of Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World.
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