{"product_id":"saturday-afternoon-fever-9781472279811","title":"Saturday Afternoon Fever","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Made me laugh and cry' Chris Kamara\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rollicking whip through [Jeff's] life, like the show itself it offers a consistently entertaining read' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Such an enjoyable book' Ally McCoist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Jeff's autobiography is a riot of humour and nostalgia. A great read' Phil Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaturday Afternoon Fever \u003c\/i\u003eis great fun - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eright out of the top drawer' Paul Merson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA profoundly personal, warmly nostalgic and deliciously funny memoir by the legendary Sky Sports anchorman Jeff Stelling, chronicling a life spent obsessing about 'The Beautiful Game' ever since he was a little boy, and underpinned by a deeply rooted love of football and of people.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor a quarter of a century the iconic Sky Sports football presenter Jeff Stelling was the face and voice of football television. As the host of \u003ci\u003eSoccer Saturday\u003c\/i\u003e, a results show with National Treasure status, he expertly presided over a live panel of former footballers watching the most exciting sporting chapter of the weekend, on the telly, in front of a transfixed audience of millions, watching, unbelievably... \u003ci\u003eon the telly.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning at midday and wrapping just after the Premier League's players had showered and changed, the show's popularity stitched Stelling into the fabric of match-day rituals up and down the country. For fans, the weekend didn't exist without an hour or four of \u003ci\u003eSoccer Saturday\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaturday Afternoon Fever\u003c\/i\u003e is Stelling's moving and fascinating memoir: a love letter to the game that has shaped and defined him, as it has millions of other football fans across the UK. This is the passionate, engaging tale of one fan's journey from the terraces at Hartlepool's rainy Victoria Park in the 1960s to the sleek and salubrious confines of the Sky Sports studios, an adventure that spans well over half a century and some of the most fast-changing, exciting periods in football's history\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Hartlepool in 1955, Jeff Stelling is a lifelong supporter of his hometown side, Hartlepool United, and the club's President. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was a presenter on LBC's \u003ci\u003eSportswatch \u003c\/i\u003eprogramme in the early 1980s then moved to BBC Radio 2's \u003ci\u003eSport on 2\u003c\/i\u003e. He later spent time as a sports newsreader before moving to Sky in 1992 to present coverage of horse racing, snooker and darts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree years later Stelling became presenter of what is now called \u003ci\u003eSoccer Saturday\u003c\/i\u003e, a show he hosted until 2023. B\u003ci\u003eetwe\u003c\/i\u003een 2011 and 2015 he also fronted Sky Sport's coverage of the Champions League. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStelling was voted Sports Broadcast Journalist of the Year for five consecutive years, and presented Channel 4's \u003ci\u003eCountdown \u003c\/i\u003equiz show from 2008 to 2011. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStelling now hosts talkSPORT radio's \u003ci\u003eBreakfast\u003c\/i\u003e show on two days a week. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn Ambassador for Prostate Cancer UK, Stelling has helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds by undertaking a series of marathon-walking events. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe lives in Hampshire with his wife and children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Headline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777279918354,"sku":"9781472279811","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ce70895f-c868-4593-93fa-8c8bf6538400.jpg?v=1765358883","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/saturday-afternoon-fever-9781472279811","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}