The work of professional football : a labour of love? / / Martin Roderick.
A long-term study providing rare insights into the precarious career and ordinary working culture of professional footballers. Away from the celebrity-obsessed media gaze, the work of a professional footballer is rarely glamorous and for most players a career in football is insecure and short-lived....
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| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Football League descriptors; Introduction; 1. Professional football in context; 2. Attitudes to work in professional football; 3. Uncertainty and football injuries; 4. Injuries, stigma and social identity; 5. Transferring and the transformation of self; 6. Transfer markets and informal grapevines; 7. Control and the process of transferring; 8. The fate of idealism in professional football; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index