![]() In that respect, Fever Pitch’s arrival could not have been better timed. Stadiums were no longer the preserve of working-class men but also children and women, who would soon be able to watch football more safely and probably sitting down. Being a football fan was suddenly fashionable, acceptable and almost a requirement for the up-and-coming celebrities of the day. New stadiums were being built from scratch while others were being redeveloped at great expense. ![]() The Premier League was in its very early days, enjoying unprecedented hours of coverage with Sky Sports helping to give the sport a bright new look for the paying public - the majority of whom were sitting at home comfortably in their armchairs. Paul Gascoigne’s tears added credence to arguments that footballers - and football fans - were capable of being in touch with their emotions. The book resonated with a generation of football fans when the sport was going through something of an identity change in the wake of England’s heroic failure at the 1990 World Cup. ![]() When Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch was released on September 12, 1992, few could have predicted it would be hailed as a cultural and football cornerstone all these years later. ![]() “I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: suddenly, inexplicably, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain or disruption it would bring.” Fever Pitch, Nick Hornby ![]()
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