{"product_id":"up-there-hb","title":"Up there HB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardback edition, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUp There\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an examination of football in North-east England, how it came to matter so much and why it matters still despite a formidable lack of success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing exclusive interviews with Niall Quinn, Sir John Hall, Aitor Karanka and Sam Allardyce among many others, Up There looks at the major North-east clubs' modern history and also at the culture, industrial and sporting, which saw the game rise to such prominence in the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the local economy altered forever by the removal of shipbuilding and coal mining, Michael Walker asks how the economy and geography of the North-east affects its football clubs and grassroots. In the past a coal mining background provided a torrent of talent, from Bob Paisley to Bobby Charlton, but where is that managerial and playing talent today?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart travelogue, part social history, part sporting investigation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUp There\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e rediscovers and threads together some of the personalities and events that helped define a region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beyond Books Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56107976524150,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2969\/8658\/files\/upt.jpg?v=1755509153","url":"https:\/\/www.beyond-books.co.uk\/products\/up-there-hb","provider":"Beyond Books Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}