Has anyone read 'Bailey of the Saints' by David Alejandro Fearnhead?
I started reading it on the Kindle a couple of days ago.
It is the story of an English Pro who gets shipped off to New Zealand to play in the A-League for (wait for it)....the Auckland Saints (who soon change their name to the NZ Saints), they play against the actual teams in the A-League, with the obvious exception of the Nix (only one NZ team allowed)
Easy read and I guess of interest to those who follow the A-League (assuming any of you read books!)
Here's the spiel from the author...
A Premiership footballer finds his way through love, life and football when he is 'loaned out' to New Zealand.
Life doesn't always work out the way you want it to. Jack Bailey thought he was destined to be the next big thing, now some years on he's a jaded professional still wondering what might have been. He seems happy to last out his days as just another Premiership benchwarmer, until one day he's called into the assistant managers office and told he's being loaned out to a side in New Zealand. Now he must cast off the arrogance of youth if he is to be accepted by his new team mates.
This is a story of friendship, of hope and desire. Based on real events and personalities from my time covering professional football, I aim to reflect the life off the field that most people never see. But this is not just a book for football fans. A character driven narrative ensures that anyone who is interested in the human condition will find interest in this novel.
