Blue was the Colour: A Tale of Tarnished Love

Blue was the Colour is a witty, wise, and charming assessment of modern football by Chelsea FC fan Andy Hamilton, one of the country's leading comedy writers and stand-ups, and a novelist. It compares his first game against Newcastle United to a match now between two teams owned by an American, via a Russian, and a Saudi Arabian government arm, questioning his passion for his club and football.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 184 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd

Blue was the Colour is a witty, wise, and charming assessment of modern football by Chelsea FC fan Andy Hamilton, one of the country's leading comedy writers and stand-ups, and a novelist to boot. Andy grew up in the streets surrounding Stamford Bridge and fell in love with Chelsea and football as a six-year-old taken to his first match by his older brother. That love endured as an obsession until the modern games' money and machinations took over and left him questioning its and his priorities.

Taking as a starting point his first game against Newcastle United and comparing it with a match now between two teams owned by an American – via a Russian – and a Saudi Arabian government arm, the inimitable Hamilton relates how he came to question his passion for his club and football itself.

Blue was the Colour will have fans and readers laughing out loud and nodding in agreement.

Weight: 182g
Dimension: 200 x 130 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781801504850