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Because My Dad Does
Merv was determined to forge a bond with his dad. It’s usually the other way around, but he could tell from a very young age that he’d probably have to do most of the work himself.
After going to their first football match together when he was seven, a shared passion began that would last the rest of their lives - which is just as well, because they had very little else to cement their bond.
Merv’s attempts to enhance this relationship through junior football almost had disastrous consequences, but their passion for football – and in particular Millwall – became the glue that held them together.
What Merv really wanted was to share unique, unprecedented success at Millwall with his dad – something that was very thin on the ground in the early eighties. What they both wanted more than anything was to see their team in the First Division for the first time.
Because My Dad Does is a nostalgic journey through the days of the terraces, following your team - with and without your dad - on teletext or the football special, and sharing a once-in-a-lifetime, never-to-be-repeated football season as father and son.
After going to their first football match together when he was seven, a shared passion began that would last the rest of their lives - which is just as well, because they had very little else to cement their bond.
Merv’s attempts to enhance this relationship through junior football almost had disastrous consequences, but their passion for football – and in particular Millwall – became the glue that held them together.
What Merv really wanted was to share unique, unprecedented success at Millwall with his dad – something that was very thin on the ground in the early eighties. What they both wanted more than anything was to see their team in the First Division for the first time.
Because My Dad Does is a nostalgic journey through the days of the terraces, following your team - with and without your dad - on teletext or the football special, and sharing a once-in-a-lifetime, never-to-be-repeated football season as father and son.
261 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 15, 2018
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January 21, 2019
Really good read that took me back to my days on the terraces watching football with my dad and brother. Merv’s writing captures what it is not only to be a Millwall fan, but a football fan in general. Ive always loved the term ‘because my dad does’ when being asked why I support the team I do. This book is well worth the time of any football/sports fan. Thanks for the journey back in time Merv.
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