Eddie is having problems proving to his coach that he has the necessary skills and physique to play up front. But when Eddie finds himself in a position to demonstrate his courage and skills, he's not on the football pitch.
Eddie gets injured 3 times in the book. The story is about Eddie getting better I think. the best bit about the book was when a boy won a football and then Eddie and his brother saw the boys prize then the boy thought it got stolen then he came sprinting to them and said that’s my ball I just dropped then Eddie and his brother said “where did you get this ball from” and he said from this place in the circus and I was called “Curly’s kick a goal”. When his brother wanted to do it but he wanted his brother to do it first because Eddie thought he was bad at football. So he let his brother go first and he only got 2 points and that is the highest score through these boards with holes. Then after his go it was Eddie’s turn when he was going to swing his leg at the ball something right behind him said “what’s that” and then Eddie didn’t kick the ball he looked up and there was a roller coasters then they saw an arm and it was a child who fell off the roller-coaster. Then the firemen came and the fireman waited when Eddie got to the top and then they put their big ladder up and climbed it. Then everybody got down except the people on the rollercoaster.