{"product_id":"book-hptp","title":"Nowhere to Run","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrought to you by Penguin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the second oldest football pitch in the world, Jonathan Sayer stands atop a beer crate to address the assembled fans of Ashton United FC. As his initial optimism and disillusionment begin to slip through his fingers, the new co-chairman and co-owner (alongside his dad) starts to realise the scale of the challenge ahead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBattling to keep the club afloat, a record number of games without a win sees hope turn to despair as Jonathan contends with a mutiny from a group of octogenarian supporters, constant battles with the local council and a star striker who arrives on crutches despite somehow passing his medical.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the on-pitch form continues to deteriorate and rifts appear between him and his father, Jonathan begins to make some increasingly desperate decisions: dressing as a seven-foot robin in the local market in an effort to drum up larger crowds, sinking his savings into an ever spiralling wage bill and even contemplating bringing in a local priest to lift the 'Boxing Day Curse' by performing a late-night exorcism on the pitch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChronicling the euphoric highs and bitter disappointments of the less glamourous side of the beautiful game,\u003ci\u003e Nowhere to Run\u003c\/i\u003e is the hilarious, heart-warming tale of life in the hot seat of a non-league football club.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e©2023 Jonathan Sayer (P)2023 Penguin Audio\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49397312389424,"sku":"BDhptp","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hptp-cover.jpg?v=1762373855","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hptp","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}