{"product_id":"this-ayr-united-thing-more-iliad-than-illyria-paperback","title":"This Ayr United Thing - More Iliad than Illyria - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDuncan Carmichael\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClub Historian Duncan Carmichael reflects on the curious consequences that supporting a local football club will have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifty-five years of writing programme notes have done nothing to diminish Duncan's enthusiasms: practicing stoicism, patience, emotional control in times of stress, perfect knowledge of transport timetables, motorway toilets and recommended fish-and-chiperies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenerations of Carmichaels have found their lives rearranged by fixtures and foul weather, and here Duncan blends family reminiscences with reports of battles won and lost on a journey featuring glorious defeats and routine victories, but as yet no happiness at the still-elusive end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuncan's databases and archives of epic proportions are the accurate grounding for a fascinating review of one club's mesmeric hold on a typical Saturday foot-soldier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329573708083,"sku":"9781849212625","price":50.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/6XeMJXGfkR9781849212625.webp?v=1778171211","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/this-ayr-united-thing-more-iliad-than-illyria-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}