Turncoat

According to Eric Cantona, ‘You can change your wife, your politics, your religion, but never, never can you change your favourite football team.’ Matt Coughlan never had much time for Cantona and planned to break this taboo. Disillusioned with Arsenal, he went in search of a new team to support and embarked on a journey of discovery.

"Books on the life of a nonleague fan are rare... For any others fans disillusioned with the never-ending greed at the top of the game Matt’s search for something more down-to -earth is to be praised."

"He describes the matches he goes to and the people he meets along the way in an entertaining style... it’s fair to say the book may give other fans food for thought."

"Part memoir, part ethical inquiry, Coughlan's book explores provocative questions about loyalty, identity, and what following a club truly means…Coughlan writes in an introspective, self-aware style inviting both agreement and critique. For any football supporter, it poses thoughtful questions about balancing tradition and one's own ethical code."

Tired of interfering managers rewriting his reports at work, Matt started writing about the one subject no one could profess to have more expertise in, his own experience of watching football. The result is Turncoat , Matt’s debut book.