Nice wee article from Evening News - Saturday 5th December 2015
The Scotsman - Recommended reads for 2015
We are Hibernian is the ultimate collection of supporters accounts and experiences, all with one thing in common – the team they love!
This book features first-hand accounts from 'ordinary' fans as well as high-profile supporters that include Irvine Welsh, Dougray Scott, Charlie Reid of The Proclaimers and Dick Gaughan.
We are Hibernian captures the spirit of what it truly means to be a supporter of ‘The Hibees’ exploring the sights, sounds and smells associated with following the club from childhood into adult years.
By delving into the lives and backgrounds of an entire network of avid supporters, We are Hibernian explores how people become so involved in football and why the game plays such a big part in forming their identity.
There are stories here from men and women who were taken to football grounds as youngsters and now take their own kids, showing how the religion that is football can be passed down from one generation to the next, providing entertainment and family folklore for years to come.
Essentially this book is not just about football, but about the stories that surround it!
Full of witty stories and football philosophies, this book is sure to keep all football fans entertained.
This new edition has been updated to include accounts of that cup final weekend in May, 2016.
1st Edition: Released 2011
Luath Press
Hardback
190 pages
ISBN: 9781906817992
Includes chapters with:
Charlie Reid, Colin Whitson, Liz and Bill McBain, Bruce Findlay, Eilidh Munro, Dougray Scott, Jim Slaven, Dick Gaughan, Andy Blance, Don Morrison, Lord Martin O’Neill, Irvine Welsh, Irene and David Birrell, Grant Stott, Jim Hendren Hayes, Tom Wright, Gordon Munro, Stephen Young, Alistair Findlay, Derek Dick (Fish)
Cover and Jacket Design: David Gilchrist
Cover concept collaboration: Andy MacVannan
Photography by: Alan Laughlin
2nd Edition: Released 2015
Luath Press
Paperback
221 pages
ISBN: 978190745304
Includes chapters with:
Charlie Reid, Colin Whitson, Liz and Bill McBain, Bruce Findlay, Eilidh Munro, Dougray Scott, Jim Slaven, Dick Gaughan, Andy Blance, Don Morrison, Lord Martin O’Neill, Irvine Welsh, Irene and David Birrell, Grant Stott, Jim Hendren Hayes, Tom Wright, Gordon Munro, Stephen Young, Alistair Findlay, Derek Dick (Fish), Added Chapters by: Ger Freedman, Pat Nevin and Mickey Weir
Cover and Jacket Design: John Nicol at Industry Cottage
Cover concept collaboration: Andy MacVannan and John Nicol
Photography by: Alan Laughlin
3rd Edition: Released 2016
Luath Press
Hardback
Aprox 224 pages
ISBN: 1910745707
Includes chapters with: Charlie Reid, Colin Whitson, Liz and Bill McBain, Bruce Findlay, Eilidh Munro, Dougray Scott, Jim Slaven, Dick Gaughan, Andy Blance, Don Morrison, Lord Martin O’Neill, Irvine Welsh, Irene and David Birrell, Grant Stott, Jim Hendren Hayes, Tom Wright, Gordon Munro, Stephen Young, Alistair Findlay, Derek Dick (Fish), Ger Freedman, Pat Nevin, Mickey Weir
Addional Scottish Cup comment by: Colin Whitson, Liz and Bill McBain, Bruce Findlay, Eilidh Munro, Andy Blance, Don Morrison, Lord Martin O’Neill, Irvine Welsh, Irene and David Birrell, Grant Stott, Jim Hendren Hayes, Tom Wright, Gordon Munro, Stephen Young, Alistair Findlay, Ger Freedman, Pat Nevin and Mickey Weir
Cover and Jacket Design: John Nicol at Industry Cottage
Cover concept collaboration: Andy MacVannan and John Nicol
Photography by: Ryan Buchanan and Andy MacVannan
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The Scotsman (October 2011) Read more here
Really quite a bizarre take on the book in this article. I don't believe that any of those quoted were intending to sensationalise any of the 'issues' highlighted in this piece...
Andy MacVannan
- Author and Musician -
"History is alive within every single one of us because we all have a story to tell. I strive to make these recollections come alive, just like they did when I first heard them."