Book description
The Premiership in Focus celebrates 15 years that have changed
the face of football.
When Football Focus began life on BBC1 in 1968 as Football
Preview, football in England was about old wooden terraces,
grounds that were ankle deep in mud or covered in snow and a Bovril at
half time. In 1992 came the Premier League and the sport changed
forever.
The Premier League was established as one of the most exciting,
cosmopolitan and widely watched national sporting leagues in the world
and fans are now able to watch hundreds of Premiership matches live as
football has seemingly taken over much of national life.
Why has this happened? How has it affected the clubs, fans, players
and managers? How long can it be sustained? This book aims to examine
these questions as well as celebrate 15 amazing years of football.
It will look back at the great moments, outstanding matches,
stunning goals, incredible saves, controversial decisions and the
sheer excitement that has been the Premiership.
Born in Chelmsford in 1964, Martyn Smith graduated from Hull
University in 1987 with a degree in Politics and joined BBC Sport two
years later. He has worked on a range of television and radio sports
programmes including Grandstand, Match of the Day,
Wright & Bright, Onside, 606, Gower's
Cricket Monthly and the Olympic Games.
Martyn is the BBC's Executive Producer of Sport Relief and
produced the Sport Relief Mile show in 2006. He has also
written the bestselling Match of the Day 40th Anniversary book and
co-wrote Sports Personality of the Year 50th Anniversary with
Steve Rider.
