The Game - Harold Brighouse - Bog

Match Day! Blackton Rovers is in need of money. Owner, Austin Whitworth, sells his star centre-forward ΓÇô local football hero Jack Metherell ΓÇô to a rival club on the eve of a crucial match that could see Rovers relegated to the 2nd Division. Will honest Jack do AustinΓÇÖs bidding when asked to throw the match? Or will he put his professional honour above loyalty to his old club?AustinΓÇÖs daughter Elsie, and Jack, are in love ΓÇô or so they think. But Jack still lives at home, firmly tied to his motherΓÇÖs apron strings. Will ElsieΓÇÖs modern ways and feisty temperament win over his domineering mam? Or is this tryst between the classes doomed from the start?|5 women, 7 men