{"product_id":"9781788405591","title":"Whatever will be, will be : A Matter of Life and Football","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  White, Felix \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutobiography: sport\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30 October 2025 by Octopus Publishing Group (Cassell) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e240 x 163 x 28 | 478g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A book so beautiful that it finally made me understand what football means. An exceptional writer.'- Bella Mackie'So much more than a book about football. A book about aging, community and memory. Rich in detail and great jokes. I wish I had written it.' - Josh Widdicombe'For anyone who loves the FA cup like me, this is your 50 shades.'- Chris Stark 'Mesmerising and unputdownable, like Fever Pitch meets The Sportswriter. I commend it in the highest terms.' - Amol Rajan'It might be the most perfect football book ever.'- Charlie Cooper'I can't recommend it highly enough to anyone who loves beautiful writing.'- Ivo Graham 'A beautiful book of rare emotional honesty and depth.'- Ali Millar'A book by a Fulham fan would have to be very good for me to recommend it. Brilliant...I couldn't put it down. Annoyingly.' - Seann Walsh From the Sunday Times bestselling author of It's Always Summer Somewhere comes a moving and often hilarious journey through the 2024\/25 FA Cup - from the first muddy preliminary round in Penrith to a glorious sunny day at Wembley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the brink of turning 40, Felix White sets out to watch a match from every round of the Cup, meeting fans, players and dreamers at every level of the English game. As he travels the country, football becomes a way to explore memory, identity, grief and joy. While he reflects on his own lifelong obsessions, his story becomes a unique expression of how the game communicates something vital, both literal and internal, between a child and an adult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with lyrical wit and heartfelt honesty, Whatever Will Be, Will Be is more than just a story about football - it's about growing up, holding on and the strange ways sport connects us all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55429260771704,"sku":"9781788405591","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9781788405591_137cd8de-82f9-4ee1-a73d-8ca5c4f344bb.jpg?v=1773928355","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781788405591","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}