Barrie Davies, Author at Football Paradise

Barrie Davies

I live in Dunfermline, Scotland and support the local team, Dunfermline Athletic. When that gets too stressful, I relax by reading books on all sorts of eclectic subjects. Naturally, I watch a lot of football and have a particular fondness for the Scottish and Dutch varieties.

Towerin' Thompson Football Fiction Short Story Scotland England

Towerin’ Thompson: Part I

“Ah want me name printed on the back o’ me shirt!” Thompson leaned his spindly,…

Football Paradise Paris Champions League Final Liverpool Real Madrid Fandom

The Champions League Final is Damned and Doomed: Part II

Barrie Davies’ journey to the Liverpool-Real Madrid final reaches its zenith as the crew enters…

Champions League Final Paris Liverpool Banter Bar Travel Politics Football Paradise

The Champions League Final is Damned and Doomed: Part I

Barrie Davies’s journey to the Champions League Final takes a turn when he finds a…

Jack Kerouac Football Writing Fantasy Football Paradise

Jack Kerouac and the Childish Art of Fantasy Football

I have always had an uneasy and uncomfortable relationship with the work of Jack Kerouac.…

Maradona and Messi Walk Into a Pub: The Anatomy of a Great Debate

There is no place for the Dialectical Method in football. The rabidly tribal football fanatic…