Awaydays

Sampson is a fine storyteller . . . Nasty stuff, brilliantly told * * Guardian * *
The dark side of Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch * * NME * *
Avoids the tiresome pitfalls of hard man posturing, focusing instead on that great working-class bromance of following your team away -- IRVINE WELSH
An acutely observed rite-of-passage story . . . a time and a generation which has too often been reduced to cliché * * Independent on Sunday * *
A gritty novel with wit and humour at every turn * * Maxim * *
What's in a cult novel? A great story, charismatic characters, a powerful narrative voice and an evocative style. If these are the basic ingredients to achieve the perfect cult status, then Kevin Sampson's Awaydays has them all * * Dazed * *
Mind-bending . . . An immersive portrait of the time and authentic coming-of-age documentation, Awaydays, underestimated outside Britain, is a perfect combination of so-called 'low' and 'high' cultures * * Medium * *
Awaydays is cheeky, entertaining and in parts dangerous * * Loaded * *
Razor-sharp rites of passage that buzzes with post-punk energy * * Telegraph * *