Be My Guest - Football Superstars in Australia

Authors: Jason Goldsmith and Lucas Gillard

'Be My Guest' is a tribute to the many football superstars who have played club football in Australia, as well as the simple, elegant but often flawed logic that bringing football superstars to Australia will provide a turbo boost to Australia's domestic football competition - whether that be the NSL or the A-League. 

From Australia's first guest star in Alex 'Sandy' Young from Tongala in 1914, through to household names such as  Ossie Ardiles, Trevor Francis, Bobby Moore, Nicola Berti, and George Best, Jason Goldsmith and Lucas Gillard recount the background and steps to get the superstars here, and how the players, fans and competition benefited - or, in too many instances, didn't.

It is a book that will bring fond memories who remember the players and the times, as well as a welcome addition to the pantheon of Australian football and social history that serves as a reminder of what, or who, worked as a marketing strategy and who didn't. 

Enjoy the Be My Guest soundtrack while you read - the most popular song in Australia from the year the football guests visited!

More Information

Format: Paperback
Published:  August 2021
ISBN:  978-1-925914-17-7, 978-1-925914-18-4 (ePub)
Weight: 0.5kg
Size:  234mm x 156mm
Pages: 232 including 16 pages of colour images
Imprint: Fair Play Publishing