This is the book of new football writing by one of Britain's top authors. "The Second Half" is another humorous and informed anthology of one of Britain's best-known sportswriters. It is the follow-up to 2003's "The Fan" which attracted universal acclaim and was a sell-out title for Pomona. It arrives at a time when Hunter Davies' profile will be at an all-time high. It follows on, by just a few weeks, the autobiography of Wayne Rooney which Hunter is ghost-writing and precedes his own memoirs due for publication in the autumn. Also, there will be post-World Cup fever (of which Hunter will write in this new book) so the market is expected to be unusually buoyant. The publication also coincides with the start of the 2006-07 season. Once more, the book contains pieces drawn from the "New Statesman".