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Eastbourne Borough fans celebrate - August Bank Holiday Monday 2003 Photograph by Sam Hicks
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Note All clubs featured in this book will receive a complimentary copy from the publishers. Apparently, due to the demand from retailers, ‘Dugouts’ is currently being reprinted. This has delayed copies being sent out to clubs. Apologies, but I am assured that books will be dispatched early in the New Year. Thank you for your patience. DB
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What the reviews have said so far:
‘A classy production... fine colour photographs and understated texts’. ‘It is perfectly possible for a book to be both silly and fascinating, and that is the combination here.’ (Daily Telegraph) read (external link)
‘A splendid offering’ (Mail on Sunday) read
‘The author makes no attempt to conceal his affection for the subject under review, and therein lays the book’s considerable charm’ (Groundtastic) read (PDF file)
‘Fascinating... the result is one of pure genius’. ‘A unique collection of breathtaking images... some truly architectural gems are unearthed’ (Football Grounds In Focus) read (external link)
‘The most unusual sports book of the year... hugely absorbing.’ (Eastbourne Herald) read (PDF file)
‘A delightful little book, a bench mark for the non-conforming.’ (Northern Echo) read (external link)
‘An exceptional book that deserves to be in any library’ (Square Football) read (external link)
‘Splendidly quirky... a treasure’ (Northern Ventures, Northern Gains: the Northern League magazine) read (PDF file)
‘Like all the best gift books, the basic idea is bonkers’ (The Times) read (external link)
‘A fabulous little number... will fascinate anyone with an interest in football or yen for unlikely buildings’ (Royal Institute of British Architects bookshop) read (external link)
‘Forget this year’s must have football biographies – David Bauckham’s Dugouts is the only book on the beautiful game that you’ll need this winter!’ (Essex Football Association)
More to follow ...
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Sample pages (click on image to view PDF file)
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Magazine features (click on image to view PDF file)
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Radio and TV
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Click on the photograph (left) to listen to the author being interviewed by Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs on talkSPORT
(5 September 2006)
Mp3 file - 6 min 3 sec, 1Mb
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A very short audio clip (18 secs, 289 Kb) taken from an interview for Sovereign Radio (Eastbourne & Hailsham, East Sussex) for insertion into news bulletins. Click on the logo to listen
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News feature broadcast by Sky Sports News on 21 September 2006 (2 min 56 sec) Click on logo to view (link to Google Video )
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Interview with Neil Pringle, broadcast 28 September 2006 (3 min 34 sec, 3.27 Mb). Click on logo to listen
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Foreword by Alan Curbishley
Notes From An Expert by Simon Inglis
 From Aberford Albion to Wolverhampton Casuals, via Brodsworth Welfare and Hopesgate United, this book is a celebration of the dugouts that grace the pitches of football’s Non League clubs.
This humorous, yet in-depth collection of photographs takes a look at the quirky side of football, where teams play to small crowds on pitches that range from the picturesque to the downtrodden. The variety of styles and constructions demonstrate the social and geographical backdrop that the games are played under - as well as the sheer absurdities and subtleties that occur at the bottom of the football pyramid. But enjoy these splendid examples of the nation’s passion for football while you can. All too soon these ramshackle, yet unique structures may be lost to the practical uniformity of uPVC and FA regulations.
The Premiership clubs may have their ergonomically designed seats and heated dugouts, but at the other end of the game the managers and substitutes talk tactics and shelter under portable huts, leaky roofs, and crumbling walls - showing the true spirit of our glorious national game.
Dugouts contains more information that you ever realised there was to know about Non League dugouts. This book will appeal to die-hard fans of Non League football and football grounds enthusiasts, along with general football supporters.
With a Foreword by former Charlton Athletic Manager Alan Curbishley; and an Introduction by Simon Inglis, author of “Sightlines”, “The Football Grounds of Great Britain”, “Engineering Archie” and many more ...
Dugouts includes many photographs not previously included on the Pyramid Passion website, and is available from all good bookshops and online retailers.
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