Inverness Thistle
Here at Maranovo we do love a traditional football story about a proper and traditional football club.
Inverness Thistle might be the forgotten team from Highland pastures, but their story is marked with unique history but sadly ends at the hands of greed.
Author of the book, Russel Hepburn, takes the reader through an epic journey of an ancient Highland club whose success on the field outmatches any of its unforeseen turbulences off it.
The book, affectionately titled: Up Crown Boys, is a journey through time and a running commentary of what it was like growing up to be a Jaggy (an Inverness Thistle fan).
The book is brilliantly written with lots of facts, stats and interviews from former players.
There is a poignant moment where legendary commentator Archie MacPherson admits to becoming a fan of the club and can be seen during a TV broadcast before the Jaggies took on Glasgow giants Celtic in a famous cup tie wearing a Jaggie’s tie.
Up Crown Boys is very entertaining, rich in football history and offers great insight as to what happened during the infamous merger debacle with the now Inverness Caledonian club.