Diese Serie begleitet junge Fußballer, die neben ihren sportlichen Träumen auch die Komplexität des Erwachsenwerdens meistern. Die Leser begleiten die Protagonisten auf ihrem Weg, wenn sie sich Herausforderungen wie dem Umzug in neue Städte, der Anpassung an neue Schulen und den möglichen Störungen ihres Privatlebens stellen. Die Erzählungen erforschen Themen wie Freundschaft, Loyalität und die Widerstandsfähigkeit, die erforderlich ist, um Leidenschaften inmitten bedeutender Lebensveränderungen zu verfolgen. Es ist eine Geschichte über das Erwachsenwerden, die Liebe zum Spiel und das Finden des eigenen Weges, wenn sich alles andere zu verschieben scheint.
Just as his football team has made it to the semi-finals of the All Ireland Schoolboys' League, his mother has decided to move him to Dun Laoghaire. For her it means a new job - perhaps a new man. But for Luke it means the loss of his footballing dream and struggling to fit into a new school.
'Football matches can change in a matter of seconds. He has no idea where the journey will take him but he can't wait to begin.This tremendous follow up to a powerful debut novel, The Stretford Enders, charts Luke's first love, football as he sets out to play for Everton and leave behind his home, and perhaps his heart.
Luke Farrell, the talented young football star of the Stretford Enders team, starts the new season with high hopes after the disappointment of not being selected to play for Everton (Stretford Enders Away). There are scouts in the crowd for three other big teams and one has a contract in his pocket for Luke to sign after the match.