The day Terry sees Julie in the gym for the first time is the day of the England vs Romania match—the latest of the Great English Disasters—and the day his father announces that he's going to walk out. Things couldn't be worse. Only they could. Gorgeous Julie is a Liverpool fan. Even if he could summon up the courage to speak to her, Terry has a problem. This is Terry's diary as he tries to cope simultaneously with his first love, the unexpected break-up of his parent's marriage, and the traumas of the Beautiful Game. A lighthearted, fast-paced, bang-up-to-the-minute, and totally credible account of a 15-year-old boy who worries that he looks like Chris Evans.

It's tough for a Man U supporter when the girl of his dreams comes from a Liverpool-crazy family with three brothers. Especially when Liverpool has just won the match. Terry tries to get through while his mum and dad move on to separate lives, and his oldest friend turns away from him. He gets back together with Julie–but he learns that you never get 'closure': there's always another football season and always the next chapter in a relationship, but meanwhile things with Julie are enough to be going on with. This is Terry's diary–lighthearted, fast-paced, up to the minute, and totally believable.