In a League of Their Own

Emily Lawson is coming to terms with the end of a long-term relationship when she moves back to the north-west of England and takes a temporary job as a PA at a local Football League club. Soon she is working with charismatic Frank Borrow, also known as The Professor, newly appointed in controversial circumstances to pull Oakhill United FC from the depths of League 2. Frank?s career to date has included a number of championship wins along the way, and he is looking forward to the next phase with Oakhill while he negotiates his way through a tricky divorce from his Italian wife Carla. But when Frank meets Rosie Skipton, whose talented young son has just been turned down for a place at Oakhill?s training academy, Frank?s life goes into a spin. Emily finds Frank intriguing, even rather attractive, but she must watch from the sideline as he begins to make what could be the biggest mistake of his career so far. Corruption in the boardroom, incompetence on the field, scheming among prospective investors ? all the familiar players in the story of modern football are in place, as Frank finds himself outmanoeuvred in both his professional and his private life.