The Stretford Enders

Luke is fed up. 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. Whom can he trust? Cecilia whose bullying boyfriend wants to beat him to a pulp? Ella the quiet Man City Fan he sits next to? And will he be able to create a half-decent football team in Dun Laoghaire?