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Football books,
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:49 pmby Dinger
Just started reading "a season on the brink" by Guillem Balague, not got too far in but its a pretty good read so far.
I've been addicted to football books for a while. Just wondering if anyone has any must read football book recommendations.
So far the best ones I've read:
Bill Shankly
Psycho - The Stuart Pearce story,
Kevin Keegan,
Dalglish
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:04 pmby Dundalk
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:24 pmby andy_g
the only one i've ever read is denis law's autobiography because i won it. boring as feck.
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:34 pmby Dinger
Oh and the Robbie Fowler book was a good read as well, sadly it was written in the summer just before he rejoined so there was nothing about Liverpool under Rafa.
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:34 pmby Ben Patrick
reading brian reades 40 years with same bird, its brilliant.
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:13 pmby NANNY RED
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:15 pmby tubby
NANNY RED wrote:Ben Patrick wrote:reading brian reades 40 years with same bird, its brilliant.
Erm 43 Ben
Brilliant book, some of the things he wrote about id been there an done that
An i only realised today it was you on facey
44 actually
You put me onto it in the first place haha
All the Liverpool ones are good but my top 3 would consist of this, Fowler and Carra. I need to get round to Torres' one.
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:16 pmby NANNY RED
bavlondon wrote:NANNY RED wrote:Ben Patrick wrote:reading brian reades 40 years with same bird, its brilliant.
Erm 43 Ben
Brilliant book, some of the things he wrote about id been there an done that
An i only realised today it was you on facey
44 actually
You put me onto it in the first place haha
Well i read it when it was 43,
You going Arsenal
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:17 pmby tubby
NANNY RED wrote:bavlondon wrote:NANNY RED wrote:Ben Patrick wrote:reading brian reades 40 years with same bird, its brilliant.
Erm 43 Ben
Brilliant book, some of the things he wrote about id been there an done that
An i only realised today it was you on facey
44 actually
You put me onto it in the first place haha
You going Arsenal
Yeah but i'm sat in with the home fans so have to behave myself. Might be able to meet you for a bevvie before depending on where you are going to be. 
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:20 pmby NANNY RED
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Yeah but i'm sat in with the home fans so have to behave myself. Might be able to meet you for a bevvie before depending on where you are going to be. [/quote]
Ill let you know which pub an what time ill ring you , i might be taking my daughter to this one, introduce her to my side of life
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:25 pmby Dinger
bavlondon wrote:NANNY RED wrote:Ben Patrick wrote:reading brian reades 40 years with same bird, its brilliant.
Erm 43 Ben
Brilliant book, some of the things he wrote about id been there an done that
An i only realised today it was you on facey
44 actually
You put me onto it in the first place haha
All the Liverpool ones are good but my top 3 would consist of this, Fowler and Carra. I need to get round to Torres' one.
I've got something against reading autobiographies by players who are still playing, I know that I'm not getting the whole story.
I've been told good thing about the Carragher book but I'd prefer to read his tale once he has retired from being the most successful Liverpool manager ever.
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:26 pmby tubby
NANNY RED wrote:
Yeah but i'm sat in with the home fans so have to behave myself. Might be able to meet you for a bevvie before depending on where you are going to be.
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Ill let you know which pub an what time ill ring you , i might be taking my daughter to this one, introduce her to my side of life
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Always meant to ask you is she a L'Pool or everton supporter?
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:28 pmby tubby
Dinger wrote:bavlondon wrote:NANNY RED wrote:Ben Patrick wrote:reading brian reades 40 years with same bird, its brilliant.
Erm 43 Ben
Brilliant book, some of the things he wrote about id been there an done that
An i only realised today it was you on facey
44 actually
You put me onto it in the first place haha
All the Liverpool ones are good but my top 3 would consist of this, Fowler and Carra. I need to get round to Torres' one.
I've got something against reading autobiographies by players who are still playing, I know that I'm not getting the whole story.
I've been told good thing about the Carragher book but I'd prefer to read his tale once he has retired from being the most successful Liverpool manager ever.
Yeah I know what you mean mate, im surpirsed there isn't another edition of the Gerrard one out yet.
Carra is worth a read though, he has seen a lot still.
I love reading and listening to footballers talk about football. It's just so much better and refreshing than reading pundits talk 
ect..
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:32 pmby Dinger
bavlondon wrote:Dinger wrote:I've got something against reading autobiographies by players who are still playing, I know that I'm not getting the whole story.
I've been told good thing about the Carragher book but I'd prefer to read his tale once he has retired from being the most successful Liverpool manager ever.
Yeah I know what you mean mate, im surpirsed there isn't another edition of the Gerrard one out yet.
Carra is worth a read though, he has seen a lot still.
I love reading and listening to footballers talk about football. It's just so much better and refreshing than reading pundits talk
ect..
I love hearing about all that stuff from the players, you get to see a side of it that you are never going to hear about in the press, I reckon its the only way of getting a feel for what life is like inside football. The John Barnes one was great but I'm biased on that as he was there throughout my childhood.
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Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:33 pmby Big Niall
I prefer the darker ones, Tony Adams, Paul Merson and the darkest of the lot was Paul McGrath (still fukked up).
Probably, why I'm so cheerful
The one Eamonn Dunmphy wrote about 40 years ago was good too, it was based on season, started off full of optimism and quickly realised they were krap. Also said that all footballers (including him) are selfish and want the team to lose when they are dropped and the guy replacing him to have a nightmare and then have to fake being gutted after the match.
