Son of Sam 6:17 Fri Apr 20
Best football autobiographies and biographies
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just finished zlatans , a good read, first one id read since eamon dunphys excellent its only a game.can you recommend another
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lab
7:13 Fri Apr 20
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I quite enjoyed Tony Adams. Do you remember he done a stretch? I wonder if he asked for the walls to be moved back ten yards?
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Russ of the BML
9:28 Fri Apr 20
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Tony Adams is very eye opening and frank. A good read.
Frank McAvennie's is also very good. Again a real eye opener. One thing I leant was that before he signed for West Ham Celtic accepted an offer from Luton Town. FRank was at Luton finalising deal with David Pleat when Pleat introduced him to their Chairman who called him "Mac". Apparently this is a bit of a dig in Glasgow to people who's name starts with Mc (as in McDonald).
Frank done his nut and walked out with Pleat pleading with him to come back. Frank's agent then rung Lyall as we had also put a bid in and Lyall shot straight up the motorway and met them at some services.
Just amazed me at how close one of our legends never almost never came to be. And also, funnily, how he knocked Luton back for it and then we all did and still do call him MacAvennie (Ma) when his name is McAvennie.
I am sure that he always saw the funny side of it. Frank was loved and still is and found his spiritual home outside Glasgow.
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Russ of the BML
9:29 Fri Apr 20
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The best one I ever read was Paul McGrath. Couldn't put it down.
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frank marker
9:37 Fri Apr 20
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Robin Friday's. The football I remember as 'proper'. Light years away from today's packaged experience.
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El Scorchio
9:38 Fri Apr 20
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The Robin Friday one is good, and the one Gary Imlach wrote about his dad is also very good.
One night in Turin isn’t a biography but good nevertheless.
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Troy McClure
9:39 Fri Apr 20
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I read a book on Dartitis. Couldn’t put it down
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happygilmore
9:42 Fri Apr 20
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Paul McGrath's is a good read.
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Rio or Anton or Les
9:43 Fri Apr 20
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Simon Jordan`s book is great read, if you ever thought of being a chairman this will surely put you off!
Tony Cascarino is also excellent - average player who made a career out of top level football.
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happygilmore
9:51 Fri Apr 20
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Agree with shout out for cascarino's
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claypole
9:56 Fri Apr 20
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Please dont go by john Hartson is a tough read but worth it.
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Tomshardware
10:38 Fri Apr 20
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Pirlo's was disappointing.
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violator
10:39 Fri Apr 20
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Red Card Roy, by Roy McDonough, great read, he was a fucking lunatic
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Buster
10:51 Fri Apr 20
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Adams
Sir Alex (First one)
Sir Bobby
Frankie Mac
Keane
Provided you don’t kiss me
Clough autobio
Kenny Dalglish
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Takashi Miike
10:52 Fri Apr 20
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the roy keane one place, Keane is good
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Sarge
10:54 Fri Apr 20
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Enjoyed Garry Nelsons two diaries
One as a player in his last year at Charlton
The other as player coach at Torquay.
Agree 're Hartsons and cascarinos and Jordan's
I won a copy of Vince hilares the other day (guardian). Looking forward to that.
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E12Hammer
11:14 Fri Apr 20
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Paul Gascoignes is excellent.
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Russ of the BML
11:34 Fri Apr 20
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Roy Keane's one and the follow up were also glued to me. Absolute must reads. Keane is very honest and doesn't pull any punches. He is also very critical of himself. Especially with the Ferguson fall-out. He accepts his part in it and says he wished he acted differently but he can't change the past and who he was then. He stuck up for himself and felt let down but still says he responded wrongly.
Unlike Fergie who puts the whole blame on Keane.
Says it all for me about who they are as men.
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El Scorchio
1:06 Fri Apr 20
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Keane will always be an utter cunt for me after what he did to Haaland and his reasoning for doing it.
Don't care about how 'honest' he is, or whatever else he's done.
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lincslink
1:25 Fri Apr 20
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Tony Adams best football book, non football Michael Caine's is a good read.
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El Scorchio
1:47 Fri Apr 20
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Is the Michael Caine one the one where he shares his recipe for roast potatoes at the end?
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