Mr Anon 12:24 Thu Sep 5
Best football biographies
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Got a couple of free tokens to use in audible and fancy a good football biography, any suggestions? Tempted by Peter Crouch's one as he always seems quite funny.
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goose
12:30 Thu Sep 5
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not a biography but i'm reading 'a season with Verona'.
it's okay so far - not amazing.
never read Alex Fergusons book - might give that a spin.
Pirlo's was a bit boring
Zlatans very self indulgent.
Di Canio's is decent
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12:32 Thu Sep 5
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Just read Jimmy Armfield’s story and there is a good one about Stuart Imlach, written by his son Garry, which starkly illustrates the the way Football was years ago compared to today.
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Takashi Miike
12:44 Thu Sep 5
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I doubt they've done an audio version of it but Tim Crane's book 'They Played For John Lyall' is worth £25 of any fan's money. it's brilliant
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Takashi Miike
12:49 Thu Sep 5
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a great non West Ham one......
'Provided You Don't Kiss Me - Twenty Years With Brian Clough' by Duncan Hamilton
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Far Cough
12:54 Thu Sep 5
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When I get my arse in gear, I will be getting:
Robin Friday - The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw
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charleyfarley
12:56 Thu Sep 5
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Bend It Like Bullard by Jimmy Bullard is a very good read
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North Bank
12:59 Thu Sep 5
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goose I read A season in Verona many years ago and thought it was a decent read, since then I've always kept an eye on them
Stan Ternent's book is a very good read with some funny anecdotes
I'm currently reading John Sitton's book
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BKnowles21
1:06 Thu Sep 5
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Craig Bellamy's autobiography is good.
The biography on Carlos Tevez released some years ago is awful and seems factually incorrect.
Bought Peter Crouch's and Jermaine Pennant's last night. Looking forward to those over the weekend.
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Moore than enough!!!
1:08 Thu Sep 5
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Currently reading Crouch's one - definitely worth a read.
Would also highly recommend Vinnie Jones' one and Stuart Pearce's 'Psycho' was very good.
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simon.s
1:23 Thu Sep 5
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FC - I think I’ve still got that indoors.
Message me your address and i’ll post it to ya.
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East Auckland Hammer
1:26 Thu Sep 5
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goose 12:30 Thu Sep 5
I really enjoyed A Season With Verona.
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Leonard Hatred
1:28 Thu Sep 5
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"Robert Enke - a life too short" is on audible. A brilliant book, albeit very DARK.
Matt Dickinson's excellent Bobby Moore one is on audible as well.
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Far Cough
1:42 Thu Sep 5
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simon, many thanks for your very generous offer, you keep it, I'll get the digital version online
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zico
1:50 Thu Sep 5
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Not sure about audible but both John Lyalls and Ron Greenwoods are good. West Ham The Managers is excellent and Boys of 86 a good read as are Mark Wards, McAvennies, Cottees and a host of other Hammers. I enjoyed Roy Keanes two actually a very dark dry sense of humour.
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Russ of the BML
1:52 Thu Sep 5
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Paul McGraths is very good. Very honest. Still baffles me at how he played so well at such a high level being the utter piss head he was.
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simon.s
2:01 Thu Sep 5
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No worries, FC. You ungrateful git.
;^)
Offer is open to anyone else who wants it. It’s a great read.
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Far Cough
2:02 Thu Sep 5
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Haha
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Hello Mrs. Jones
2:06 Thu Sep 5
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Bought Geoff Hurst's '1966 and all that' from a charity shop. Interesting facts about the lead up to the final.
Bonus is that the grear man has signed it.
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azel senior
2:09 Thu Sep 5
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Haven't read it, but have heard that Frank Worthington's is good.
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Northern Sold
2:14 Thu Sep 5
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The Art of Defending by Arthur Musuaka is an interesting read...
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