Football Books

D'Agger

gustavo wrote: »

Eamonn Sweeney - Theres only one Red Army

IMHO one of the best sports writers in the business still must read the book though!

carlop

I thought this could do with a bump given the season that's in it and all.

Any more recommendations out there?

eh i dunno

Reading and enjoying this at the moment http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hammered-Mark-Ward/dp/1843582724/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1323808879&sr=1-1

Mushy

I really want to read Robert Enkes biography that was translated, its supposed to be good.

Paul Scholes appears to have an autobiography but I think its a picture book with descriptions.

but1er

Mushy wrote: »

I really want to read Robert Enkes biography that was translated, its supposed to be good.

Paul Scholes appears to have an autobiography but I think its a picture book with descriptions.

read scholes book loved it, not the boring i was born here went to school there it just pictures of him playing, gave a great insight eg quitting england

SteelyDanJalapeno

For a bit of something different,

The Fix - Declan hill

The Fix is the most explosive story of sports corruption in a generation. Intriguing, riveting, and compelling, it tells the story of an investigative journalist who sets out to examine the world of match-fixing in professional soccer.

Fantastic read

POKERKING

Giles autobiography isnt bad.

As someone mentioned Cascarino' is decent not the usual crap.

Gazza and Ruud Gullet's are good as is George best(autobiography).

Just finished "im not really here" by Paul Lake, great read but i could be biased!

George Best "Blessed" is a cracking book. One of the best sports books I've read.

As is Tony Adams autobiography.

Brian Reades book is fantastic "43 years with the same bird"

Shankly "My story" also a very good read.

Both Mc Graths books are great reads.

Both Dalglishs are great reads (The foreword of his first is written by a one Alex Ferguson)

Other ones I've read:

Mick Mc Carthys autobiography-old book, probably mid 90's. It captures the Euro 88 annd Italia 90 stuff.

Robbie Fowlers - rubbish.
Keegans - not bad.

gimmick

Its been mentioned already, but Brilliant Orange really is an outstanding read.

Barca: A Peoples Passion is a good read as well, but extremely heavy. Its not exactly bed time reading.

tommyhaas

eh i dunno wrote: »

Reading and enjoying this at the moment http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hammered-Mark-Ward/dp/1843582724/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1323808879&sr=1-1

I don't know was it the earlier or later versions of that were called ''Right Wing to B Wing'', but either way, great book

Another good read, one I haven't seen mentioned is Parklife by Nick Varley

Written by a Leeds fan and released at the turn of the century, Varley’s book takes in the experiences of a supporter whose years of following the game hinge upon the Hillsborough disaster and its aftermath. Varley was not at the fateful 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest but two of his friends were, and one died in the crush on the Leppings Lane terrace. Over nine chapters, Parklife begins by covering the poisonous 1980s football climate before moving on to Hillsborough, and then assesses the changes wrought upon football during the nineties as a result of the Taylor Report and the influence of BSkyB’s money from the perspective of fans, players, and clubs.

flahavaj

tommyhaas wrote: »

I don't know was it the earlier or later versions of that were called ''Right Wing to B Wing'', but either way, great book

Another good read, one I haven't seen mentioned is Parklife by Nick Varley

Parklife is great, really enjoyed that.

yohan the great

Have a question and didn't want to start a new thread. Which book would ye recommend most out of these
Brilliant orange
Dennis bergkamp book stillness and speed
A season with verona

The Secret life of Tony Cascarino
Dennis Bergkamp : Stillness and Speed
Gary Neville : Red
Matt Le Tissier : Taking le Tiss
Perry Groves : We all live in a Perry Groves World


All very good books

Would love to read 'The sash i never wore' by Derek Dougan who used play for Wolves. This is a player who strived for a United Irish team regardless of politics at a time when tensions were at an all time high up North

UnitedIrishman

yohan the great wrote: »

Have a question and didn't want to start a new thread. Which book would ye recommend most out of these
Brilliant orange
Dennis bergkamp book stillness and speed
A season with verona

Brilliant Orange.

If you want to understand the way the Dutch function and how they became what they did in football, there's no better book. It's brilliantly written. There's quite a reverence for Bergkamp in it too which may overlap with your second pick there.

yohan the great

UnitedIrishman wrote: »

Brilliant Orange.

If you want to understand the way the Dutch function and how they became what they did in football, there's no better book. It's brilliantly written. There's quite a reverence for Bergkamp in it too which may overlap with your second pick there.

Thanks think I might get that first and then Bergkamp's when I'm finished

gandalf

Ok for me the top of the pile is Full Time: The Secret Life of Tony Cascarino

Paul McGraths Back from the Brink

Fever Pitch - Mainly because I vividly remember that season still

So Paddy got up - an Arsenal anthology

Together: the story of Arsenal’s unbeaten season

I have a fair few football books on the bookshelf that I haven't gotten around to reading so I might order them by the recommendations here.