Archive for July, 2005

Gazza: My Story

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Gazza: My StoryAuthor: Paul Gascoigne (Usually dispatched within 24 hours)
From the sublime to the riduculousFrom the first page to the last this book grabs you by the short & curlies. It is written in a conversational style, as you read it you can imagine Gazza in a pub, glass in hand reminisceing. But Gazza does’nt […]

Sky Sports Football Yearbook

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Sky Sports Football YearbookAuthor: Jack Rollin

Synopsis
The biggest and best football annual around brings you unrivalled analysis of the 2006 World Cup qualifying competition and England’s bid to make the finals in Germany. There is also the customary first-class coverage of the UEFA Champions League as well as an extensive breakdown of all English and […]

Farewell But Not Goodbye

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Farewell But Not GoodbyeAuthor: Sir Bobby Robson

Synopsis
Sir Bobby Robson, national icon and widely admired footballing legend, tells his life story. Revered in Newcastle and the North-East, Sir Bobby Robson is a man whose fame knows no boundaries and who enjoys phenomenal popularity. His playing days with Fulham and West Brom in the 1950s and […]

Jose Mourinho: Made in Portugal

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Jose Mourinho: Made in PortugalAuthor: Luis Lourenco (Usually dispatched within 24 hours)
tragedyThis book is a complete insult to the word literature and I therefore thouroughly recomend anybody with self respect not to reed this so called book. The reason for my recomendation to not attempt to read this book is because it has a total […]

Suicide Squad: The Inside Story of a Football Firm

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Suicide Squad: The Inside Story of a Football FirmAuthor: Andrew Porter (Not yet published)

Book Description
Burnley FC fans are famously the most loyal of all: their club claims the biggest support in the country compared to the size of its town. Out of the terrace wars of the 1970s emerged a gang known as the Suicide […]

Stan: Tackling My Demons

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Stan: Tackling My DemonsAuthor: Stan Collymore (Usually dispatched within 24 hours)
OPINIONS DO CHANGELike a majority of people, Stan is remembered as the man who hit Ulrika. Having read his book, I was surprised how openly he discussed his problems, in his day he was an excellent player (one of my favourites) I felt sorry for […]

Football Against the Enemy

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Football Against the EnemyAuthor: Simon Kuper (Usually dispatched within 24 hours)
Well RoundedThis book’s laudability stems from primarily:1) It’s sweeping through the globe with football as the prime theme.2) Outlining the impact the greatest game in the universe has on different cultures.
Quite honestly, this is as much a social sciences text as it is a football […]

Gilly: Running with a Pack of Wolves

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Gilly: Running with a Pack of WolvesAuthor: Martin King (Usually dispatched within 24 hours)
GILLY.RUNNING WITH A PACK OF WOLVESFound it a realy good read,people would slag this book off from area’s of brierley hill,cradley heath[dudley] only because they are mainley west brom,but I enjoyed it,makes you think how things can change in life,you can tell […]

All the Way Jose

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

All the Way JoseAuthor: Harry Harris (Usually dispatched within 24 hours)

Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch FootballAuthor: David Winner (Usually dispatched within 24 hours)

“1974 was actually very painful to us all,” says Dutch psychoanalyst Anna Enquist. “We can’t admit to ourselves that something can be so important. But it matters very much. There is still a deep, unresolved trauma about 1974. It’s a very […]