Red Army General: Leading Britain’s Biggest Hooligan GangAuthor: Tony O’Neill (Usually dispatched within 24 hours)
Amazingly honest recollectionI’ve only read a couple of other “hoolie” books and they read like superhero comics. None of it “rang-true”… these guys were never scared and never beat up.
This is a more honest account of football hooliganism. As well as […]
Fever PitchAuthor: Nick Hornby (Usually dispatched within 7 to 10 days)
AmazingI am a woman, not british and not a big football fan, but I do watch a match every now and then. I came upon this book by accident and I was very reluctant to start reading, as I guessed I was not the intended […]
A Season with VeronaAuthor: Tim Parks (Usually dispatched within 24 hours)
FantasticAs a fan Of football and more specifically Italian Football, on seeing this book I decided to but it, and what a read. From the moment the season begins it is one rollercoaster ride of a game after another, well written and brilliantly funny Tim […]
The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: Robin Friday StoryAuthor: Paul McGuigan (Usually dispatched within 24 hours)
There was and is only one Robin FridayFirst a confession. I’m an exiled Reading fan and as a 15 year old Robin Friday was my hero. I well remember standing in the South Bank at Elm Park and watching this […]
Those Feet: A Sensual History of English FootballAuthor: David Winner (Usually dispatched within 24 hours)
This is very uncharitable but …This is very uncharitable but …
I stuggled through to page 34 where the author claims Rodney Marsh played in the 1966 World Cup final (apologies to the under-30s, but he didn’t, and any football fan of […]
Hooligans: A-L of Britain’s Football Gangs v. 1Author: Nick Lowles (Not yet published)
“News of the World” Football AnnualAuthor: Stuart Barnes (Not yet published)
THE football fans’ bibleIf you want all the football facts and trivia you are ever going to need then this is the book to have in your pocket at the Pub Quiz!Serious students of football rely on the Rothmans / Sky Sports book, which is […]
Tor!: The Story of German FootballAuthor: Ulrich Hesse-Lichtenberger (Usually dispatched within 24 hours)
The story of German FootballI couldn’t believe how good this book was. It tells you everything you ever wanted to know about German football. It’s origins, how it progressed, developed into the Bundesliga.
It’s written in such an entertaining style and is so informative. […]
El Macca: Four Years with Real MadridAuthor: Steve McManaman (Usually dispatched within 24 hours)
Good Afternoon, Gentlemen, the Name’s Bill GardnerAuthor: Bill Gardner (Usually dispatched within 24 hours)
Story of a real Terrace LegendI have been waiting for this book to come out after hearing that this “West Ham legend” was writing one. It gives a good and honest account of him growing up as a fan and following his […]