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    #1

    Football autobiographies...

    I'm off on holiday in July and i always like a good book to read by the pool or the beach...my main reading material consists of autobiographies, i'm not one for novels or the like.

    I've read a few of the obvious ones - Fowler, Gerrard, Owen..and a few less obvious ones for an LFC fan - Roy Keane, Alex Ferguson, even read David Elleray's plus several others i cant remember now...

    Can anyone recommend any good ones? I prefer them to be players who played most of their career during the times i've watched football, so we're talking mid 1980s at the earliest, to the present day.

    The more controversial, the better - makes for a better read.

    Open to suggestions. Cheers
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    There are NO good ones.
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      #3
      Originally posted by Cacodemon View Post
      There are NO good ones.
      Cynic

      Roy Keane's was good, as was Ferguson's if i'm being honest. I enjoyed Fowler's one too. Owen's was boring and 'proper' while Gerrard's revealed a spoilt, attention seeking brat.

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        #4
        Tony Cascarino's book (cant recall the name) is very good
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          #5
          Paul McGraths is a good read, whether it'd interest you or not is a different story.
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            #6
            The best, by far, football autobiography i have read is

            "Kicked Into Touch" - Fred Eyre -

            who i hear you ask! a brilliant book and about proper football, suberbly wrote, humorous and i recommend it to all
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              #7
              Cascarino's probably wouldnt interest me too much. McGrath's i've actually heard good things about, but i'm thinking a fair portion of it will relate to the earlier stages of his career, which will take it back to the early 80s i think and this is going back a bit further than i'd wanted really. Appreciate the suggestions lads, keep them coming - i'm not going on holiday until July

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                #8
                Originally posted by PTP View Post
                The best, by far, football autobiography i have read is

                "Kicked Into Touch" - Fred Eyre -

                who i hear you ask! a brilliant book and about proper football, suberbly wrote, humorous and i recommend it to all
                So who is he then?

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                  #9
                  It’s not an autobiograpgy but it’s a book you should love:

                  ‘No More Buddha, Only Football’ by Chris England.

                  It’s half travel/half football – a fantastic account of the author’s trip to Japan for the 2002 World Cup (he’s a freelance football journalist). Laugh out loud funny and insightful.
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                    here is a c+p on the book

                    FRED EYRE'S SPORTING LIFE BEGAN FULL OF promise when he became Manchester City's first ever apprentice. He never made their first team. In fact, he seldom made anyone's first team. Injuries played a part but limited talent was the greater curse. As he plummeted down the leagues he had something few footballers possess: a stud-sharp memory and an ability to write humorously about the sport he loves.

                    Originally published in 1981, Kicked Into Touch has become an enigma - selling more than a million copies yet still retaining cult status within the sport and among fans. This new version has been completely revised, extended and updated with a new cover and set of photographs included.

                    It is set to reach a new generation of football fans looking for an antidote to the glib reportage of a sport lost to show business.
                    and from Amazon

                    Along with Hunter Davies and Eamon Dunphy, Fred Eyre is widely regarded as having written the seminal book about football - before the likes of Nick Hornby ever tapped into a word-processor.
                    Hailed on publication in 1981 as, ‘Far and away the funniest and most revealing book about football ever written,’ by The Observer, Kicked Into Touch has sold in excess of a million copies been reprinted 37 times. It was last published in 1991 and this new edition is fully revised, has a new cover, new forewords, new set of photographs and is significantly extended – hence the slight change of title.

                    Kicked Into Touch recounts Fred’s experiences with more than 30 football clubs in numerous different roles, from ground-staff boy at Manchester City (he was the club’s first ever apprentice) to full-time professional League manager.

                    The book also charts Fred’s inspirational rise in business when, after he was forced to retire from playing due to injury, he set up his own stationary business with just £100. It went on to become a multi-million pounds concern.
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                      #11
                      Originally posted by ShaggyAlonso View Post
                      It’s not an autobiograpgy but it’s a book you should love:

                      ‘No More Buddha, Only Football’ by Chris England.

                      It’s half travel/half football – a fantastic account of the author’s trip to Japan for the 2002 World Cup (he’s a freelance football journalist). Laugh out loud funny and insightful.
                      Sounds good, might have a look for that myself - need a book after finishing my WW1 epic!
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                        Originally posted by DJS View Post
                        So who is he then?
                        He was an apprentice at man city and as a school boy convinced he was going to be a superstar, it never worked out for him and he become the ultimate journeyman in football, eventually starting up a stationary shop with like £100 and turning it into a multi million pound business. He was still playing non league for someone like wycombe(wild guess) and turing up for matches/training in a rolls royce
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                          I've recently read the Shankly biography, written by Stephen Kelly - it's bad. Really, really bad
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by ShaggyAlonso View Post
                            It’s not an autobiograpgy but it’s a book you should love:

                            ‘No More Buddha, Only Football’ by Chris England.

                            It’s half travel/half football – a fantastic account of the author’s trip to Japan for the 2002 World Cup (he’s a freelance football journalist). Laugh out loud funny and insightful.
                            That sounds good actually. I like stuff written by fan about their experiences following football, and with it being based on the 2002 world cup, it certainly passes the 'not too old' test. I'll look into that.

                            I'm also going to buy "Here we go gathering cups in May" because i've heard lots of good things about it.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by PTP View Post
                              He was an apprentice at man city and as a school boy convinced he was going to be a superstar, it never worked out for him and he become the ultimate journeyman in football, eventually starting up a stationary shop with like £100 and turning it into a multi million pound business. He was still playing non league for someone like wycombe(wild guess) and turing up for matches/training in a rolls royce
                              Sounds pretty funny actually, i might add it to the shortlist

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