im 300 pages into gerrards one, it seems ok but not gonna win awards any time soon
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Just a question on autobiographies, since we're discussing them...
If someone was to 'serialise' one on here, would there be legal implications?Comment
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To be fair though, I don't think anyone would expect Stephen Fry to curl a free kick into the top corner from 35 yards, would they?
And even if he strapped a Stephen Fry mask (or a bloated pigeon, same difference) on to Zidane's head and got him to fill in for him, he'd still end up putting about half of his attempts in Row Z.
Could anyone finding my point please return it to the owners. Cheers.Comment
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Considering there are only approx 2,000 professional footballers in the UK and the fact that a lot of kids don't make it is it not viable to consider that a player like Steven Gerrard actually has a story despite only being 25? (at the time of writing it).
The same could be said of Lewis Hamilton, I know how difficult it is to make it to F1. Having raced myself in karts and watched some guys make it and some guys not. So again, does Hamilton not have something to write about also, especially as he is the first black F1 driver?
I would agree if people like Gerrard and Hamilton had done **** all in there chosen profession but both have achieved or even excelled in each discipline. So they do actually have a story to tell. Maybe the arrogance that people see in the book is being mistaken for confidence. You have to have an edge to be the best and most of all belief. If that makes SG think he is worth 100k a week or LH think he should be number 1then that is the way it is.
You get nowhere by being a pussy.Winning an argument on the internet is like winning the special olympics, even if you win you are still a retard!Comment
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Premiership footballer in autobiography that makes them sound like an overpaid arrogant brat shocker!Comment
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I enjoyed it
Thought it was pretty insightful with regards to him and his career. I don't see why Gerrard should get slated for this book at all - what exactly were you all hoping to read about?
Note to the the thread starter it is an autobiography so he is inclined to talk about himself, the book is about him.
I thought the intro with regards to his cousin was a real heart felt intro that made me want to read the rest of the book as it should that LFC passion and spirit. Having lost a parent at the age of 11, I could totally make out for his desire to play for someone no longer with him - but with him in spirit.
Your too good to be true, can't take the ball off you you got a heavenly touch, you pass like Sounness to rush. And when we're pissed in the bars we thank the Lord that your oursComment
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If you want a good Footballer's Autobiography, Paul Mc Grath's "Back from the Brink", superb read.Comment
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I can't wait til Dirk Kuyt's autobiography comes out
I ushed to schore alot of goalsh in my countries ****ty league then i joined liverpool ran around in midfield like a headlesh chicken for a while, never scored again the end
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Originally posted by DJS View Post
It doesn't hurt to laugh at yourself, Syd. I mean, otherwise that kind of response just goes to prove the point really.
For the record, Reece's joke made me chuckle..
Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
May the Lord bless this post.Comment
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Neil, it was hours ago, nobody was particularly fussed and i was tongue in cheek...dont see the point in bringing it up again and stirring the pot
For the record, i'm happy to laugh at myself and do so plenty of times. I just didnt find THAT comment funny...just predictable. By the same token, i wasnt 'offended' or bothered by it, either.
There's nothing to be had here, so if you ARE just trying to stir, it's a pointless waste of time. Have a good day fella.
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I only just saw it and didn't check the times. I wasn't stirring. It just struck me that's all.Originally posted by DJS View PostNeil, it was hours ago, nobody was particularly fussed and i was tongue in cheek...dont see the point in bringing it up again and stirring the pot
No offence meant.
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Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
May the Lord bless this post.Comment
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No probs, apologies if i went overboard. There are sometimes a few names that set the metaphorical alarm bells ringing (rightly or wrongly) and occasionally, yours does.Originally posted by Neil Young View PostI only just saw it and didn't check the times. I wasn't stirring. It just struck me that's all.
No offence meant.
I'll try to tread more carefully so as not to crumple those e-flowerbeds in future
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Not for me either, not enough pictures & no crayon colouring sections, Boring....
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However bad it is at least its nowhere near as bad as Cashley Coles's (not read it myself but a gooner mate has)Comment
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Hey,i got some of those with my happy meal from Mcdonald's the other day!Originally posted by REDrascal View PostNot for me either, not enough pictures & no crayon colouring sections, Boring....
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'Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.'
Bill Shankly.Comment
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