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Post by johnboy14 on Sept 5, 2013 18:22:44 GMT
I started reading Rooneys Biography given to me by a collegue and its the biggest pile of dung i quit after an hour. Has anyone read any decent footballers biographies. I've read a good few books about football including inverting the pyramid which is the best one i've read but these biographies by footballers are as interesting as zit. Well the ones ive tried to read.
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Post by Chris on Sept 5, 2013 18:36:16 GMT
Gary Neville's is excellent as well as Roy Keanes though you have probably read both already.
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Post by Boon on Sept 5, 2013 19:27:35 GMT
Fergie has one coming out soon doesn't he ?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 19:50:57 GMT
Aye called "My Biography" (spent a lot of time on the title as you can see ) 24th October was the last time I saw with regards to release date. I don't usually read much unless it's nuts or zoo so I'll read the odd Autobiography. This one is one I am very much looking forward to reading.
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Post by johnboy14 on Sept 5, 2013 19:59:05 GMT
I've never read gary's book. To be fair the best bits of Roy Keanes ended up in the newspapers anyway. I wouldn't mind reading Phillip Lahms, apparently his is one huge character assassination plus he got fined by the authorities in Germany because of it.
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Post by Chris on Sept 5, 2013 20:20:57 GMT
Sir Bobby's is an excellent read as well
I couldn't read a book from a non united related player. I think I'd lose interest.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 20:48:27 GMT
Paul McGrath's is a great read, doesn't hide anything about his problems, very raw.
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Post by Kojak on Sept 5, 2013 21:09:54 GMT
Yeah Neville and Keane's books are probably the pick of the bunch in my opinion. I didn't think Scholes' book was that bad considering it's not a standard autobiography as such. I'd like to have a read of Zlatan's. I bet that's interesting.
Outside of football but still within "sport", Ronnie O'Sullivan's book is really good. Quite old now of course, especially considering his incredible most recent world titles, but good nonetheless. Taught me a lot about depression within sport and in general.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 21:21:22 GMT
What is this 'Reading' and 'Book' that you speak of?
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Post by redcase on Sept 5, 2013 22:39:58 GMT
Zlatan's is good apparently.
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Post by _ on Sept 5, 2013 23:50:56 GMT
McGrath's book was raw even grim in places as dazjoe wrote. Richard Kurt's Cantona was not bad. Dunphy's Busby was well written as was Duncan Hamilton's Brian Clough. Love Scholesie but his book is a pile of pooh. Dunphy is reputed to be writing a definitive biography of Bestie but nothing to confirm that. Jim White's Man Utd The Biography is full of anecdotes and player profiles.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 0:02:00 GMT
Grim is a pretty good word to describe it actually!
Read about him drinking a pint of bleach because he was climbing the walls looking for literally anything to drink, makes you realise what an illness alcoholism actually is.
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Post by Stew on Sept 6, 2013 19:50:28 GMT
Sir Bobby's is an excellent read as well I couldn't read a book from a non united related player. I think I'd lose interest. Both of Bobbys are excellent, as is Denis Laws. Neville's is great. El Classico is a fantastic read, well worth checking out.
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