Free Football Autobiographies

[arbitro]

I have around 120 (I've never counted them) football related autobiographies that I am looking to give away. The majority are players and managers with a smattering of referees. They are all in decent condition. Please PM me if you are interested in them.

The only stipulations are that they would have to be collected and it would be an all or nothing offer.

[Pedro]

Do you have 'That Tackle' by Myles Anderson?

[arbitro]

These have now gone.

Thanks for the interest.

[DeeCee]

Bugger! Left my job this morning and realised I'd left Bobby Robson's in the cupboard, borrowed off someone else. Doh!

Edited September 20, 2018 by DeeCee

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I started reading Johan Cruyff's autobiography out in Spain. I got about half way through and I put it down. Truly great player but a pretty poor writer.

[AJW]

Really enjoyed Paul Mersons book 

[islander200]

Paul McGrath best autobiography iv read

Recently read the Graeme Souness autobiography which was good although not much dedicated to Rovers.

One part i found very interesting was that part of the fall out with Dunn was due to Souness wanting Dunn to play as a holding midfielder whilst Dunn saw himself as a Gazza type

Edited September 20, 2018 by islander200

[arbitro]

4 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Paul McGrath best autobiography iv read

Recently read the Graeme Souness autobiography which was good although not much dedicated to Rovers.

One part i found very interesting was that part of the fall out with Dunn was due to Souness wanting Dunn to play as a holding midfielder whilst Dunn saw himself as a Gazza type

Paul McGrath's book was quite harrowing to read I thought. His honesty and frankness says a lot about him. In a similar vein Tony Adams gives a warts and all account of his life in his book.

[islander200]

9 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Paul McGrath's book was quite harrowing to read I thought. His honesty and frankness says a lot about him. In a similar vein Tony Adams gives a warts and all account of his life in his book.

I couldn't put either of them down.

Non football but really enjoyed Ronnie O'Sullivan autobiography and Jimmy Whites was laughing to myself the majority of Whites 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

A good book I read was the one about the German goalkeeper who took his own life. On a similar theme if you like cricket, Marcus Trescothick's autobiography is pretty good.

[Give 'Em the Axe]

Garry Nelson's 'Left Foot Forward' was one I enjoyed checking out of the library when I was a young fella.

[Bigdoggsteel]

18 hours ago, islander200 said:

Paul McGrath best autobiography iv read

Recently read the Graeme Souness autobiography which was good although not much dedicated to Rovers.

One part i found very interesting was that part of the fall out with Dunn was due to Souness wanting Dunn to play as a holding midfielder whilst Dunn saw himself as a Gazza type

I read the section on Rovers in Easons one day. Sorry Graham! He spoke in very high terms of the club and in particular John Williams, although he said he used to annoy him constantly turning p at training asking questions. He said he shouldn't have left to go to Newcastle. It sounds like Rovers was the last job he enjoyed in management 

[Bigdoggsteel]

Mersons a good, easy read. Mcgraths is good, if harrowing.

My favorite though was Robin Fridays, the greatest footballer you never saw. What a book. I got half way through and then lost it somewhere, so reordered it to finish it.  Next favorite then is Eamonn Dunphys. it is very well written. Although I think he toned down his antics a lot for the book. 

Edited September 21, 2018 by Bigdoggsteel

[Pedro]

18 hours ago, islander200 said:

Paul McGrath best autobiography iv read

Recently read the Graeme Souness autobiography which was good although not much dedicated to Rovers.

One part i found very interesting was that part of the fall out with Dunn was due to Souness wanting Dunn to play as a holding midfielder whilst Dunn saw himself as a Gazza type

I'd fall out with him too. We already had one of the best holding midfielders in the country in Tugay.

[Bigdoggsteel]

Wasn't it Souness who sold Dunn? That was an odd transfer for all parties 

[Colt Seavers]

Baz Rathbone's "The smell of football " is very funny and entertaining. He is a real character Baz and his book has loads of good Rovers memories as you would imagine. His Russell Coughlin anecdotes are worth the admission price alone. 

Edited September 21, 2018 by Colt Seavers

[DeeCee]

The Clarke Carlisle one is a decent read

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

4 hours ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Mersons a good, easy read. Mcgraths is good, if harrowing.

My favorite though was Robin Fridays, the greatest footballer you never saw. What a book. I got half way through and then lost it somewhere, so reordered it to finish it.  Next favorite then is Eamonn Dunphys. it is very well written. Although I think he toned down his antics a lot for the book. 

I read Eamonn Dunphy's book years ago. Very good insight into the life of a pro player.

[Bigdoggsteel]

15 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I read Eamonn Dunphy's book years ago. Very good insight into the life of a pro player.

He has two actually. One is the rough and ready from when he was a player the other was written more recently. Sounds like you read the first one? I am meaning to read that for a while 

[Sparks Rover]

1 hour ago, DeeCee said:

The Clarke Carlisle one is a decent read

Give over.  Probably full of his bull about having mental problems....nowt wrong with him owes people money everywhere. Proper snide...(in my opinion)

[Sparks Rover]

I hear Tony Cascarino has done a good one

[islander200]

9 minutes ago, Sparks Rover said:

Give over.  Probably full of his bull about having mental problems....nowt wrong with him owes people money everywhere. Proper snide...(in my opinion)

He may owe people money but clearly the guy has mental health issues, he did try to kill himself, you don't do things like that if you have nowt wrong with you 

[Sparks Rover]

1 hour ago, islander200 said:

He may owe people money but clearly the guy has mental health issues, he did try to kill himself, you don't do things like that if you have nowt wrong with you 

He's never really tried as he? Mate seriously you ain't got a clue.. he's a wrong un.

[islander200]

3 minutes ago, Sparks Rover said:

He's never really tried as he? Mate seriously you ain't got a clue.. he's a wrong un.

He never tried? he walked in front of a on coming traffic and was hit by a lorry wasn't he?.His mental health issues are well documented...what do you know that proves different?Its easy to say i havent got a clue or call him a wrong un.

Unless you have absolute proof that he doesnt suffer from serious mental health issues then its bad taste to comment on such an issue like you have.

If you have proof fair enough 

[DeeCee]

The book was before his train journey, ? thought it was a good read, never judged the bloke, I've read Mein Kampf as well.