Footballer's Biographies

supergeorgegraham · Post by **supergeorgegraham** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:12 am

I read Mersons after he came out of rehab. Also Adams was good and George Best also.
I am waiting for Eboue to write one obviously lol

ShiftyBloke · Post by **ShiftyBloke** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:20 am

I gotta buy Addicted for my holiday next week

frankbutcher · Post by **frankbutcher** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:26 am

Bob Wilson's book is good.
Perry Groves
Tony Adams and Merson's are good as already said

Others

Pele
Cruyff
Gazza

Babatunde · Post by **Babatunde** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:37 am

I hear Oxlaide Chambermaid is releasing a bio soon...

Henry Norris 1913 · Post by **Henry Norris 1913** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:01 am

I've read Perry Groves, fucking legend is all I can say about him

Babatunde · Post by **Babatunde** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:46 am

If you haven't read Addicted by Tony Adams and you're an Arsenal fan....
READ IT. Brilliant brilliant book, you only grow in respect for Tone after it...

slag · Post by **slag** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:59 am

Tony Cascarinos is worth a read as is Graham Rix's

cusamano · Post by **cusamano** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:56 pm

Batflyer wrote:
cusamano wrote:I read 2 non Arsenal related footballers biographies (both by Ronald Rend, former english football correspondent for SÃ¼ddeutsche Zeitung)

- about Robert Enke, former Germanys No. 1 goalkeeper who committed suicide in 2009
- about goalie Lars Leese who played at a 1-0 win at Anfield in 1997/98 for Barnsley

both great biographies
Last week I read one of the chapters of that book. About how Barcelona lost a cup game against a team of amateurs and Frank de Boer who went crazy because Enke made a few mistakes. I'll probably buy that book, very interesting and sad story.

Highly recommended. And you learn from that book that Luis van Gaal is a c**t, too.

zero 6 · Post by **zero 6** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:55 pm

Niall Quinns is the best football autobiography I've read.

Bert Trautmann From Hitler Youth to FA Cup legend is also an excellent read

JMascis666 · Post by **JMascis666** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:47 pm

zero 6 wrote:Niall Quinns is the best football autobiography I've read.

Bert Trautmann From Hitler Youth to FA Cup legend is also an excellent read

The only problem I had with Niall Quinns' book was the blathering on he did about Roy Keane walking out on the Ireland team in Japan.

It must have taken up half the book.

jaggygooner · Post by **jaggygooner** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:49 pm

has anyone read both paul merson books, wanna buy one but don't know which one to get, looking at reviews the old one looks like it's more hard hitting so may go for that one ...........any thoughts ???

augie · Post by **augie** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:04 am

frankbutcher wrote:Bob Wilson's book is good.
Perry Groves
Tony Adams and Merson's are good as already said

Others

Pele
Cruyff
Gazza

Funny I didnt like willow's book at all and actually stopped reading it

I also started to read PV4's before stopping as well but dont think I was in a reading book type of place at that time and I do believe that you have to be in form for reading a book to get any enjoyment out of it

On a non footie bio I read tony dungy's (former head coach of the indi colts and tampa bay bucs) - early in the book I was tempted to bin it cos there was a bit too much god and religion type of stuff in it for my liking but I persevered to the point that I really enjoyed it and I understood the religion aspect and the importance of it

slag · Post by **slag** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:09 pm

whats the names of Enkes?

Steviegooner · Post by **Steviegooner** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:11 pm

Just read Merson's how not to be a professional footballer its excellent

Bradywasking · Post by **Bradywasking** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:45 pm

Frank McLintocks book True Grit is the best I ever read.