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hanny73 · Post by **hanny73** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:04 pm

No-one has mentioned Pires' - I thought that was a great read.

perry groves was a legend · Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:12 pm

hanny73 wrote:No-one has mentioned Pires' - I thought that was a great read.

I didn't know he had one

hanny73 · Post by **hanny73** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:18 pm

Here you go!

Footballeur: An Autobiography

Book Description
When Arsene Wenger brought Robert Pires to Arsenal in the summer of 2000 he was a good footballer on the cusp of greatness. After a slow first season, his second was astonishing. He was a key player in Arsenalâ€™s double-winning year until a terrible injury curtailed the series of glorious performances that won him the prestigious Football Writersâ€™ Player of the Year award and put an end to his World Cup dreams. Robert Pires has always wanted to be a professional footballer and this triumphant story of footballing success has been preceded by a life dedicated to this single aim. After announcing at the age of eight that he intended to play football for a living he finally achieved his goal when he went to play for Rheims in 1991. Since then his career has taken him to Metz, to Marseilles, to Arsenal and onto the world stage with Les Bleus. In this book he describes how he turned his dreams into reality: the sacrifices he has made, the injuries he has!
had to endure; the rewards and demands of playing in the Premiership, and how his time with Arsene Wenger and Arsenal has transformed him. Footballeur is an honest and fascinating account of a brilliant career on planet football

ISBN-10: 0224069810
ISBN-13: 978-0224069816

perry groves was a legend · Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:25 pm

Love Bobby Pires,still good at Villareal in my opinion!

Post by **REB** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:28 pm

most football books are shite to be fair,, i buy all the arsenal one's

and the best for me was ,,autobiography wise
george graham
pat viera and tony adams

hanny73 · Post by **hanny73** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:29 pm

Yeah definitely, there have been several threads recently about this and I tend to agree with them - out of all the players Pires was sold too early.

Gunnerz4life · Post by **Gunnerz4life** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:31 pm

Never understood the idea of people in their 20s coming out with autobiographies.

lincs123 · Post by **lincs123** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:33 pm

i have to concede that i have ashleys book. was a birthday present a couple of years ago. i've read half of it as i wanted to hear what he had to say for himself...aint finished it yet though

essex womble · Post by **essex womble** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:40 pm

Adams book is different class amongst football books. I enjoyed the Robert Pires autobiography as well. Arsene has said he won't write a book till he retires, although I hope I have to wait many years, you know it will be a great read. I recently read a biography of wenger by a french journalist which was well researched especially on his days as a player/coach and then Monaco and in Japan.

lincs123 · Post by **lincs123** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:42 pm

yeah can't wait for wengers book. there must be so much he could write about. i just hope he tells lots of stories about the arsenal players...interesting to hear what he'll say about cashley!

Lethal · Post by **Lethal** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:07 pm

RocastleRock wrote:
hanny73 wrote:I've just ordered Perry Groves' autobiography - I wouldn't waste your money on A.Hole.
Believe me i wasnt asking with any intentions of buying a copy. I was just wondering if anyone had actually read it, and what they thought.

got it.good read mate an i never read,funny as fuck

20.01.96 · Post by **20.01.96** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:45 pm

I have to admit i would be interested in reading it! Thought about getting it but didnt wanna give that *word censored* any of my money! If anyone does want it i saw it in 'the works' for about Â£4 i think

northbankdamien · Post by **northbankdamien** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:05 pm

lincs123 wrote:yeah can't wait for wengers book. there must be so much he could write about. i just hope he tells lots of stories about the arsenal players...interesting to hear what he'll say about cashley!

I have a feeling that when he does write a book it will reveal fuck all, that he would be very diplomatic, not reveal anything that is not in the public domain. he would probably only have nice things to say about cashley.... could be wrong though. As for cashleys book im sure i read it had only sold about 3,000 copies after 6mths

RossieGooner · Post by **RossieGooner** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:16 am

The Professor by Myes Palmer is a good read about what makes the Le Boss tick. Was only up until end of 02 season though i think, unless it has been updated.

Adams book is class above most footie books, although Niall Quinns book is quite good too.

Frank Stapletons book MUST be the worst footie book ever written!!

Post by **flash gunner** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:23 am

Mersons one was the best so was David Olearys i thought Pires book was shite and you dont get to know him, thats the sort of books i like to read when you get to know the person

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