Best Football Book You've Read ? (1 Viewer)

[bringbackrattles]

Just re-read Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby and to me it has to be the best football book ever written,even if it is about his love of Arsenal.His passion for his club borders on obsessional but if you love the beautiful game you can understand where he's coming from. If anyone hasn't read it yet I recommend you do as it's brilliant. Any other suggestions ?

 

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[stupot07]

Soccernomics is good, lots of stats, facts and some mythb usting.


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[bringbackrattles]

Soccernomics is good, lots of stats, facts and some mythb usting.


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I'll look it up cheers.

 

[Covstu]

All played out was a top book. All about Italia 90, very good read

 

[TheRoyalScam]

'Fever Pitch' is both well written and completely believable!

For CCFC fans 'Staying Up' by Rick Gekowski is a fascinating read.

 

[Gaz71]

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[The Reverend Skyblue]

The miracle of Castel del Sangro, a true account of a small isolated towns football team that reached Serie B from the depths of non league football.

a great read if you like that sort of thing. I have read countless auto biographies, all have been good, but it's hard to actually nominate the best one. I got the latest Bobby Moore one that recently came out for Xmas, which is my next read, hopefully on some sunny beach in SW France this summer

 

[ccfctommy]

Futebol: the Brazilian Way of Life by Alex Bellos. Very good book about the history, and stories about Brazillian football.

Dunno why all of this is in Italics!

 

[ccfctommy]

The miracle of Castel del Sangro, a true account of a small isolated towns football team that reached Serie B from the depths of non league football.

Heard about that. Carlo Cudacini played for them I think.

 

[Houchens Head]

Great read! Mystery, suspense, thrills.... it's got the lot!

 

[wingy]

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Great read! Mystery, suspense, thrills.... it's got the lot!

Yeah but does she's receive dogs abuse from the crowd?

 

[torchomatic]

There are some great books for the Kindle. I'm not too bothered about the biogs of famous football stars or even the Secret Footballer ones, I like something more "real", here are some good ones I would recommend

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CQ1DAJY/?tag=skblta-21

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CGAEZ5S/?tag=skblta-21

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005456NMK/?tag=skblta-21

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008T9LMP6/?tag=skblta-21

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006H4C75E/?tag=skblta-21

 

[bringbackrattles]

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Great read! Mystery, suspense, thrills.... it's got the lot!

I heard it was Wayne Rooney's favourite book !

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Left foot forward by Gary Nelson is excellent and recently read Andrea Pirlo's which was very good and showed how many times he was tapped up! Also Kevin Kilbane's book is an excellent read and he has donated all the money to charity from it although he doesn't spend much time on his time here.

 

[lordsummerisle]

Left Foot Forward- A year in the life of a journeyman footballer by Gary Nelson was very good.

Not really into "Hoolie" porn(those by the Brimson brothers are fucking awful), but Among the Thugs by Bill Bryson was brilliant.

 

[rondog1973]

Steaming in by Colin Ward. Haven't read many about football in all honesty, and regrettably this book was the catalyst for a plethora of boasting bore-athons from Aquascutum clad goons from all corners of the country. Written towards the end of the 80's, it documents the author following his club Arsenal, England and Chelsea (his friends team) and is brutal, hilarious and fascinating in equal measure. He doesn't shy away from nor make any apology for the violence he was involved in, but throughout the book there are telling insights into what it means to be a working class football fan in England and what is written in the introduction is quite prophetic....

Also, I think it's called 'As long as you don't kiss me', A local journalists 20 year document covering Notts Forest during Brian Clough's tenure is well worth a read.

 

[duffer]

Brian 'Harry' Roberts - "A Sideways Look at Football" (iirc). Out of print now, but a brilliant read. Obviously lots of CCFC anecdotes. A properly good bloke, Harry, and for a footballer a suprisingly good writer too.

 

[Gazolba]

Just re-read Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby and to me it has to be the best football book ever written,even if it is about his love of Arsenal.His passion for his club borders on obsessional but if you love the beautiful game you can understand where he's coming from. If anyone hasn't read it yet I recommend you do as it's brilliant. Any other suggestions ?

I liked the George Best and Brian Clough autobiographies.

 

[Johnnythespider]

Never tire of reading about his goalkeeping exploits

 

[CCFCKirky]

I like autobiographies a lot so my favorite football books are Roy Keanes first one and Harry Redknapps is a decent read aswel, I think I'm going to give fever pitch a look though!

 

[Houchens Head]

I liked the George Best and Brian Clough autobiographies.

I'd forgotten I'd read the Brian Clough autobiography! I remember it being really good. (Mind you, I always thought he was a great bloke anyway!)

 

[AGSB15]

Paul McGrath or Gazza autobiography. Maybe that's cause I'm more than fond of a few beers!!


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[Terry Gibson's perm]

I have read quite a few footballers autobiographies and the one thing that gets me is they are all prepared to talk about their salary when they first start out and have a bit of a moan at having to live on a thousand a week then when the big money comes no mention of salary. Whenever I read one I always look in the back to see which pages we are mentioned on and have a scan of those first.

 

[bringbackrattles]

I like autobiographies a lot so my favorite football books are Roy Keanes first one and Harry Redknapps is a decent read aswel, I think I'm going to give fever pitch a look though!

You won't be disappointed as it is brilliantly written. Enjoy !

 

[higgs]

Has reda got a book out yet

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Has reda got a book out yet

A-Z of sports injuries

 

[LastGarrison]

Can't believe no-one has mentioned Who Ate All The Pies by Micky Quinn. Great read.

In the football hooligan genre both Scally by Andy Nicholls and Sex, Drugs and Football Thugs by Mark Chester were good reads.

Absolutely hated Gazza's autobiography, just full of self pity. Wish I had never read it as it certainly changed my opinion on him....

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

"Away days" by Kevin Sampson was a really good read......Semi-true story about the music, fashion & violence encountered by Tranmere Rovers hoolies at the end of the 70's........


Unfortunately, he was blinded by the £££ signs & made it into a really shit film a few years back....

 

[ajsccfc]

Forza Italia by Paddy Agnew was a good read. I really liked the Maradona and Ibrahimovic autobiographies too, right pair of dickheads but with the charisma and ability to carry it off.

Futebol: the Brazilian Way of Life by Alex Bellos. Very good book about the history, and stories about Brazillian football.

Dunno why all of this is in Italics!

Seconded.

 

[Macca]

The 1987 FA Cup Final Programme

 

[Mild-Mannered Janitor]

Brian 'Harry' Roberts - "A Sideways Look at Football" (iirc). Out of print now, but a brilliant read. Obviously lots of CCFC anecdotes. A properly good bloke, Harry, and for a footballer a suprisingly good writer too.

He is now a head teacher of a school in Warwickshire, I think he did teach sports and English.

 

[albatross]

Niall Quinn's auto biography is really good was about 100 quid at Arsenal hiding his bus fare under a stone to get to training so he was not tempted to gamble it!

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Paul mcgraths and roy keanes latest book are both very good