| Football books 11:43 - Aug 23 with 12237 views | rrrspricey |
Just been given a kindle with £30 voucher for my birthday and am looking for some decent football books to stick on it, any recommendations gratefully received |  | | |  |
| Football books on 11:46 - Aug 23 with 7223 views | NW5Hoop |
If it's available on Kindle, The Glory Game by Hunter Davies is brilliant, as is Only a Game? by Eamon Dunphy. The Miracle of Castel di Sangro, by Joe McGinniss is fantastic. I've enjoyed recently two by Duncan Hamilton: Only if You Kiss Me and The Footballer Who Could Fly. |  | | |
| Football books on 12:04 - Aug 23 with 7197 views | Neil_SI |
I'm currently reading "The Nowhere Men" by Michael Calvin, which gives an insight into how scouts operate up and down the country and provides some interesting insights, so I've enjoyed it and there are a fair few references to QPR, and indeed, Michael spends a lot of time with former QPR Scout Mel Johnson. |  | | |
| Football books on 12:10 - Aug 23 with 7182 views | hopphoops |
Tim Parks - A Season with Verona. top, top author. |  |
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| Football books on 12:20 - Aug 23 with 7163 views | themodfather |
there's a decent book on robin friday co written by paolo hewitt which is interesting
"the best player you never saw?" | | | |
| Football books on 12:48 - Aug 23 with 7134 views | TacticalR |
Jonathan Wilson's 'Inverting the Pyramid' is great for giving you a historical perspective on football, and the way certain ideas have passed between countries and between decades. For example Total Football was pioneered by Englishman Jack Reynolds who managed Ajax between 1915 and 1947.
It's basically a history of formations and tactics.
Wilson can be difficult to follow at times, and it can be hard to picture in your mind whatever formation he is talking about (especially if there doesn't happen to be a diagram on that particular page). |  |
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| Football books on 13:21 - Aug 23 with 7097 views | derbyhoop |
Light Reading - there's a book by Dominic Holland about the trials of supporting a (fictional?) club at the bottom of the League. Topped and tailed by 2 incidents relating to over and under filled jam doughnuts. |  |
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| Football books on 13:24 - Aug 23 with 7087 views | Lblock |
| Football books on 12:10 - Aug 23 by hopphoops |
Tim Parks - A Season with Verona. top, top author. |
t'frik book |  |
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| Football books on 13:33 - Aug 23 with 7080 views | A40Bosh |
| Football books on 13:24 - Aug 23 by Lblock |
t'frik book |
You could always try NW's recent autobiography. |  |
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| Football books on 13:36 - Aug 23 with 7074 views | toboboly |
Gary Imlach's "My father and other working class football heroes" was really good.
Stock and Holloway's (not the lesbian lover) autobiographies are great reads too. |  |
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| Football books on 14:32 - Aug 23 with 7039 views | TacticalR |
Has anyone read 'The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football' by David Goldblatt? Vickery is always going on about it on the World Football Phone-in. I got about 30 pages in (to a discussion about whether football originated in China) and couldn't take any more. Does it get any better? (cos the damn thing is 900 pages long) | |
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| Football books on 14:39 - Aug 23 with 7029 views | danehoop |
The Goldblatt book is a good one. Used to know him quite well. Never thought he would end up writing about sport, but quite possibly one of the cleverest men that I have ever met. |  |
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| Football books on 15:32 - Aug 23 with 6984 views | TheChef |
Brilliant Orange by David Winner
Football Against The Enemy by Simon Kuper
One Night In Turin (aka All Played Out) by Pete Davies
That last one is probably the best football book I've read. |  |
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| Football books on 15:33 - Aug 23 with 6983 views | Jigsore |
I could recommend Soccernomics by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski. Common questions such as 'why are england shit' answered by actual statistics and research |  |
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| Football books on 17:05 - Aug 23 with 6955 views | londonscottish |
I've just finished Be Careful What You wish For. Simon Jordan's story about his time as Palace chairman. Really enjoyed it. |  |
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| Football books on 17:13 - Aug 23 with 6939 views | londonscottish |
And The Gaffer obvs. | |
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| Football books on 20:46 - Aug 23 with 6887 views | MrSheen |
| Football books on 17:13 - Aug 23 by londonscottish |
And The Gaffer obvs. |
I know he's not very popular on here, but Steve Claridge's autobiog, "Tales from the Boot-Camps" was very entertaining.
One of the interesting things in "A Season With Verona" is the idea of "Gemellagio" (sp?), literally "twinning", where your club has others that you actually like, and the fans are all friendly to each other when they play. In Italy this is mostly based on politics, so Verona as a right-wing club are friendly with Inter and Lazio (can't remember the others). Nothing like this seems to survive in England - even bonds formed by common enemies or former players seem to fall apart over one tackle or disputed decision, but who would be our natural "gemelli"? It ought to be Fulham based on both hating Ch*ls** (and being hated by Brentford), but they don't see it that way. Swansea? Millwall? [Post edited 23 Aug 2013 21:02]
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| Football books on 21:40 - Aug 23 with 6852 views | WokingR |
"Where's your caravan" is a great insight into the lower leagues and the not so glamorous end of the game |  | | |
| Football books on 08:32 - Aug 24 with 6772 views | hopphoops |
| Football books on 20:46 - Aug 23 by MrSheen |
I know he's not very popular on here, but Steve Claridge's autobiog, "Tales from the Boot-Camps" was very entertaining.
One of the interesting things in "A Season With Verona" is the idea of "Gemellagio" (sp?), literally "twinning", where your club has others that you actually like, and the fans are all friendly to each other when they play. In Italy this is mostly based on politics, so Verona as a right-wing club are friendly with Inter and Lazio (can't remember the others). Nothing like this seems to survive in England - even bonds formed by common enemies or former players seem to fall apart over one tackle or disputed decision, but who would be our natural "gemelli"? It ought to be Fulham based on both hating Ch*ls** (and being hated by Brentford), but they don't see it that way. Swansea? Millwall? [Post edited 23 Aug 2013 21:02]
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Bristol Rovers?
I went to Roma against Reggina who were their gemelli. Very odd atmosphere. | |
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| Football books on 10:24 - Aug 24 with 6742 views | MrSheen |
| Football books on 08:32 - Aug 24 by hopphoops |
Bristol Rovers?
I went to Roma against Reggina who were their gemelli. Very odd atmosphere. |
You'd think so, but it rarely works both ways. I was once at a Rovers game when Holloway was our manager and they cheered us losing. | | | |
| Football books on 11:07 - Aug 24 with 6737 views | Lambourn |
What about grounds for divorce. By som geezer with a pony tail?? |  | | |
| Football books on 11:10 - Aug 24 with 6733 views | Neil_SI |
| Football books on 17:05 - Aug 23 by londonscottish |
I've just finished Be Careful What You wish For. Simon Jordan's story about his time as Palace chairman. Really enjoyed it. |
Likewise, I read that recently and enjoyed it too. | | | |
| Football books on 11:28 - Aug 24 with 6724 views | londonscottish |
| Football books on 11:10 - Aug 24 by Neil_SI |
Likewise, I read that recently and enjoyed it too. |
I thought it was very well written. And it's unusual to get the chaiman's view of things. It's usually players or managers.
I'm doing the full set this holiday - now onto the Secret Footballer. | |
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| Football books on 11:33 - Aug 24 with 6721 views | londonscottish |
Can anyone remember the title of the book from 2011 about the German keeper who ended up committing suicide? It's supposed to be a great book - won a sports book award IIRC. | |
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