Footballers autobiography

[EBS1980]

Going on holiday in a few weeks time, can anyone recommend a good footballers autobiography please?

[Hatch]

MLTs is rubbish, Mick Channons is interesting but poorly written.

 

Alan Balls is good.

 

Gazzas make you realise the bloke is a complete loon.

 

when i remember the others i've read i'll come back

[RedAndWhite91]

Ali Dia.

[EBS1980]

I was thinking about Robbie Savages one? Don't like him as a footballer but thought it might have a few good stories in it.

[RonManager]

Stanley Matthews - The Way It Was.

 

Autobiography written by the great man himself. A good intelligent read and a real insight into a footballers life and football/society in those post-war black 'n white days.

 

www.headline.co.uk

 

ISBN 0-7472-7108-9

[saint_stevo]

Sir Bobby

David Beckham

Seve Ballesteros (obv golf but a good read)

[hamster]

Stanley Matthews - The Way It Was.

 

 

Good shout.

 

Depending on your age I'd add.

 

If you fancy reading Tommy Lawton's autobiog, you can have mine. If you need to ask or google Tommy Lawton, I would presume you won't enjoy it.

[saint_bert]

Fergies is a bit dated now but is a good read.

[fish fingers]

http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/625479/Garrincha/Product.html

 

Garrincha, Superb

[saint_bert]

Not an autobiography, but if you have not read the damned united I would recomend it.

[ecuk268]

Tony Adams.

 

Despite his "donkey" image, he comes across as an intelligent, thoughtful bloke. Doesn't try to blame anyone else for his booze problems, he faced up to them and accepts that he can't touch alcohol any more.

[ericofarabia]

Tony Adams.

 

Despite his "donkey" image, he comes across as an intelligent, thoughtful bloke. Doesn't try to blame anyone else for his booze problems, he faced up to them and accepts that he can't touch alcohol any more.

 

It's a wonder he didn't top himself with the goings on at Skatesmuuf !!

[amsterdam]

Tony Adams.

 

Despite his "donkey" image, he comes across as an intelligent, thoughtful bloke. Doesn't try to blame anyone else for his booze problems, he faced up to them and accepts that he can't touch alcohol any more.

 

Agree that "Addicted" is an interesting read, and I'm not one of Adams' greatest fans. As someone above said, Gazza's autobiography is interesting in the way that watching an inevitable car crash is "interesting" - how many times can a man b***ix his own life up before people around him say "enough - grow up"..?

 

I've just re-read "The Beautiful Game?" by David Conn; maybe a bit heavy on the financial anecdotes for a light holiday read, and a little out of date - 2005? - but shows what a dodgy shambles the whole business is...

[warsash saint]

Brian Clough's is a good read

[Deppo]

They don't get much better than "Steak... Diana Ross: Diary of a Football Nobody" by Dave McVay.

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Steak-Diana-Ross-Football-Nobody/dp/1903158370

[saintscottofthenortham]

I have read many a footballers Autobiography, and there are just two that I urge any football fan to read...

 

1. Paulo Di Canio's - Fantastic read, a great character and you really appreciate how his childhood made him the player he was.

 

2. Stuart Pearce's 'Psycho' - Yet another great read, another character and really down to earth.

 

They are my 2 favourite, but of them I must urge you all, if you havn't as of yet, read Paulo's autobiography.

[Saints11]

Niall Quinns book is absolutely hilarious

[equalizer]

Strachan by the wee man himself and obviously with a chapter on his time at SFC.