ToreSF Posted 28 February, 2013 Posted 28 February, 2013 Any recommendations? Preferably on players who played/managed for us from the mid nighties until today.
Saint Garrett Posted 28 February, 2013 Posted 28 February, 2013 Only read Le Tissier's. is a good read. Not sure many other players have brought one out.
sandwichsaint Posted 28 February, 2013 Posted 28 February, 2013 Lawrie Mac - Diary of a season. excellent book.
Dellman Posted 28 February, 2013 Posted 28 February, 2013 'Constant Paine' by David Bull, 'It's all about a ball' by Alan Ball, 'Home and Away' by Mike Channon, 'Cult Heroes' by Jeremy Wilson and of course 'Dell Diamond' about our Ted and Ron Reynolds 'Life of a 1950s footballer'.
Hatch Posted 28 February, 2013 Posted 28 February, 2013 Bally's is good. MLT's is rubbish Channons is good.
PhilippineSaint Posted 28 February, 2013 Posted 28 February, 2013 Any recommendations? Preferably on players who played/managed for us from the mid nighties until today. Are these like Baby Doll nighties?? Which players wore them Graham Le Saux probably
Viking Warrior Posted 28 February, 2013 Posted 28 February, 2013 A guide to best dressed footballers on and off the field - Paul Sturrock. I thought he littlewoods catalogue was more revealing The Invisable man the sequel, Ian Branfoot - Dont a good book as there are many blank pages
dronskisaint Posted 28 February, 2013 Posted 28 February, 2013 Lawrie Mac - Diary of a season. excellent book. +1 - great read!
Bearsy Posted 28 February, 2013 Posted 28 February, 2013 "Fox In The Box" by Danny Fox is a cracking read. I also enjoyed "02/05/11: The Glory Days" by Ryan Dickson.
once_bitterne Posted 28 February, 2013 Posted 28 February, 2013 "Pubs and Bars of Southampton and the Surrounding Area" by G. Burley.
Tokyo-Saint Posted 28 February, 2013 Posted 28 February, 2013 Frances Benali's 30 minute curry (up the walls) was a good read.
get_rich Posted 28 February, 2013 Posted 28 February, 2013 Really enjoyed Dave Jones' 'No Smoke, No Fire'
JRM Posted 28 February, 2013 Posted 28 February, 2013 Perry Groves book is decent. doesn't mention saints much though. Gary Monk has just brought one out , will be about his Swansea career but might give an insight to coming through at saints. Theo Walcott released a book as well I think.
Colinjb Posted 28 February, 2013 Posted 28 February, 2013 Really looking forward to Jonno Forte's book: 'Blink and you miss me'
Seany S Posted 1 March, 2013 Posted 1 March, 2013 Although the title sounds like something from a Carry On/Robin Askwith film, Frank Worthington's autobiography "One Hump Or Two?" is quite an amusing read. I have read Danny Wallace's book, which is a rather sobering affair. A few other books I have read have paid lip service to players' time at Saints - Gareth Southgate, Kevin Phillips, Dennis Wise. Most football books are rubbish in all honesty, it is a case of picking out the gems. Tony Cascarino's honest, brilliant confessional, Paolo Hewitt and Paul Guigsy McGuigan's exceptional The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw, and Garry Nelson's Left Foot Forward/One Foot In The Grave all being in the upper echelon of not only football writing but sports writing overall.
Patrick Bateman Posted 1 March, 2013 Posted 1 March, 2013 Strachan's book was a good read, also Dave Jones' book. Razor Ruddocks was okay. Le Tiss' book was horrible. It was amusing in places, but extremely poorly written and almost a bit, er, basic!? I really enjoyed Roy Keane's the most, that is a cracking read.
Tom8558 Posted 1 March, 2013 Posted 1 March, 2013 Anything from Hagiology publishing. Both Dell Diamond and Constant Paine are very well written. Lawrie Mac's Diary of a Season is also good. The MLT autobiography is a real disappointment. He should have got a ghost writer who could actually write.
Tom8558 Posted 1 March, 2013 Posted 1 March, 2013 There are actually very few football books that are actually worth reading. Most autobiographies are rubbish. A few good ones (in my opinion) are: Fever Pitch - Nick Hornby Provided you don't kiss me: 20 years with Brian Clough - Duncan Hamilton My father and other working class football heroes - Gary Imlach Left Foot Forward - Garry Nelson Engineering Archie - Simon Inglis Out of His Skin: The John Barnes Phenomenon - Dave Hill
percy windham Posted 1 March, 2013 Posted 1 March, 2013 Le Tiss' book was horrible. It was amusing in places, but extremely poorly written and almost a bit, er, basic!? . Le Tiss's was a shocker, it read like it was written by Alan Partridge. "Needless to say I had the last laugh...", "That reminds of another incident..." all the way through. It's like a parody of an autobiography.
Bearsy Posted 1 March, 2013 Posted 1 March, 2013 when i was a kid i my grandad had this old book of stories for young dudes, and one of them was bout football. I think it was set in like the 50s or something. What was happening was this team, i think it was maybe Arsenal, was having trouble cos their strikers kept dieing in mysterious circumstances. It was getting so bad they couldn't get no-one to play for them no more. So then this young reporter dude goes undercover to investigate and ends up playing for the first team! He's doing quite well until the chairman shoots him in the head with a rifle from up in the Director's box! I can't remember if ref gave free kick. Turns out the Chairman needed the club to lose games for some reason i couldn't understand. Has anyone ever heard bout this book? I wouldn't mind reading it again, looking back it seems pretty lols!
Tokyo-Saint Posted 1 March, 2013 Posted 1 March, 2013 I think there is a film about it bear - the highbury murders or something. Edit - yeah here it is http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Arsenal_Stadium_Mystery
Bearsy Posted 1 March, 2013 Posted 1 March, 2013 (edited) then why in the name of fvvck is my grandad making me read actual books ffs! edit - that don't sound like quite the same plot tho. It was arsenal players dieing not Trojans. Also thinking back i ain't sure it was arsenal at all, it might have been a made up team like Sheffield Wednesday or something. Edited 1 March, 2013 by Bearsy
Tokyo-Saint Posted 1 March, 2013 Posted 1 March, 2013 Yeah they always have to change it a bit in films for the simpletons to understand. They probably added the arsenal bit later. It's like in ww2 films where it looks like only the Americans were fighting the Germans. This helps the dum asses follow the plot as they'd get confused with too many accents.
Bearsy Posted 1 March, 2013 Posted 1 March, 2013 i may have to watch movie to find out! I wonder how they'll handle the critical scene where Cortese stands up in full view of everyone and shoots Ricky Lambart in head with rifle. Even at the time my 9 year old self was surprised and concerned bout this plot development.
Tokyo-Saint Posted 1 March, 2013 Posted 1 March, 2013 Sounds like Banshee dude. You sure you''re not confusing MOTD with that? Sometimes if I have watched 2 different programmes, when I fall asleep, they both make their way into my dreams. It sounds like this is what has happened with you. Sucking off your granddad is just coincidental.
Turkish Posted 1 March, 2013 Posted 1 March, 2013 Strachan's book was a good read, also Dave Jones' book. Razor Ruddocks was okay. Le Tiss' book was horrible. It was amusing in places, but extremely poorly written and almost a bit, er, basic!? I really enjoyed Roy Keane's the most, that is a cracking read. That's a great read, really makes you understand how competitve he was and what it takes to make it at a top club.
west_oz_saint Posted 2 March, 2013 Posted 2 March, 2013 Man on the Run by Mike Channon, a great read it really goes to the heart of the Saints of that era http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Channon/e/B001KD4N0E
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