Book Review
Book Review: You Are The Ref
You are the Ref by Paul Trevillion and Keith Hackett
Published by Bloomsbury
2013, £14.99
First of all a confession. At age 14, it was already pretty clear to me that the summit of my ambitions on the football pitch would be confined to occasional run out for the reserves of my local village team. So, while still coming to terms with a complete inability to tackle or head …
Book Review: Wings of a Sparrow
Wings of a Sparrow by Dougie Brimson
Published by eBookPartnership.com
2012, £1.90 (Kindle)
ASIN: B00AFXLKRO
I wonder how many Southampton fans have fantasized about a large lottery win in the past two years – one that could see them elbow aside the various suitors bidding for control of rivals Portsmouth, promptly running the club even further into the ground on assuming ownership of the Fratton Parkers - selling off assets …
Book Review: Addicted
Addicted by Tony Adams
Published by Willow
1999, prices vary
ISBN: 978-0002187954
Having read many footballer’s autobiographies over the years, few are seldom worth picking up for a second read. Tony Adams’ account of his life as a professional footballer of over 17 years with Arsenal and England, Addicted, is one of the exceptions to that rule.
What is it that marks Adams story as different to the rest? …
Book Review: The Long Way
The Long Way by A. E. Greb
Published by Wholepoint Publications
June 2012, £1.50
ASIN: B008A3BLGG
A week away from this season’s FA Cup third round, it seems appropriate to look back to A. E. Greb’s account of the 2011-12 competition, published in the Summer as an eBook, a collection of the blog posts which accompanied his ten month peregrinations and which concluded with Chelsea’s win over Liverpool in …