Sports Autobiography recommendations please

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  1. ryhilltyke

    ryhilltyke Well-Known Member

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    Need some books for next holiday.
    Already read Sam Allardyce, Barry Fry, Ray Parlour, Keith Gillespie on last holiday. Fairly recent books too if you can recommend. Ta.
     
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    I liked Zlatan's tbh. If you are old enough to remember Tony Cascarino, then that's a brilliant read. My favourite though by a long way has to be Simon Jordan's (ex Crystal Palace chairman) a couple of snippets about Barnsley in there too but honestly, what a read that is.
     
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    As Googs said, Cascarino's. And Mickey Quinn's.
     
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    Gazza , Bobby Robson, Greavsie , Stuart Pearce, Dalglish are all good reads
     
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    Ian Botham

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    George Best - 'Blessed'.

    The Wreckless Eric one is brilliant too. But he wasn't a sportsman, as such... :D
     
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    Just back off holiday and although not a sporting autobiography may i recommend Absolute Pandemonium by Brian Blessed.
     
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    Georgie Charlton My Unbelievable Life of a Footballer. It's a bit of a laugh, It's a fictional footballer from the 70's.
     
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    Geraint Thomas. The world of cycling according to G. Hilarious.

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    Fly fishing by J R Hartley
     
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    I've just back off holiday, too, and that's what I was reading. I can highly recommend it, as well.
     
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    Really enjoyed Paul Merson's. Carragher's is pretty good too.
     
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    If you can get it, "Allison Calling". It tells the story of the origins of Woolwich Arsenal, told by a journalist who took over the management of Arsenal from Herbert Chapman in the 1930s, who had died due to a fatal heart attack, in the second year of his tenure at AFC. Herbert Chapman of course, was famous for winning the First Division Championship with Huddersfield in the 20s.
     
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    Funny moving hilarious eccentric loud
     
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    Jonny Wilkinson's was a brilliant read. Best autobiography I have read
     
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    The best insight into professional sport I have ever come across was On and Off the Field by Ed Smith. It's fairly old now, but it really is a fascinating read if you enjoy cricket.
     
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    Tony Cascarino's book is excellent and so is 'An awful lot of bubbly in Brazil' about Alan Brazil.
     
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    Behind the white ball, Jimmy White is fantastic.

    Quite old now though and I think he may have another out more upto date but still worth reading.
     
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    Perfectly summed up, old mate.
     
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    Gary Wiltshire - Winning it back!

    One quote from the book ...."Dad, we've not had a good start to this evenings dog races, we are £103 down (on the day he had lost millions & everything he had!
     
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