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Good sports books to read on holiday

eug72
eug72 Posts: 177
edited August 2011 in General Charlton
I am off to Spain next week and want a good read whilst there. Interested in sports books. Havnt read curbs, peacock's or Lennie's autobiography yet. Can you recommend any of them or any others related to football. Cheers.
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  • petetheaddick
    petetheaddick Posts: 375
    I loved the Damned United
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,511
    i enjoyed Curb's Valley of Dreams? .. i think that's the title
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Barca - a People's Passion - Jimmy Burns - a history of the club and its origins/place in Catalan society etc rather than about Barcelona FC. Despite having a British sounding name Burns is Spanish.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,525
    Of the three you named I'd only suggest KPs book

    The Bromley Boys and 32 Programmes, both by Dave Roberts if you like books by fans about going to football.

    Damned Utd is good IMHO
  • StubleyAddick
    StubleyAddick Posts: 2,552
    Sir Bobby Robson's 'farewell but not goodbye' autobiography is a very good read.


  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,511
    The Art of Captaincy by Mike Brearley
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,288
    I loved the Damned United



    Seconded
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,288
    All played out ... Best world cup book ever
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,998
    Left Foot Forward: A Year in the Life of a Journeyman Footballer by sir Garry Nelson
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,525
    All played out ... Best world cup book ever
    True

    The Garry Nelson books are both excellent.

    New Charlton book at end of the month - Charlton Day by Day.

    Also Acworth still fantasising about publishing his book.

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  • rollo84
    rollo84 Posts: 55
    I enjoyed the Rob Lee book when I read that...
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Great book out there by Gary Imlach about his father.
  • les_says
    les_says Posts: 934
    Coming Back To Me - Autobiography of Marcus Trescothick. Very interesting read.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,343
    edited August 2011
    (Henry not Stonemuse) New Charlton book at end of the month - Charlton Day by Day.
    Please tell more.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,525
    edited August 2011
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Charlton-Athletic-This-Day-History/dp/1908051094/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3ELE7OS8ZIPW2&colid=1B0NYTOZ47N94



    I'm sure someone said on here they know the author.image
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,343
    Ha ha, cheers for the link Henry.  So the spreadsheet I've been working on just became redundant.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,880
    Going to get the Paul Lake one
  • Bexley Dan
    Bexley Dan Posts: 3,658
    got to say, i quite enjoyed the neil warnock book.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,343
    Going to get the Paul Lake one
    Just read the blurb.  That looks a little heavy, why not try playing some Leonard Cohen in the background to lighten the mood a little?  ;-)
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,679

    Cascarino's is pretty good.

     

    Tony Adam's too.But that's more of a 'good pub guide'.


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  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,880
    It does looks a hard read, saw the stuff about when he came back from an op in the US, the physio flew in first class, he was stuck in cattle, and ended up in agony and doing more damage to the knee
  • Bexley Dan
    Bexley Dan Posts: 3,658

    Cascarino's is pretty good.

     

    Tony Adam's too.But that's more of a 'good pub guide'.

    shame cascarino couldn't even put a fiver in the charity box whenever he's been back to crockenhill
  • supaclive
    supaclive Posts: 6,530
    All played out ... Best world cup book ever



    Been renamed as "One Night In Turin" - in line with the best selling sports documentary film released last year by someone or the other ....... ;-)

  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,525
    Eug,

    have you got the three book box set?

    Bartram, Firmani and Seed's biographies.

    Cos if you don't I'm selling off a load of old stuff to raise money for the CAFC Academy. 

    £6 to you but you'll need to arrange to pick up from Bromley or at Bournemouth.

  • rollo84
    rollo84 Posts: 55
    Eug,

    have you got the three book box set?

    Bartram, Firmani and Seed's biographies.

    Cos if you don't I'm selling off a load of old stuff to raise money for the CAFC Academy. 

    £6 to you but you'll need to arrange to pick up from Bromley or at Bournemouth.

    If Stig doesn't take you up on that offer I'm defiantly interested?
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,343
    Eug,

    have you got the three book box set?

    Bartram, Firmani and Seed's biographies.

    Cos if you don't I'm selling off a load of old stuff to raise money for the CAFC Academy. 

    £6 to you but you'll need to arrange to pick up from Bromley or at Bournemouth.

    If Stig doesn't take you up on that offer I'm defiantly interested?
    As much as I might like it, I don't have first dibs on the books ;-)   Anyway, I already have those, thanks.
  • rollo84
    rollo84 Posts: 55
    Eug,

    have you got the three book box set?

    Bartram, Firmani and Seed's biographies.

    Cos if you don't I'm selling off a load of old stuff to raise money for the CAFC Academy. 

    £6 to you but you'll need to arrange to pick up from Bromley or at Bournemouth.

    If Stig doesn't take you up on that offer I'm defiantly interested?
    As much as I might like it, I don't have first dibs on the books ;-)   Anyway, I already have those, thanks.
    Can I have them then? I'm at the game Saturday so can pick them up then?
  • jdsd42
    jdsd42 Posts: 1,508
    edited August 2011

    The priest -gerald odonovon  -- Set in Dublin a thriller....also any Grisham -- go on hols and have a good read -- live and breathe football --dont read it

     

  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,818

    Cascarino's is pretty good.

     

    Tony Adam's too.But that's more of a 'good pub guide'.

    shame cascarino couldn't even put a fiver in the charity box whenever he's been back to crockenhill

    After two messy divorces and his poker losses he's probably skint by now!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,525
    Rollo,

    If I don't hear from Eug today they're are yours

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