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Good sports books to read on holiday

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  • dabos
    dabos Posts: 2,717
    Inverting the Pyramid
  • barstool
    barstool Posts: 1,371

    if you want some inspiration it has to be the Lance Armstrong book, what an amazing guy

  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,498
    Foul - by Andrew Jennings. Detailed dossier on just how much FIFA stinks.

    Five Ring Circus - by Christopher Shaw. Analysis of just how much benefit the Olympics brings to the host city, based on Vancouver's winter olympics 'experience'
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 8,017

    The Greatest Footballer ou Never Saw - biography of Robin Friday

    The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro

  • cholland
    cholland Posts: 169
    During the Spain pre-season trip read Bloody Confused!: A Clueless American
    Sportswriter Seeks Solace in English Soccer  by Chuck Culpepper. Mainly
    covers the 2006-07 season but his 'first' game is on






    Aug 20th 2005 - Charlton v Wigan but he did not see the game as it took
    him from 1pm to 4.15pm to get from Barrons Court in west London to The
    Valley and then we would not let him in so he saw some through a
    security gate. At the end of the next season he returned to The Valley
    for our final Premiership home game v Spurs, but once again did not get
    in as it was "all ticket". In between he decided to follow Portsmouth
    and there are some great stories about his adventures with a bloke
    dressed as a blue bear. There is a wonderful bit about Neil Warnock:
    "whose filter between brain and mouth either had eroded or had come
    congenitally thin from the get-go. Impolitic thoughts went straight from
    the mind into the TV microphone and onto the page and in the American
    sportswriting business, we have two words for managers like him: 'thank'
    and 'you'."


  • ads
    ads Posts: 3,234
    Morbo-The Story Of Spanish Football by Phil Ball and Futebol-The Brazilian Way Of Life by Alex Bellos
  • AMJCAFC
    AMJCAFC Posts: 32

    Recently got back from Spain, I took Chirs Kamara's 'Mr. Unbelieveable' which was a decent light hearted read for holiday, was surprised to find just how much the guy has done over the years.

    But the book i'd recommend is Paul Gascoigne ' Being Gazza'. Great read.

  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,373
    Great book out there by Gary Imlach about his father.




    "My Father and other working class football heroes" is the name, as you say Seth, a great book.

    Also "Provided you don't kiss me" by Duncan Hamilton is a terrific book about Brian Clough. Both recommended to me by a Forest fan naturally... 

  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,235

    Paint It White by Gary Edwards.

    Okay, he's a Leeds fan, but apparently he's only missed one game since 1968 (that's home/away. europe and friendlies so you've got to have some respect for him cos that's dedication.  Anyway, I read the book on holiday and enjoyed it greatly.  I think there may now be a sequel too - it's certainly been made into a play.  Oh, I think Gary's a painter by trade hence the title.  He won't paint anything red for obvious (to him) reasons.

  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,486
    Damned United

    Lef Foot Forward

    My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes

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  • Bermuda_red
    Bermuda_red Posts: 458
    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

    I know Matt Eastley.  West Stand season ticket holder/Royal Oak drinker.  Journo who recently published a book on FA Cup.  Top bloke.

    Cascarino book is excellent.

     


     

  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,932
    agreed the gary imlach book is good save for Stuart did once play for palace

    phoenix form the ashes ..mike brearley (large swathes poached from this and stuck into the art of captaincy)

    final rounds ...james dodson

    view from the boundary ...clr james

    few books by harry pearson who is very amusing
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,288
    few books by harry pearson who is very amusing

    The Far Corner is good
  • Stone
    Stone Posts: 3,026
    Football: Left foot forward. The Damned United. Cloughie's autobiography. Only a game. Floodlit Dreams (if non-league floats your boat).
    Cricket: Penguins stopped play. Rain Men.
    Cycling: Every second counts. It's not about the bike. (both Lance Armstrong, the latter obviously about his greatest victory)
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,525
    Rollo, the biogs are yours. inbox me.
  • collegeparkaddick
    collegeparkaddick Posts: 442
    Travelogues/football books: 

    CAFC's Charlie Connelly "Stamping Grounds:  Exploring Liechtenstein and Its World Cup Dream";

    WHU's James Montague "When Friday Comes";

    America's Joe McGinnis "The Miracle of Castel di Sangro";

    Italy's Filippo Maria Ricci "Elephants, Lions and Eagles";

    David Winner's "Brilliant Orange";

    Awista Ayub's "However Tall the Mountain";

    Marc Bennett's "Football Dynamo:  Modern Russia and the People's Game";

    Steve Bloomfield's "Africa United";

    Jonathan Wilson's "Behind the Curtain:  Travels in Eastern European Football"


  • Bermuda_red
    Bermuda_red Posts: 458

    Born to Run : Chris McDowell

    Awesome book,  whether you run or not.  Well written, great cast of charactors.  An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt?

     

     

     

  • petetheaddick
    petetheaddick Posts: 375
    Home and Away 1905 - 1992 by Colin Cameron, for the hard core Addick
  • Mikey-cafc
    Mikey-cafc Posts: 242
    congratulations youve just met the ICF was interesting to read bout there going ons
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    edited August 2011
    Futebol - a cracking insight into Brazil and Brazilian football. Some bloke called So Crates does the intro and many interviews in it. Financial shennanigins, its popularity in the favelas, design of the shirt, the ground with the centre line on the equator..very wide ranging
    Available on kindle or paper.

    If you are on a late summer holiday, this might be the ticket. Out 31 Aug
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,525
    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


    This one you mean Floyd : - )
  • thewolfboy
    thewolfboy Posts: 2,952
    Got Graham Le Saux's book in a car boot sale for 17p.
    Ant good?
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    No, this one!
    image

    Its deja vu all over again!
    oops, dont you hate it when that happens?
  • Robert
    Robert Posts: 801
    Jeff Stelling's book is a good read (as is Kammy's).
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616

    CRICKCHESSCROQBOWL

    Written by a really excitng guy teaching you to play cricke chess croquet and bowles all at once... SOOO FUN!!!

  • eug72
    eug72 Posts: 177
    Cheers for the suggestions. Agreed Gary Nelson's left foot forward is a very good read. Will go for damned united and Tony Adams biography.

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