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Book Reviews
/ 1 year agoBook review: Gary Lineker – Portrait of an Icon, by Chris Evans
Chris Evans’s biography of Gary Lineker provides a fascinating insight into one of football’s most popular characters.
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/ 1 year agoBook review: Swindon Town – Lou Macari Years, by David Wallis
Recent seasons haven’t been too kind for Swindon Town, but a glance back to the past highlights that fortunes can change...
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/ 2 years agoBook review: Last Boy of ’66, by Sir Geoff Hurst
Hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst is the last surviving member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning team and his latest book...
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/ 2 years agoBook Review: Chris Towers finds right mix
Return to the Hinterlands, by Chris Towers, published by Big White Shed, Price: £10 A follow-up to ‘Hinterlands’, Chris Towers once...
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/ 2 years agoFEARS FOR OUR GAME: A review of States of Play by Miguel Delaney
THE Independent’s chief football writer Miguel Delaney has produced a forensic investigation into sportswashing and how it has damaged the beautiful...
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/ 2 years agoA DECADE TO REMEMBER: A review of Don’t Cry For Me, Next Door Neighbour, by Michael Fahey
IN Don’t Cry For Me, Next Door Neighbour, Michael Fahey charts the fortunes of the national sides of England, Scotland, Wales,...
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/ 2 years agoPREVIEW: Go To War, by Jon Spurling
My new book is about 1980s football, in particular its prime movers and shakers at clubs like Liverpool, Everton, Aston Villa,...
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/ 2 years agoJoe McGinniss: Recalling ‘The Miracle of Castel di Sangro’
If the study of football was on the national curriculum, then Joe McGinniss’ The Miracle of Castel di Sangro would be...
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/ 2 years agoREVIEW: Come on Marine! by Barry Lenton
Come on Marine! A personal history of the Mighty Mariners - Barry Lenton, published by Barry Lenton, price: £32.
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/ 2 years agoREVIEW: Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom by Adam Hurrey
Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to use (and abuse) the language of football - Adam Hurrey, published by Headline, Price:...
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/ 2 years agoREVIEW: Badger’s Football Slang & Banter by Niall Edworthy
Badger’s Football Slang & Banter - Niall Edworthy, published by Badger Books, price: £9.99.
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/ 2 years agoREVIEW: Benno, My Life in Football by Dave Bennett
Benno: My Life in Football - Dave Bennett with Rich Chamberlain, published by Pitch Publishing, price: £25.
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/ 2 years agoBook review: Panini Legends, by Greg Lansdowne
If you are a big fan of Panini stickers, then it is going to be hard to find a better Christmas...
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/ 2 years agoREVIEW: Head for the Floodlights, by Giles Goford
Head for the Floodlights: Around the 92 in the 1980s - Giles Goford, published by Conker Editions, price: £16.
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/ 2 years agoBook review: Munichs by David Peace
DAVID Peace has had varying degrees of success with his three football novels.
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/ 2 years agoBook review: Boot money & end of shamateurism by Jeff Brooks
JEFF Brooks has written three books about the club he supports, Tooting & Mitcham United, and it was while he was...
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/ 2 years agoBrian Moore Saved our Sundays – The Golden Age of Televised Football by Matt Eastley
Matt Eastley’s book is a joyously nostalgic journey through the golden days of regional televised football in the 1970s.
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/ 2 years agoThe Claret Pals by Evan Baldock
Published by the Book Guild Ltd, price: £8.99 They say you should write about what you know and Evan Baldock has...
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/ 2 years agoFoul and Fair by Steve Coach
Published by the Book Guild Ltd, price: £9.99 Anyone who has been involved in kids’ football will know that it can...
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/ 2 years agoA Different Ending?
Extra Time: Euro 96 Reloaded, by Andrew Males, Price: £9.99 Wouldn’t it be great if we could somehow turn the clock...
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/ 2 years agoBuzzing Bees Book Review
Smart Money: The Fall and Rise of Brentford FC, by Alex Duff, published by Constable, Price: £22 (hardback) Alex Duff’s book...
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/ 2 years agoStickers Showcase Book Review
TIFO: The Art of Football Fan Stickers, by Ryo Sanada and Suridh Hassan, published by Soi Books, Price: £14.99 A glance...
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/ 2 years agoScottish Treat
Back o the Net! Why we love Scottish fitba, compiled and edited by Donald C Stewart and Paul Goodwin, published by...
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/ 3 years agoSAMBA SUCCESS
O Jogo Bonito! Brazil’s 1970 World Cup Samba Party, by Gary Thacker, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £18.99 GARY Thacker’s latest...
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/ 3 years agoLAYING FOUNDATIONS
We Were Really There: The Rebirth of Manchester City, by David Bernstein with Tim Rich, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £25...
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/ 3 years agoPURE FOOTBALL
Gordon Milne: Shankly, My Dad and Me, with Steve Younger, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £25 IN HIS engrossing football memoir,...
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/ 3 years agoCUP FUN OVERFLOWS
The Magic of the FA Cup!, by Bob Bond, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £19.99 IF YOU’RE a fan of the...
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/ 3 years agoPOETIC TALES
Hinterlands – Travels around England’s non-league football grounds, by Christopher Towers, published by Big White Shed, Price: £10 FOOTBALL and poetry...
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/ 3 years agoPASSING THE BATON
The Ghosts of Inchmery Road, by Mat Guy, published by 1889 Books, Price: £10.99 ANYONE who has read Mat Guy’s previous...
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/ 3 years agoDELVING DEEP
Unfit and Improper Persons: An Idiot’s Guide to Owning a Football Club, by Kevin Day, Kieran Maguire and Guy Kilty, published...
