Ketsbaia Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Did anyone get Pirlo's book then? Yeah, I never had him down as a nutter but the way he speaks can only come from an insane mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Started Bergkamp's the other day. Had a bit of an autobiography binge recently and I'm only half-reading this, but it seems really good and wanna read it properly. So I'm probably gonna leave it for a week. It's basically one long interview; which I kinda like, as opposed to knowing there's a ghost writer embellishing stuff. A bit of credibility was lost when Redknapp said "I can't read or write" less than a third into the book. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Did anyone get Pirlo's book then? Yeah, I never had him down as a nutter but the way he speaks can only come from an insane mind Seriously? The things that I've heard from it just suggest that he's funny and slightly pretentious, whereas others probably think he's a bit mental. I can relate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I'm still waiting for this in English. Apparently it may get translated if he gets another job in England, sadly my Italian doesn't get far beyond....grazi. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71ysJGxyI4L._SL1500_.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevo Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I'm currently reading "Running with the Firm" by James Bannon. Story of the undercover officers who infiltrated Millwalls radgies in the late 80's and upon whose case the film ID was loosely based. It's very interesting being from a covert police officers perspective. I read this in 2 days on holiday. Quality book and recommend it to anyone! Very interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Barra-Brava-Mr-David-Freeman/dp/1482515970/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411301371&sr=1-2&keywords=Barra+Brava Currently reading this. Recommend it to anybody that has an interest in Latin American football culture (starts off in the USA but yee na). Think I've already mentioned this to Disco as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 This is coming out soon and is written by Paul Brown who is pretty much the go to author when it comes to Victorian Football in the UK. Think it will be a really good read. http://www.allwithsmilingfaces.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/awsfcoversml.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 This is coming out soon and is written by Paul Brown who is pretty much the go to author when it comes to Victorian Football in the UK. Think it will be a really good read. http://www.allwithsmilingfaces.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/awsfcoversml.png Looks canny. Going to pick a copy up I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Did anyone get Pirlo's book then? Yeah, I never had him down as a nutter but the way he speaks can only come from an insane mind Seriously? The things that I've heard from it just suggest that he's funny and slightly pretentious, whereas others probably think he's a bit mental. I can relate. Gave on Pirlo's book about 3/4 of the way through, he's insufferable. Shame as I love him as a player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Did anyone get Pirlo's book then? Yeah, I never had him down as a nutter but the way he speaks can only come from an insane mind Seriously? The things that I've heard from it just suggest that he's funny and slightly pretentious, whereas others probably think he's a bit mental. I can relate. Gave on Pirlo's book about 3/4 of the way through, he's insufferable. Shame as I love him as a player. I read it, thought it was quite interesting. However, it is so short, it is barely more than a magazine's length. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Did anyone get Pirlo's book then? Yeah, I never had him down as a nutter but the way he speaks can only come from an insane mind Seriously? The things that I've heard from it just suggest that he's funny and slightly pretentious, whereas others probably think he's a bit mental. I can relate. Gave on Pirlo's book about 3/4 of the way through, he's insufferable. Shame as I love him as a player. I read it, thought it was quite interesting. However, it is so short, it is barely more than a magazine's length. I enjoyed it, he is a bit mental. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I enjoyed to begin with but I found his style too pretentious in the end, like he was trying to be a writer he's not capable of being. Maybe he'll release a better one when he retires. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I thought it was quality personally. Loads different seeing a footballer with an opinion on things, unlike the likes of Gerrard and Lampard whose books I could imagine being dull as fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 It's definitely different, there's just only so many badly-written quips I can handle. Saying that it probably has been translated from Italian as well. I'm not a fan of football autobiographies in general really, maybe that's why. Expectations were really high as well, because I absolutely love Pirlo. Have to rememember he's still a footballer though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I don't think that's particularly fair. A man is not his job and all that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I don't think that's particularly fair. A man is not his job and all that. I just mean, I expected it to be beautifully written and constructed like his football, but that wasn't really a fair expectation. His ideas and thinking are pretty different, it's just not brilliantly written. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I thought it was quality personally. Loads different seeing a footballer with an opinion on things, unlike the likes of Gerrard and Lampard whose books I could imagine being dull as fuck. Gerrard's main one is surprisingly good. Far more in-depth that I though it would be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I don't think that's particularly fair. A man is not his job and all that. I just mean, I expected it to be beautifully written and constructed like his football, but that wasn't really a fair expectation. His ideas and thinking are pretty different, it's just not brilliantly written. Makes sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Anyone been reading Keanes second book? More of the same really. Good read though. I haven't read his first in a while but I'm almost sure he has already contradicted himself in regards to Haaland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Nah but the audio book read by Keane himself terrifies me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 This came out this week, will have to give it a read even though you are not allowed to like Guardiola any more. The Auteur of Säbener Straße: A Book Review of Perarnau’s Pep Confidential | Bundesliga Fanatic - http://bundesligafanatic.com/book-review-perarnau-pep-confidential/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 The thought of Keane sitting in a studio with headphones on, reading his book to himself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thenorthumbrian Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Anyone been reading Keanes second book? More of the same really. Good read though. I haven't read his first in a while but I'm almost sure he has already contradicted himself in regards to Haaland. Keane is a cunt and I hate Manure, so I will give it a miss, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thenorthumbrian Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 An interesting book about how influential football can be (not always for the better) is The 10 Football Matches That Changed The World ... and the One That Didn't http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_11/276-8608261-0969145?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=jim%20murphy%20the%2010%20football%20matches&sprefix=jim+murphy+%2Caps%2C283 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 This came out this week, will have to give it a read even though you are not allowed to like Guardiola any more. The Auteur of Säbener Straße: A Book Review of Perarnau’s Pep Confidential | Bundesliga Fanatic - http://bundesligafanatic.com/book-review-perarnau-pep-confidential/ Will be a great read. Nearly finished Balague's book about him, think this will be my next purchase Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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