Cort Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Just a few weeks left till this comes out, really excited. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1909245259/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1436219639&sr=8-3&keywords=touching+distance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 'Touching Distance' was decent and I've just bought 'Das Reboot', looking into how German football reinvented itself. Any other recommendations? I'm tempted by that 'Living on the Volcano' look into being a football manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I thought Touching Distance was a really good read - managed to spot myself at one of the training sessions at Maiden Castle. I didn't personally think that Living on the Volcano was that good - starts off strong, but seemed to get a bit lost in terms of what it was actually trying to say. I'd say Calvin's book on scouts is a better read personally. I've just started Inverting the Pyramid, but I suspect that that might be a bit of a slog. Still, I've got the new issue of the Blizzard to keep me going for light reading.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Cheers for that. I really enjoyed Inverting the Pyramid, but it could be seen as too much. Just downloaded some Blizzards too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I cannot go to a book shop without picking up and putting down Inverting The Pyramid. I might buy it one day, but I probably won't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I thought Touching Distance was a really good read - managed to spot myself at one of the training sessions at Maiden Castle. I didn't personally think that Living on the Volcano was that good - starts off strong, but seemed to get a bit lost in terms of what it was actually trying to say. I'd say Calvin's book on scouts is a better read personally. I've just started Inverting the Pyramid, but I suspect that that might be a bit of a slog. Still, I've got the new issue of the Blizzard to keep me going for light reading.. Fantastic! I loved it when the lads were training there. Had the dubious pleasure of bumping into Andy Cole coming out of the showers, and the even more embarrassing experience of Keegan and Terry Mc watching us play five a side (briefly, and with audible commentary... "Oooh, ha ha, 'kin 'ell" I can still hear it now...). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Balague's Pep book was just 300 odd pages of praising him. It read like a slightly long-winded pre-mortem eulogy. Pep's obviously a great manager, nice bloke and was a top player, but the book portrayed him as a transcendent uber-benevolent saint. It got tiresome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 'Touching Distance' was decent and I've just bought 'Das Reboot', looking into how German football reinvented itself. Any other recommendations? I'm tempted by that 'Living on the Volcano' look into being a football manager. Das Reboot good? Need a fairly long book to take on hols with me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Aye it is but it's only 250 pages so wouldn't class it as long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Tor! a better bet you reckon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Thought Das Reboot was good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Yeah the updated version of Tor is brilliant, doesn't have last year's World Cup in it though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 cheers chaps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Yeah, Das Reboot is great - there's a particular chapter in the second half that talks all about Klopp, tactics etc. I loved it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Anybody on here ever read Mundial Magazine? http://www.mundialmag.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 About half way through The Nowhere Men. Not great writing but still really interesting so far. All about the shitshow that is scouting in the UK. The old timers making a pittance and the emergence of moneyball and data-driven recruitment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Agree about it not being well written but you're right about how interesting it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Isn't there a bit in there (spoiler alert) about how great Lascelles will be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Ordered. Due out in August. Same guy that wrote Coaching the Tiki Taka Style of Play. Mine is on its way because I supported the Kickstarter to get it printed. You can order it on Amazon from August 20th. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philosophy-Football-Shadows-Marcelo-Bielsa/dp/B01HUNCDGI/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1468624343&sr=1-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 About half way through The Nowhere Men. Not great writing but still really interesting so far. All about the shitshow that is scouting in the UK. The old timers making a pittance and the emergence of moneyball and data-driven recruitment. finally got around to finishing this one a couple of weeks back. Worth a read if you're interested in the changing landscape of player development and recruitment. It could have gone a little more in-depth on how some scouts, sensing the future, are scouting for agents rather than clubs now. 3/5. Also read one called Il Re Calcio (football is king). It's really short, and focuses on a few hand-picked stories from Italian football (mostly 80s and 90s). I think it's Kindle-only. Interesting nonetheless. Tales of a few colourful characters more than the football specifically. Also a 3/5, for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Finally bought Touching Distance, adding to my collection of Newcastle related books. Looking forward to digging into this one, have read a few Keegan books now and really have learned so much more about the man himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Few good 'uns coming out in the next couple of months like. Angels With Dirty Faces tomorrow. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Angels-Dirty-Faces-Footballing-Argentina/dp/1409144437/ref=pd_sim_sbs_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=51nmuJkqjPL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR108%2C160_&psc=1&refRID=W1VNJPXGN7T4DANATJNS New books on both Cruyff and Di Stefano. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Di-St%C3%A9fano-Ian-Hawkey/dp/0091958555/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470860632&sr=1-1&keywords=Di+Stefano As well as the excellent Uli Hesse releasing one on Bayern. Currently working my way through a history of the Olympics so Angels is going to have to wait until that's done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Thanks Tooj... Maldini is my other footballing hero, may look into seeing anything good about him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Seeing as I mentioned him, If people haven't read it then I highly recommend Tor by Uli Hesse. Really good History of Jorman football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 sounds interesting. Now that I've read a half dozen NUFC books, I want to branch out into stuff like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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