Ayatollah Hermione 12733 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Figured we could use this as a catch-all thread. If there's already one, then soz. Just got the 2014 edition of Soccernomics on the Kindle for some reading in between World Cup games. Anyone got recommendations for books on some foreign football? I quite fancy reading something about AC Milan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 This was the last football book I read. Pretty good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 From a historical POV no book will ever beat The Ball is Round by David Goldblatt. Canny long read but well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Forza Italia: The Fall and Rise of Italian Football by Paddy Agnew covers a lot of A.C Milan. There's also a decent amount in Inverting the Pyramid about Saachi, Capello & Ancelotti from a tactical perspective. If I recall correctly there's I think Milan are covered in Brilliant Orange by David Winner - though it's been a few years since I've read it some maybe @@Tooj can help with that one! Although not about Milan my next book is A Season with Verona by Tim Parks which is supposed to be well worth a read. Most of these can be found on ebay for under £5. Obviously they're good books in their own right too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 A Season with Verona is class, good choice Tom. Another Italian book worth a read is The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5874 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 The far corner by Harry Pearson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5874 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 On 22/06/2014 at 22:26, Kid Dynamite said: The far corner by Harry Pearson His follow up book has come out this week His Mrs left him for his mate after 25 years together, he’s unemployed and a single Dad to a teenage Daughter, so he decided to go back to watching non-league games and wrote another book about it His first book is the best best football book ever written if no-ones read it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19714 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 No one’s read it yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Whitehurst 772 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 9 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said: His follow up book has come out this week His Mrs left him for his mate after 25 years together, he’s unemployed and a single Dad to a teenage Daughter, so he decided to go back to watching non-league games and wrote another book about it His first book is the best best football book ever written if no-ones read it yet Cheers for the tip, I’ve just ordered it. The Far Corner was brilliant, his descriptions of the fans, that turn up to these non league games, were hilarious. I’ve bought that book for so many people. I keep meaning to get his cricket and cycling books as those are also meant to be really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30211 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Slipless in Settle is his cricket one iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12733 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 I’ll also recommend The Far Corner. Funny as fuck. His line about people bragging about massive attendances when their team is shite being akin to bragging about going to the same restaurant every week when you admit the food is shit seems apt for some threads on here atm. Not pointing fingers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 1997 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I have a large collection of books about football. Mi favourite book is 'A life to short'. the bio of the goalkeeper Robert Enke. I recomend you 'The boy on the shed', is the bio of the Newcastle Ex Player Paul Ferris. A very good book about a young talent whom the injuries destroyed (in the same line... 'Forever young', the history of Adrian Doherty). 'El Milagro de Castel di Sangro' is amazing. An amateur team that get promoted every year until the second Division in Italy. But I am not sure if the book is in English. I have, but I don't read yet, 'Running with the firm', about a journalist with a double life living between Hooligans. Joey Barton bio and Gary Speed Bio are very decent reads too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5874 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 8 hours ago, Alex said: Slipless in Settle is his cricket one iirc Didn’t realise he’d written a cricket book. Just bought it. I’ve read his book about country fairs which doesn’t quite hit the heights of the far corner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30211 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said: Didn’t realise he’d written a cricket book. Just bought it. I’ve read his book about country fairs which doesn’t quite hit the heights of the far corner Had a look following your recommendation as I loved The Far Corner and he’s wrote two award winning cricket books but Slipless in Settle was the only one I previously knew about 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 The drink drivers autobiography especially the page where he describes getting spat on when he’s leaving the ground with his family , having being booed off during the game, when subbed ,for being shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 The Far Corner is class mind Its constantly funny, but informative. I’ll definitely be getting the sequel & ive been meaning to read his cricket books for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30211 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 All the Duncan Hamilton books I’ve read have been class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30211 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 On 23/08/2020 at 14:22, Diego21 said: I have a large collection of books about football. Mi favourite book is 'A life to short'. the bio of the goalkeeper Robert Enke. I recomend you 'The boy on the shed', is the bio of the Newcastle Ex Player Paul Ferris. A very good book about a young talent whom the injuries destroyed (in the same line... 'Forever young', the history of Adrian Doherty). 'El Milagro de Castel di Sangro' is amazing. An amateur team that get promoted every year until the second Division in Italy. But I am not sure if the book is in English. I have, but I don't read yet, 'Running with the firm', about a journalist with a double life living between Hooligans. Joey Barton bio and Gary Speed Bio are very decent reads too. That Robert Enke book is good, albeit tragic. Unsurprisingly Van Gaal comes across as an arrogant wanker. The Miracle of Castel di Sangro was first published in English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26109 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 If anyone is wondering what to get Ugly Mackems for Christmas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30211 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 one can only marvel at the imagination that came up with those titles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 13924 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Never mind the book, this review is worth a read https://thesetpieces.com/latest-posts/sweeper-steve-bruce-review/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle 2832 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fuckin-Hell-Its-Paul-Cannell-ebook/dp/B007Y4XDIQ Deep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19714 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Meenzer said: Never mind the book, this review is worth a read https://thesetpieces.com/latest-posts/sweeper-steve-bruce-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 1997 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 You just convinced me. I just bought 'The Far Corner' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 0 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Want to see Newcastle winning the 96 premiership? Chapter 2 of "always losing something" by Max Green rewrites history for Newcastle fans.… Much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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