KFS Posted 4 August 2010 Posted 4 August 2010 Hey guys, I'm going on holiday in a week and wondered what books I should take with me. I'm reading Fernando Torres- El niño ATM. I like a good sports book or scifi book, I'm open to suggestion!
Fosse Boy Posted 4 August 2010 Posted 4 August 2010 If you're into sports books I would recommend: Graeme Le Saux's Autobiography (A lot more intelligent and thought provoking than most footballer's autobiographies) Provided You Don't Kiss Me (Duncan Hamilton on Brian Clough) The Damned United (Probably a better read if you haven't seen the film first) Penguins Stopped Play (A hilarious read with a sad twist, I'm well into my cricket but would recommend it even if you're not) Netherland (critically acclaimed novel based around cricket in New York)
KFS Posted 4 August 2010 Author Posted 4 August 2010 Robbie Savages biog is coming out tomorrow. Oh it was in WHS today and I laughed real hard If you're into sports books I would recommend: Graeme Le Saux's Autobiography (A lot more intelligent and thought provoking than most footballer's autobiographies) Provided You Don't Kiss Me (Duncan Hamilton on Brian Clough) The Damned United (Probably a better read if you haven't seen the film first) Penguins Stopped Play (A hilarious read with a sad twist, I'm well into my cricket but would recommend it even if you're not) Netherland (critically acclaimed novel based around cricket in New York) Thanks alot mate, I'll get a couple!
stripeyfox Posted 4 August 2010 Posted 4 August 2010 Last Light by Alex Scarrow is good if you like sci fi/post apocolyptical fiction. That book will make you want to keep a secret storeroom full of tinned food - it's about the collapse of society when the oil runs out. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett is good if you like historical fiction. Anyone else read it?
FoxyPV Posted 4 August 2010 Posted 4 August 2010 David Gemmell books are a good read - a bit of fantasy and easy to read. (esp the Druss series)
ousefox Posted 4 August 2010 Posted 4 August 2010 Might just buy Savage's, i don't mind him too much even if he is a bit of a dick. Leicester parts will be interesting. Wonder if he'll mention about when he shat in the referees room.
Fox You Forest Posted 4 August 2010 Posted 4 August 2010 Might just buy Savage's, i don't mind him too much even if he is a bit of a dick. Leicester parts will be interesting. Wonder if he'll mention about when he shat in the referees room. They've been putting bits and bobs up on the Mirror Football site, dunno if you've already seen them but.... MY great mate Stan Collymore wasn’t eligible to play in the 2000 Worthington Cup final. But he will always be remembered for the major impact he had on our pre-Wembley bonding session.La Manga: two little words, so many headlines. And all because Stan let off a fire extinguisher in the lounge bar of our very exclusive hotel at four in the morning. The idea to go to Spain was a good one. Martin O’Neill thought we could relax before the final against Tranmere but he didn’t come with us. His assistants John Robertson and Steve Walford took us instead and we started drinking as soon as we boarded the plane. Robbo was on Bloody Marys. We arrived at La Manga and piled into reception. The floors were marble, huge chandeliers were hanging from the ceiling, and the whole place was very expensive and very up-market. “Where’s the f***ing bar,” shouted a broad Scouse accent. Ian Marshall, the joker of the changing-room, wasn’t wasting any time. The beer was flowing. So was every other alcoholic drink you could name! Norwegian club Rosenborg were staying there too and their players were shaking their heads as they muttered “lager louts.” Their coach asked us to keep the noise down. We took the hint, left the hotel and found an Irish bar. We carried on drinking. And drinking. At one point, Robbo told us it was time to go to bed, because we had a curfew. Marshall asked Robbo for an extension, and he said “You’d have to ask the gaffer.” So he rang Martin back in England, at whatever time it was in the morning, left a message and told the rest of us we had a couple of extra hours. By now we were all in a state. But on the way back at about 2.30am, one of the lads peed in a flowerpot by the main door of our hotel, and I could see these people looking at us in horror: men in white tuxedos, women in evening dresses. At nine the next morning, there was a bang on the door and the instruction to pack. What happened? Stan had let off the fire extinguisher in scenes of carnage, according to the lads who were there. The incident had already been reported on Sky TV. Marshall was petrified. Even the lads who hadn’t done anything were frightened about facing Martin. He was fuming. We’d dragged the name of Leicester City through the mud.Finally, he turned to Marshall and ordered: “Don’t ever leave a message on my phone again.” Drinking hadn’t been a factor at United or at Crewe. But things were a bit different at Leicester. One time, Neil Lennon, Muzzy Izzet and I did a sold-out Q&A at Jongleurs nightclub. Training finished at lunchtime so we went for a drink to wait for the gig. As the afternoon wore on, the prospect of facing 400 supporters became more and more daunting. So we had another drink. Then another. We turned up at Jongleurs absolutely steaming. The first half was a disaster. Lennie spat beer on one lady and Muzzy fell asleep. Luckily we brought it back a bit after the interval but God knows what those fans must have thought.
Nick Posted 5 August 2010 Posted 5 August 2010 Hey guys, I'm going on holiday in a week and wondered what books I should take with me. I'm reading Fernando Torres- El niño ATM. I like a good sports book or scifi book, I'm open to suggestion! Buy: Tell No One by Harlen Coben Easy read, real page turner. Got me back into reading some time ago, also Play Dead is another good-un by the same author. N.
Joe. Posted 5 August 2010 Posted 5 August 2010 Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby Provided You Don't Kiss Me by Duncan Hamilton 50 People Who Fouled Up Football by Michael Henderson Muhammad Ali: His Life And Times by Thomas Hauser
ozleicester Posted 5 August 2010 Posted 5 August 2010 My life and The Beautiful game - Pele 1984/animal farm - Orwell Hithchikers guide to the galaxy - Douglas adams
StanSP Posted 5 August 2010 Posted 5 August 2010 Muhammad Ali's and Brian Lara's autobiographies were good reads
AoWW Posted 5 August 2010 Posted 5 August 2010 Awwww, a quality read. If you liked that, might I suggest....
lcfc"weasel" Posted 5 August 2010 Posted 5 August 2010 True Blue - David Baldacci Read it whilst in Lanzarote, great read.
Narborough_fox Posted 5 August 2010 Posted 5 August 2010 What book was that La Manga incident and Q&A in, I may just get it!!
ousefox Posted 5 August 2010 Posted 5 August 2010 What book was that La Manga incident and Q&A in, I may just get it!! Savage's autobiography
Fosse Boy Posted 7 November 2010 Posted 7 November 2010 Has anyone read Duncan Hamilton's biography of Harold Larwood? I really enjoyed his book on Clough and was wondering if this was worth a punt?
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