Soccer: Re: [lfc] Re: Autobiographies

Re: [lfc] Re: Autobiographies

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I've read the autobiographies of Shanks, Paisley, Kenny (My Liverpool
Home is also on its way), Hansen, Barnes, Gerrard and Carra. I enjoyed
every single page of each book but since the teenagers of today don't
know much about the 70s, 80s, 90s they might find the more recent
stuff more interesting. I think Carra's book is a bit better than
Gerrard's. Both touch upon similar topics: boyhood, becoming a
footballer, LFC and the changes that have occurred over the years,
Istanbul etc. But TBH I found Carra's more honest and better written.
Just my two pence worth. I would also strongly recommend "Secret Diary
of a Liverpool Scout", a book on Geoff Twentyman. Fascinating stuff
about how he and the bootroom operated back then and how he was a
master at unearthing gems like Keegan, Neal, Clemence, Rush etc.

ilker

2011/8/10 Colin Rowlands <crowlands@rim.com>
> > I'm with you on that on Ed. If I was a manger, there's three things I'd
> > have written in to player contracts - no biographies, no poncey
> > coloured boots and no twittering about the club!
> > Alas, as Colin said, it's all about greed, and we don't help buying the
> > bloody books. I'd recommend The Essential Shankly by John Keith. I was
> > given Crouch's book as a chrimbo prezzie a few years ago, it's still on
> > the shelf...Crouchie! What has he achieved, any winners medals?
> >
>
> Other than Kenny's autobiog, I would tend to recommend going for books written by proper authors as there are some amazing books written about our club and the likes of Shankly, Paisley and even newer eras.
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