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Post by Lord Emsworth on Apr 3, 2022 20:57:47 GMT
Both sound great
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2022 13:36:54 GMT
Pirates, Punks and Politics: FC St.Pauli by Nick Davidson. Freedom Through Football: The Story of the Easton Cowboys and Cowgirls In the summer of 1992 just as a revolution was started to unfold in the English professional game, a group of young men from inner city Bristol form a Sunday league football team. Few of the original Easton Cowboys could have envisaged the extraordinary journey that team would make over the next two decades, a journey that would see them play soccer in a low-level Mexican war zone, cricket games in South Central LA and take them to the dusty fields of Palestine. This is the improbable story of the Easton Cowboys and Cowgirls, a punk-inspired, community-minded club that truly is like no other in British sport. It traces their development from that single men's football team to a multi-sport self-funding semi-legendary local institution with links around the globe. Freedom Through Football is an eye-opening, inspiring tale with an unlikely cast of characters - ski-masked Zapatistas, rampageous can can dancers and an up-and-coming street artist named Banksy.
eastoncowfolk.org.uk/And my current read..... When Footballers Were Skint: A Journey in Search of the Soul of Football by Jon Henderson. Think I reviewed the St Paulli book on the old site. Very good, might actually revisit it again😎
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Post by oldpunk on Apr 8, 2022 22:07:53 GMT
Read literally hundreds over the years mostly about Celtic but I always thought Managing My Life by Alex Ferguson was and should be read by everyone regardless of whether you like him or even football. Also 'Jock Stein' by Archie McPherson, the authoratative book about the great man himself. I rarely read books about soccer hooligans as I don't believe in lining the pockets of criminals but 'Celtic Soccer Crew' by John O'Kane is worth a look due to the political climate of the time ie AFA, Red Action, the James Connolly Commemoration march in Edinburgh in the early 90's whereby both Celtic and Hibs boys were involved in 'alleviating'the BNP/Loyalist counter demonstrators. it is indeed avery good read
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Post by stu77 on Apr 15, 2022 2:34:34 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Jun 19, 2022 13:14:28 GMT
This was a good, quick read. Details his enormous problems with gambling. He could have played for Ireland through both parents which I didn't know. Dressing room fights , Ken Bates, England, nearly joining Arsenal and being sent to prison.
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Post by stu77 on Oct 31, 2022 22:03:57 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 1, 2022 7:58:09 GMT
I've been meaning to read that Nevin book for some time now Hard to imagine anyone not loving Pat Nevin even if he did play for Chelsea I didn't know anything about his background until I read that article - thanks for that Stu I must make sure I read the book soon
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Post by stu77 on Jun 7, 2023 0:31:36 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 7, 2023 7:56:57 GMT
Looks good - thanks Stu
Pat Nevin's got a new book
I'm deciding whether to go and see him talk about it next week
It sez here...
'Football and How to Survive It' is the follow-up to 2021's acclaimed 'The Accidental Footballer' and traces Pat's journey into a less glamorous side of football. From Tranmere to Kilmarnock, he plays some of the best football he’s ever played - but what happens when, in a strange twist of fate, Pat finds himself both player and Chief Executive of Scottish First Division club Motherwell?
It is an entertaining and revealing tale of a rarely-seen side of football, a book that celebrates the game in all its complex and confusing glory.
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