Autobiography

Tony Book.

I don't know too much about the golden era aside from the testimony I've read from our esteemed oldies on here. Tony was on both sides of that amazing 69-70 season. What was it like? What was it like being such an old player and such a young manager (City-wise) in times of such success and expectation? Who was the Kolarov of the team regarding pranks when he was about? What was it like being a journeyman beforehand, so early in the 20th century?

So many questions... I might've just talked myself into getting my first football book.
 
blue b4 the moon said:
Zabas....Blood with a picture of him covered in blood in the cover.

Kidd....Kiddo showing him celebrating scoring 4 for us v Leicester?
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blue b4 the moon said:
Zabas....Blood with a picture of him covered in blood in the cover.

Kidd....Kiddo showing him celebrating scoring 4 for us v Leicester?
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My first ever match I went to. 5-0 I think Mike Doyle got the other.
 
Ric said:
A Christian Negouai autobiography is the stuff dreams are made of. This article we published by Durutti City (are you still out there mate?!) still makes me chuckle:
http://bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/Fans/ForwardWithNegouai.aspx
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Oh my word, fucking gold! I've not enjoyed a great piece of satire in a long time, and never in the football world. That was something else hahaha.



"This time he only lasted 3 minutes. A record? Intent on more mayhem, Christian ran straight into problems - more accurately, Marcus Bent. Straight red. Unbelievable."

"And Christian was, literally, sent to Coventry - with largely disappointing results"

"I scrolled down. And there he was. Filed simply under 'Midfielder, Christian Negouai.' Alone. In a class of his own. To the last, utterly unique."

"And, having failed to make provision for a pitch-side puddle, he crumpled to the ground - in stages."

"modestly, he accepted that Zidane had got a stranglehold on his coveted French No. 10 shirt."

"Stricken by indecision, little came off for our hero as he failed to adjust to Maine Road's wide open spaces."


What fantastic writing haha a great read.
 
xenon_ said:
Oh my word, fucking gold! I've not enjoyed a great piece of satire in a long time, and never in the football world. That was something else hahaha.



"This time he only lasted 3 minutes. A record? Intent on more mayhem, Christian ran straight into problems - more accurately, Marcus Bent. Straight red. Unbelievable."

"And Christian was, literally, sent to Coventry - with largely disappointing results"

"I scrolled down. And there he was. Filed simply under 'Midfielder, Christian Negouai.' Alone. In a class of his own. To the last, utterly unique."

"And, having failed to make provision for a pitch-side puddle, he crumpled to the ground - in stages."

"modestly, he accepted that Zidane had got a stranglehold on his coveted French No. 10 shirt."

"Stricken by indecision, little came off for our hero as he failed to adjust to Maine Road's wide open spaces."


What fantastic writing haha a great read.
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Ha, yeah he was/is a great writer.

Did another really good piece on the "Trumanns for Steel" banner we made for the stadium:
http://bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/Fans/TrumannsForSteel.aspx
 
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I had a top 7 of who I wanted to write a biog of. I've done Joe Mercer's (number 1), four others have since been written by others (Swift, Allison, Bell & Tueart) and the other two have yet to be persuaded. One's one of my heroes from the 70s and the other was a star of the 60s-70s with a significant story to tell. In recent years I've talked with Garry Cook about doing his biography as well, but whether that ever happens is open to debate.

The point I want to add really is that autobiographies are, inevitably, biased accounts. I'd much rather interrogate the subject and include the views of others to get a true picture of someone's life and achievements. Most of the sporting biogs are ghost written and it's amazing how little in some cases the subject actually knows his in his book - part of Roy Keane's defence after one of his biogs was written a few years back. So, if it's the truth you want to read it's usually best to dig out a biography not an autobiography, though there are exceptions.
 
Gary James said:
I had a top 7 of who I wanted to write a biog of. I've done Joe Mercer's (number 1), four others have since been written by others (Swift, Allison, Bell & Tueart) and the other two have yet to be persuaded. One's one of my heroes from the 70s and the other was a star of the 60s-70s with a significant story to tell. In recent years I've talked with Garry Cook about doing his biography as well, but whether that ever happens is open to debate.
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I think I know who one of those is, intrigued to know who the other is though.
 
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