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by **Dalglish** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 12:32 am

red37 wrote:Think i'll have a gander at this one as well - use up me Waterstones gift card.

Money well spent mate. TOP book and one ot the best at capturing what it really means to support the Reds.....

Brian Reade has that rare ability to portray the raw emotion and pscyche behind what it means to folow your football team through the highs and lows and as LFC fans we have experienced our fair share of both.

A cracking read and refreshing change from the usual football autobiographical drivel that gets churned out :Oo:

by **red37** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:05 am

Dalglish wrote:
red37 wrote:Think i'll have a gander at this one as well - use up me Waterstones gift card.

Money well spent mate. TOP book and one ot the best at capturing what it really means to support the Reds.....

Brian Reade has that rare ability to portray the raw emotion and pscyche behind what it means to folow your football team through the highs and lows and as LFC fans we have experienced our fair share of both.

A cracking read and refreshing change from the usual football autobiographical drivel that gets churned out

Grabbed it today and although i'm only around a third of the way in so far - its a smashing read.

Highly recommended.

by **Dalglish** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:12 am

red37 wrote:
Dalglish wrote:
red37 wrote:Think i'll have a gander at this one as well - use up me Waterstones gift card.

Money well spent mate. TOP book and one ot the best at capturing what it really means to support the Reds.....

Brian Reade has that rare ability to portray the raw emotion and pscyche behind what it means to folow your football team through the highs and lows and as LFC fans we have experienced our fair share of both.

A cracking read and refreshing change from the usual football autobiographical drivel that gets churned out

Grabbed it today and although i'm only around a third of the way in so far - its a smashing read.

Highly recommended.

Told you !

Anyone who has followed LFC in the 70's or 80's will readily identify with this book and even those that didn't or weren't around then will get a good feel for what it was like folowing your team back then............

His account of Hillsborough is heartbreaking but for me his take on Shankly is the best part of the book...........

For Dads amoungst us he delves into that difficult subject about team affiliation with his son and how he felt when his son announced he was a Blue ! :down:

Don't worry though, like all good books, theres an happy ending !

by **NANNY RED** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:33 am

Dalglish wrote:
red37 wrote:
Dalglish wrote:
red37 wrote:Think i'll have a gander at this one as well - use up me Waterstones gift card.

Money well spent mate. TOP book and one ot the best at capturing what it really means to support the Reds.....

Brian Reade has that rare ability to portray the raw emotion and pscyche behind what it means to folow your football team through the highs and lows and as LFC fans we have experienced our fair share of both.

A cracking read and refreshing change from the usual football autobiographical drivel that gets churned out

Grabbed it today and although i'm only around a third of the way in so far - its a smashing read.

Highly recommended.

Told you !

Anyone who has followed LFC in the 70's or 80's will readily identify with this book and even those that didn't or weren't around then will get a good feel for what it was like folowing your team back then............

His account of Hillsborough is heartbreaking but for me his take on Shankly is the best part of the book...........

For Dads amoungst us he delves into that difficult subject about team affiliation with his son and how he felt when his son announced he was a Blue ! Don't worry though, like all good books, theres an happy ending !

I know how he felt Dalglish i had the same thing with my son, an now my grandaughter its heartbreaking,

His portrayal of Souness as a player an the difference as a manager was spot on , Ruthless an brilliant player but manager well lets just say my feelings on him were and still are the same as his,

I found the breif Paisley interview very moving and it just showed you what a humble man he was ,

by **Dalglish** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:45 am

NANNY RED wrote:For Dads amoungst us he delves into that difficult subject about team affiliation with his son and how he felt when his son announced he was a Blue ! Don't worry though, like all good books, theres an happy ending !

I know how he felt Dalglish i had the same thing with my son, an now my grandaughter its heartbreaking,

His portrayal of Souness as a player an the difference as a manager was spot on , Ruthless an brilliant player but manager well lets just say my feelings on him were and still are the same as his,

I found the breif Paisley interview very moving and it just showed you what a humble man he was ,[/quote]
Hi Nanny ,

What I SHOULD have said was "for Parents" amoungst us instead of simply Dads !

I have a 4 year old who of course professes to love all things LFC but occasionally he pops in a Man U comment and it's worrying !

Brian Reade was vitriolic over Souness at the time he was manager and the book doesn't hold back either.

I'm currently reading Ian Rush's autobiography and It's interesting that he isn't nearly as critical of Souness and his management methods as Reade was in his book. The diplomatic Ian Rush simply offers the idea that maybe Souness was ahead of his time !!!!!!!!

by **we all dream...** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:23 pm

Any other good reads for us Nany? I love reading footy books, either ex professionals auto biogs or things like the one your on about here. Any that would educate me even more on LFC history?

Are there books written by Shankly or Paisley or are they biographies?

Basically what im saying is, im lazy and want you to tell me what i should be reading.

Thanks

by **fivecups** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:46 pm

Finished this last week.

Absolutely essential reading for any Liverpool supporter. Reade is a die-hard Liverpool fan and also a top journalist who therefore gives a unique and personal account of our club over the last 40 years or so. As mentioned, the 3 Hillsborough chapters our amazingly vivid and poignant. Best Liverpool book I've read so far.

Has anyone read anything else they would recommend that's a cut above the average autobiography? Looking for my next read!

by **tubby** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:03 pm

This is on my amazon wishlist now so I will be buying it soon.

by **we all dream...** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:08 pm

Iv'e bought it and will be reading it on holiday! Bought it a while back after Nanny's recomendation.

by **fivecups** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:11 pm

we all dream... wrote:Iv'e bought it and will be reading it on holiday! Bought it a while back after Nanny's recomendation.

Me too actually - cheers for that one Nanny!

I've read Barnes, Hansen, Carra and Gerrards autobiographys. I've also read Tomkins account of the CL win in 2005 but none of them were close to this book.

by **Greavesie** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:31 pm

this will be the next on my list

can anyone recommend a good Shankly book?

by **NANNY RED** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:19 pm

Greavesie wrote:this will be the next on my list

can anyone recommend a good Shankly book?

The only Shankly book ive read is the one by Stephen Kelly not bad though

by **tubby** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:23 pm

I've got a few Liverpool biogs to get through still but I think I will have to bump this one up to the top of the list.

by **we all dream...** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:33 pm

Has anyone read 'HERE WE GO GATHERING CUPS IN MAY' OR 'The Boy's from Mersey?' I will be taking one of these and '43 years with the same bird' on me jollies and wondered which one is better? The Mersey boys one is about the Annie road end crew and looks realy good. Just though I'd ask what others thought?

by **red37** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:06 pm

we all dream... wrote:Has anyone read 'HERE WE GO GATHERING CUPS IN MAY' OR 'The Boy's from Mersey?' I will be taking one of these and '43 years with the same bird' on me jollies and wondered which one is better? The Mersey boys one is about the Annie road end crew and looks realy good. Just though I'd ask what others thought?

Im getting that one next. (Cups in May) - 43 years is a great read tho.

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