Phil Stant played for Lincoln for about 5 years, so might check that one out

Another similar one is The Gavin Friday Story by Paul McGuigan (Guiggsy from Oasis believe it or not): brilliant, but couldn't really be bothered with football preferring birds 'n' booze and the odd joint. Sadly died young.

Posted By: BerlinCanary on March 30th 2006 at 00:29:45

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Footy book recommendation (Other Football) - Pompey_Yellow, Mar 29, 23:01:52
- Football Against The Enemy, by Simon Kuper (I think) (n/m) (Other Football) - Declan, Mar 30, 09:02:21
  - Mental note: read full thread before posting :-) (n/m) (Other Football) - Declan, Mar 30, 09:02:43
- The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro (Other Football) - Brandonio, Mar 30, 07:46:01
- Current footballers biogs... (Other Football) - Small, Mar 30, 00:08:04
- All Played Out by Pete Davies is pretty good - about Italia 90 (n/m) (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 29, 23:46:45
  - Or the Maradona one: The Hand of God, I think (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 29, 23:49:53
    - I haven't read it, but Football Against The Enemy by Simon Kuper is supposed to be good (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 29, 23:57:29
      - yep Brilliant Orange is a great book...the book on Garrincha is also good... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Mar 30, 07:56:53
      - Cheers (Other Football) - Pompey_Yellow, Mar 30, 00:15:41
        
        Phil Stant played for Lincoln for about 5 years, so might check that one out (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 30, 00:29:45
        
        Robin Friday surely! (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Mar 30, 08:00:29
        
        And yet another: Hugh McIlvaney's "... on Football" is a great collection of essays (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 30, 00:50:45
- 101 great throw-ins, NCFC 1996-2006. (n/m) (Other Football) - tudders, Mar 29, 23:06:34
  - better still (Other Football) - SCC 26, Mar 29, 23:08:53
    - It'll be in the fiction section (n/m) (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 29, 23:44:27
      - i'd stick it in video nasties (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 26, Mar 29, 23:45:47
  - No, that's a video. (n/m) (Other Football) - tudders, Mar 29, 23:08:23
    - lol (n/m) (Other Football) - Dog, Mar 29, 23:08:47
    - I mean a dvd. (n/m) (Other Football) - tudders, Mar 29, 23:08:34
      - Could be a book though I spose. (n/m) (Other Football) - tudders, Mar 29, 23:08:57
        
        more like a pamphlet really though. (n/m) (Other Football) - tudders, Mar 29, 23:10:49
        
        One of those 3D ones that kiddies have? (n/m) (Other Football) - Dog, Mar 29, 23:10:11
        
        Pop-up books in my day. (n/m) (Other Football) - tudders, Mar 29, 23:12:20
        
        That's what I meant... (n/m) (Other Football) - Dog, Mar 29, 23:12:53
        
        I prefer... (Other Football) - Pompey_Yellow, Mar 29, 23:10:02
        
        She Stood There Laughing (Other Football) - niceanbright, Mar 29, 23:59:02
        
        The Kevin Baldwin one, Norfolk 'n' Good is crap though (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 30, 00:03:58
        
        Where as I hated Fever Pitch, and fairly enjoyed Baldwin's... (n/m) (Other Football) - Arganth, Mar 30, 00:15:09
        
        Fever Pitch essentailly described what it was like to be a football fan whereas (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 30, 00:41:41
        
        Fever Pitch is just a great book even if you're not into football... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Mar 30, 07:59:32
        
        Haha! (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 30, 00:45:34
        
        Ha ha (Other Football) - Small, Mar 30, 00:54:16
        
        High Fidelity isn't a bad read. I don't fancy anything else of his though. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 30, 00:56:39
        
        Hi Fidelity. That was the one... (Other Football) - Small, Mar 30, 01:03:56
        
        Yeah, the film was crap. High Fidelity was a good book and, surprisingly, a decent film (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 30, 01:03:18

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