[Albion] Albion Autobiographies

jamie (not that one)

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I have a busy travel schedule for work involving long haul flights and would like to grab a couple of Albion related autobiographies (late 80's, early to mid 90's if possible - nostalgia trip from my youth) to see me through if anyone knows of any?

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Garry Nelson - Left Foot Forward and Left Foot in the Grave

 

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Oxy McFloppie-Tish said:

Garry Nelson - Left Foot Forward and Left Foot in the Grave

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I hate those "end of thread" posts, but...

 

Cowfold Seagull

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Alan Mullery The Autobiography, a bit early though perhaps, Jimmy Case has written a good one too, can't recall the name of it though.

 

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Micky Adams - My Life in Football definitely.

And as mentioned above, Gary Nelson's.

 

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Easy 10 said:

I hate those "end of thread" posts, but...

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There's always Charlie Oatway's book. Just to keep the thread going...

 

jamie (not that one)

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Cowfold Seagull said:

Alan Mullery The Autobiography, a bit early though perhaps, Jimmy Case has written a good one too, can't recall the name of it though.

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Good shout, thanks.

 

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I initially read that as "autographs" and thought "blimey, he's a slow reader"

 

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Alan Mullery's and Peter Wards were both good reads...

 

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Mayonaise said:

Alan Mullery's and Peter Wards were both good reads...

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I enjoyed Mullers book too, although he did take poetic license a tad too far, describing his life in London during the blitz. He must have had a remarkable memory, considering he was only born the year the blitz took place, 1941.

 

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Cowfold Seagull said:

Alan Mullery The Autobiography, a bit early though perhaps, Jimmy Case has written a good one too, can't recall the name of it though.

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Hard Case.

 

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Not Andy Naylor said:

Hard Case.

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Appropriate title.

 

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Mark Lawrenson - my journey from fantastic footballer to unfunny whingeing pundit.

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Not Andy Naylor said:

Mark Lawrenson - my journey from fantastic footballer to unfunny whingeing pundit.

What's that? It hasn't been written yet? Just a matter of time, I'm sure ....

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An even more appropriate title.

 

jamie (not that one)

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Picked up both Garry Nelson books, Jimmy Case and saw Dick Knight's so went for that too fully expecting a 200 page vanity project. I'll grab Wardy's at some point too.

Thanks all!

 

Cowfold Seagull

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81jamie said:

Picked up both Garry Nelson books, Jimmy Case and saw Dick Knight's so went for that too fully expecting a 200 page vanity project. I'll grab Wardy's at some point too.

Thanks all!

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Should keep you busy for a bit!

 

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Not Albion but "My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes" by Gary Imlach is an excellent read

 

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Not Albion, but this is the greatest football book I've ever read. Possibly the greatest book, of all.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dynamo-Def...F8&qid=1534843234&sr=1-2&keywords=dynamo+kiev

Dynamo - Defending the honour of Kiev (Andy Dougan)

 

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MattBackHome

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Bugle by Robert Codner is an excellent read as is Happy Go Tucky by Stuart Tuck, but I agree that you can't beat Left Foot Forward.

I'd avoid Valur Gislason's encyclopaedia of Medieval Icelandic Poetry though as I found it a little hard going in places, what with not being able to read medieval Icelandic.

 

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Oxy McFloppie-Tish said:

There's always Charlie Oatway's book. Just to keep the thread going...

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The OP is going on a long haul flight. Charlie's book could be read Hove to Brighton shuttle train

hans kraay fan club said:

Not Albion, but this is the greatest football book I've ever read. Possibly the greatest book, of all.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dynamo-Def...F8&qid=1534843234&sr=1-2&keywords=dynamo+kiev

Dynamo - Defending the honour of Kiev (Andy Dougan)

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Totally agree - fantastic book.