Football books

**gustavo** · 17/01/2008, 12:17 PM

Agree with The Damned United

very poetic , hard to put down

Johnny Giles doesnt come out of it very well

**Angus** · 17/01/2008, 12:17 PM

Only a game by Dunphy

**Junior** · 17/01/2008, 3:19 PM

Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer by David Winner

Just completely different to the footie books id read before, relates the TOTAL football philosophy to the general Dutch mindset, social issues even their architecture!! - I thought it was excellent.

A season with Verona was great I thought, as was Cascarinos book (name escapes me at the moment).

**Metrostars** · 17/01/2008, 4:00 PM

Originally Posted by DaveyCakes

The Miracle of Castel di Sangro? A lot of people like it. I thought it was terrible. I recommend "Behind the curtain" by Jonathan Wilson and "Tor - The Story of German Football"

I liked The Miracle of Castel di Sangro and you're right in saying it is written with a US/non-soccer knowledgable person in mind but it is still a good story. Also liked the ones already mentioned Back from the Brink, Fever Pitch and Among the Thugs. Also enjoyed "The Game of Their Lives" about the USA victory over England in the 1950 World Cup. Great read about a bunch of plumbers and dishwashers beating the likes of Finney, Mathews in their prime etc.

**stojkovic** · 17/01/2008, 9:10 PM

Originally Posted by Junior

Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer by David Winner

Just completely different to the footie books id read before, relates the TOTAL football philosophy to the general Dutch mindset, social issues even their architecture!! - I thought it was excellent.

Brilliant Oranje is very good but Ajax, the Dutch, the War by Simon Kuper goes deeper into the Dutch psyche.

**Ozymandias** · 28/01/2008, 4:11 PM

thanks lads..started the Damned utd (a damn good read) will pick out a few others from the list as well

**The Good Son** · 28/01/2008, 5:03 PM

Looking through my books over the weekend, I came across another two ones I'd forgotten about, Passovotchka: Moscow Dynamo by David Downing and Kicking And Screaming: Oral History Of Football In England by Andrew Ward and Rogan Taylor.
Passovothcka is the story of a 1945 tour of Britain by Dynamo Moscow and Kicking & Screaming was the book of the BBC series of the same name, that was put together around the time of Euro '96.

**rovers77** · 29/01/2008, 10:15 PM

I'd recomend Eamon Dunphy's book, Only A Game. It's a very good read.

**Ash** · 30/01/2008, 7:52 AM

Verona/Castel di Sangro/Iron Curtain are all excellent reads.
Scum Airways (about touting and corruption) also worth reading
Stamping Grounds is interesting as is Pointless

I just bought Heartfelt (Aidan Smith). A Hibs fan decides to follow
Hearts for a season to see how the other half live. Havent started it yet.

**gaiscíoch** · 30/01/2008, 3:14 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

Verona/Castel di Sangro/Iron Curtain are all excellent reads.
Scum Airways (about touting and corruption) also worth reading
Stamping Grounds is interesting as is Pointless

I just bought Heartfelt (Aidan Smith). A Hibs fan decides to follow
Hearts for a season to see how the other half live. Havent started it yet.

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