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Hannes Flag Vienna 12 Mar 19 9.27pm Send a Private Message to Hannes Add Hannes as a friend

Originally posted by Co Derry Palace

Excellent thread.
Can I recommend in no particular order. For maybe the more,er, mature readers.
Only a game? A strange kind of glory, and The Rocky Road,
all by Eamon Dunphy.
Spirit of 58-The story of Northern Ireland at 58 World Cup.
Tony Cascarino's book.(bit of an Irish theme so far).

Woody & Nord a football friendship. Andy Woodman and Gareth Southgate.
The Glory Game-Hunter Davies
The Damned United-David Peace
The Bromley Boys-Dave Roberts
All Played Out-Pete Davies
My Favourite Year-When Saturday Comes
Not Playing for Celtic-David Bennie
Dancing in the streets-Don Wilson
and for Christmas I was given 'Palace at the Palace' a must for anybody interested in the origins of our club.

For all those who like "The Bromley Boys - Dave Roberts" - my personal favourite - I can further recommend "On Fire with Fergie - Stuart Donald"

 

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chris123 Flag hove actually 12 Mar 19 9.38pm Send a Private Message to chris123 Add chris123 as a friend

Originally posted by Co Derry Palace

Excellent thread.
Can I recommend in no particular order. For maybe the more,er, mature readers.
Only a game? A strange kind of glory, and The Rocky Road,
all by Eamon Dunphy.
Spirit of 58-The story of Northern Ireland at 58 World Cup.
Tony Cascarino's book.(bit of an Irish theme so far).

Woody & Nord a football friendship. Andy Woodman and Gareth Southgate.
The Glory Game-Hunter Davies
The Damned United-David Peace
The Bromley Boys-Dave Roberts
All Played Out-Pete Davies
My Favourite Year-When Saturday Comes
Not Playing for Celtic-David Bennie
Dancing in the streets-Don Wilson
and for Christmas I was given 'Palace at the Palace' a must for anybody interested in the origins of our club.

If we're staying Norn Iron - always enjoyed reading anything by Danny Blanchflower.

 

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timbob Flag 12 Mar 19 9.50pm Send a Private Message to timbob Add timbob as a friend

‘You dirty northern b******s’ is a great book looking into fans terrace songs palace vs Brighton get talked about of course very funny accounts

 

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Teddy Eagle Flag 12 Mar 19 10.03pm Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend

All Played Out is excellent. I enjoyed The Damned United but Peace’s book Red or Dead is a struggle to finish. It veers between weirdly hypnotic and crazed repetition. Often on the same page.

 

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the.universal 12 Mar 19 10.05pm Send a Private Message to the.universal Add the.universal as a friend

Journeyman by Ben Smith is a great tale of the reality in the lower leagues. I’d recommend it to any footy fan.

 


Vive le Roy!

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Teddy Eagle Flag 12 Mar 19 10.19pm Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend

Surprised no one has mentioned We All Follow the Palace which was compiled by the Eagle Eye fanzine. It’s very enjoyable.

 

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Mr. Mainstand Flag west norwood 12 Mar 19 10.41pm Send a Private Message to Mr. Mainstand Add Mr. Mainstand as a friend

Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius Of Dutch Football
David Winner

Great read and ventures very engagingly beyond Total Football and Cruyff to Dutch culture and architecture.

 

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Tyke Exile Flag Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia 13 Mar 19 12.37am Send a Private Message to Tyke Exile Add Tyke Exile as a friend

Albion Albion by Dick Morland 1976

Written by the British crime writer Reginald Hill under a pseudonym, this novel was surprisingly good and creative, and is a somewhat humorous thriller about a renowned journalist who is kidnapped on a flight and trapped in a dystopian near-future England split amongst four competing football clubs, United, City, Wanderers and Athletic — the book is filled with lingo based on football terms, and ties football hooliganism to fascism.

 


Why worry about TODAY when TOMORROW will be even worse.

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NickinOX Flag Sailing country. 13 Mar 19 1.09am Send a Private Message to NickinOX Add NickinOX as a friend

A Season with Verona by Tim Parks is excellent.

Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby.

The former is one of my favorite books on sports.

 


If you come to a fork in the road, take it.

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Pussay Patrol Flag 13 Mar 19 7.26am

This changed my whole life perspective

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Paua oouaarancì Irà chiyeah Ishé galé ma ba oo ah

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buzby1 Flag Devon 13 Mar 19 8.52am Send a Private Message to buzby1 Add buzby1 as a friend

The best football book I know is called 'Promised Land' by Anthony Clavane. It's about Leeds United but don't let that put you off. It's a profound and intelligent book that looks to the past and the future. It's very well written and makes for a great read. It was Sports Book of the Year a few years ago. Clavane used to write about football for The Sunday Mirror. Read it, you won't be disappointed.

 

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Teddy Eagle Flag 13 Mar 19 9.30am Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend

Some other favourites.
Norfolk ‘n’ Good - Kevin Baldwin.
Englisischer Fussball- Raphael Honigster.
Pointless - Jeff Connor.
Left Foot Forward - Gary Nelson.

 

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