The hilarious memoir from the funniest man in football!Roddy Collins is a football man - now in the sixth decade of a career as a player (at sixteen clubs),manager (twelve clubs) and commentator. And he is a funny man: an unequalled raconteur with a sharp eye for the absurdities of the professional game and spectacular recall. He has made friends wherever he has gone,along with some high-quality enemies. When John Delaney said he could get Roddy a job if he'd just stop criticising him,Roddy replied that he'd'rather dig holes in the road'.Now,with the brilliant Paul Howard,Roddy puts it all down on paper for the first time - the adventures,the rows and the craic - in what is not only one of the funniest but also one of the most eye-opening books ever written about professional football.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241995242Number of pages: 336Weight: 250 gDimensions: 197 x 128 x 24 mm
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There isn't a funnier sports book this year - there might not be one for the next decadeTerrific. You will love it. Raw and tender and wild and honest,it will captivate you...great stories pack the pagesA rollercoaster ride and a great read. It's hard not to love Roddy Collins after reading The RodfatherExcellent and hilariousHard to imagine there'll be a more entertaining sports book for quite a whileA riot!Fascinating and hilarious. Starts with a bang and never falters. Anarchic and wonderfulFantastic. Can't remember a sports book with so many stories to propel it along. There's at least three different movies in itCandid tales of football,family and everything in between - it's no surprise The Rodfather's memoir is just brilliantA big man,with big emotions,and a big life...a fascinating readWhat a great book The Rodfather is. A walk on the wild side of football - and a few other games - terrifying and yet massively entertaining. Paul Howard is the best writer in the countryReally fabulous(The Rodfather) might be the funniest book written since Roddy Doyle's The Van . . . There's a laugh on every page
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