Football – Bloody Hell!: The Biography of Alex Ferguson
date : April 10th, 2012Premier League Kits
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Great read,
Just finished the book and totally loved it. the research done is second to none and gave a real insight into a subject matter well trodden before..have bought two copies more as gifts as even the most hardened footie fans will find out new and interesting facts through this along with it being a brilliantly written book…
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|Flaky Fergie,
Totally agree with jimmypj about Football – Bloody Hell! Five stars. It’s one of those books where you get to see the subject – in this case Sir Alex – in a new light. Brilliantly written. I notice the press rate it highly too. Think some of the early reviewers on amazon must have read a different book!
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|well written, but a well trod path,
Oh dear, I read the previous reviews and kind of know the unhelpful votes will pour in. But so what, I am still going to try to provide an objective view of the book and if you chose to vote unhelpful because you have issues with either Fergie or United, then vote away.
Patrick Barclay is a respected sports journalist and he writes well. This is a biography of Alex Ferguson taking us from his youth through to 2010 – published just about the time of the recent Rooney crisis which actually helps you understand the handling of Rooney. This tries to be objective and highlights Fergie’s faults and mistakes while also mentioning his fantastic record and a perceptive view of the man himself and what makes him tick.
I would have gone four stars had this been the first biography of Fergie I had read, but much is a repeat (although from a different perspective) of Fergies own autobiography although updated to cover the last 8 years or so. But while the perspective was different, I wasn’t learning much that was new.
The books highlights are in the latter years, Fergie’s Rock of Gibralter issues, the takeover and of course that focus on what makes the man tick and be such a winner. It’s weakness was the lack of freshness and a failure to focus on key elements such as his views on Victoria Beckham – they hardly get a mention yet were instrumental in his relationship with Beckham.
Recommended if you have never read a Fergie biography but if you have, you may find too much in here you already knew.
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