Author:Tim Lovejoy
Tim Lovejoy loves football. Along with Helen Chamberlain he presented Soccer AM for more than a decade to become as much a part of a football fan's weekend as phone-ins, back-page EXCLUSIVES and the vidiprinter. But why does Tim love football? Is it actually the most important subject in the world? And did he really once support Watford as a kid?
Lovejoy on Football gets down to the nitty gritty of the really important stuff in football, such as:
Why he, Tim, is technically a rubbish football fan;
Women's true place in football;
How 'Save Chip' became the biggest football cause in the country;
Why it's a bad idea to hammer Razor Ruddock;
And why footballers are in fact underpaid.
Packed with amusing anecdotes, bustling with great football stories and full of strong opinions, Lovejoy on Football is the must-have football book of 2007.
Tim Lovejoy - formerly of Soccer AM - a true legend of his time
—— The Beavera breezily unpretentious read
—— The Independent on SundayReaders will enjoy the access into her childhood and her years in the Army
—— The TimesPinsent tells his own story in A Lifetime in a Race, and tells it truthfully ...This is another tale that rips off the page and says big, powerful things about sport, and about the frailties of big, powerful men
—— The TimesA gripping account of his life and most recent times. He deftly conveys the sheer effort needed to survive the brutal training regimes in top-level rowing, as well as the obsessive intensity that brought him his Olympic haul
—— IndependentI much enjoyed Matthew Pinsent's A Lifetime in a Race, partly because he wrote it himself, partly because he turned out to be such a likeable and interesting guy, and partly because it gently taught me a great deal about rowing
—— John Gaustad , Evening StandardAn honest and evocative read which details how winning a gold medal takes much more than "merely" winning a final
—— Daily MailPinsent is a person of many talents. One of them is writing an autobiography
—— The TimesGood looking, rich, a sublimely talented athlete and an excellent writer ... an incredible story adeptly told
—— Scotland on SundayNotable for its honesty. The Liverpool defender's published opinion that he is happier retired from international football prompted a media frenzy
—— Martin Pengelly , GuardianOne of the few current footballers worth an autobiography
—— Jonathan Ruppin , BooksellerAmid the basketful of bland post-World Cup books, McGrath's life story stands out a mile... Fascinating reading.
—— Evening StandardThe Republic of Ireland's most popular sportsman, still adored by fans of Manchester United and Villa.
—— BBC SportAn all-too honest account of a playing career that just got better and better, despite threatening to go off the rails.
—— Sunday MercuryAn extraordinary book.
—— Irish IndependentHarrowing and brutally honest...a gripping story.
—— Derby Evening TelegraphBrutally honest.
—— The Irish PostLess a football autobiography, more repentant confessional.
—— Kevin Hughes , FreeSportstunning
—— FourFourTwo