A witty, clever read that's peppered with endearing and thoughtful observations on the French disposition. His gently self-deprecating anecdotes amuse and charm, as mishaps and blessings befall him. Timoney's conversational tone welcomes you along as he amiably shares his experiences as if you were old pals swapping anecdotes over a bottle of wine. Five stars

There are new year's resolutions and then there are those rash decisions that come after the last bottle has been drunk on the last night of the year. The journey down the Seine that Charles Timoney describes in his third book about France stemmed from the latter ... a charming story of life along the river ... that lingers in the mind

A wonderful view of France as seen from the water, and through the eyes of a genuinely funny writer - I laughed out loud

A tragic tale, admirably researched and poignantly told

It’s an immaculately researched voyage of discovery into a footballing enigma. We’ll never know the man in full, but this comes close

We know this story, but it's still a page-turner

The strength of the book lies in the way Dickinson has been able to go beyond football and find Moore’s real character… Dickinson’s achievement has been to honour the memory of Moore while also allowing us to understand that he was far from perfect

Absorbing

This should be essential, sobering reading for anyone who cares about West Ham, England or English football

Bobby Moore will rightly be forever remembered as the champion of his era, the most serenely masterful footballer ever to have hailed from these shores; “The Man in Full”, not shying away from human fallacies, serves as a reminder that he was the same as every one of us

Full marks to Matt Dickinson

Dickinson makes Moore sound more human… One suspects this excellent biography comes close to describing the real Moore

Excellent

Outstanding

Dickinson manages to bring balance to this incredibly well-researched book

Dickinson is tender to the memory of the Essex lad who, for a breathtaking instant, was glorious

Matt's work is the most impressive West Ham book of the year, a genuine and sincere attempt to get to the root of the man. It is an excellent, thought-provoking book

A compelling and complete account

In The Man in Full, acclaimed football writer Matt Dickinson traces the journey of this Essex boy, peeling away the layers of legend and looking at Moore’s life from all sides – in triumph, in failure, in full

Outstanding... this excellent biography comes very close to describing the real Bobby Moore