Best Southend biography/autobiography

[Napster]

Can we have a list of all those autobiographies/biographies/diaries which reference Southend (either as player or manager), and reviews are good.

A list to start:

Tackling My Demons - Stan Collymore- 9/10. Good Southend coverage, excellent book overall.
Feed the Goat - Shaun Goater - 8/10. Good Southend coverage, bit dull but well written
Big Fry - Barry Fry - Not read
Neville Southall - only skimmed the Southend bit which was dull
Garry Nelson diaries- not read
Eddie Firmani - Playing football with the millionaires - not read

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Can we have a list of all those autobiographies/biographies/diaries which reference Southend (either as player or manager), and reviews are good.

A list to start:

Tackling My Demons - Stan Collymore- 9/10. Good Southend coverage, excellent book overall.
Feed the Goat - Shaun Goater - 8/10. Good Southend coverage, bit dull but well written
Big Fry - Barry Fry - Not read
Neville Southall - only skimmed the Southend bit which was dull
Garry Nelson diaries- not read
Eddie Firmani - Playing football with the millionaires - not read

Luggy.Paul Sturrock's autobiography.Only one chapter on us but it is the most recent in print.He praises Bilel's versatility and Coughlan too.Easy read, apart from his courage in dealing with his illness.

Thought Gary Nelson's Left Foot Forward and the other book were wonderful.

Steve Wignall's You Can Have Chips.Again only one chapter on us.Fairly dire though-like his management.

 

[Uncle Leo]

Tackling My Demons - Stan Collymore- 9/10. Good Southend coverage, excellent book overall.
Feed the Goat - Shaun Goater - 8/10. Good Southend coverage, bit dull but well written
Big Fry - Barry Fry - Not read
Neville Southall - only skimmed the Southend bit which was dull
Garry Nelson diaries- not read Loved both of his books. Among the best in the genre 9/10
Eddie Firmani - Playing football with the millionaires - not read
Bobby Moore - The Man In Full 9/10. Excellent and has a good chapter on his time at SUFC

 

[MK Shrimper]

Red Card Roy by Donut. Not read it however.

 

[shrimpled]

Ben Smith - Journeyman - not read the whole book and only skimmed SUFC bit, which was relatively interesting I thought.

 

[eaststander]

Red Card Roy by Donut. Not read it however.

Excellent book 9/10 - well worth a read!

 

[Rayleigh Weir]

How about Football Fables by Shrimperzone's own Slipperduke? Not so much an autobiography as a collection of brilliant anecdotes from some of footballs biggest characters - all of which should be exactly the kind of thing that any football autobiography is made of, rather than the vapid self-serving nothingness normally served up. The Southend connection comes courtesy of Barry Fry - but don't let that put you off...

 

[Napster]

I forgot I read Red Card Roy and it was indeed excellent 9/10

 

[* ORM *]

How about autobiographies that should be written ? Names and titles ?

 

[Beefy]

There's a bit on us in Ronnie Whelan's autobiography 'Life in Red'. He doesn't say much (not much positive spin he could put on it after the debut goal....).

 

[Beefy]

Can we have a list of all those autobiographies/biographies/diaries which reference Southend (either as player or manager), and reviews are good.

A list to start:

Tackling My Demons - Stan Collymore- 9/10. Good Southend coverage, excellent book overall.

First half is a great read. Second half I found difficult just because he's clearly a man with serious issues unfortunately.

 

[Jam_Man]

Garry Nelsons book is a good read and an insight to a journeyman footballer career.

Im not sure Id elevate it to "wonderful" status though.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Best is Peter Mason's 'biography' of the club - it settles all arguments on who, what, where, how many pre - 1995.
Nelson a top read; Stan's, of course, and Red Card Roy, are all up there.
A ghost-written Freddy might be worth a go...

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Red Card Roy by Donut. Not read it however.

Great read.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Garry Nelsons book is a good read and an insight to a journeyman footballer career.

Im not sure Id elevate it to "wonderful" status though.

Perhaps we could agree on "suprisingly well-written" (for a footballer,as an ex-SHSB pupil).

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

How about autobiographies that should be written ? Names and titles ?

"SIMPLY THE BEST" by Billy Best

 

[ozzie]

And if the King ever wrote this book,order me one please Nobbler.
Have got a book,southend utd chronicles...Billy has signed it,with..Pountney,Garner,...Keller???and two others,who i cannot tell who they are

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

And if the King ever wrote this book,order me one please Nobbler.
Have got a book,southend utd chronicles...Billy has signed it,with..Pountney,Garner,...Keller???and two others,who i cannot tell who they are

At the launch in Waterstones about 2006? the books were signed by the following players, Ken Jones, Mortimer(Lou)Costello, Bobby Kellard, Ron Pountney, David Crown, Bill Garner & Billy Best.

 

[ozzie]

Cheers Nobbler, now i know,thanks mate

 

[HudsonNo1]

Whilst a thread about books is going in the main section... Does anyone have a copy of a century United theh would want to part with? Been looking for ages for one at a reasonable price.