The Rodfather
Inside the Beautiful (Ugly, Ridiculous, Hilarious) Game
$31.18
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2023
Summary
The funniest man in football shares his outrageous tales of life in the beautiful game.
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 j…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241995242 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241995248 |
| Author: | Roddy Collins, Paul Howard |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 251g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 20mm |
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There isn’t a funnier sports book this year - there might not be one for the next decade * Irish Times Books of the Year *Terrific. You will love it. Raw and tender and wild and honest, it will captivate you … great stories pack the pages * Sunday Independent *A rollercoaster ride and a great read. It’s hard not to love Roddy Collins after reading The Rodfather – Tadhg Coakley * Irish Examiner *Excellent and hilarious * Second Captains *Hard to imagine there’ll be a more entertaining sports book for quite a while * Irish Times *A riot! – Brendan O’ConnorFascinating and hilarious. Starts with a bang and never falters. Anarchic and wonderful – Joe BrollyFantastic. Can’t remember a sports book with so many stories to propel it along. There’s at least three different movies in it – Malachy ClerkinCandid tales of football, family and everything in between - it’s no surprise The Rodfather’s memoir is just brilliant * Irish Independent *A big man, with big emotions, and a big life … a fascinating read * Sunday Independent *
About The Author
Roddy Collins
Roddy Collins (Author)
Roddy Collins grew up in Cabra, on the north side of Dublin. In his long career as a player and then manager, he was often injured, many times sacked, and constantly on the move - but somehow always on the right side of football history. Now a beloved pundit and football personality, Roddy Collins lives in Dublin with his family.
Paul Howard (Author)
Paul Howard is a journalist, author and comedy writer best known as the creator of the No 1 bestselling Ross O’Carroll-Kelly series. He has won a record four Irish Book Awards and is a former Irish Sports Journalist of Year and Irish Newspaper Columnist of the Year.
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