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Tales From The Boot Camps
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Tales From The Boot Camps
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Steve Claridge
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By (author) Ian Ridley
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:288 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 133 |
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| Category/Genre | Biographies: Sport
Soccer (football) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780575402683
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| Classifications | Dewey:796.334092 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Orion Publishing Co
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| Imprint |
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
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| Publication Date |
9 November 2000 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Away from the glamour and wall-to-wall coverage of the Premiership lies the reality, for the majority of fans and players, of British football. From Claridge's early days with non-league Weymouth, to the Premiership with Leicester, and back to First-Division Portsmouth, Tales from the Boot Camps spans the lows of irregular salary payments and training sessions on dog-fouled carparks at Aldershot, and the highs of the last-minute win in a First Division play-off at Wembley, and on to the Premiership. Controversial, itinerant, but popular wherever he has played, Claridge also talks frankly about his addiction to gambling. Part biography, part autobiography, it is full of insight and dry wit, a unique portrait of British football.
Author Biography
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ReviewsRanks among the best football books of recent years * DAILY TELEGRAPH * Claridge is not just a character...it's his utter inability to take football, or life, even remotely seriously which makes his book so entertaining * TOTAL SPORT * A fascinating account * FOURFOURTWO * A highly entertaining memoir * INDEPENDENT *
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