Bring Me the Head of Ryan Giggs - Softcover

Glass, Rodge

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906994455 ISBN 13: 9781906994457

Publisher: Tindal Street Press, 2013

Synopsis

You've heard of me, right? I'm Marky Wilson, aka 'Little Giggs', the Manchester boy born to play at the Theatre of Dreams - and this is my story.Everyone gets a book in the end. The bit-part players. The wives. Even some of the ex-wives. But this is no ordinary life right here. No, this is proper Roy of the Rovers stuff: last minute goals, amazing comebacks and one of the most dramatic debuts in history. I came up at Manchester United with the class of '92, real legends: Beckham, Scholesy, the Neville Sisters. And then there's Ryan Giggs. The last great gentleman of the game. The most successful player of all time. Fergie went to his house to sign him up, and he did the same with me, you know? And that's when life began: the girls, the money. The glory. Still, not everyone's as lucky as Ryan. It didn't help when my dad did a Houdini two days before my debut. And then there was Giggsy's pass when I was clean through ... If you didn't know what a great professional he is, you might've thought he was jealous of me. I wonder sometimes, late at nights. I live on my own now. He hasn't returned my letters recently. But you know my story already, right? Let me begin.

About this title

About the Author

RODGE GLASS was born in 1978 and is originally from a large Manchester United-supporting family in Cheshire. He has lived in Glasgow for many years and in that time has published two novels No Fireworks and Hope for Newborns as well as the acclaimed Alasdair Gray: A Secretary's Biography, for which he won the Somerset Maugham Award.

Review

A complex and moving portrayal of obsession, football and heroes with boots of clay. Rodge Glass skillfully warps sincerity with an ironist's ear - great stuff. -- Will Self Book of the Month * Men's Hour, BBC Radio 4 * It's The Damned United v Taxi Driver in this Premier League novel. A book for anyone obsessed with football ... or for anyone worried about them -- Alan Bissett ...the bitter and hilarious story of a Manchester United drop-out -- The Independent * The Guest List: Must-read novels for the summer. *

About this edition

• Publisher: Tindal Street Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1906994455
• ISBN 13: 9781906994457
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304