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Paul Gascoigne was the English football icon of the 1990s. The outstanding player of his generation, his magnificent midfield play provided some of England's most memorable moments, and he enjoyed a headline-grabbing career with Newcastle United, Tottenham, Lazio, Glasgow Rangers, Middlesbrough and Everton. Then it all went terribly wrong. He still made the headlines but for all the wrong reasons - alcoholism, drugs, wife-beating, personality disorder, run-ins with the law, nervous breakdown, revival from cardiac arrest. Like his great hero, George Best, Gazza seemed to have passed a personal point of no return. Then, in the autumn of 2005, he was given a chance to rebuild his career with his first job as a football manager. As part of a consortium which bought Kettering Town, Gazza reinvented himself. Appearing to have his personal problems under control, he took charge full of big ideas about steering the club into the Football League and towards the big time. The people of Kettering were star-struck by the celebrity among them, and yet in just a few short weeks it would all fall apart spectacularly. 39 days after Gascoigne was appointed manager he was sacked amidst an increasingly bizarre series of allegations, leaving a once hopeful club on its knees. 39 Days of Gazza tells the story of Paul Gascoigne's tragicomic reign as manager of Kettering Town, and how its disintegration impacted on so many people's lives - not least his own.
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Steve Pitts was group sports editor of Northamptonshire Newspapers during Gascoigne's time at Kettering Town. He was uniquely placed to record the rapid turnaround of events, and builds the story with revealing contributions from many contacts involved in the club.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excllent book hard to put down!,
By James Warren (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 39 Days of Gazza (Paperback)
Met the author in Waterstone's on Saturday, seemed good bloke & happy to chat. Finished the book yesterday evening, ifound it hard to put it down. I do feel sorry for Gazza but someone in the book says he's had hischances and he always seems to blow it. I wish Gazza well but there's no way he can be a football manager if this is anything to go on. I thought the honesty of the players was the best bit, it must have been hard for them. 9/10
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Well done to the author,
By H Warner "H Warner" (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 39 Days of Gazza (Paperback)
I so loved Gazza as a footballer, 1 of best. Such a pity. I think this book is really touching, the auther does a good job in telling a sad story with sympathy, glad there's some nice stuff about Gazza and some laughs. I would recommend it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Really interesting read,
By Jon White (Stevenage) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 39 Days of Gazza (Paperback)
Just finished the book, and have to say its a really good read. Its obvious that Gazza has lost the plot, but I really liked the way the book deals with the way his well-documented problems impact on other people. Despite lal the revalations about Gazza and how he impacted on the players and fans, I still felt sorry for him by the end of the book and it was gratifying to read the positive things he had on the town and club. Its such a disappointment whats happened to Gazza since his heyday but other people cannot be expected to put up with the problems he causes for them. Thought this was a really good account of a big moment in non-league football, well written and made it easy to keep interest through to the end.
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