- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Headline; New edition edition (2 Aug 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747264821
- ISBN-13: 978-0747264828
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 3 x 17.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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- #10 in Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Football > British > Football Clubs > Nottingham Forest
- #91 in Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Football > Clubs
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The BBC's Barry Davies said on the commentary, "What a penalty! What a great penalty!" It was not a great penalty; it was a shite penalty but the goalkeeper had gone the wrong way.
The penalty in question was against Germany in the 1996 European Championship, and the blunt assessor of its merit was the penalty-taker--international stalwart and sometime England captain Stuart Pearce. Since 1990, when he missed a penalty that ushered in England's exit from the World Cup, Pearce and spot-kick calamity had been inextricably linked in the public's mind. England's battling left-back had buried that hoodoo in spectacularly emotional fashion against Spain in the previous round, and it's typical of this diffident, self-possessed player that one match later he was dismissing the plaudits.
Backbone of the defence and a regular in the line for the treatment table--from his days as a part-time electrician playing for non-league Wealdstone to his Indian summer in the Premiership with current club West Ham--Pearce's career has been a sustained battle to overcome the limitations of his body and blunt the more extravagant abilities of the flair players who lay siege to his goal week in, week out.
In a story of extraordinary achievement--and equally conspicuous misfortune and failure--as both player and manager, Pearce recalls the legends and also-rans he has met along the way, offering no-nonsense portraits of the likes of Brian Clough, Glenn Hoddle and Rudd Gullit, and an insider's take on the realities of the professional game. The fans who have cherished his do-or-die on pitch heroics may find Pearce's real-world motivations surprising.
Psycho is an entertaining, revealing portrait of an English sporting icon--with Pearce on his love of punk music, his short-lived career as a juvenile delinquent and tales of a hen called Chicken Kiev, as an added bonus.--Alex Hankin --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Psycho was no.6 in the Observer and no.7 in the Daily and Sunday Telegraph bestseller lists 'Rightly a big seller because the former England captain has had a long and varied career and has always displayed a nice line in dry humour' -- David Lacey, Guardian 'Unputdownable ... Pearce's honesty shines through' -- Sarah Edworthy, Daily Telegraph 'Typically honest' -- Stephen Moss, Guardian
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found this book to be an easy yet compelling read, which I found very hard to put down. Although Pearces personal experiences have been fairly ordinary - apart from the famous penalties - his insight on his colleagues is vey interesting. I found his view that he was the 'nearly man' of football dominated the book and surprised me. He is not the 100% hard man I had anticipated - far from it. Overall a great yet light read.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is certainly not just another football autobiography. The reason that this one in particular is so interesting is that the best bits (most of the book) are about when Pearce played for Wealdstone, meaning every amateur footballer can easily relate to it. Pearce must be one of the most charismatic players to have played for England and he writes with humour, wit and lucidity, making it un-put-downable. Long but well worth sticking to.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An absolutly fantastic book giving you a view of Psycho's entire career. He really gets you emotionally involved. You will barely be able to put it down. Not only does it teach you all about Stuart Pearce himself but also thousands of other things about the sport in general.
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PROGESSION OF AN OLD FASHIONED FOOTBALLER
Everything about Stuart Pearce's rise and continual prescence in football somehow harks back to the old days before Sky, Premiership £250,000 per week wages,attached to a club at... Read more
Published 7 months ago by bibliophile
Rubbish
I think Pearce should have stuck to playing football and/or got a ghost writer to write this book. It is written very badly and makes it a horrible book to read. Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2007 by Mr. R. Meadows
Unputdownable
Psycho the book is very much like psycho the player,pulls no punches and tells it like it is.
Some classic tales are told from his time playing under Cloughie,like when... Read more
Some classic tales are told from his time playing under Cloughie,like when... Read more
Published on 24 Dec 2006 by S. Knight
mental
Every team should have a psycho playing for them.
He is the embodiment of the english fans PERFECT FOOTBALLER.
Entertaining read.
He is the embodiment of the english fans PERFECT FOOTBALLER.
Entertaining read.
Published on 22 April 2006 by Dk Roche
A great book following Phyco's career
A great book following Stuart Pearce's career from Sunday League to the Premiership. I don't really read books, but I couldn't put this one down.
Well worth buying
Published on 6 Oct 2002 by "dancook2"
Total Football
I thought that this book was amazing as a long time Forest and Stuart Pearce fan, this book was amazing. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2001 by p.w.thomas1@talk21.com
Not a bad read !
Not being a great fan of either Stuart Pearce or English football it came as a bit of a shock when someone gave me this book as a present(may have thought it was my own book by the... Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2001
Top banana entertainment - inspiration for all young stars
As one of his biggest fans, I eagerly anticapated the launch of 'Psycho'. I was not disappointed. Recounting his days of non league football, through the desperation of 'that... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2000 by alexrowe2000@hotmail.com
Plays better than he writes!
Having read this bio, I was somewhat disappointed. There was lots of repetition. Too much of it. The book however, did start off to be promising but slowly faded. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2000
great in places but not consistent
the book starts off brilliantly with a dramatic and amusing look at the various penalty competitions you might just remember Stuart particpating in. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2000 by macourti@sms.genie.co.uk
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