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'Undoubtedly Graham Poll has been this country's top referee over the past ten years' Sir Alex Ferguson
‘England’s No 1 match official has lifted the lid on the disillusionment shared by many colleagues’ Daily Mail
‘Poll's fascinating response to years of criticism as one of England's top officials is far more interesting than the standard fare trotted out by most players these days - it also evokes the rarest of things in a football fan: sympathy for the referee.' 442 Magazine
'Poll's story is an interesting one. His behind-the-scenes material is frequently insightful and often funny.' Birmingham Post
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The most high-profile referee this country has ever seen, the controversial and opinionated Graham Poll, exposes the myth that referees are the game’s silent men, and opens the lid on the shocking and often unbelievable world of football that few outsiders get to see. Fully updated paperback edition with new chapters.
Seeing Red is Graham Poll’s incisive insight into football from his prime position as the man in black, the one in control, the eye that sees all. A Premier League referee since 1991 and with ten years as an international referee, Graham Poll has handled some of the toughest games in the Premiership involving Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea, as well as European Championships and World Cups – in total over 1500 matches.
What is it like to referee the biggest matches in international football? What really goes on between the players in the tunnel before a match and in the dressing room after? Who are the nastiest footballers? And the funniest? Who is the smartest manager? And are the bureaucrats ruining the beautiful game?
Controversial and opinionated, Poll has crossed swords with some of the biggest names in world football and shares private conversations with the likes of Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, Sepp Blatter and Steve McClaren, and the inside story behind controversial incidents involving Roy Keane, David Beckham, Patrick Vieira and current England captain John Terry, among others. Poll also talks about the infamous 2006 World Cup match when he failed to send off a Croatian player after three yellow cards in a crucial tie against Australia, returning home early in disgrace and with his career in meltdown.
The games, the players, the managers, the suits – the most outspoken referee in the modern game tells it as it really is.
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Seeing Red reveals not only the true face of football, from grass roots level to Fifa; but the complete chaoses, greed, incompetence and utter nonsense that surrounds the 'professional' game today.
A man obviously driven by passion, personal achievement, and a complete love of football (to almost obsessive proportions); Poll takes us through his 26 year career and towards the ultimate outcome of his 2006 World Cup. The dispear he suffered both personally and professionally in front of the worlds press, is here for all to witness, as well as the motivation he needed to get back on the pitch only a few weeks later. A real, real human story. Loved it, and so did my mum!
He is funny, self-deprecating and very human. Well, he is in this book.
Of course it tells the story of his infamous three-card trick at the World Cup, but builds up to it in such a way that, when it happens, the reader can understand what a devastating blow it was for Poll.
So this is not only a football book. It is a story about striving to achieve something and then having to deal with humiliating failure.
But of course it is a football book as well, and gives revealing glimpses behind the scenes fo the game.
Chelsea supporters should definitely read it. They might think very differently about their captain and manager.
I expected to be informed: I hoped to be entertained: I didn't expect to be moved. I got all three in spades.
To lose out on a genuine shot at refereeing the World Cup Final due to one massive technical error, after having displayed the quality of English refereeing to the watching world. 'Pollie' doesn't try to hide away, exposing the anguish of that incident and displaying it alongside everything else he achieved in the beautiful game.
Lots of insights and plenty of opinions - well what else would you expect from GP. A cracking read.
It is in a way, quite depressing as it reflects badly on today's society, the media, the totally useless football... Read more
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