Alan Brazil's hilariously engaging autobiography was the surprise bestseller of 2006, a life-enhancing antidote to the bland life-stories of a gaggle of young Premier League superstars. Alan and his co-writer, Mike 'Porky' Parry, have added fresh stories of japes, pranks and mishaps, and they can be relied upon to keep the bottles of bubbly slipping down a treat. Funny and controversial by turns, "There's an Awful Lot of Bubbly in Brazil" will delight and entertain all football followers as well as the multitude of fans of Alan's "talkSPORT" breakfast show.
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"* "crammed with anecdotes... life-enhancing" Daily Telegraph * "an intriguing read" FourFourTwo"
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Alan Brazil was a highly successful professional footballer for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Coventry, QPR and Scotland. He now presents the award-winning Sports Breakfast on talkSPORT radio. Mike Parry is a colleague of Alan's on talkSPORT and was a newspaper executive in Fleet Street.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Coggie
Format:Paperback
i thought this book was one of the worst sporting biographies I have ever read,which I was surprised at bearing in mind it was written by the talented Mike Parry.However I guess there is only so much you can write about someone and his drinking exploits. The guy seems to pride himself on his ability to get freebies and the amount of alcohol he can drink....well congratulations on being successful at both those pursuits but I'm afraid the bookwritng has failed miserably.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is tedious repetitive stuff. Apart from a couple of chapters from his playing days and his time at Celtic this is a pretty bland effort. There is a limit on describing how many times you have drunk champagne with "Porky" and the hilarious "anecdotes" are pretty laboured. At times its a bit like listening to David Brent's admiration for Finchy.
Mickey Quinn did this subject much better a couple of years ago. Save your money for a pint. The bad news is that his second book is supposed to be even worse....
Mickey Quinn did this subject much better a couple of years ago. Save your money for a pint. The bad news is that his second book is supposed to be even worse....
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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It seems Brazil bet Parry he could not write a book with the words 'champagne' or 'bubbly' on every page for the first two thirds of the book, and Parry won the wager.
If you do read this book, skip to the part where Alan finally starts talking about his football career, and how he rightly took on a former youth coach in court. The chapter or two about Ipswich, Spurs and Man U are worth a look. However, forget the first few chapters, which ram home the point that Alan Brazil drinks champagne at every opportunity, and which say little else.
Pity really, as I love his breakfast show and shall continue to listen wth pleasure.
If you do read this book, skip to the part where Alan finally starts talking about his football career, and how he rightly took on a former youth coach in court. The chapter or two about Ipswich, Spurs and Man U are worth a look. However, forget the first few chapters, which ram home the point that Alan Brazil drinks champagne at every opportunity, and which say little else.
Pity really, as I love his breakfast show and shall continue to listen wth pleasure.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quite Good
Good book would have liked more stuff from Alan's playing days but overall an entertaining book with some good anecdotes
Published 5 days ago by cuttyian29
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good
As an avid Talksport listener it was interesting to see into the mind of one of my all time Favourite broadcaster's
Published 7 days ago by Mr. A. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
GOOD BOOK
THIS IS A GOOD READ EVEN FOR A NORWICH CITY FAN BUT I AM A TALK SPORT LISTNER HES ENTERTAINING
Published 4 months ago by MR.D A YOUNGMAN
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great one for fans of TALKSPORT
I've loved listening to Alan Brazil and Porky Parry for a number of years now and thoroughly enjoyed this book. Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2008 by N. Evans
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Funny
A great book about a former footballer and a local newspaper journalist. A very funny book about a proud Scot and a closet Welshman.
I cant wait for the follow-up...
I cant wait for the follow-up...
Published on 7 April 2008 by Mr Presley
1.0 out of 5 stars
Mike Parry"s book?
The queston that needs to be asked is why is this book written by mega-bore Mike Parry,who just happens to be Brazils boss. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2007 by DONJAUN
3.0 out of 5 stars
Easy Read
This is none too taxing read presented in the manner Alan appears to adopt for his breakfast broadcasts. Read more
Published on 16 July 2007 by Danny O'D
3.0 out of 5 stars
entertaining tales of a merry ex-footballer
A sleeper hit from the ex footballer now TalkSport host. Alan Brazil's finest years were with Ipswich Town, followed by spells at Spurs and Man United which did not go so well. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2007 by N. Brett
4.0 out of 5 stars
Passion and excess
This isn't the most in depth book you'll read, but it's certainly an insight into a man that seems to take the best from every situation. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2007 by J. Dyson
4.0 out of 5 stars
TALK SPORTS MAIN MAN
I have been listening to Alan on talk sport for a good few years now, and have enjoyed his show ,like most listeners. Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2007 by S , AYRSHIRE
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