- Hardcover: 250 pages
- Publisher: Virgin Books (4 Nov 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1852272406
- ISBN-13: 978-1852272401
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 765,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tommy Gemmell is one of the all-time Celtic greats. It was his trademark thunderbolt shot that brought Celtic their vital equaliser in the 1967 European Cup Final, and for that reason alone he is a huge favourite with supporters. It was a goal typical of Gemmell who, although nominally a full-back, loved to join the Celtic attacks as often as possible, providing his team-mates with wonderfully creative options. It was no coincidence that Gemmell was also at the heart of the move that created Celtic's winning goal in Lisbon and, having also scored in the team's 1970 final against Feyenoord, he became one of the few players in world football to have scored in two separate European Cup finals. An exciting and extrovert player, Gemmell's career was marked by controversy. He was no stranger to the referee's notebook and had many lengthy rows with both the Scottish FA and the legendary Celtic manager Jock Stein. After a decade of unrivalled success at Celtic, he and Stein eventually fell out and Gemmell was transferred to Nottingham Forest. His Scotland career too was cut short at the age of only 27, although he did manage to appear in one of Scotland's greatest ever games - their 3-2 win over the then World Champions England at Wembley in 1967. Spells as a manager followed at Dundee, where he sold a young Gordon Strachan to Aberdeen, and Albion Rovers before he eventually retired from the game. But as one of the famous Lisbon Lions he would always be associated with their night of triumph, and that honour has affected his life for better and worse on a daily basis ever since. This is the first time Tommy Gemmell has written a full autobiography. In it he compares life in the sixties with the modern game and offers many forthright views on footballers today and Celtic Football Club. Packed with wit, anecdotes and his fun-filled approach to playing and life after retirement, this will be an essential read for all football fans.
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Tommy Gemmell is pure Celtic - fronting an era of football that was ripe with politics, religion and communtity as well as 70-mile-per-hour shots. One of the legendary Lisbon Lions of 1967, his blistering equaliser and final pass brought the European Cup to British shores for the first time in history.
The real legend behind Tommy Gemmell, however is the exciting extravert who won Celtic fans young and old with his mischievous wit and impressively lavish lifestyle. Gemmell was a true 60s and 70s icon, forever in trouble with pernickety referees and sparking lengthy rows with the SFA and with Jock Stein.
In Tommy Gemmell: Lion Heart he sheds light on his career - from his earliest days of growing up in Lanarkshire, to his award-winning decade at Celtic, and through his work as a player and manager at Dundee and Albion Rovers. Always honest, Tommy Gemmell is not afraid to look back at Celtic's dominance in the 60s and offers his trademark forthright views on Celtic's progress and the game today.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Although not a card carrying Celtic supporter, I have a soft spot for them. The Lisbon Lions team were trailblazers, the first British, (actually they were the first non-Latin) winners of the European Cup. They don`t receive the respect due from the English media. In `Jinky` Jimmy Johnstone they had possibly the most brilliant dribler the British game has ever produced. Not my words but the words of Tommy Gemmell. He said that although Best was a better all-round player, Jinky was the master dribbler. He should know, George destroyed him on more than one occasion, whilst his fellow Celt did it on numerous occasions in training. This book is a great read, full of stories from his career, and there are no punches pulled. If big Tam doesn`t like someone he lets you know. Jock Stein`s rather callous method of dropping him from the team, and the rather shambolic management of the national team are among the anecdotes. Stories of the Old Firm players drinking together, and the fact Gemmell is a Protestant, in a famously Catholic club, came as surprises to me. It is a measure of the man`s integrity that neither fact stopped him becoming a Celtic legend revered today by millions of fans. Get this book and read it if you want to relive a medal-filled career.
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