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Gazza Agonistes (Paperback)

by Ian Hamilton (Author)
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  • Paperback: 204 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; 2nd Revised edition edition (8 Oct 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747541523
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747541523
  • Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 14.2 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,119,507 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Paul Gascoigne's journey through football--indeed life--has been at best tumultuous and during the trip he has exasperated and thrilled his followers. Hamilton--poet, biographer and Tottenham fan--was hooked from the first time he saw the player in a Newcastle shirt and has provided a stylishly written personal account of a chaotic career. The author captures the mood of fans who have lived in (generally forlorn) hope that Gascoigne would weave his magic. At times faith was rewarded, such as in the Czechoslovakia game before selection for Italia 90, his subsequent emergence that summer on the world scene, brilliant displays in Spurs' 1991 Cup run, the odd gem for Lazio and that goal against Scotland that illuminated Euro 96. Yet his disturbing off-field antics as well as the destruction of his talent by self-inflicted injuries have prompted the author to suggest that Gazza never really understood the nature of his genius and was unable to protect it from the "excesses to which his personality is irreversibly inclined". As The Sun newspaper famously put it: "The devil has hijacked the talents made in heaven". The postscript to the 1994 publication covers Gazza's time at Rangers and the infamous World Cup exclusion. Nevertheless Hamilton still manages an upbeat conclusion that mentions Gazza and Euro 2000 in the same sentence--but then that's a fan for you. --Jamie Foulerton

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The updated and revised story of Paul Gascoigne at play, on show and in the press, which includes his omission from the World Cup squad. The author argues that the player is more sinned against than sinning.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tottenham's answer to "Fever Pitch", 13 Jan 2001
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I could not put this book down! It is a wonderfully-written elegy for a fallen hero, covering Gazza's Totteneham and Lazio days and his England saga(s) through 1994. A nicely fitting postcript seamlessly updates the story through 1998. I wish all football books were written like this. Rather than the often jaundiced view of players that professional sportswriters employ, writer Ian Hamilton writes from the heart evoking the true fan's emotional perspective. Moreover, he not only avoids all clichees, he also writes superbly well and allows the readers make up their own minds about Gascoigne's ups and downs.
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