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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Life and Times of a 70's Maverick, 29 April 2005
I hold 1970's icons like Rodney Marsh, Frank Worthington, Stan Bowles, Tony Currie ,Charlie George et al in the highest regard; they're footballing demigods to me. You see, they just don't make footballers in that mould anymore. These players were free spirited and anti-authoritarian , happy to work under managers who let them express themselves as they chose , but quick to jump ship when the stern,restrictive hand of managerial discipline was imposed. Feckless, capricious and egocentric perhaps, but they were all footballing geniuses capable of the most outrageous and sublime acts of skill which lit up football grounds thoughout the halcyon days of the 1970's. Rodney Marsh's book "Priceless" tells his tale and he comes across as a likeable bloke; warm, honest, irrepressably cheerful, hard working and sharp witted. His negative traits appear to be his short temper, bluntness and a tendency toward tactlessness. I admired his openness about his difficult relationship with his father, his positive reaction to various failures in his career and his willingness to accept with good grace the consequences of expressing his opinions excessively frankly. There were some funny laugh-out-loud anecdotes , such as a remarkable England career-terminating aside to Sir Alf Ramsay and a particularly frank Manchester City career-ending dialogue with Tony Book. However there weren't as many as I thought there would be, certainly compared to Frank Worthington's autobiography for example. Perhaps that was because Rodney wasn't a big bird chaser and heavy boozer. A lot of the content of the book was a bit tame and bland and lacked ,well, some blunt, frank opinions which might have livened it up a bit. However it's well worth a read, especially if you're an admirer of the Great Footballing Mavericks of the 1970's.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A very dissapointing and not very interesting biography., 29 Nov 2001
By A Customer
As a player Rodney Marsh could never be described as boring, staid, or lacking in entertainment value. Unfortunately the same could not be said of 'Priceless'. It offers little insight into either Rodney Marsh the person, or the soccer world of the 1960's & 1970's. From one of the most exciting players of his generation this is a genuine dissapointment. It compares very badly with some recent truly entertaining footballing biographies, such as that offered by Paulo Di Canio and Tony Cascarino. Sorry Rodney, you were a great player, a great entertainer, but 'Priceless' is simply Pointless!
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Entertainer, 17 Dec 2002
I thoroughly enjoyed Rodney's frank openess about his childhood, the beatings, his parents and the way it has shaped his life. He is honest to the point that he does not feel the need to apologise for his honesty, he tells it as it is, black and white - no grey area.
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