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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
You fat b******, 15 May 2003
Mick Quinn is not a footballer one would associate with greatness; a few seasons at Newcastle, and a few at Coventry, but this autobiography is a great insight into the life of one of the greatest goalscorers in British Football.
The way Mick Quinn writes is almost like a Liverpudlian Irvine Welsh, and he fits into the writers guise very well.
Throughout the book Mick (and co-writer Oliver Harvey) tell of football before it became the business it is now, he tells of his drinking and gambling habits. But in the end it was football he lived for.
A very honest, and well written book. Definitely recommend
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
Micky Quinn, Thanks for reliving the memories, 16 Jun 2003
I remember Quinny at Newcastle, when we signed him I thought he was joke, when he left I felt sorry to see him go as he took with him a piece of history. Quinn was an old style centerforward and a great laugh, I watched him at the Toon and admired his tenacity, unfortunately Keegan did not so he was sent to Coventry quite literally. OK so Keegan was moving onto better things and Quinny did not fit in, but man he was great. I meet him once in the big market after the Toon were beaten one Saturday and Quinny was pretty anonymous through out the game. He was having a pint with some friends and I could not resist saying "Quinny where the hell were you today" and quick as you like he replied " I was the fat B*st*rd in the number nine shirt". That was Micky Quinn king of the one liners and scorer of many a goal. For me Quinny showed that no matter how little skill you had or how unfit you looked you could still make it as a professional footballer by doing one thing well, sticking the ball in the back of net. Micks book is pure class a fun read and will leave you wetting yourself laughing......
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
There's only one Micky Quinn, 18 May 2007
You dont have to like football to enjoy this book, but it helps. A great big laugh, with a few sad bits in between, Mick tells a great story, and comes across as a realy likeable, down to earth, hard working guy, who likes a laugh, women, and a pint or two! One of the best football autobiogs around.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
To read in the toilet, 29 Nov 2008
Sorry,don't agree with the other reviews. Quinn comes across as someone who is obsessed with own ego and very limited talent. The fact that he has landed himself in trouble so many times also suggests a very poor intelligence. In the end you get the strong impression that this was someone who got lucky by pure fluke. You are also left with the overwhelming feeling that if he'd won the lottery he'd have pissed it up the wall in a few months. The book reads like a tabloid newspaper and is definitely one for the bog, where you can have a quiet snigger at someone who thinks they are rather special, when actually they are not.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Mick Quinn- A true legend!!, 5 Jul 2005
Having just read 'Who Ate All The Pies', I can confirm with what other readers have reported, that this book is extremely entertaining and funny. Mick is not your average footballer, and in an age of money and athleticism in sport, it is refreshing to read a book of a different variety. Mick has some great stories about women, drinking and football, and puts it in a way that makes you laugh out loud! Buy this book!
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Better to forget this one., 10 Jan 2006
Written largely in tabloid style Quinns autobiography lacks insight into the man, his clubs and the people he worked with.Quinn can offer no real explaination why Keegan got him out of Newcastle United just before the Keegan revolution and why the racing authorities stripped him of his trainers licence after seeing the condition of his horses. None of this is very amusing or informative which is at odds with Quinn as a TV and Radio broadcaster who on occasions can be quite witty.
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4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
mighty quinn, 14 April 2004
a very funny and honest book from a true character i dont support any clubs he played for but that does not stop me enjoying a wondreful book. a must have for any autobiography fans
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1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
You will love it, a real legend., 19 Mar 2005
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Nothing more to say, buy it, its great, you will love it, top entertainment,top man quinny!!!
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1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Who ate all the pies?, 11 Feb 2004
This book is a really enjoyable read. It is interesting to read how a man worked his way up through the ranks from an apprentice through to a professional footballer, an unlikely character who beat the odds, to reach the top of his game. Then at the end of his footballing career, how he switched to horse racing and worked his way up again. An excellent book, well wort reading!!
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A great read, 19 Jan 2009
I really liked this book. I read a lot of football players' autobiographies and most of them are about as interesting as a stale cracker. This is different. Quinn was a heavily-built striker, slow on his feet but with very quick reactions, who scored a large number of goals for unfashionable clubs or clubs that were in the doldrums when he joined them. As such, he never really gained the respect he deserved. To put it mildly, he was heavily into wine, women and gambling, and the book doesn't pull any punches when it comes to his many excesses. Thankfully he also devotes plenty of attention to the games he played in, what it felt like and what he achieved on the field -- details often lacking in similar books. I would have given this five stars but I agree with the other reviewers that there must be more to the story about the ban the Jockey Club imposed on him. In general, though, I'd highly recommend this.
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