The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw by Paolo Hewitt

The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw by Paolo Hewitt

The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw provides the first full appreciation of a man too long forgotten by the world of football, and, along with a forthcoming film based on Friday's life, with a screenplay by co-author Paolo Hewitt, this book will surely give him the cult status he deserves.

A story of shattered dreams, hedonism and a short life lived very much to the full. . this is one of the essential modern football books * FourFourTwo *
It has a magical atmosphere and is easily the most compulsive soccer biography you'll ever read * Melody Maker *
A terrific read * Daily Mail *
Poignant, funny and tragic * The Scotsman *

Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan is the former bassist in Oasis. While on tour with the band in America, Guigsy came across a magazine article about Robin Friday and was inspired to find out more about the genius maverick player. This book is the result of his investigations.

Paolo Hewitt is the author of several bestselling books, including The Looked After Kid, Heaven's Promise, The Fashion of Football, and biographies on Oasis, Paul Weller and The Jam. He is also features editor at Watch magazine.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781840181081
ISBN 10	1840181087
Title	The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw
Author	Paolo Hewitt
Series	Mainstream Sport Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published	1998-09-14
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.