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'Roy Keane's book is a masterpiece . . . It may well be the finest, most incisive deconstruction of football management that the game has ever produced' Mail on Sunday
In a stunning collaboration with Booker Prize-winning author Roddy Doyle, Roy Keane gives a brutally honest account of his last days as a player, the highs and lows of his managerial career, and his life as an outspoken ITV pundit.
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Roddy Doyle and Roy Keane deliver a captivating biography in The Second Half, offering humane and candid insights into his players, filled with self-deprecation and ruthless self-examination. The narrative unfolds at a breakneck pace, highlighting small yet memorable anecdotes. It's a genuinely pleasurable read and considered an incomparable achievement.
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ISBN: 9781780228822
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 May 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 273g
Pages: 320
About the Author
ROY KEANE was born in Cork in 1971, and is now a television pundit for Sky Sports and ITV after an astonishingly successful football career as captain of Manchester United and Ireland. He is also currently a co-host on Gary Neville's The Overlap: Stick to Football Podcast.
RODDY DOYLE was born in Dublin in 1958 and still lives there today. He is the author of thirteen acclaimed novels including THE COMMITMENTS, THE SNAPPER, THE GUTS, and most recently LOVE. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for PADDY CLARKE HA HA HA and his 1991 novel THE VAN was a Booker Prize finalist.Also by Roddy Doyle
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