Football Book Club

We've read a lot of books over the series. However, importantly, we have always been several hundred miles away from the author. But not today! In this extra special episode recorded at The Notley's Golf Club in Essex, we read Arsenal and Talksport legend Perry Groves's autobiography 'We All Live In A Perry Groves world' with Perry himself! Featuring brilliant stories about title triumphs, sprayin...

With a new series just around the corner, The Football Book Club are bringing you some extra special episodes, starting with this - a live recording of the team reading Danny Higginbotham's 2015 classic 'Rise of the Underdog'. The episode was recorded in Southampton on March 7th as part of 'Superpod 2020' - a live podcasting event raising money for Sport Relief - and features Danny's underwear, Ro...

It's Christmas! And to celebrate, The Football Book Club are foregoing obscurity to read a book written by the most cheerful and festive man in the world - Captain Christmas himself, Graeme Souness. We spent December getting stuck into Graeme's 2017 goodwill extravaganza 'Football: My Life, My Passion' and, like the Three Kings brought gifts to the manger, we bring you Graeme throwing a pickaxe at...

The long-awaited conclusion to The Football Book Club does 'Blood, Sweat and McAteer' is here! What's next for The Three Amigos - Jason McAteer, Phil Babb and Gary Kelly? How many times will Jason use the word 'arse'? And, most importantly, will 'Blood, Sweat and McAteer' be crowned the best book of Football Book Club Series One??? Plus a dramatic reading involving Jason McAteer and a huge battere...

It's the last - and by far the longest - book of the series which means one thing... a two-parter! In part one, the book club read the first half of Jason's 2016 epic, taking him from Birkenhead to Bolton Wanderers to USA '94. Featuring Zig and Zag, Jason's liquorice house and a VERY SPECIAL APPEARANCE from the world's greatest Norwich City chant writer. Plus Jason and Phil Babb getting chased aro...

Five books in and the Football Book Club face their toughest challenge yet - Jermaine Pennant's explosive 2018 novel 'Mental'. As Jermaine charts his journey from wonderkid to Champions League finalist to Billericay Town, the book club discuss Jermaine's lack of respect for Girls Aloud, James almost driving into Mido and a very naked Tony Pulis. Plus we set the record straight with Glenn Roeder an...

This week The Football Book Club read 2012's very confusingly titled 'Loud, Proud And Positive' by legendary Swansea City captain and manager Garry Monk. We join Garry on a miraculous journey from League Two to the Premier League, stopping off along the way for Lee Trundle doing stand up, something called Linchicken and a brand new game where we ask 'Who said it? Garry Monk? Or Bruno Mars?' PLUS a...

World Cup Finals! Yakubu! Casper the Ghost! All of these things and SO MUCH more are mentioned in Louis Saha's 2012 masterpiece 'Thinking Inside The Box - and we discuss all of them! Featuring Louis Saha on missing the Champions League final, the 2008 financial crisis and why the perfect pre-match playlist contains PLENTY of DJ Phil Neville. PLUS Sylvain Distin's questionable marriage advice and,...

Next up for the book club is Japan and Southampton general Maya Yoshida’s 2018 classic ‘Unbeatable Mind’. Featuring some of the great philosophical musings of our time on life, love and Jay Rodriguez dressed as a ninja turtle. Plus we find out just why Maya hates buying curtains. Follow us on Twitter! @footiebookclub Instagram - @footballbookclub Join The Football Book Club *Club* - www.patreon.co...

In the first episode of The Football Book Club, James Bugg, Jack Bernhardt, Amy Lawson and James Boughen read Norwich and Coventry hero Darren Huckerby's magnum opus 'Hucks: Through Adversity to Great Heights'. Featuring Lee Croft's run-in with a wasp, Nigel Worthington kicking a skip and we find out why Darren isn't welcome on Ryanair flights anymore. Follow us on Twitter! @footiebookclub Instagr...

NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY! Forget the latest bestsellers or Booker Prize winners. Instead of reading literary classics, each week The Football Book Club read another footballer's autobiography. Starring comedy writers James Bugg, Jack Bernhardt, Natasha Daniels and James Boughen, The Football Book Club is for those who like their reading less Dickens, more Dickov. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...