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Title: Seeing Red: The Chic Charnley Story
Author: Chic Charnley with Alex Gordon
Published: 2009
Player Homepage: Chic Charnley (only played in testimonial for us)
Synopsis
Chic Charnley is one of the most controversial, colourful characters in Scottish football history. Blessed with awesome talent, incredible ability and spectacular skills, he’s the player who could – and should – have been one of the biggest names in sport. But, by his own admission, he blew it. Here he tells all in the most revealing, unputdownable book of the game.
The maverick midfielder tells it like it is, including the real reason he did not sign for his boyhood idols Celtic; the genuine regrets of a stormy career that kept him in the headlines for all the wrong reasons; his bad boy image, crazy antics and why he was sent off a record amount of times; how he ruined Henrik Larsson’s Celtic debut; the day he was attacked by a thug with a sword – during training! – and much more.
Here, for the first time, Chic Charnley talks about the roller coaster career that saw him play for Partick Thistle, Hibs, St. Mirren, Dundee, Ayr, Clydebank, Hamilton and a few others in between. It’s a journey through football with tales as outrageous as the character himself!
Review
Never managed to sign for us despite his undoubted talent. His temperament and lack of discipline played against him. Still popular player and could have got more than he did. Chic lives off of the story of his part in Henrik Larsson’s debut.
A bad pass to Chick Charnley (in opposition) from Larsson allowed Chic to score a scorcher against us which allowed him to live off retelling of that goal forever more in post-dinner speeches! Got him a part in a Larsson DVD also!
Nothing special, just a run-of-the-mill book. Likely you can pick it up in “Bargain Books” stores in time. Likely will answer for some that unpopular question of just why he never met the potential he had, especially during the Barren Years (a time where we were desperate for players of any quality).
Product Details
- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Black and White Publishing (12 Nov 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 184502270X
- ISBN-13: 978-1845022709
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 16 x 2.6 cm
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