Darren huckerby autobiography sample

2020 has been a bit of a write-off for everyone. I’d love to say I used this year to learn a skill, or to write my magnum opus. Instead, I spent the majority of the year reading books written by Louis Saha (and countless other noughties footballers).

Why?

Well, until September 2019 I’d never read a footballer’s autobiography. As much as I love football, I never had any great urge.

Darren huckerby autobiography sample

That is until the day I stumbled across Darren Huckerby’s story.

We all know about Roy Keane’s book, or Zlatan’s. But I’m guessing less have read ‘Hucks: Through Adversity to Great Heights’. And it felt like a personal affront to Darren if I didn’t read it.

So I bought it.

I read it.

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I loved it.

Until I found ‘Hucks’ I didn’t realise just how many players – cult heroes and journeymen alike – had written a book. Paul Sturrock’s written two.

I had to read them all. Thus our podcast The Football Book Club was born.

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