There's only one Neil Warnock (Made in Sheffiled: My Story - Neil Warnock)

Member Name: shanediablo

Product:	Made in Sheffiled: My Story - Neil Warnock
Date:	06/07/08 (57 review reads)
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There are individuals in sports that only come around so often. People that get everyone talking whether it be how much they admire them or how much they dislike them; Neil Warnock fits this category perfectly. Controversy follows him everywhere, so it is fitting that he should produce an autobiography that i'm sure even those that hate him so much would be just a little intrigued to read.
This is the story of one of english domestic football's most succesful and controversial managers. It charts his life from humble beginnings in Sheffield through an unglamorous but respectable playing career to a managerial career littered with controversy, success and disappointment.

The dream of the Sheffield born man and Blades fan was always to manage his beloved Sheffield United and this dream was realised. He was hated by sections of his own teams support often but his team battled adversity to reach the promised land of the premiership - only to be denied by an extremely controversial turn of events involving Carlos Tevez, West Ham United and Manchester United which sparked a nationwide debate. This was followed by betrayal on the part of the board at the club.
This book is full of detailed accounts of success on the football pitch and confrontation off it. Whatever anybody thinks of the man and his somewhat dubious regard for other people, he has a proven track record and is fascinating to read about or watch. Anybody that his seen some of his bordering on hilarious interviews where he verbally attacks the referee of a match will attest to this view.

As a person with affiliation to Sheffield and the Blades (Sheffield United FC), this was a book I just could not miss out on. I was one of the fans in the camp of actually liking Warnock, but I was well aware that there are thousands that hate him with a passion, often fans of his own club of the time too.

This book actually made me start to hate the famous Sheffield actor Sean Bean due to an incident involving Bean and the Warnock family, but this is the sort of controversy that follows Warnock around and unfortunately sometmes filters into his private life.

It is a well written collabration of the minds of Neil Warnock himself and Oliver Holt of the Daily Mirror and should be read by anyone that has ever laughed at, got angered by or has been inspired by this controversial man in the game of football.

Love him or hate him, this is compelling reading.

Summary: Genius or crackpot?