My Manchester United Years - Bobby Charlton

I am not a Manchester United fan, I am a spurs fan and a passionate lover of football. I bought this book because I had a vague interest in his life and wanted to know more about the lives of one of the 1966 world cup winners. Sir Bobby charlton goes in depth into his accounts of the tragedy of Munich, recounts his memories of the Busby Babes, and through his book manages to actually take you through a timeline of British and European football from the 1950's onwards, exclaiming his accounts of a lover of Newcaslte at a young age, his early football career, the heights of manchester United and the loss of a team in Munich. He recounts his stories of some of ...  Read the complete review

I have just finished reading Sir Bobby Charlton's autobiography - My Manchester United Years. In some ways this was a bit of an unusual read for me but I was given it as a present by someone knowing that I love reading autobiographies. I'm also a bit of an armchair fan of Manchester United but I can't say that I know very much about football. However, I've always had a liking for Bobby Charlton so I was interested to find out a little more about his life. I'm very glad I did although I have to admit that some of the more technical football bits of this book went right over my head! I remember probably a couple of years ago seeing Bobby Charlton interviewed by ...  Read the complete review