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The Rodfather
- Inside the Beautiful (Ugly, Ridiculous, Hilarious) Game
- Narrated by: Roddy Collins
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Roddy Collins is a football man—now in the sixth decade of a career as a player (at 16 clubs), manager (12 clubs) and commentator. And he is a funny man: an unequalled raconteur with a sharp eye for the absurdities of the professional game and spectacular recall. He has made friends wherever he has gone, along with some high-quality enemies. When John Delaney said he could get Roddy a job if he'd just stop criticising him, Roddy replied that he'd 'rather dig holes in the road'.
Now, with the brilliant Paul Howard, Roddy puts it all down on paper for the first time—the adventures, the rows and the craic—in what will be not only one of the funniest but one of the most eye-opening books ever written about professional football.
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- stephen mc grath
- 25-03-23
brilliant
i can confirm roddy is not a wanker hes a legend great book entertained from start to finish
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- Mayara
- 11-12-22
Super book full of humour & great yarns
Roddy's windpipes defo add to his stories of the good, the bad & the ugly of a journeyman's career. Loved it!
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- Simon Keating
- 16-12-22
Brilliant insight into lower leagues football in England & Ireland and hilarious
Great to hear it in his own voice too, gas character and very interesting life.
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- thomas browne
- 08-01-23
Best football audio book iv listened to
Great story brilliantly told. really enjoyed it and have even more respect for the man
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- Padraig Jackson
- 10-04-24
Humorous and heartfelt
It is a brilliant story with a good dose of comedy and emotion with raw honesty.
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- Alan Murphy
- 04-05-23
Brilliant book
Absolutely loved it. Couldn't stop listening once I started. Brilliantly read by Roddy as well
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- David Slattery
- 27-01-23
Absolutely Hilarious
I haven’t laughed that much in a long long time. Brilliant stories. Fair play Roddy.
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- Sean Byrne
- 01-12-22
I'd listen to the man all day
The first Audio book I've ever listened to. Something special about listening to an autobiography narrated in the authors own voice.
Roddy is, like many characters in Dublin, a really likeable rogue.
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-01-23
Superb
I have only a passing interest in the League of Ireland but this book was excellent nonetheless. Roddy Collins has led a very interesting life and he is not afraid to give a warts and all account of his time in several countries and a dozen clubs. His account of training travellers how to bare knuckle box and his dealings with the FAI (including telling John Delaney to f**k off) are very interesting also. Highly recommended.
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- Paul Mitton
- 24-02-24
Super story of growing up in Dublin and football
Great story of ups and downs in life and in football. Roddy reading it out really adds to it! Well done
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