'A book that sets a new template for what football autobiographies should be ... Every sentence in this book is beautfully crafted.' -- Paul Howard, Sunday Tribune 20021103 'A magnificent autobiography, candid, funny and occasionally lyrical... Quinn...is a big man in every sense' -- Jonathan Wilson, FourFourTwo 20021201 'It is possibly the best [of the William Hill shortlisted books]' -- Will Buckley, Observer 20021124 'Thoughtful, funny, nostalgic, occasionally poignant' -- Tommy Conlon, Sunday Independent 20021013 'A lively and thought-provoking autobiography' -- Sarah Edworthy, Daily Telegraph 20021121 'My vote [for the William Hill prize] might have gone to the only ghosted autobiography on the list... Brilliantly constructed.' -- Simon Barnes, The Times 20021126 'Splendidly informative ... Reading like a bar-room anecdote, the veteran footballer's book is near-poetic at times but also insanely funny' -- Kate Battersby, Evening Standard 20021209 '[A] marvellous autobiography' -- Ronan McGreevy, Irish Post 20021026 'Full of ironies, self-awareness and even jokes' -- Simon Barnes, The Times 20021207 'Honestly written, with many revealing anecdotes ... it is all there, including a sense of guilt at his good fortune' -- Glenn Moore, Independent 20021220 'Skilfully interweaves Quinn's career with an ongoing essay describing how it effectively ended ... If a league of drinkers were ever compiled, his name would be up there, ahead of such notorious boozers as Tony Adams and Paul Merson' -- Alan Patullo, Scotsman 20021207