I'm Not Really Here
$35.02
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2012
Summary
A Sunday Times Bestseller.
The extraordinary memoir of ex-Manchester City player Paul Lake.
Paul Lake was Manchester born, a City fan from birth. His footballing talent was spotted at a young age and, in 1983, he signed coveted schoolboy forms for City. Only a short time later he was handed the team captaincy.
An international career soon beckoned and, after turning out for the England under-21 and B teams, he received a call-up to the England training camp for Italia …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099553250 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099553252 |
| Author: | Paul Lake |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“Without question, he is the best young player I have ever worked with.”
His tale is one of incredible neglect, which makes for fascinating reading on a sporting, but mostly human level. * The Sports Diaries *
Best football autobiography ever? Unquestionably * Metro *
It’s the best book I’ve read for a long time….Beautifully, powerfully written, it is particularly raw and unsparing… – Oliver Holt * The Mirror *
…an astounding football autobiography. * The Guardian *
I’d be frightened to put a price on his head these days … Paul was as good a young player as I’ve ever worked with. * Howard Kendall *
Without question, he is the best young player I have ever worked with * Mel Machin *
You would class Paul in the top bracket. I always likened him to Colin Bell - he had that great ability to get up and down the park. * Tony Book *
It was like having one of your mates playing for City. He would’ve captained England. No question. He was - and remains - one of us * Noel Gallagher *
Paul Lake was the most gifted in the group of young players who brightened Manchester City up for fans in the 1980s who were pining for the glory days to return…his is an inspirational human story – David Conn * The Guardian *
His memoir - I’m Not Really Here - spares nothing in the raw details of what Lake endured. A football read even more harrowing than an England player’s World Cup diary * Sport *
About The Author
Paul Lake
Paul Lake was born in Manchester in October 1968. He signed schoolboy forms for Manchester City FC in 1983, and made his senior debut against Wimbledon four years later. Capped several times at England under-21 level, he was selected for Bobby Robson’s Italia ‘90 training squad. Later that year, and shortly after being handed the City captaincy, Paul suffered a serious knee injury. In 1995, following countless operations and a long spell of rehabilitation, he was forced to retire from the game. He went on to qualify as a sports physiotherapist, working for a number of football clubs in the north west. In March 2010 he was appointed Ambassador for Manchester City in the Community.
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