Rough Diamond: How a Nightclub Boss Found Football's Future Stars

by Paul Montgomery

Football attracts people from all walks of life – but very few can match the story of Paul Montgomery, the flamboyant Geordie who went from running a floating nightclub to spotting some of the greatest British footballing talent of the last 40 years.

Montgomery started out rubbing shoulders with A-list celebrities such as Wham, Level 42, Bryan Ferry and Wet Wet Wet at the famous (some would say infamous) Tuxedo Junction nightclub before opening his own club and at the same time becoming a trusted lieutenant of footballing icon Sir Bobby Robson.

Predicting – and picking – the best young talent available is very often an ephemeral and some would say impossible job but Montgomery simply had a knack for knowing who would make it – and who would flounder.

In his remarkable, hilarious and deeply impassioned autobiography, he lifts the lid on his incredible career change, the highs and lows of his footballing journey to the top of the sport and how he still loves the game that has given him so much.

225 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2024