Tales from the Dugout

by Richard Gordon

Tales from the Dugout

Genres: Football

256 pages, Paperback

Published October 19, 2015

Reviews

[Kenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable 'dip in' book. A series of anecdotes by proper fitba players about the most amusing things that happened around the physical dugout - mainly about managers, managers and fans, managers and subs, subs and...well you get the picture. But it's a series of amusing stories distilled down to 2-3 paragraphs, which reads well.

I liked the structure of 2/3rds of the book being series of these short anecdotes, with a few longer chapters by the more eloquent characters - Gordon Strachan, Pat Nevin etc (er, and Chic Young...who is the least amusing...) able to go into longer anecdotes. Anyway this was a great read playing sardines on trains, and occasionally laugh out loud funny. I'd find it difficult to work out how to improve it.

[Steve Parcell · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fascinating read for the first 3/4 of the book but then became a little repetitive

[Richard Watt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Does exactly what it says on the tin - it's a collection of anecdotes, and therefore lacks the depth and narrative of Gordon's other books, but the stories are mostly new and have been carefully selected and edited (often a pitfall in books like this). A little inside knowledge of the Scottish game is an advantage, but raises a smile, chuckle or outright laugh on most of its pages.

Fun, if not exactly essential.

[Thomas Ranson · Rating 2 out of 5]

You would never know from the title, but it relates almost 100% to Scottish football. Former players relate their (sometimes) funny and strange stories of what happens on the bench / in the dugout at matches.

In fact most of the tales are not particularly interesting, resulting a definitely below-par book.

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very funny read.

[Stuart Airs · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a nice collections of stories from the world of (mainly) Scottish football. Very much something you could pick up and read a few then go back to later and read a few more stories.