In the Blood

In the Blood My Life in, and Out, of Football

Hardback (06 Oct 2023)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Pat Spillane is one of the best-known sportspeople in Ireland. Selected for the GAA's Team of the Millennium and winner of eight All-Ireland senior football medals, he is one of the greatest Gaelic footballers ever. Yet that isn't half of the Spillane story.

 

He has also been one of the most controversial GAA pundits of all time, driving the agenda on The Sunday Game and in The Sunday World for thirty years. His analysis and criticism have been headline news everywhere Gaelic football is discussed, and the terms he coined, such as 'puke football', have entered the Irish lexicon.

 

Here, Pat reveals the sadness of his childhood when his father died; his dazzling football career and encounters with other immortals, from Mick O'Dwyer onwards; the reality of life as pundit under pressure from managers; and the huge stress of dealing with the machinery of government in the aftermath of his spell with CEDRA, the state advisory group on rural affairs. 

 

Like the man himself, In the Blood is uniquely frank, witty, honest and revealing - and a must-read for GAA fans everywhere.

Book information

ISBN: 9780717197521
Publisher: Gill
Imprint: Gill Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 796.337092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 634g
Height: 164mm
Width: 242mm
Spine width: 36mm