Which sports book are you reading at the moment?

[Crusty Ring]

States of Play by Miguel Delaney

Football is rotten. Not that I didn't know, but when you have it all laid out by a decent writer..........

City won't suffer a bean from the EPL charges either. Cheating bastards. No wonder no one gives a fuck about their "achievements". Then you have that wanker Dias complaining that Southampton did a bit of time wasting today.

Yeah Ruben m8, really hitting the mark there.

Brilliant book I got it at Christmas.

The last few years I’ve found myself watching less and less football due to the genuine drop off in quality, VAR etc has wrecked the game but reading that book has taken it to another level, I have absolute distain for those running the game.

Money is all that counts but we knew that already

 

[El Guapo]

Just about finished, "a few more laps" by Dave Chalfen

He's the Highgate Harriers coach for the last 30 years or so.

Very funny guy. Book isn't great..one of those ones where everyone does not have a book in them everyone in fact has a first draft. Some interesting stuff but don't recommend this one

 

[Philby]

2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award are:​

• Finding the Edge by Jimmy Anderson
• Ultra Women by Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson
• I Can’t Stop Thinking About VAR by Daisy Christodoulou
• The Warrior by Christopher Clarey
• States of Play by Miguel Delaney
• More Than a Shirt by Joey D’Urso
• European Football’s Greatest Grounds by Leon Gladwell
• Chasing Salah by Simon Hughes
• The Last Bell by Donald McRae
• Engulfed by James Montague
• Go to War by Jon Spurling
• The Escape by Pippa York and David Walsh
• Test Cricket by Tim Wigmore
• The Power and The Glory by Jonathan Wilson
• The Art of Batting by Jarrod Kimber

 

[dukeroyale]

2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award are:​

• Finding the Edge by Jimmy Anderson
• Ultra Women by Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson
• I Can’t Stop Thinking About VAR by Daisy Christodoulou
• The Warrior by Christopher Clarey
• States of Play by Miguel Delaney
• More Than a Shirt by Joey D’Urso
• European Football’s Greatest Grounds by Leon Gladwell
• Chasing Salah by Simon Hughes
• The Last Bell by Donald McRae
• Engulfed by James Montague
• Go to War by Jon Spurling
• The Escape by Pippa York and David Walsh
• Test Cricket by Tim Wigmore
• The Power and The Glory by Jonathan Wilson
• The Art of Batting by Jarrod Kimber

has anyone read states of play by delaney?

i ordered it a while back through my library but yet to receive it.

is there anything new in there? i’ve read two books on football and corruption in the last few weeks. other than chuck blazer’s wife teaching their pet parrot to abuse chuck i learned very little.

 

[Nollaig O Muracu]

has anyone read states of play by delaney?

i ordered it a while back through my library but yet to receive it.

is there anything new in there? i’ve read two books on football and corruption in the last few weeks. other than chuck blazer’s wife teaching their pet parrot to abuse chuck i learned very little.


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Dunno about new, but it's a brilliant riveting read.

I just started this.

Mostly entertaining anecdotes so far, but a good light read.