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The Rodfather by Roddy Collins & Paul Howard
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The Rodfather

Inside the Beautiful (Ugly, Ridiculous, Hilarious) Game

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Narrator Roddy Collins

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Length 10 hours 39 minutes
Language English
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Roddy Collins is a football man - now in the sixth decade of a career as a player (at sixteen clubs), manager (twelve clubs) and commentator. And he is a funny man: an unequalled raconteur with a sharp eye for the absurdities of the professional game and spectacular recall. He has made friends wherever he has gone, along with some high-quality enemies. When John Delaney said he could get Roddy a job if he'd just stop criticising him, Roddy replied that he'd 'rather dig holes in the road'.

Now, with the brilliant Paul Howard, Roddy puts it all down on paper for the first time - the adventures, the rows and the craic - in what will be not only one of the funniest but one of the most eye-opening books ever written about professional football.

ยฉ Roddy Collins & Paul Howard 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Roddy Collins (Author)
Roddy Collins grew up in Cabra, on the north side of Dublin. In his long career as a player and then manager, he was often injured, many times sacked, and constantly on the move - but somehow always on the right side of football history. Now a beloved pundit and football personality, Roddy Collins lives in Dublin with his family.

Paul Howard (Author)
Paul Howard is a journalist, author and comedy writer best known as the creator of the No 1 bestselling Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series. He has won a record four Irish Book Awards and is a former Irish Sports Journalist of Year and Irish Newspaper Columnist of the Year.

Roddy Collins (Author)
Roddy Collins grew up in Cabra, on the north side of Dublin. In his long career as a player and then manager, he was often injured, many times sacked, and constantly on the move - but somehow always on the right side of football history. Now a beloved pundit and football personality, Roddy Collins lives in Dublin with his family.

Paul Howard (Author)
Paul Howard is a journalist, author and comedy writer best known as the creator of the No 1 bestselling Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series. He has won a record four Irish Book Awards and is a former Irish Sports Journalist of Year and Irish Newspaper Columnist of the Year.

Roddy Collins (Author)
Roddy Collins grew up in Cabra, on the north side of Dublin. In his long career as a player and then manager, he was often injured, many times sacked, and constantly on the move - but somehow always on the right side of football history. Now a beloved pundit and football personality, Roddy Collins lives in Dublin with his family.

Paul Howard (Author)
Paul Howard is a journalist, author and comedy writer best known as the creator of the No 1 bestselling Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series. He has won a record four Irish Book Awards and is a former Irish Sports Journalist of Year and Irish Newspaper Columnist of the Year.

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Reviews

There isn't a funnier sports book this year - there might not be one for the next decade Hard to imagine there'll be a more entertaining sports book for quite a while Really fabulous A riot! Fantastic. Can't remember a sports book with so many stories to propel it along. There's at least three different movies in it Candid tales of football, family and everything in between - it's no surprise The Rodfather's memoir is just brilliant A big man, with big emotions, and a big life . . . a fascinating read Terrific. You will love it. Raw and tender and wild and honest, it will captivate you . . . great stories pack the pages A rollercoaster ride and a great read. It's hard not to love Roddy Collins after reading The Rodfather Excellent and hilarious Fascinating and hilarious. Starts with a bang and never falters. Anarchic and wonderful What a great book The Rodfather is. A walk on the wild side of football - and a few other games - terrifying and yet massively entertaining. Paul Howard is the best writer in the country [The Rodfather] might be the funniest book written since Roddy Doyle's The Van . . . There's a laugh on every page Expand reviews
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