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| Paddy Crerand: Never Turn the Other Cheek | 
 enlarge | Author: Pat Crerand
Publisher: HarperSport
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 10235
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0007247613
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.334092
EAN: 9780007247615
ASIN: 0007247613
Publication Date: September 3, 2007
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 Paddy Whacks....quite a few people, actually. June 28, 2008
This is a really good read, Paddy Crerand`s life story is full of top quality football matches, trips abroad and punch ups! You can take the boy out of the Gorbals but, well, you know the rest. Paddy also cuts through a lot of the pc bull in some other books by describing in detail the injustice he faced on his visits back to Ireland, his real home. In fact he sums up the political problems faced by Catholics in a way not normally seen in a footballer`s book. The B Specials may be a mystery to the vast majority of readers but any Irish person resding the book will be only too aware of their malign presence. Crerand played for two massive clubs, Celtic and United. He won League championship, FA Cup and European Cup medals. And he put George Best up...for five days. His description of United`s post 1968 disintregation is one of the best parts of the whole tome. Jock Stein`s description of Tommy Docherty certainly caught my eye. Crerand`s relationship with `The Doc`takes up a good chunk of the latter part of his career and is very interesting. Brilliant read.
...and he never will. February 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For younger readers, brought up on Giggs, Scholes Rooney etc Paddy Crerand will not be a name that is familiar, unless a student of Manchester United history.
His playing career at United spanned from 1963 to 1976, so he was a major part of United`s greatest triumph, the 1968 European Cup wins and rapid decline into the then Second Division in the Seventies. The nearest recent equivalent is Roy Keane.(Pause for the implications to sink in)
Paddy was born of Irish descent in the tough Gorbals area of Glasgow and despite the early loss of his father in an air raid during the war, the religious bigotry and the hardship of the Clyde shipyards, he managed to fight his way into his idolised Celtic team, staying for six years, before the cracks appeared at Parkhead and he was tempted to Old Trafford by Matt Busby, keen to rebuild after the Munich Tragedy of 1958. His time at United during the Sixties is looked upon as a Golden Age as, from midfield, he supplied the ammunition for the Holy Trinity of Charlton,Best and Law as United became the People`s favourite team.
Crerand`s no- nonsense style of play followed him off the field and he tells anecdotes that illustrate that he his more than prepared to support the strength of his convictions with a handily placed fist when needed. Crerand was even manager of Northampton Town for a season 76/77 , but is honest enough to admit that his heart was n`t really in it, and that he felt the transition from player to manager was difficult for him.
For United fans, this is a must-read, and for anyone that is a non-United believer, and a football fan, there is plenty of entertainment to be gleaned from these pages.
Never Turn the Other Cheek, you know Paddy never will.
Glasgow kiss November 18, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
What a refreshing change to read a real story warts and all.
The title is very apt and he never does.
Fascinating insight to the man and Old Trafford.
One of the better sports books.
 family member September 20, 2007
3 out of 31 found this review helpful
have just purchased this book and looking forward to reading it as my mother also came from the gorbals back then will let you know what i think
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