GAA Books 2010

[5 Sams]

Cant find another home for this but here goes..I have just read Tom Humphries' "Dublin V Kerry" for the umpteenth time....with all due respects to Christy and "The Club" and Liam with "Out of our Skins"....this is as good as it gets for books on football or any aspect of the GAA for that matter...anyone with an interest in the "Golden Years" or "De Dubs"....do yourself a favour......a superb piece of work...

[Qwerty28]

Anyone think that The Club might have been a little overrated? Enjoyed Out of our Skins by Liam Hayes far more, even though it was 20 years since it was written,it still kept its freshness. Be intereing to see a similar style diary type book being released by a current inter county player.

Bought Voices from Croke Park today so thats next on the list. By any chance has anyone seen A Season of Sundays 2010 knocking about fairly cheap, cant afford the €30+ at the moment!

[Gold]

The Club was an absolute bore for me--couldnt finish it--talkin about meetings and minor finals--boring

[Harold Disgracey]

Have to say I thoroughly enjoyed The Club. I came across the 1999 AI club final programme the other night, forgot I was there. Can anyone explain why Christy O'Connor is wearing a Tyrone jersey in the team photo in the programme?

Almost finished Dan Shanahan's book, surprisingly quite good.

[RedandGreenSniper]

Cant find another home for this but here goes..I have just read Tom Humphries' "Dublin V Kerry" for the umpteenth time....with all due respects to Christy and "The Club" and Liam with "Out of our Skins"....this is as good as it gets for books on football or any aspect of the GAA for that matter...anyone with an interest in the "Golden Years" or "De Dubs"....do yourself a favour......a superb piece of work...

That era has been over-reported in my opinion. But if you are looking for a great book from that era, notwithstanding Tom's fine effort, Michael Foley's Kings of September is out on its own. A fantastic read and, for me, it is between him and Christy O'Connor's The Club for best GAA book I've ever read. Currently reading Out of Our Skins and nearly finished it. Being honest I have been a bit underwhelmed by it. Great insight but Hayes comes across as a very odd boy.

[ballinaman]

The Club was an absolute bore for me--couldnt finish it--talkin about meetings and minor finals--boring

Aye, didn't think it was great. Found it fairly repetitive.

[Nally Stand]

Cant find another home for this but here goes..I have just read Tom Humphries' "Dublin V Kerry" for the umpteenth time....with all due respects to Christy and "The Club" and Liam with "Out of our Skins"....this is as good as it gets for books on football or any aspect of the GAA for that matter...anyone with an interest in the "Golden Years" or "De Dubs"....do yourself a favour......a superb piece of work...

That era has been over-reported in my opinion. But if you are looking for a great book from that era, notwithstanding Tom's fine effort, Michael Foley's Kings of September is out on its own. A fantastic read and, for me, it is between him and Christy O'Connor's The Club for best GAA book I've ever read. Currently reading Out of Our Skins and nearly finished it. Being honest I have been a bit underwhelmed by it. Great insight but Hayes comes across as a very odd boy.

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[magpie seanie]

That era has been over-reported in my opinion. But if you are looking for a great book from that era, notwithstanding Tom's fine effort, Michael Foley's Kings of September is out on its own. A fantastic read and, for me, it is between him and Christy O'Connor's The Club for best GAA book I've ever read. Currently reading Out of Our Skins and nearly finished it. Being honest I have been a bit underwhelmed by it. Great insight but Hayes comes across as a very odd boy.

I agree R&G sniper. The Club is the best GAA book I've read. Read "Out of Our Skins" a couple of weeks later and was a little disappointed. A good read alright but I was expecting it to be one of the best I ever read. Hayes seems odd alright and knows well he's portraying himself as such. I'd say if we're all honest we're all a bit odd in ways.

[RedandGreenSniper]

That era has been over-reported in my opinion. But if you are looking for a great book from that era, notwithstanding Tom's fine effort, Michael Foley's Kings of September is out on its own. A fantastic read and, for me, it is between him and Christy O'Connor's The Club for best GAA book I've ever read. Currently reading Out of Our Skins and nearly finished it. Being honest I have been a bit underwhelmed by it. Great insight but Hayes comes across as a very odd boy.

I agree R&G sniper. The Club is the best GAA book I've read. Read "Out of Our Skins" a couple of weeks later and was a little disappointed. A good read alright but I was expecting it to be one of the best I ever read. Hayes seems odd alright and knows well he's portraying himself as such. I'd say if we're all honest we're all a bit odd in ways.

Well Hayes certainly doesn't try to be something he is not. Refreshing honesty in the book, I'll give him that, even where it reflects badly on him. I do like the bit I am reading now about 1991 where he talks about not having the hunger to go again. Wouldn't hear that from too many even though it is an undoubted reality.