We're all mad on football at the moment. The Times is giving away football books at certain stores this week. The first was on Bobby Moore by his first wife Tina. I read it straight through. It's more about Tina than Bobby but gives you the main (sometimes surprising) facts. It's quite a sad book in some ways - not just because Moore's managerial career was quite unsuccessful and he died young but also because of his adultery and drunkenness and the shallowness and superficiality here. Tina seems to remember what she was wearing on every major occasion of her life with Bobby and there is lots of name dropping (lost on anyone not sure of who was who in the sixties). For someone of my vintage, nevertheless, it's a fascinating read and a reminder of the sorts of things that dominate the minds of most.
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