My Idea Of Fun: The Autobiography

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2006
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Lee Sharpe burst onto the scene at Old Trafford as a seventeen-year-old flying winger: fast, skilled, confident and clearly enjoying his football. The fans took him to heart as the first sign of the rebirth of the club under Alex Ferguson. At the start of the 1990s, with the Madchester scene in full swing, Sharpe enjoyed all the fruits of being young, good-looking and wealthy: he enjoyed a party and the company of women. After all, wasn't this what he'd worked so hard to get? But increasingly his lifestyle came into conflict with Fergie's wishes and in the end, feeling his spirit being crushed, he decided to leave Old Trafford and moved to their rivals Leeds. It was only when he got there, and played under George Graham and David O'Leary that he began to realise just how good Fergie really was. It was the beginning of the end for him as a top-level player, and when he was sacked for having a drink five days before a game at Iceland's Grindavik, he decided enough was enough. Sharpe's story tells of a period when it was still just about possible to have fun and be a Premiership player, when a team would go out drinking together to celebrate. Sharpe tells it like it was, and you will wish you had been there with him.

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Lee Sharpe burst onto the scene at Old Trafford as a seventeen-year-old flying winger: fast, skilled, confident and clearly enjoying his football. The fans took him to heart as the first sign of the rebirth of the club under Alex Ferguson. At the start of the 1990s, with the Madchester scene in full swing, Sharpe enjoyed all the fruits of being young, good-looking and wealthy: he enjoyed a party and the company of women. After all, wasn't this what he'd worked so hard to get? But increasingly his lifestyle came into conflict with Fergie's wishes and in the end, feeling his spirit being crushed, he decided to leave Old Trafford and moved to their rivals Leeds. It was only when he got there, and played under George Graham and David O'Leary that he began to realise just how good Fergie really was. It was the beginning of the end for him as a top-level player, and when he was sacked for having a drink five days before a game at Iceland's Grindavik, he decided enough was enough. Sharpe's story tells of a period when it was still just about possible to have fun and be a Premiership player, when a team would go out drinking together to celebrate. Sharpe tells it like it was, and you will wish you had been there with him.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Orion
Published: 22 Feb 2006
ISBN 10: 0752877917
ISBN 13: 9780752877914
Book Overview: Lee Sharpe remains a cult hero at Manchester United because of his skill and fun-loving nature. Sharpe was one of the stars to feature in ITV's latest reality series, Celebrity Love Island, alongside Abi Titmuss, Rebecca Loos, Callum Best and many others. Fascinating insights into the personalities of United legends such as Sir Alex Ferguson, Eric Cantona, Ryan Giggs and David Beckham. Reveals the truth about all the drug allegations about him. Explains 'what happened' to one of the brightest stars in the game who seemed to fall away when he was destined for even greater things. Huge media attention on hardback publication; coverage will continue for the paperback. 'The portraits of Alex Ferguson under pressure before his breakthrough at United, of the captain Bryan Robson and the demons driving the young Roy Keane are outstanding, but it is Sharpe's ability to observe the world spinning around him during his remarkable rise and fall that really captivates' Sunday Times.

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Sharpe's wit and exuberance, expertly rendered by David Conn, are as infectious as his grin. THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY, 5 Feb A refreshing and unscripted, warts-and-all account of life inside the Manchester United bubble at the turn of a mega-money footballing revolution. Lee's absorbing abillity to recall the giddy naivete of those early Premiership days might just help you remember what's missing in football these days. -- Matt Baker BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH, 13 Feb

Author Bio

Lee Sharpe was signed by Manchester United at the age of 17 in 1988. He stayed at the club for eight seasons, winning three league titles and two Doubles, before being transferred to Leeds United for 4.5 million. After that he played for a variety of clubs, before eventually retiring from the game at the age of 32. He won 8 caps for England. More recently, he has worked for Sky Sports and appeared on ITV's Celebrity Love Island.