Gray Matters

by Andy Gray (Author)

• Used

  Unabridged
  2004

  $3.25

  From fearsome striker to football's most respected pundit, this is the story of one of the best known figures in soccer. Starting as a seventeen-year old prodigy in Dundee, Andy Gray has become as much known for his perceptive insights as his striker's instincts. A hero at Aston Villa, Wolves and Everton, Andy looks back on his glittering career - the trophies, the inspiring (and infuriating) managers, the hardmen, the goals, the record transfers - along the way comparing his experiences with today's game. In his inimitable style, he explains how great teams become great, why some big money transfers fail, what makes the best managers tick and when to say no to football management. Andy Gray is unique in tracing a line from the beginnings of the modern game to the Premiership, while still remaining passionate and impartial. His views and opinions - all offered with his trademark wit and enthusiasm - make this the most important and indispensable football book of the year.

• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $3.25

  Andy Gray has been at the forefront of British football for over three decades. Now, for the first time, he tells his own remarkable story, and that of the modern game. From a fanatical footballing household in Glasgow, Andy worked his way to become a teenage prodigy at Dundee. But it was in England that Andy's name was cemented as one of Europe's top strikers. At Aston Villa he scored 69 goals in 141 appearances and remains the only footballer to win both the PFA Player and Young Player of the Year in the same season. Greater glories awaited him at Everton, where he won the League, the FA Cup and the European Cup Winners Cup. These triumphs along with the inspiring (and infuriating) managers, the goals, the games and the fans are vividly brought to life while also explaining how the game was evolving around him. He also describes the early days of Sky Television, and the temptation of becoming a manager. Andy Gray is unique in tracing a line from the beginnings of the modern game to the Premiership, while still remaining passionate and impartial.