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Joey's Book 11:36 - Sep 22 with 13933 viewsLunarJetman

Got this review on Amazon....

"Contains quite a considerable amount of nonsense. It reads like Rik from The Young Ones' essay about what he did in the summer holidays; a summer that saw an inexplicably bitter Rik from The Young Ones play for Burnley, pausing occasionally to assault an adolescent.

If you ever wanted to know what Marlon Brando's "I coulda been a contender" speech might've read like if written by post-success Freddie Star over 352 pages, this is the book for you. If not, I'd recommend that you check out literally any other book ever written, or perhaps even the calming serenity of staring into the middle distance for 3 to 4 hours.

Awarding it 2 stars as the cover image make Barton look like a minor character from HBO's Deadwood. Or an owner of an unremarkable cafe who, in an attempt to reverse his business's ailing fortunes, has rebranded himself as a provocative hipster who's rude to breastfeeding mothers on his cafe's Facebook page.
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Joey's Book on 11:48 - Sep 22 with 8645 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Disco, was that you?

Superb prose. Made me chuckle.

"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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Joey's Book on 11:49 - Sep 22 with 8634 viewsdaveB

flicked though the sample on amazon and saw that Bradley Orr is now his agent
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Joey's Book on 11:52 - Sep 22 with 8607 viewsJeff

really, really curious to read it (in the same way i 'enjoy' reading the daily mail for the outrage...) but i absolutely refuse to give the tw@t any more of my money considering how much he's had from me / us in the last few years.

if anyone has a hooky copy lying about (that LFW in no way endorses me seeing...), let me know?

Can we not knock it?

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Joey's Book on 11:55 - Sep 22 with 8587 viewsMick_S

Hope these people can become involved:

https://literaryreview.co.uk/bad-sex-in-fiction-award

Did I ever mention that I was in Minder?

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Joey's Book on 11:55 - Sep 22 with 8582 viewsfrancisbowles

Don't know why I am reading this thread. I would like to airbrush him out of our history.

Suggest we all give this a wide berth unless you see a copy in a charity shop sometime in the future.
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Joey's Book on 12:00 - Sep 22 with 8564 viewsNorthernr

Greatest book review ever written

https://www.balls.ie/football/steve-bruce-novel/293169
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Joey's Book on 12:16 - Sep 22 with 8482 viewshopphoops

Joey's Book on 12:00 - Sep 22 by Northernr

Greatest book review ever written

https://www.balls.ie/football/steve-bruce-novel/293169


Bet Joey's book isn't as good as http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/queensparkrangers/forum/152278/page:1#.V-O

A magnificent football club, the love of our lives, finding a way to finally have its day in the sun.
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Joey's Book on 12:17 - Sep 22 with 8476 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Joey's Book on 12:00 - Sep 22 by Northernr

Greatest book review ever written

https://www.balls.ie/football/steve-bruce-novel/293169


Superb.

I have no idea what would drive that journo to read the entire book and write a review that was almost as long as the book itself, but thank Christ he did. Extremely chucklesome.

"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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Joey's Book on 12:19 - Sep 22 with 8467 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Joey's Book on 12:16 - Sep 22 by hopphoops

Bet Joey's book isn't as good as http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/queensparkrangers/forum/152278/page:1#.V-O


Must read all of that. Either I missed it at the time or I've forgotten it somehow.

"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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(No subject) (n/t) on 12:56 - Sep 22 with 8328 viewsDorse

[Post edited 22 Sep 2016 12:56]

'What do we want? We don't know! When do we want it? Now!'

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Joey's Book on 12:59 - Sep 22 with 8307 viewscaliforniahoop

Joey's Book on 11:55 - Sep 22 by francisbowles

Don't know why I am reading this thread. I would like to airbrush him out of our history.

Suggest we all give this a wide berth unless you see a copy in a charity shop sometime in the future.


Amen
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Joey's Book on 13:07 - Sep 22 with 8272 viewsBrightonhoop

It'll be in the 50p bin by next month and I suspect charity shops will decline it....
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Joey's Book on 13:26 - Sep 22 with 8206 viewshopphoops

Joey's Book on 12:19 - Sep 22 by BrianMcCarthy

Must read all of that. Either I missed it at the time or I've forgotten it somehow.


It came out when Chris Ramses was trying to undo the legacy of Gary Porkchop (nee Boughtcrap). It's solid psychadelic stuff (and probably longer than Steve Bruce's effort).

A magnificent football club, the love of our lives, finding a way to finally have its day in the sun.
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Joey's Book on 13:29 - Sep 22 with 8194 viewsMytch_QPR

Joey's Book on 13:07 - Sep 22 by Brightonhoop

It'll be in the 50p bin by next month and I suspect charity shops will decline it....


Are you referring to the book, or the player himself?

"Thank you for supporting Queens Park Rangers Steep Staircase"... and I thought I'd signed up for a rollercoaster.
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Joey's Book on 13:41 - Sep 22 with 8158 viewsJigsore

Are the pages soft and quilt-like? Probably more expensive than bog roll but on balance far more cathartic

“The thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.”

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Joey's Book on 14:05 - Sep 22 with 8106 viewsMaggsinho

Scratchy and a pain in the arse. Appropriately enough.
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Joey's Book on 14:10 - Sep 22 with 8079 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Joey's Book on 13:41 - Sep 22 by Jigsore

Are the pages soft and quilt-like? Probably more expensive than bog roll but on balance far more cathartic


Blackadder: Ah yes, my favourite football-philosophy book. Soft, strong and thoroughly absorbent.

Melchett: Top-hoe Blackadder, I thought it would be right up your alley.

"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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Joey's Book on 14:42 - Sep 22 with 8015 viewsJuzzie

I could have ghost written it.

Page 1: I'm a cnt
Page 2: Fin
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Joey's Book on 14:49 - Sep 22 with 7990 viewsqueensparker

Joey's Book on 12:00 - Sep 22 by Northernr

Greatest book review ever written

https://www.balls.ie/football/steve-bruce-novel/293169


I dunno, I reckon this one of Tim Lovejoy's book is a definite contender

http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/42-Media/145-no-love-no-joy
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Joey's Book on 15:03 - Sep 22 with 7946 viewsMytch_QPR

Joey's Book on 14:42 - Sep 22 by Juzzie

I could have ghost written it.

Page 1: I'm a cnt
Page 2: Fin


That's the simplified version for fans of Chelsea, Leeds or Millwall.

"Thank you for supporting Queens Park Rangers Steep Staircase"... and I thought I'd signed up for a rollercoaster.
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Joey's Book on 15:06 - Sep 22 with 7924 viewsMrSheen

Favourite for this year's Joe Orton Prize, for the book with cocks drawn on it most often.
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Joey's Book on 15:24 - Sep 22 with 7865 viewskensalriser

Joey's Book on 15:06 - Sep 22 by MrSheen

Favourite for this year's Joe Orton Prize, for the book with cocks drawn on it most often.
[Post edited 22 Sep 2016 15:30]


Likelihood of me reading this book is slightly lower than me reading Mein Kampf aloud in its entirety at Speaker's Corner while dressed as Grayson Perry impersonating Donald Trump in a frock.

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Joey's Book on 15:26 - Sep 22 with 7861 viewsMytch_QPR

Joey's Book on 15:24 - Sep 22 by kensalriser

Likelihood of me reading this book is slightly lower than me reading Mein Kampf aloud in its entirety at Speaker's Corner while dressed as Grayson Perry impersonating Donald Trump in a frock.


You should try that - it's the sort of thing that could win the Turner Prize.

"Thank you for supporting Queens Park Rangers Steep Staircase"... and I thought I'd signed up for a rollercoaster.
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Joey's Book on 15:34 - Sep 22 with 7828 viewskensalriser

Joey's Book on 15:26 - Sep 22 by Mytch_QPR

You should try that - it's the sort of thing that could win the Turner Prize.


It's a thought. The best thing is that even if I did go for it I still wouldn't have committed to reading Joey fckn Barton's book.

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Joey's Book on 15:50 - Sep 22 with 7785 viewsGloryHunter

That is awesome. Made me laugh from my sickbed.
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