{"product_id":"9780140102901","title":"Only a Game? : The Diary of a Professional Footballer by Eamon Dunphy","description":"The 40th anniversary edition of the classic inside account of a season at a professional football club\"The best book about football I have read by someone who has actually played the game...everyone who has ever dreamt of a sporting career should read it\" - Nick HornbyThe season began so well for the Republic of Ireland international midfielder Eamon Dunphy at Millwall - and ended in disillusionment and being on the transfer list. In this classic memoir, he charts the progress of the team during a season that begins with such high hopes and is filled throughout with high drama. Populated with extraordinary characters - and with access to the dressing room that would be impossible today - Only a Game? is both a riveting read and an exceptional insight into professional sport.   \"It remains both greatly admired and unmatched.\" - Richard Williams, The Guardian\"The best and most authentic memoir by a professional footballer\" - Brian Glanville\"Exceptional. It became the standard by which similar books were judged, and was exceeded in acclaim only with the publication of Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby more than a decade later.\" - The Times\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311562699125,"sku":"9780140102901","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780140102901.jpg?v=1762818343","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780140102901","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}