FourFourTwo has the best content, especially the UK edition but you end up paying through the roof for that one. I used to buy Shoot and Match when they were going for like 5 bucks, look how much they cost now.

I still prefer books over magazines though.

I got them for the free posters but also because they provided easy reading back then. Was too young to digest any heavy material at the time or rather I didn't cultivate the habit. Used to read Roy of the Rovers as well There was also a series of books featuring fictional players like Charlie "Iron" Bar, Fred Rimmy, "Hedgehog" Jones, etc. Can't remember what it was called.

Yup that's the one. There were a few other series' as well like the one with the two footballers that knew one another, but while one was a down to earth hard man type players, they other was a fancy schmansy type prima dona.

It's about RM 10 unless I'm mistaken.

I have to agree with you. FourFourTwo is my personal favourite as well and at RM 10 you get to read stories you wont' find online. The thing about online information is that you don't know it's there unless something prompts you to look for it. Let's face it, most people don't even bother to read essential information on the club and I think it's a stretch to think they'll look for general information and articles.

Just picked up a copy for FourFourTwo and I'm on page 13 now when I came across this:



Well I find it rather funny.

Speaking of reading material I just bought a book the other day from Borders on football firms around the world. If you think the hooligans in England are bad, you haven't seen anything yet. Pick up a copy and you'll see why. It's warfare man. Problem is at RM 111, it's quite pricey.


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Problem is this book comes wrapped so I doubt they'd allow you to unwrap it

Ok here goes:

It's about these two guys that go around to visit some of the toughest and meanest football firms in the world. You know how Milwall is a notorious place to visit? Well they aren't anything compared to these guys who are seriously mental. They meet with leaders/members of these firms who take them to matches and give them insights into how they prepare for fights with rival fans etc. I just read one on the Bad Boy Blues of Dinamo Zagreb. Even the clubs players are not spared. During a game they lost, 50 of the firms members paid a 'visit' to the players during training. Cars were thrashed and punches were thrown. They stripped the players of their jerseys and shorts and told them they could only have them back if they showed some heart on the pitch. Needless to say they played better in the coming games.

In a sense they also cover the world's most violent confrontation between fans. They travel to areas such as The Balkans, Poland, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Holland and Russia to sneak a peak and the world's toughest football crews. It's quite enlightening really. Some even join the army to get training and access to guns so they can start wars with rival fans.

I've just started reading it so there's not much more I can say at this point.

Yes I've heard to that as well. Looking to pick it up.

I think footy fans in Malaysia should have a read and gain some insight into what passion really means. Some seem to think it's about staying up to watch games and that history and tradition doesn't matter. Well I can tell you that the Gravediggers from Serbia's Partizan Belgrade will have a thing or two to say about that

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Added on June 29, 2009, 2:04 pmThink it's about time to revive this thread. For those who read football literature, you can find the following books in Amcorp Mall for the following prices:

1) Pele's Biography - RM 19.90.
2) Stuart Pearce's Bio - RM 9.90.
3) Gazza's Bio - RM 9.90.

Bought Psycho's one last night. I also saw Bio's for Geoff Hurst, Ashley Cole and Peter Crouch.

This post has been edited by Duke Red: Jun 29 2009, 02:04 PM