Product Description

Ryan Giggs first played for Manchester United in the season before the Premiership began; back when Bryan Robson was still captain. He took possession of United’s left wing and never loosened his grip. Over a fourteen year career so far, he’s seen them all come and go: Cantona, Schmeichel, Beckham and the rest. Sir Alex Ferguson said of Giggs ‘I knew we had an outstanding talent when we gave him his debut.’ That was back in 1991, but it remains as true in 2005 as it ever was. Giggs has been a pivotal figure in United’s dominance of the Premiership. There have been rivals but no other team can match the their sustained record of success over recent years. And Giggs is the only player to have played in all eight of those title winning campaigns. Off the pitch, Ryan Giggs has always closely guarded his private life. But here he opens up for the first time, sharing details of the sometimes turbulent childhood that shaped him and the relationships that have mattered to him to reveal the man behind the famous number 11 red shirt. One thing seems clear: the Old Trafford crowd will be singing ‘Giggs will tear you apart again!’ for a few years yet …

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3857 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

About the Author
Ryan Giggs was born in Cardiff in 1973. He has played for Manchester United since he joined their youth team, aged 14. Joe Lovejoy is the chief football writer for the Sunday Times and the author of bestselling biographies of George Best and Sven Goran Eriksson.

Customer Reviews

great player, great read...
Just got the book yesterday and can't stop reading it. I'm going to be typically biased with Giggsy being my idol at United for over a decade now but I really think this would be a worth while read for any football fan alike. Being one of the most naturally gifted players to come through the ranks in modern day football, this book gives you full details on and off the pitch right from the start to the present day. How Fergie protected him and helped him become one of the United greats, his family and personal life and ofcourse the unforgettable treble season. Overall a great read, keep it up Giggsy!

Not impressed
This book is a little like the public perception of Giggs himself. Largely boring with some bright and entertaining moments.

The chapters reel off the results and matches involved with each United season with little insight or emotion; it seems clear that Giggs has made minimal input in the majority of the book as it is full of stats that the player himself wouldn't have known or bothered to gather.

Some of the opinions on other players are interesting but overall he firmly sits on the fence with his judgements. Bobby Gould was a crap manager but he was a nice guy...these kind of balanced views keep appearing and it doesn't make for a good read. You feel that you have learned very little about Giggs as a footballer or a person.

The books by Robbie Fowler and Lee Sharpe are much better even if they do have their own irritations. Overall this autobiography is like the modern footballer; bland, detached and unwilling to offer an opinion for risk of offending. Gripping reading it does not make....

err no
"We won the game at Sunderland, but performed at Newcastle. Then I played well against... blah blah" yeah I wanna know ur life mate not ur bloody stats