Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

1 min readPublished 29 Nov 2011, 16:54Updated 21 Jan 2013, 10:06

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He Won 3 League Championships, 2 European Cups & 2 League Cups

Introducing the autobiography of Nottingham Forest’s legendary and twice European Cup-winning former captain, John McGovern.

In the book McGovern talks in detail about playing under the great Brian Clough during the glory days at Forest and Derby and the true story of what happened at Leeds for whom he was signed by Clough during his controversial 44-day reign infamously brought to life in The Damned United.

McGovern also talks about his battle to make it in football despite a disability caused by a missing muscle in his back in this riveting and inspirational read.

About the author

John McGovern won three League Championships, two European Cups and two League Cups in a glittering career with Hartlepool, Derby, Leeds, Nottingham Forest and Bolton Wanderers. He was also manager of Bolton, Rotherham and Woking. He now works for BBC Radio Nottingham as a co-commentator on Nottingham Forest matches.