Super Frankie - Rated 
It was a fantastic read for me, probably because I'm a big chelsea and lamps' fan. IT tells of his growing up, development in football, the pains and the glory as well. Overall a good read.
Excessive whining - Rated 
Totally Frank is yet another poor footballer autobiography. Like so many of the other bio's being released of late, it's the story of someone who is only in his 20's. There's no denying that he's a well educated fellow, but like too many top footballers, he thinks he lives in the real world, but he's actually a million miles from the man on the street. Lampard constantly whines about the lack of respect people show him, yet never stops to think why that is. He just assumes people abuse him because they're jealous of his success as a footballer or resent him for leaving West Ham.
The fact of the matter is, a footballer can easily be respected, but respect has to be earned. Alan Shearer, Bobby Moore, Peter Beardsley, Paul Ince, Michael Owen, these players are respected as are many more. And they're generally respected because they don't demand people show them respect, they earn it by the way they act.
There's no denying that Frank Lampard is a good footballer, but if he wants to be liked and respected, realeasing a book where he moans about the way he's been treated isn't going to endear him to people who will take 5 years to earn what he picks up for a week on the treatment table.
Not recommended. There aren't many good footballer bio's out there, but there are some. This isn't one of them.
Don't bother! - Rated
Having read many footballer biographies this was by far the worst. If you want to read about how a guy that earns 100,000 GBP a week can be unhappy with everything, except his wife and child, then buy this. Otherwise don't bother!
He spends a lot of time complaining about how bad he was treated at West Ham despite his "love" for the club, and he just repeats the same things over and over again.
My version of the book had a fault with the last 30 pages missing, but I am not complaining nor will I request a new version, as to tell you the truth I feel I have been spared 30 pages of more boredom and complaining.
Frankly not too good - Rated 
I was a Frank Lampard fan until I read this book. He seems to spend all of his time in the book slagging off West Ham. He moans about how he is treated by other fans and seems to be just telling the reader that he isn't a bad man and everyone should love him. You might give him sympathy if he wasn't earning £90,000 a week. He tells of the bad newspaper stories about himself and tries to defend them whilst also admitting them. The book starts to get going in some areas but then it just goes back to him telling you how much he hates West Ham. I am not a Chelsea or West Ham fan so I'm not just a disgruntled fan giving a bad review. I am an England fan however and that is why I bought it. I now cringe whenever I see him on t.v. and almost feel sorry for how he's come across in this book. An average read.
Frankly rubbish - Rated 
After enjoying Steven Gerrards book, I was looking forward to a similar behind the scenes look into Lampards life.
I was disappointed to say the least. This book is nothing like Gerrards, and is quite frankly dull. Lampard spends the first third of the book telling you how much he loved West Ham, and then the rest of the book, having digs at the way he was treated. Its almost as if he is using this book solely to try and clear his own concience, and distance himself from any blame in the goings on at the club, and his subsequent transfer to Chelsea.
There are hardly any behind the scenes events at Chelsea, and no gossip or interesting facts about any of his team mates or opponents.
Unless your a Chelsea or West Ham fan, I'd give this one a wide berth, and even then I'd only read it as a last resort.
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