Excellent read - Rated 
This book just goes to show that you don't need to be a star or an
international to write a good story about life as a professional
footballer. Perry Groves certainly isn't the most most famous player ever,
he played for Colchester and then he was a fringe player in the Arsenal side
under George Graham, but his memoirs aren't limited at all by the fact he
never became a household name.
He always seemed to see the funny side of everything - even defeats or
injuries - and obviously enjoyed his football. Above everything else he
liked a laugh and it comes across throughout the book. Although he was
never a regular in the Arsenal team and his career was cut short by injury,
there is no trace of self-pity anywhere in the book, quite the opposite and
I found it all very upbeat and interesting.
Funny, Whitty Insight To An 80s/90s Unfashionable Footballer - Rated 
A good book, yes a quick read, but a good quick read.
Funny throughout and a good insight into the life and times of an unfashionable player, playing with a big fashionable club in an era just prior to the mega bucks paydays now on offer to top flight showmen.
Definately worth a read.
Wanted to like it. Didn't. - Rated 
What's not to like about a C-list Arsenal player writing a book that out-sells Ashley Cole's whinge?
Plenty, unfortunately. It's a quick enough read, and I guess it gives an insight into the experience of a professional footballer back in the day.
The main problem: this guy is not very likeable. He's engaging when he laughs at himself but there's something strained in all the grinning. Like maybe he realizes that it's not really THAT funny being a drunk and a 'lad' and a cheat (on his family, not on the pitch, so it's okay).
I like a world where Perrry Groveses can have bestsellers. Just wish it was worth the read.
Ginga Ginga Ginga!!! - Rated
I am not an Arsenal fan but i am a football fan. If your in the same boat please do yourself a favour and BUY THIS BOOK!!! Totally honest and no hiding behind pampered ideas of importance Perry shows his youthfull stupidity and selfish nature openly. He knew no different till to late but at least he can say he enjoyed himself. Not many who remember him will think he had an unfulfilled career, he overachieved, but boy did he make the most of his time at the top. You will look at him in a different light next time you watch the London Masters!!
Good read from start to finish with loads of short stories, easy enough to understand even for a geordie or a smoggie.
Well done Tintin - Rated
I only really bought the book as part of an 'unofficial campaign' to outsell 'Cashley', so I was pleasantly surprised to find it was actually a good read.
Perry dishes plenty of dirt, and has an enjoyable, self-deprecating sense of humour about his experiences. He's clearly a right scallywag, but he knows it, and he does express bittersweet feelings about his misdemeanours and his philanderings. It's done in a refreshingly light-hearted, frank style.
It's not easy to tell how much of the book was written by the 'co-author', and it's fascinating to think how much censorship (and self-censorship) went on. I'm sure his funniest stories were too incriminating to print.
The best thing about the book, for me, is the insight into life at Arsenal FC during the George Graham era. Childhood fans will love to remember some of those games we watched from the stands, and let Perry colour in some amusing details about the characters who played at the time; it doesn't seem quite so intangible after reading Mr. Groves' tales.
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