Paul McGrath

The autobiography of this Irish soccer player is not a football story but a human story that goes from a hard, hidden childhood in Dublin’s orphanages to a public struggle with alcoholism and a life lived on the edge of chaos.

This is the story of Paul McGrath who played for Man U, Aston Villa and Ireland.
Paul was a great player even though he was a notorious alcoholic, with dodgy knees.
This is his story.
Good interesting read.

Highly emotional, raw, brutally honest and at times darkly humorous this is a fascinating autobiography. I have always considered McGrath the best Irish soccer player from the golden generation and was aware of some of the tragedies of his upbringing and life. It is all lade bare here together with the viewpoints of his peers and family. We should be thankful that we have a better understanding of how to deal with both depression and alcoholism in the present decade.