Has anyone read Stuart Pearce's autibiography (or has it just been released?)?

It receives a very good review in today's 'Torygraph',it would be interesting to read about his time at the Toon (under Gullit):

"Five games after his disposal by Newcastle United plc, - a club with an inner sanctum he likens to a dentist's waiting room - Pearce received the call-up from Kevin Keegan which led to two more caps"

-- Anonymous, August 25, 2000

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A bit more, just to cover up my typo (autobiography) above;

"Psycho: The Autobiography, published by Headline, a memoir which is unputdownable for its candid anecdotes, for a footballing wisdom far more subtle than his own game and for delineating an exemplary approach to a career"

"...it was a backs-to-the-wall situation after Beckham had been sent off and if I could ever have done England a service it was then. If he had taken me he could have slung me on when Le Saux came off and I would have rolled up my sleeves and taken a penalty for him"

-- Anonymous, August 25, 2000

Keegan's a hopeless romantic, see how well West Ham are defending at the moment to judge how strong Psycho's legs are. A great player in his day, but I watched him getting turned by second division reserve players at Kingston Park. The fact that KK gave him a callup speaks volumes about the efforts made to avoid fielding Neville. It's only that petulant streak that stopped him calling up Barton. A great man in many ways Keegan, but a man nontheless, so a petty one at times.

-- Anonymous, August 25, 2000

Nonetheless, in the game I saw him playing in at wembley he was by far our best player which says an equal amount.

-- Anonymous, August 25, 2000

we can't really have expected KK to pick WB at left back can we?

-- Anonymous, August 29, 2000

If it's a choice of right footed players who have made a go at left back then Barton has a good record. One of the few who at least tries to cross with his left and has no problems switching to midfield if the formation changes. It was that great run of games he had at left back in 1998/99 that restored his confidence and YBR has had him fill in there a couple of times as well. Obviously a left footed player would be favourite (how else do you explain Le Saux getting the place whenever he's fit) but at least Barton plays well on the left which can't really be said about Neville.

-- Anonymous, August 29, 2000