PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Roddy Collins (Author) Roddy Collins grew up in Cabra, on the north side of Dublin. In his long career as a player and then manager, he was often injured, many times sacked, and constantly on the move - but somehow always on the right side of football history. Now a beloved pundit and football personality, Roddy Collins lives in Dublin with his family. Paul Howard (Author) Paul Howard is a journalist, author and comedy writer best known as the creator of the No 1 bestselling Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series. He has won a record four Irish Book Awards and is a former Irish Sports Journalist of Year and Irish Newspaper Columnist of the Year.
There isn't a funnier sports book this year - there might not be one for the next decade * Irish Times Books of the Year * Terrific. You will love it. Raw and tender and wild and honest, it will captivate you . . . great stories pack the pages * Sunday Independent * A rollercoaster ride and a great read. It's hard not to love Roddy Collins after reading The Rodfather -- Tadhg Coakley * Irish Examiner * Excellent and hilarious * Second Captains * Hard to imagine there'll be a more entertaining sports book for quite a while * Irish Times * A riot! -- Brendan O'Connor Fascinating and hilarious. Starts with a bang and never falters. Anarchic and wonderful -- Joe Brolly Fantastic. Can't remember a sports book with so many stories to propel it along. There's at least three different movies in it -- Malachy Clerkin Candid tales of football, family and everything in between - it's no surprise The Rodfather's memoir is just brilliant * Irish Independent * A big man, with big emotions, and a big life . . . a fascinating read * Sunday Independent * What a great book The Rodfather is. A walk on the wild side of football - and a few other games - terrifying and yet massively entertaining. Paul Howard is the best writer in the country -- Declan Lynch Really fabulous * Pat Kenny Show * [The Rodfather] might be the funniest book written since Roddy Doyle's The Van . . . There's a laugh on every page * Irish Examiner *
