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On Days Like These

The Incredible Autobiography of a Football Legend

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On Days Like These

By: Martin O'Neill
Narrated by: Martin O'Neill
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This audio edition is narrated with class by the author, Martin O'Neill.

Martin O’Neill is one of the most fascinating and respected figures in football. In On Days Like These, he tells the story of his remarkable career.

For the first time, Martin O’Neill reflects on one of the most varied and successful football careers in the British Isles. With a journey spanning over fifty years, Martin dives into the exhilarating highs of trophies, promotion and World Cup fights – and the painful lows of fan confrontations, boardroom drama, relegation scraps and getting fired.

Read fascinating stories from his journey as a player, his breakthrough with Distillery in Northern Ireland, to joining Brian Clough’s legendary Nottingham Forest team as it rose from the Second Division all the way to winning back-to-back European Cups.

Go behind-the-scenes on his international career for Northern Ireland, playing alongside and getting to know the Belfast Boy himself, George Best.

Then, Martin delves into his work as a manager, including his celebrated leadership of Celtic – retaking dominance from Rangers in his very first Old Firm match.

And on more recent times, lessons are learned in England – as he led Wycombe from Conference to the League, and Leicester City and Aston Villa to unprecedented highs – before joining forces with Roy Keane and taking the Republic of Ireland to the second round of the Euros for the first time in their history.

Written by Martin himself with his trademark honesty and humour, On Days Like These is an insightful and captivating autobiography from a true icon of football – and a must-listen for any fans of the beautiful game.

©2022 Martin O'Neill (P)2022 Macmillan Publishers International Limited
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You'll never get your head out of this . . . The stories are fantastic (John Motson, legendary football commentator)
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As a young boy I watched Martin stand on the stairs at Celtic Park and promise to do his best to bring success to my club, as he narrates his life and career I am transported back to that evening at Celtic Park.

A must read for any football fan

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Interesting listen some more controversial areas could have been elaborated on but always risky when almost all protagonists are still alive.

Interesting listen

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Loved listening to the great man telling his own story. Really interesting listening to his playing days and early managerial career.

Cried when he left Celtic, almost cried again

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This is a brilliant book read by Martin, it’s a honest insight and an easy listen whether you are a fan of football or not.

Brilliant & honest

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A Brilliant record of a brilliant footballing career voiced by the author on Audible.

On days like these. Yes please!

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An enjoyable listen of a hero's career, playing and management. I met this hero and he never let me down and the book didn't, either .

HERO

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The basic story is very well written.

The small but significant insights shed light on some aspects that we perhaps partially knew.

Books that are read by the author do seem to offer an addition inner dimension with the subtle tones relaying the importance of key passages. Really nicely read.

The Brian Clough angle was an obvious draw, but the two other people who I think would make for fascinating reads are John Robertson and Peter Taylor. I wonder what John's account of his time with Brian might have been.



Riveting story, laced with insightful tidbits

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A fantastic life and career told in a lovely warm way. Definitely would recommend this book.

A perfect account

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Very enjoyable book.What a story and what a man 🇮🇪.Life long memories made in 2016.Just a pity he wasn't manager in 2002.




Excellent

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A must for any football fan, so many amazing stories at the height of the game over so many decades but learning about the tales of working his way up from the bottom as a player and manager were highlights.

What A Life

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