Pat crerand autobiography

Paddy Crerand's autobiography recounts the story of one of post-war football's fieriest characters.
This eagerly awaited autobiography takes readers through the career and personal life of a man who escaped from an extraordinarily tough background.
Paddy Crerand was born in Glasgow in February 1939.

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Paddy Crerand: Never Turn the Other Cheek

February 19, 2013

As I recall back to the 'golden time' of my youth, Paddy was a regular sight, driving his red jag down Seymour Grove. King Denis also had a red jag and also regularly could be spotted on the Grove. As my paper round was mainly along that road, this skinny kid with the papers, (and the Golden Retriever, she was off the lead and trained to carry the Manchester Evening News in her mouth), wearing the United shirt, would regularly salute the legends driving past. I lived just around the corner from the Crerand house in the semi-detached suburbia of Old Trafford.
'Never Turn the Other Cheek' is Paddy's autobiography, published in 2007. Folk who recall those days will know that Mr Crerand was never backward in coming forward. He hasn't changed. Reading this book has brought back many great times and I've gained many insights into the behind the scenes actions, as well as the many games that I watched throughout the 1960's.
So perhaps I'm giving a biased review. I've awarded three stars because I liked this book. I would recomme

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Paddy Crerand: Never Turn the Other Cheek - Hardcover

Synopsis

Paddy Crerand's eagerly-awaited autobiography recounts the previously untold story of one of post-war football's fieriest characters. As a defensive midfielder, famed for his tough tackling, for Scotland, Celtic and Manchester United from 1957 to 1972, he was the Roy Keane of his day and this book holds nothing back on or off the field. As a Catholic born in the then infamous Gorbals area of Glasgow, Crerand was determined to escape from an extraordinarily tough background of family tragedy, religious bigotry and working in the Clyde shipyard, to become a professional footballer. As a Celtic player in the early years of Jock Stein's management, Paddy Crerand was forced to play in the shadow of the then dominant Rangers team. At Manchester United, however, he enjoyed great success in Sir Matt Busby's post-Munich Air Disaster team, winning two league titles, the FA Cup and the European Cup, and playing alongside the likes of George Best, Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and Nobby Stiles. In his own distinctive

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Paddy Crerand

Scottish footballer and sports commentator (born 1939)

Patrick Timothy (Paddy) Crerand (born 19 February 1939) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a right half. After six years at Celtic, he moved to Manchester United, where he won the English League title twice, the FA Cup, the FA Charity Shield twice and the European Cup. He also gained 16 international caps for Scotland. He is considered one of the best midfielders of his generation, possessing an extraordinary sense of sight and having a particularly prolific partnership with talisman George Best.^[3]

Crerand spent one season managing Northampton Town and has since forged a career in the media. He started on radio, and later commentated on matches for MUTV.

Early and personal life

Crerand was born to Irish immigrants in the Gorbals area of Glasgow on 19 February 1939. His father, Michael Crerand, was from Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, and his mother, Sarah Boyle, was from Gweedore, County Donegal, where Crerand spent much of his childhood.^[4] His father was killed o