The Ademola Bookmen Podcast

Episode 5: Joey Barton - No Nonsense

In 2016, as his playing career was coming to an end, Joey Barton published his autobiography. Titled "No Nonsense", the book takes us through Joey's turbulent childhood in Liverpool; being spurned by Everton, the team he supported as a boy; and through his professional career with teams including Manchester City, Newcastle United, and Marseilles.
Barton's years as a player were punctuated by regular controversies on and off the field, including a 74-day stretch in prison following a violent altercation with a man and a 15-year-old boy during a night out in Liverpool. The book predates Barton's stints as manager of Fleetwood Town and Bristol Rovers and his more recent controversies commenting on, among other things, women pundits in men's football. 
In Episode 5, hosts Al and Johnny take on the no nonsense midfielder's literary effort. Top bins or hatchet job from the tough tackling tweet-machine Joey Barton? Tune in and find out. 
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Episode 4: Ian Wright - A Life in Football - Part II

South London icon and Arsenal/Palace legend Ian Wright's book has such heft that it took us two episodes to get through it. Join Al and Johnny as they wander with Ian through the streets of Brockley, the gates of Chelmsford prison, all the way up the steps of Wembley Stadium, and right into the hearts of (many although not all) football fans everywhere. This is Part II in which Ian tells us all about London in the 70s and 80s. 

Episode 3: Ian Wright - A Life in Football - Part I

South London icon and Arsenal/Palace legend Ian Wright's book has such heft that it took us two episodes to get through it. Join Al and Johnny as they wander with Ian through the streets of Brockley, the gates of Chelmsford prison, all the way up the steps of Wembley Stadium, and right into the hearts of (many although not all) football fans everywhere. This is Part I, in which Ian scores goals and wins trophies. 

Episode 2: Zlatan Ibrahimovic - I Am Zlatan

"It was a fairytale and I was Zlatan". These are the final words of the Zlatan book, described by the Guardian as the greatest ever football biography. Is this just more Zlatan hubris or is I am Zlatan the literary equivalent of an overhead kick from 50 yards out? Listen to hosts Al and Johnny as they wrestle with this most pertinent of questions right at the juncture of football and literature. 

Episode 1: Jamie Vardy - From Nowhere, My Story

In the first episode of the Ademola Bookmen Podcast, hosts Al Bond and Johnny Coughlan tackle the literary heft of the Jamie Vardy story. The skittle vodka swilling goal machine takes us from the lows of the English 8th tier to the highest of highs, the top of the Premier League. Is it worth a read? Listen & find out.