
Dunne it the Hard Way
The Remarkable Story of a Millwall Legend
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Will be published approx. on 15. March 2016
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-78531-130-7 (ISBN)
Description
Born in Dublin but raised in London, Alan Dunne spent nearly a quarter of a century with what became his home-town club of Millwall - and after almost 400 senior games left as a legend. Joining the youth set-up at the age of eight, he rose through the ranks to eventually become a player who epitomised the club, as his wholehearted approach resonated with the fans at the Den. Dunne It the Hard Way is a frank and honest insight into his life with the Lions, from making the worst of first impressions on a manager, to the heartbreak of being told he was no longer wanted in 2015, and plenty of highs and lows in between - including a broken promise ahead of Millwall's only ever appearance in the FA Cup Final. He also explains why his dad told him to leave home to save his career; why he was left to pay a team-mate's dental bills; how he was caught posing with a naked model holding a plate of toast; how the penny finally dropped, before it was too late; how he turned around a career which almost hit the skids to become such a firm favourite of the crowd that he was nearly immortalised in statue form; and he tells the story behind each of his record number of red cards!
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hove
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 166 mm
Width: 242 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
554 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78531-130-7 (9781785311307)
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E-Book
03/2016
Pitch Publishing Ltd
€11.99
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Persons
Alan Dunne spent almost 25 years at Millwall. After graduating through the club's youth ranks he made his first-team debut in 2002. He was part of the squad which reached the 2004 FA Cup Final and in 2009/10 he was the Player of the Year as he helped Millwall to promotion to the Championship via a Wembley playoff final. He left Millwall in 2015 and joined Leyton Orient. Alan's co-author Christopher Davies is an experienced Fleet Street sports writer. He is a former chairman of the Football Writers' Association and a regular pundit on talkSPORT.