Rob Lee
The Autobiography
Published on 6. November 2000
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-00-710266-2 (ISBN)
Description
He may have been born in the East End of London, where he spent nine years with a struggling Charlton, but as soon as Rob Lee arrived on Tyneside the fans took him to their hearts. So it was with shock and not a little anger that the Toon Army learnt of him losing the captaincy and banished to the sidelines by then manager Ruud Gullit back in 1998. Things got so bad that Lee wasn't even allocated a squad number for the following season. In his autobiography, Rob Lee writes graphically and honestly about his treatment by Gullit and the Dutchman's eventual demise; as well as on a host of managers and team-mates during 17 years as a professional footballer, from the likes of Kevin Keegan to Glenn Hoddle, and from Kenny Dalglish to current club captain Alan Shearer.
Reviews / Votes
'The best pound for pound player I ever bought' Kevin Keegan, Rob's ex-manager at Newcastle 'If I was England manager, he would be the first name in my squad' Bobby RobsonMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Illustrations
40 col plates (16pp), (16pp (2*8pp)), With index
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 159 mm
Weight
550 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-710266-2 (9780007102662)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Rob Lee was born in West Ham in October 1966. He played for Charlton for nine seasons before a GBP700,000 move to Newcastle in September 1992. More than 280 club appearances and 18 England caps later, he is revered on Tyneside and looks set to win the 1999/2000 club footballer of the season. Carl Liddle is the football correspondent for the Express newspaper. He is a Wearsider born and bred.