Only had chance to read reviews so far and only conclusion drawn is, it is obviously going to be a 'Marmite' book. You will either love it or hate it.
I think the author is trying to instill in the reader Bill's repetative method of bringing a 'Janet and Jim' method to training and playing the simple game.
Bill was known for repeating the simple message.
Bill was known for bringing to the club a consistancy through repeated process.
While reading the repetative parts think of 'The sweat box' Bill brought to the training ground. Think also of the way we played the game, pass and move, pass and move, pass and move.
Fans who witnessed 'The Liverpool Way' will all testify, when Lawrence got the ball he rolled it to Lawler, Lawler usually played across to Byrne until one of our fullbacks could find an open half back. If no half back was free it would cross back to Lawler. It was repetative. It was our method not to give the ball away. Repetative it might have been, SUCCESSFUL IT WAS.
We played like automons. I think this is what the author is trying to do, he continually repeats the message until it sinks in. Much the same as what Bill did both on the training ground and on the pitch.
It might be a hard read, but perserverance will bring satisfaction and success much like it did in the club.
I will be sorting a copy out this week. I will suffer any hardship to complete because it is about a man I love. As for reading other books by the author of similar ilk, fuckin forget it ! Unless of course he does Margaret Thatchers Biog, that I might read..........
Margaret was a bitch, Margaret was a bad bitch, Margaret was a bad bitch that tried to bring my City to its knees, Margaret was a bad bitch that tried to bring my City to its knees AND FAILED !
ps. thanks for the reference made in the book, even though you didn't ask
