Bend it like Bullard
Subtitle: my twelve pillars of football wisdom
By: Jimmy Bullard with Gershon Portnoi
Contributors: Portnoi, Gershon, author
Publisher: Headline
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780755365500
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Soccer players; Biography
Description: Jimmy Bullard may not have had the perfect hair-do, his Granada Ghia may not have been the flashiest of cars, and he definitely didn't have a string of Page 3 girls trying to sell kiss and tell stories about him to the tabloids. But what he has in spades is a genuine love for The Beautiful Game that few of his peers can match. One of the last graduates from football's old school, Jimmy actually worked in the real world - including as a painter and decorator - before turning pro. Maybe that's why he played football with a smile on his face, always says what's on his mind, and is no stranger to a spot of mischief. Having played under the likes of Barry Fry, Harry Redknapp and Phil Brown, appeared alongside names as diverse as Neil Ruddock and Paolo di Canio, and with a career as long as Hesselink's Jan Vennegoor, Jimmy has racked up an amazing collection of tales and pranks both on and off the football front-line. Told with candour, Bend It Like Bullard is the extraordinary story of his journey from cable TV fitter to cult hero. It will make you smile, chuckle and, occasionally, ROFL.