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I'm Not Really Here (Hardback)

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Hardback Published: 04/08/2011

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Paul Lake was Manchester born, a City fan from birth. His footballing talent was spotted at a young age and, in 1983, he signed coveted schoolboy forms for City. Only a short time later he was handed the team captaincy. An international career soon beckoned and, after turning out for the England under-21 and B teams, he received a call-up to the England training camp for Italia '90. Despite missing out on a place in the final squad he suitably impressed the management, with Bobby Robson earmarking him as an England captain in the making. As a rising star Paul became a target for top clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool, but he always stayed loyal to his beloved club, deeming Maine Road the spiritual home at which his destiny lay. But then, in September 1990, disaster struck. Paul ruptured his cruciate ligament and sustained the worst possible injury that a footballer can suffer. And so began his nightmare. Neglected, ignored and misunderstood by his club after a succession of failed operations, Paul's career began to fall apart. Watching from the sidelines as similarly injured players regained their fitness, he spiralled into a prolonged bout of severe depression. With an enforced retirement from the game he adored, the death of his father and the collapse of his marriage, Paul was left a broken man. Set against a turning point in English football, I'm Not Really Here is the powerful story of love and loss and the cruel, irreparable damage of injury; of determination, spirit and resilience and of unfulfilled potential and broken dreams.

Publisher: Cornerstone
ISBN: 9781846058240
Weight: 580 g
Dimensions: 222 x 144 x 37 mm

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“One of the finest football autobiographies of recent years”

Paul Lake was on course for an incredibly successful career, with club and international honours looking guaranteed. He was the player all the top English clubs wanted to buy and was touted as a future England... More

“The best football autobiography?”

Paul Lake's I'm Not Really Here is not your standard football autobiography, it does not follow the typical 'I Came, I Saw, I Conquered' story of other football autobiographies, but rather follows... More

Paperback edition
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“True Football Legend”

I have to state first off that I'm a Manchester City fan of 38 years & a huge Paul Lake fan. When I heard Lakey, with the guiding hand of his wonderful wife Joanne, was writing his book I was overjoyed. But I... More

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