Synopsis In this paperback edition of his sensational best seller, one of Britain's favourite broadcasters details the thoughts and philosophies that have shaped his life. 'We're only here for a visit' is one of the Scottish firebrand's most determined mantras. Why worry about tomorrow when today can be so much fun. And if anybody tries to get in the way of the action, swat them away. Politicians? Forget it. They're in it for their own ends, not to improve our lives, according to the former Scottish football international who now addresses, in his own inimitable style, more than a million loyal talkSPORT listeners each weekday morning. Traffic wardens, ticket collectors, life-style 'experts' and a whole truckload of other 'jobsworths' are in Brazil's sights in this very funny follow-up to the bestselling "There's an Awful Lot of Bubbly in Brazil". About the Author Alan Brazil and his co-writer Mike Parry have worked together for nearly a decade. The unlikely pairing of an international footballer and a Fleet Street journalist came about when they teamed up at talkSPORT radio to create one of the liveliest acts on the airwaves.
J**K
Five Stars
excellent
T**W
Five Stars
good read
J**R
Five Stars
fab
K**R
Can,t stop laughing
Loved it, Alan cracks me up with his tales of him and Porky.
T**H
Good
As an avid Talksport listener it was interesting to see into the mind of one of my all time Favourite broadcaster's
B**T
RANTS AND RAVES BY AN EX PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER
Having read the blurb about his previous book I was expecting much more. The anecdotes about football and Mike Parry were the best parts, but somehow I do not want to read about his opinions about The NHS ,defence or any other hang up that Alan Brazil has. The rants or could they be called moans were interesting, but somehow not relevant unless you retitled the book 'What gets up Alan Brazil's nose and what his answer is'. Fortunately I got the book from the library so I did not have to fork out any money, if I had I would felt very badly that I had been short changed.Still reading about other peoples lives and opinions gives us greater perspective on life in general, and gives us a better idea on what makes the world tick.
N**T
Random Ranting
Well, I really enjoyed "There's an awful lot of bubbly in Brazil" - it was a fun autobiography packed with stories and anecdotes, often involving drink and mayhem. A recommended read.But this....I hope I have established I like Brazil and loved the first book, which may be why I was so disappointed with this one. This is just a series of rants that might appeal to certain Daily Mail readers, but neither educate or entertain. Jeremy Clarkson does this stuff but with wit and irony, but this is not what Alan Brazil does well. Yes there are some anecdotes, but having him describe kicking people in the face in bus top fights in his youth do not hit the right note. Neither is he apologetic, preferring to focus on the "it made me the man I am today" line. This was neither comfortable nor entertaining and kind of sums up the book.It was a struggle to get through this, I kept going in the hope that there might be a good story around the corner, but most of the time, there wasn't. A real shame.
C**O
Total ignorance from a tub of lard
Total rubbish. An unnecessary airing for the fat man's ignorance and prejudice.
E**R
A Man Called Brazil.
Another very entertaining and amusing insight into MR Brazils life so far. From a quite difficult upbringing to the success he is today.
O**E
Both barrels firing blanks
The book consists mainly of rants by the Mr brazil a la Jeremy Clarkson without the wit.Admittedly there are a couple of amusing yarns which, to be truthful, probably only...
D**N
Save your money and buy the Daily Mail
This book reads like an editorial in the Daily Mail.Right wing rantings some which are bordering on racism..As usual his partner in crime Mike Parry is the author.
D**R
A let down
Their first book was passable but this is pass-byable. Little or no soccer content and politics is done so much better by other people.
A**E
Self opinionated codswallop!
This really is a poor read. ill thought out 'opinions' with nothing to back them up for chapter after chapter.Avoid at all costs
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