AT a time when Wayne Rooney has plotted an autobiography at the age of 20 it's refreshing to see a footballer who waits until nearly 50 before revealing his life story.
What a story it is. In the 1980s, Bryan Robson was the undisputed hero of British football. Captain Marvel led England and Manchester United after starting his meteoric rise to stardom at West Bromwich Albion.
As a manager, he led unfashionable Middlesbrough into the Premiership, brought some of the world's best players to Teesside and then, as West Brom boss, kept the side in the top division last season heroics now branded in the Midlands as the "Great Escape".
Robbo is a great read. Carefully written, with the help of Derek Allsop, it manages to avoid much of the clich-ridden reportage that dominates football writing.
Robbo reveals all about Gazza, his relationship with the brilliant, but erratic Fabrizio Ravanelli at Middlesbrough and why he feels his success at the Boro has gone largely unregarded.
A candid account from one of England's true sporting superstars.
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