John toshack autobiography

Tosh: An Autobiography

Toshack, John

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Reviewed by Huw Richards
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Given that John Toshack turns 70 on March 22, one might assume this to be the final accounting of an extraordinary career. But that he and co-author Dan Sung, who does a decent job of capturing a distinctive voice, had to late last year add a chapter chronicling a brief and highly eventful spell in Iran with Tractor Sazi suggests otherwise. “Never say never,” as Toshack is wont to say. It is a story worth telling, “journey” to be taken literally for a trajectory incorporating ten countries, with hugely demanding African and Asian stints at an age when most are at least contemplating retirement.

The early years, as Cardiff’s finest product between Fred Keenor and Aaron Ramsey, a key contributor to Liverpool’s rise in the s and a transformative manager of Swansea, were covered in an early memoir but deserve retelling. They are seen with the perspective of age, notably acknowledging that “I did things I would never do again… I became a bit erratic”, as Swansea’s fourth-to-first miracle went into reverse.

His achievements are impressive, but his true significance lies in being a rare British football figure who made his career abroad

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