Quiet Genius

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' Painstakingly researched & beautifully written, this is an evocative, intimate portrait that at last shines a light on one of the most compelling, most successful figures in English football's history.'  Rory Smith, New York Times

We are hurtling through the age of the box-office football manager, in which the most ordinary of that number assume the significance of international statesmen, the best are considered divinely gifted, & someone as undemonstrative as Bob Paisley, with this propensity for flat caps, Brylcreem & cardigans, is considered an anachronism.  But he showed there was another way.  The quiet man broke a football management mould.

'A brilliant read & a great insight into what made Bob Paisley one of the true greats.  He is a Liverpool legend, of course, but in reality he should be a European & world legend & known about far beyond Liverpool.'  Jamie Carragher

ON PAISLEY

' One might get the impression that Bob is a very quiet person & yes, I would agree with that.  But he is prepared to give anyone else the limelight, rather than himself.  This is a very rare thing.'  Sir Matt Busby

' He knows how to be hard without being too loud.  He had a smile as wide as Stockton High Stree but he's hard.  Oh yes.  He's as hard as nails & as canny as they come.'  Brian Clough

'I don't think he was ever comfortable one-on-one.  But he was very quick witted.  Often too sharp for those around him.  Graeme Souness

' After playing his team at Anfield I knew I didn't have to say another word to my players about keeping the ball.  That was a part of my education.'  Sir Alex Ferguson