In 2006 Liverpool fans voted Ian Rush among the top three all-time greatest players in the history of the club. Taking his place alongside Kenny Dalglish & Steven Gerrard he surpassed legends such as Fowler Keegan Owen Smith Carragher & Hansen. Ian Rush is quite simply Liverpools greatest goalscorer & along with Jimmy Greaves & Denis Law one of the finest natural penalty-box predators the game has ever seen. This is the story of a rough-edged Welsh teenager thrust into the ranks of an already great side who didnt feel up to it but who learned how to grow as a player & a man until he became the most devastating finisher in English football. Rushs story is bursting with honesty & insight emotional turmoil & tragedy & hilarious tales & asides. It is a near-mythical tale of triumph & tragedy. Of an era when Liverpool became nigh on invincible made the League title their own & rode the highs of European & FA Cup Finals alongside the devastating tragedies of Heysel & Hillsborough. The drama of Rushs time at Liverpool during the 80s
- the decade that defined the club more than any other
- is thrillingly captured in this autobiography which takes you into the thick of the action as well as offering a frank & insightful analysis of the game today.