This week, Football Book Club embark on their most daunting challenge yet, as they begin their journey into the ultimate literary trilogy - the complete works of Michael Owen. First up, it's 2001's 'In Person' - part picture book, part Q&A - as we get to know the real Michael Owen, including Argentina memories, his love of salmon and just why he hates films so much.

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Steff Garrero, star of The Socially Distant Sports Bar, joins the book club this week as we read Craig Bellamy's confusingly titled, 2013 book 'Goodfella'. Features Bobby Gould wrestling John Hartson, legal advice from John Fashanu and, yes, that​ golf club incident.

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You might remember 00s football legend Andy Crabbe. Not on the pitch, but because we made him up on the show a few weeks ago. Now we're writing his autobiography and our brilliant listeners have sent countless great ideas in. We'll be bringing you up to speed with the Crabbe story so far PLUS reading the first ever chapter. As well as another listener's moment in time, James saves a newt and an exciting announcement. 

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We're joined this week by Not The Top 20 podcast's George Elek, to celebrate the career of a football league legend - Dean Windass. Together we read his 2007 book 'Deano', so expect Neil Warnock drama, Peter Schmeichel yelling at a single bed and Dean's complicated relationship with frozen peas.

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A slight tangent from typical autobiographies this week as we read a genre we're all fascinated by - the stocking filler. Much like Danny Baker and Nick Hancock, Liverpool legend Alan Hansen put his name to a lot of these, including 2009's 'Strangest Football Injuries', a bizarre mix of football nostalgia, jellyfish stings and unsettling government statistics. Plus we meet Ken's rival Lallana Del Rey.

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Sure, we've read plenty of books about on-the-pitch antics. But what goes on BEHIND the scenes? To find out, we're whisked back to Birmingham, 1995 for Karren Brady's memoirs from her time as Managing Director at City. Contains boardroom chaos, Boursin and naked Barry Fry.

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Steve Bruce has - apparently - written six books. So we're heading back to read his very first work, the 1994 autobiography 'Heading For Victory'. Featuring double glory at United, Steve's time as the Gillingham equivalent of Cinderalla and we reveal his very unexpected criminal past.

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This week we're joined by author, journalist and star of That Peter Crouch Podcast, Tom Fordyce. Tom's helped countless sports stars write their autobiographies (Crouch, Jamie Redknapp, Chris Gayle) and now he's going to let us in on how these books we read every week REALLY get made. As well as offering us help to write our own one...

Plus Peter Crouch the soup fiend, the time Robbie Elliot tried to make Tom a cup of tea, and we play 'Real Book, Fake Book'.

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This week we’re joined by star of Mock The Week - the brilliant Glenn Moore. For some reason Glenn has TWO copies of Steven Gerrard’s 2006 book ‘My Autobiography’, so we decided to read it too. Cue the highs and lows of Istanbul, Euro 2000 and a shopping trip with Martin Keown. Plus we find out what really went on with Steven and the Champions League trophy…

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This week the book club read 'For Club and Country' by both Gary AND Phil Neville. A diary of the 1997/98 season, it's a tale of domestic struggles, international adventures and Gary getting his barn converted. Plus fawning over Becks, Henning Berg in a toilet and Fergie's review of Spiceworld: The Movie.

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