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Gary Lineker
Unlocking Football's Hidden Secrets and Untold Stories
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Author: Gary Lineker
Narrator: Brian
Format: MP3
ISBN: -
Language: English
Publish Date: 09/05/2019
Audiobook length: 31min
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Chapter 1: In which GARY reflects on his early days at Leicester City and considers the art of keeping it clean. Plus, some parenting issues, a quick phone call from Elton John, and why nothing will ever be better than the 2015–16 season (if you’re a Leicester fan).
00:0026:21
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Chapter 2: In which DANNY is awoken to his heritage and Millwall respond by immediately going on a 59-game unbeaten run. With further meditations on rosettes, pennants, building your own replica kit from spare parts, and arguing about geography with Sir Richard Attenborough.
00:0025:59
Chapter 3: In which GARY contemplates giant-killings from the point of view of the killed giant, assesses the merits or otherwise of pre-season runs through sand dunes, and recalls the night he was pinned to the dressing-room wall by his manager.
00:0011:56
Chapter 4: In which DANNY shows us his medals and reveals the closely guarded hereditary secret behind his monumental successes as a footballer. Plus, thoughts on the lost art of toe-punting, how to play ‘crab football’, and full instructions for your very own cut-out-and-keep FA Cup tournament.
00:0024:24
Chapter 5: In which DANNY leaps belatedly but spiritedly to the defence of Eileen Drewery, claiming it’s just a matter of faith. And in which GARY strenuously denies being superstitious about anything, apart from his boots, his shirts, his hair, certain ‘unlucky grounds’, shooting during the warm-up …
00:0018:30
Chapter 6: In which GARY leaves home for Everton, but only after a heart-rending custody battle. And in which he offers some humble reflections on what it’s like to achieve rock-star levels of global fame.
00:0019:18
Chapter 7: In which DANNY is inducted into the life of the travelling Millwall supporter and soon after is required to duck a hand grenade – along with some profound reflections on witness-tampering and pitch invasions by dogs, and with a full and definitive explanation for the failure of 3D television.
00:0030:22
Chapter 8: In which GARY gets a ticket for the bus ride from hell.
00:0009:05
Chapter 9: In which DANNY creates the 606 phone-in and conversations about football are, quite simply, never the same again. With deep meditations regarding Alan Ball’s fruit bowl, the secret diabolic life of Brian Kilcline and the wisdom of asking Frank Sinatra to come in and review the papers.
00:0017:45
Chapter 10: In which GARY unpacks 1986 and all that: from the hand (and shirt) of God to the shoulder of Bryan Robson, and all points in between. Plus, some handy tips for playing golf against presidents.
00:0022:00
Chapter 11: In which DANNY and GARY attempt in vain to solve the 5,000-piece puzzle that is Paul Gascoigne.
00:0035:52
Chapter 12: In which GARY goes to Spain. With thoughts on Terry Venables, Johan Cruyff, sticking it to Real Madrid in the Nou Camp and talking balls in furniture stores.
00:0031:45
Chapter 13: In which DANNY cheats his way to the semi-finals of the World Cup, but somehow it’s not enough and England go out on penalties. With tributes to the magic of showbusiness and that irrepressible American can-do spirit, and with an impassioned defence of the vuvuzela.
00:0013:18
Chapter 14: In which GARY revisits Italia ’90 and, sadly, Germany still end up winning on penalties. With meditations on the place of Rodgers and Hammerstein in the history of English football, and some more motivational speaking from Bobby Robson.
00:0024:33
Chapter 15: In which DANNY takes a reasoned and entirely dispassionate look at video-assisted refereeing, its pros and its cons, and ultimately decides that, on balance, despite the delays and the unfortunate disruptions to the game’s flow, what’s important for the integrity of the sport going forward is that the correct decision is reached. Oh, wait – no he doesn’t.
00:0011:36
Chapter 16: In which GARY analyses the work of a certain Lionel Messi of Barcelona and Argentina, and decides that, relatively speaking, he’s no slouch. Includes a full explanation for the night Gary ended up in the arms of Rio Ferdinand.
00:0013:18
Chapter 17: In which DANNY offers any youngsters just setting out in the professional game, and harbouring dreams of hitting the heights, the benefit of his immense wisdom in ten key footballing categories. It may be the first time that Kim Jong-un of North Korea has been mentioned positively in a discussion pertaining to football.
00:0012:01
Chapter 18: In which GARY presents the 2019 Champions League final for BT Sport and somehow manages to stay awake. And with some further gripping ruminations on jousting for glory with Ian Wright, being given surprisingly small medals and breaking into stadiums dressed as cleaners.
00:0016:56
Chapter 19: In which DANNY undergoes a miserable but ultimately affirmative experience of the kind it’s always nice to read about near the end of a book, with some thoughts on shower gels, penalty shoot-outs, and the soulless concrete bucket which is Wembley Stadium.
00:0014:22
Chapter 20: In which GARY loses a yard of pace and gains a career in television. With thoughts on turning Japanese, learning the broadcasting trade at the silky smooth knee of Des Lynam, and the sheer volume of Alan Shearer.
00:0031:42
Chapter 21: In which GARY offers a small selection of the recipes with which he has personally nourished Danny, thereby making this the first football-related non-fiction publication in history to include a fail-safe method for perfect boiled rice. And in which DANNY counters by setting down the hitherto secret methods behind his own patented tomato omelette sandwich, which you seriously won’t regret making either, even though it sounds as though you might.
00:0010:57
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3 quotes from Behind Closed Doors
- "The truth hides behind the veneer of perfection, but the real stories lie in the cracks and crevices of everyday life."
- "Every closed door has its secrets, but sometimes the most enlightening moments are found when we choose to open them."
- "True strength is not in the facade we present, but in the vulnerabilities we embrace behind closed doors."
