Living on the Deadline: Inside Stories, Off-Beat Observations and Global Adventures of a Top Sports Writer - Softcover

Malley, Frank

9781909626461: Living on the Deadline: Inside Stories, Off-Beat Observations and Global Adventures of a Top Sports Writer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909626465 ISBN 13: 9781909626461

Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd, 2014

How did a lad born 50 yards from Wigan Pier come to travel the world covering the biggest stories in sport for a quarter of a century? From Sydney to Rome to Tirana to Tokyo, Living on the Deadline reveals what it's really like to be an international writer on the road. As a columnist with the Daily Express and chief sports writer with the Press Association, Frank Malley has amassed a wealth of poignant and humorous anecdotes while reporting on World Cups, Ryder Cups, tennis Grand Slams and Ashes Test matches. Along the way he has sailed with Ben Ainslie, kicked with Jonny Wilkinson and faced Greg Rusedski's 149mph serve. His memoir, full of wry observations, contains unique glimpses into the grandeur of George Best's funeral inside Stormont Castle, the up-close brutality of Mike Tyson, the heady emotion of the London Olympics and Wigan Athletic's historic FA Cup victory.

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Review:

"A warm and witty reflection of a career well spent. The book is fun and exciting to read. Malley has had some unique experiences and he recounts them here in an affable and self-deprecating manner." --Library Journal of America.

"The book is a wealth of enjoyment for anyone with a feel for sport and how it is reported day after day in our newspapers. For those who have never been privileged to work in the business it is a fascinating insight into the life of a top sports journalist, the way they operate and the scrapes they get into in order to bring us the news. If you ever thought being paid to watch sport at the highest level is not a job... read on." --Sports Journalists Association

About the Author:

Frank Malley is the author of Champions, the story of Manchester United's 26-year quest for title glory. After joining the Wigan Post and Chronicle as a news reporter, he went on to work for the Daily Express in Manchester and in Fleet Street as a sports columnist and deputy sports editor before becoming the Press Association's chief sports writer.

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