Hell Razor: The Autobiography of Neil Ruddock

Neil Ruddock, Dave Smith

ISBN 10: 0002189097 / ISBN 13: 9780002189095

Published by HarperCollinsWillow, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hell Razor: The Autobiography of Neil Ruddock
• Publisher: HarperCollinsWillow
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0002189097
• ISBN 13: 9780002189095
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Very Good

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Synopsis

Neil Ruddock’s hard-hitting autobiography contains a plethora of entertaining stories and personal insights into some of the most colourful characters in football, including Terry Venables, Alan Sugar, Harry Redknapp, Julian Dicks and Vinnie Jones.

‘Razor’ Ruddock has had a chequered career since he left school at sixteen to sign for his local club, Millwall, where he came under the tutelage of George Graham and was a team-mate of Teddy Sheringham.

Two years later he got his big break at Southampton, refining a reputation as a tough defender and a player not be messed with. Ruddock recalls some fascinating dressing room stories at the Den, including those involving a then young Saints striker, Alan Shearer.

Spurs boss Terry Venables paid £2 million to bring Ruddock to White Hart Lane, but a bust-up with Alan Sugar after Venables’ departure meant his days at the club were numbered. In 1993 Graeme Souness persuaded him north to join Liverpool; Ruddock recalls his fluctuating fortunes as he struggled with a weight problem and found life far from easy during his five years at the Merseyside club, a period that included long spells in the reserves and a return to London on loan to QPR .

Now a rejuvenated Ruddock finds himself at Upton Park, in partnership with the likes of Wright, Ferdinand, eager to prove that, at 30, he has experienced life at the top and bottom but has plenty to offer the Hammers. His autobiography reflects the man himself: tough, uncompromising but full of humour and dressing room insight.

About the Author

Dave Smith, co-writer on this book with Neil Ruddock, was editor of Shoot magazine until 1997. He now works as a freelance match reporter and has been involved with the setting up and development of ‘Football 365’, a dedicated soccer web site on the internet. He has co-written autobiographies with Trevor Steven, Dave Beasant and Gary Stevens, and is the author of several soccer coaching and fitness books.