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Brian Glanville RIP

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,203
in Other Football and Sports
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  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Sad news.

    One of the great football writers and authors. Arguably the best of my lifetime and he maintained his high standards throughout a long life.

    RIP Brian.
  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,393
    Really sad. One of the greatest football writers. Used to avidly read World Soccer magazine and most other titles and articles he put his name too. RIP Brian.
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,897
    Sad news ..An Icon of football journalism RIP
  • jose
    jose Posts: 615
    I have met him, chatted with him. A man steeped in football and one of the few writing brilliantly about the game, both fiction and non fiction during the sixties and beyond. Introduced decent literature to young football lovers.
     At one time I thought it was only myself and the much missed Kevin Nolan who’d read his wonderful novel ‘The Rise of Gerry Logan’ where we get a name check near its end.
    I see Brian Glanville as a football writing grandee and national treasure.
    He had a wonderful life in football.
    RIP Brian.
  • redlanered
    redlanered Posts: 2,195
    Great writer.  Only reported on us occasionally, and his match reports were a class apart.  
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,833
    RIP. A legendary sports writer
  • Bod
    Bod Posts: 176
    Saw him on a train on the way to Charlton of all places a few years back. RIP. A fine writer.
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,729
    edited May 17
    Proper old school Fleet Street legend. Brian was unusual among the name sportswriters in the 90s and 00s in that he was always happy to chat to the locals in the press room. Possibly the clique avoided him, but he was a giant: Sad news.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,140
    Sad news indeed. A legend of sports journalism. The first footballl book I ever read was his "History of the World Cup". RIP 

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