{"product_id":"pass-master-liam-obrien-9781836801894","title":"Pass Master: Football, Fergie, Big Jack and My Life in the Beautiful and Sometimes Brutal Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormer Newcastle, Manchester United and Ireland midfielder Liam O'Brien lifts the lid on his eventful playing career and shares previously untold behind-the-scenes stories.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with veteran journalist Jimmy Geoghegan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiam grew up in working-class Dublin, but he didn't become a full-time professional until signing for Manchester United at age 22. Two years later, despite being offered a new contract by Alex Ferguson, Liam made the brave call to leave Old Trafford and join struggling Newcastle United instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead this gripping memoir to discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat life was like at Manchester United in the 1980s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it was like to play under Sir Alex Ferguson as he rebuilt Manchester United\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it was like to play for the Magpies as Kevin Keegan sparked a dramatic change in the club's fortunes - to this day, Newcastle fans still sing a song about Liam and the famous goal he scored against Sunderland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn insider account of playing under Jack Charlton, Jim McLoughlin and Johnny King as well as Ferguson and Keegan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe story of his spells playing for Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers, Tranmere Rovers and the Republic of Ireland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat day-to-day life in football was like for a player in the 1980s, before the game was flooded by money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Liam fought back from a serious leg injury that threatened his career, and how he made a new life for himself, in and outside football, after his playing days were over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA must-read for Manchester United and Newcastle fans, this is a story of 1980s and 90s football, of exhilarating highs but also crushing lows.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liam O'Brien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836801890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836801894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Liam O'Brien","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097244279039,"sku":"9781836801894","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pass-master-liam-obrien-9781836801894","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}