Ill Tell You What My Take on the Modern Game of Football

How many Premier League footballers have divided opinion like Robbie Savage?

Dubbed Mr Marmite and one of football's first pantomime villains, nobody could get a reaction from the crowd like Robbie. During his eighteen years as a professional footballer, the football pitch was Robbie's stage and he always set out to entertain. As a pundit, Robbie is equally divisive and that's exactly how he likes it. Wherever he is and whatever he does, Robbie will always create a debate.

In this entertaining and revealing book, Robbie will take you through the highs and the lows of life as a footballer and give you an insight into what it's really like when it's finally time to hang up your boots. He'll take you through the best games he ever played in, and the worst, and let you know his all-time Premier League, Wales, England and World XIs.

Straight talking common sense is only the start of it.

I'll tell you why:

Ø Alex Ferguson is not Britain's best ever manager
Ø The Messi v. Ronaldo debate will go on forever, but I know who's best
Ø You simply can't knock on Mark Hughes's door and invite him for a game of golf - even if he invites you
Ø Referees are human after all
Ø Zico is not as good as Ronaldo - despite what Brazilian waiters say
Ø Good manners should come before diamond earrings
Ø Roberto Mancini has a great singing voice

'A brilliant take on the modern game - Robbie tells it like it is' Rio Ferdinand


Robbie Savage is one of Britain's most recognisable football pundits. Incisive, forthright and bold, Savage never holds back where the beautiful game is concerned.

No Premier League footballer has ever divided opinion quite like Robbie Savage. Mr Marmite, as he was often known (among other things), rampaged his way through almost 350 games in the Premier League and along the way picked up more yellow cards than Gary Lineker has crisps and more enemies than Joey Barton and Neil Warnock put together.

In his explosive new book, I'll Tell You What..., Savage lifts the lid on all aspects of the modern game. Managers, players, the Premiership, the European game, the FA Cup, kids' football, and pushy football parents are just a few of the topics that Savage takes on in his inimitable provocative style.

Robbie tells us why:

* Brian Clough, not Sir Alex Ferguson, is the best Manager the world has ever known
· * As a player, he would have complimented any one of Jose Mourinho's teams
· · * Vanity should not be confused with 'Good Grooming'
· * You simply can't knock on Mark Hughes' door and invite him for a game of golf - even if he invites you
· * Drinking wine does not win you football matches
· Coaching badges are ridiculous
· * He could never become a manager. Or could he?
· * Football is easy
· * Good manners should come before diamond earrings
· * The League Cup has the edge over the FA Cup
Robbie Savage's straight-talking common sense is only the start of it. I'll Tell You What is a modern-day guide to life, and should be read by anyone who has an interest in anything at all, especially football. Few may actually agree with him, but everyone listens.