Southampton Match of My Life: Eighteen Saints Relive Their Greatest Games - Hardcover

"It's well worth a read and will make an ideal present for Saints fans." --Lawrie McMenemy, Daily Echo

"Saints fans turned out in droves this week to see Saints legends Matt le Tissier and Franny Benali at the launch of a new book at Waterstones, West Quay. Le Tissier and Benali were putting their signatures to copies of Joe Batchelor and Alex Crook s Match of My Life, which chronicles the favourite match of 18 Saints stars in their own words." --Daily Echo news report

"There are some tremendous [Saint] publications already in circulation. So, credit to south coast journalists Joe Batchelor and Alex Crook for not only attempting to add another effort to the list, but for doing it so well. Southampton Match of My Life is an entertaining read, featuring 18 of the club's former stars reliving their greatest games for Saints. They have bagged most of the key names supporters would hope to see included. All in all, this 192-page effort is an entertaining read that will no doubt be a welcome addition to many Saints fans literary collection." --Daily Echo

Eighteen Saints legends tell the stories behind their favourite ever games for the club - enabling fans of all ages to relive these magic moments through the eyes and emotions of the men who were there, pulling on the famous red-and-white stripes. From Alan Shearer's record-breaking debut hat-trick as a 17-year-old to Matt Le Tissier's last ever goal at the Dell, which reduced grown men to tears, here are personal stories never before told. FA Cup winning captain Peter Rodrigues recalls the day Saints shocked the sporting world by beating Manchester United in the 1976 final while goal-machine Rickie Lambert reveals how despair turned to joy with his first Premier League goal. Steve Moran shares a no-holds-barred insight into the south coast derby while Terry Paine, Theo Walcott and Marian Pahars also turn in characteristic star performances, winding back the clock to relive treasured memories of the Match of Their Lives.