Gray Matters: An Autobiography

by Andy Gray

From fearsome striker to the most respected football commentator in the country, this is the story of a footballing legend

Genres: Football

290 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2004

Reviews

[Phillip]

I finished reading this a couple of weeks before his sexist comments about a female assistant referee ended with his dismissal as a Sky sports pundit. To be fair to Mr. Gray there was no indication of any sexism in this autobiography, although he comes across as someone who is very forthright about their personal views so I guess you could see it coming. The book itself is a run of the mill footballers autobiography and to be honest the last few chapters look like one big advertisement for Sky TV. There aren't enough anecdotes to keep the reader interested and is a little bit on the short side as far as his footballing career goes. Not in the Premier league of football books, in fact it would stuggle to get into League One!

[Ian]

Andy Gray has been involved in Football(soccer) for 30+ years, first as a player and now as one of the best commentators in the world.

So far so good. I love learning about how players move within and deal with the world of football. For me there are a lot of parallels with the art world.

[Michael]

I was given this as a gift a few years for some reason, and despite my negative opinion of Andy Gray, I gave it a try. I did finish the book, but that was due to being on holiday. The stories and anecdotes weren't particularly strong, although I do believe they were honest.