A Life in Football: My Autobiography

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Wright described his teacher Sydney Pigden as "the first positive male figure that I had in my life". After just six or seven matches at Greenwich Wright was spotted by a Crystal Palace scout after a tip-off from Dulwich Hamlet manager Billy Smith and was invited for a trial at Selhurst Park.

I didn’t do it on purpose – there are other ways of getting your own back – but I won’t pretend I wasn’t glad it happened. Good style, very readable if a little repetitive with the same anecdotes appearing 3-4 times throughout. Not a standard footballer's autobiography, Ian Wright's memoir is a thoughtful and gripping insight into a Highbury Hero and one of the greatest sports stars of recent years. I think a lot of fans memories of Wrighty have been tarnished by his stance on all things Arsenal and AW.I've always said it, I don't expect these players to publicly have a go at the man they view as making their careers very successful both in trophies and money earned.

Of all the great on-field and trophy-holding photos of Wrighty that's the best they could come up with? Venables vacated his position as England manager after the tournament and was replaced by Glenn Hoddle.Wright has appeared in television commercials for the chicken sauce, Chicken Tonight, Nescafé and Ladbrokes along with Chris Kamara, Ally McCoist and former Arsenal teammate Lee Dixon.