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Red Card: The Soccer Star Who Lost It All To Gambling
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A blossoming soccer career marred by mishaps which drove him to disaster. Ruined by an addiction to gambling, Tony Kelly lost his career, his partner and all his money. Now he has written his story to “invite the public, family and friends into my secret hell of racism, despair, depression, stardom, gambling addiction and self-destruction”Tony Kelly was football crazy from the age of seven. At sixteen Nyrere Anthony Kelly was the youngest ever player in the first team at Bristol City and in his twenties he went professional, playing for clubs such as Stoke City, Cardiff City, Leyton Orient and Bury in the second and third divisions of the Football League and starring in a Swedish side. But his blossoming soccer career was marred by a series of mishaps and misdeeds which drove him to disaster. Ruined by an addiction to gambling, he lost his job, his career, his partner and all his money. Now he has written his story – as Kelly puts it, to “invite the public, my family and my friends into my secret hell of racism, despair, depression, stardom, gambling addiction and ultimately self-destruction”. Red Card is a tragic yet uplifting story of a sportsman’s battle with his demons, on and off the pitch.
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Additional information
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (28 Aug. 2013) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 200 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1492256366 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1492256366 |
| Dimensions | 12.7 x 1.17 x 20.32 cm |
by K-bird
I did enjoy reading this but the whole book was littered with spelling and grammatical errors. There’s no excuse for the wrong tense, superfluous words or missing words on such a frequent basis, let alone spelling of names such as “Clive Tilsley”, “Cyril Regis”, “Mark Chamberline” or the great Brazilian player of the 70s Revelinho (Assume this is supposed to be Rivelinho)
by Amazon Customer
An honest account of the author’s life and experiences in regard to gambling and the highs and lows of his football career. Tony Kelly clearly feels passionate about high lighting the subject gambling and the enormous effects it has upon people’s lives in all walks of life as he has so much to contribute and assist other’s often suffering from gambling silently with his Red card book and his business Red card consultancy. Gambling can effect lives in all sorts of ways and has such catastrophic consequences for many from young to pensioners, women and men, working class to professionals and Tony Kelly life quest is now to assist other’s with his honesty bringing to light an often taboo subject with his work with Red Card his book and Red Card his consultancy Ltd. Well done Tony fascinating reading couldn’t put the book down after the first chapter.
by pen name
An informative book written from the heart.
by nexus
Great book by Tony talking about his playing career and various problems such as gambling.
by Amazon Customer
A must read for all those football fanatics, a peak into the life of a footballer and how easy it can be to get hooked up in the gambling world.
by Mr. O. I. Kelly
A fantastic read. A good blend of humour and serious issues. Hoping it inspires our young people who have gambling problems to face them head on and get help. Well done Tony and wish you well for the future.
by Amazon Customer
Tony Kelly pull no punches in his refreshingly honest account of a dream realised and then lost. Although this is the story of his descent into gambling addiction it is also a tale of hope as he comes out the other side determined to prevent others from going down the same path.
by Mr. O. I. Kelly
As a problem gambler myself, i found a strong connection with Tony, living in a world of lies and decit. This book gave me hope !!!