The Bubble: Inside the Saints in 2010 by David Mission

St.Rob8 · Post: # 1033928Post **St.Rob8** » Fri 21 Jan 2011 9:17am

Has anyone read this new book? Just saw it for the first time yesterday and thought it might be interesting, especially given David Mission is the author. Grateful for any recommendations.

DWOODROW · Post: # 1033935Post **DWOODROW** » Fri 21 Jan 2011 9:24am

I want to read it.

Eastern · Post: # 1033945Post **Eastern** » Fri 21 Jan 2011 9:37am

Fantastic read. I would highly recommend it.

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Dr Spaceman · Fri 21 Jan 2011 9:41am

Eastern wrote:Fantastic read. I would highly recommend it.

There is at least one other thread on this topic !!

A few other threads I believe Eastern.

Obviously The Bubble can't remain within it's own Bubble

markinUSA · Fri 18 Feb 2011 10:59am

It arrived 2 days ago and I finished it in a day.
Best-written footy book I've read.
The way he tells the story is riveting.

InkerSaint · Fri 18 Feb 2011 11:08am

Hate to be the spelling police but it's Misson.

Oh yeah, and the book is great. Fantastic insight.

philtee · Post: # 1040709Post **philtee** » Fri 18 Feb 2011 12:09pm

Really good read.
A lot from the medical perspective - eg Riewoldt's hammy, Bake's toe - but there's a lot of
insider knowledge on last season about selection, fitness, Ross Lyon's knack of saying the right thing at the right time, especially after losses,
the loathing directed at certain media outlets (oh, one in particular) etc.

Mr Magic · Post: # 1040712Post **Mr Magic** » Fri 18 Feb 2011 12:22pm

philtee wrote:Really good read.
A lot from the medical perspective - eg Riewoldt's hammy, Bake's toe - but there's a lot of
insider knowledge on last season about selection, fitness, Ross Lyon's knack of saying the right thing at the right time, especially after losses,
the loathing directed at certain media outlets (oh, one in particular) etc.

Do tell!

St Chris · Post: # 1040718Post **St Chris** » Fri 18 Feb 2011 1:01pm

If anyone is interested in the book, I called the club shop and asked if it will be available at tonight's game, and it WON"T be.

You need to call the club and order over the phone, then you can pick it up from the merch tent.

IluvHarvey · Fri 18 Feb 2011 1:36pm

InkerSaint wrote:Hate to be the spelling police but it's Misson.

Oh yeah, and the book is great. Fantastic insight.

If you really are the spelling police how did you cope with the book?

Clearly it was rushed to be released before Christmas and a fair few spelling and grammatical errors appear.

However it is a wonderful book and a great insight into how the club is run. Loved it.

IluvHarvey · Fri 18 Feb 2011 1:37pm

St Chris wrote:If anyone is interested in the book, I called the club shop and asked if it will be available at tonight's game, and it WON"T be.

You need to call the club and order over the phone, then you can pick it up from the merch tent.

Make sure you don't take your Angus and Robertson gift cards in a store and try and purchase it there!

Halo-9 · Post: # 1040777Post **Halo-9** » Fri 18 Feb 2011 5:23pm

either dave misson or someone else from the club etc an assistant coach,player or even rossy himself should do this each season,how good would that be?

of course they wouldnt be able to indulge all our motivational,training secrets :0

westy · Post: # 1040779Post **westy** » Fri 18 Feb 2011 5:34pm

Best book I have read in ages. It should be compulsory read for all members of the team. Just a reminder for them.

InkerSaint · Fri 18 Feb 2011 5:41pm

IluvHarvey wrote:
InkerSaint wrote:Hate to be the spelling police but it's Misson.

Oh yeah, and the book is great. Fantastic insight.
If you really are the spelling police how did you cope with the book?

Clearly it was rushed to be released before Christmas and a fair few spelling and grammatical errors appear.

Hah! You're right, it's atrocious!

Halfway through the book I was considering approaching the club about offering a copy editing service. Not joking.

Armoooo · Post: # 1040785Post **Armoooo** » Fri 18 Feb 2011 6:45pm

I don't know how people can notice spelling mistakes and the like.

I've got pretty good literacy skills (IMHO) but I tend to read the words as a whole rather than letter by letter.

Thts why evrybdy is abl to knw wht ths sys dspte ths sntnce hvng nrly no vwls or pnctution

philtee · Post: # 1040969Post **philtee** » Fri 18 Feb 2011 10:45pm

Here's just one quote, regarding the news that broke after Michael Gardiner was supposedly involved in a "fracas" outside a nightclub -

"Gardy probably best summed it up when he mused, 'Britain has a hung parliament and the Dow drops 1000 points in a day
but I'm still on the front page of the f...... Herald Sun."

But Caro and The Age get a whack as well.

kosifantutti23 · Fri 25 Mar 2011 6:50am

Excellent book. I just finished reading it, wanting to get it out of the way before the season started.

I can't understand people complaining about the spelling and grammar. I'm a pedant on that type of thing and I didn't notice any errors. It was much better in that respect than the Stan Alves book where they just put in a paragraph break every five lines.

matrix · Post: # 1051134Post **matrix** » Fri 25 Mar 2011 10:53am

yeah good book
worth purchasing

thanks maxstar once again

just started harveys as i never got round to reading it.