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In conjunction with our friends at Birlinn Books, we have five copies of the following fantastic book available to win.

 

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Flawed Genius: Scottish Football's Self-Destructive Mavericks

by Stephen McGowan

 

As Rangers manager Walter Smith once put it, Scottish football supporters have always liked their footballing superstars to come complete with very human flaws.

 

But what is it that makes the seriously flawed footballer so intruiging? From Hugh Gallacher, the Wembley Wizard who died of shame, to George Best, Hibernianââ?¬â?¢s ageing lothario, to the Three Amigos ââ?¬â?? Celticââ?¬â?¢s trio of wayward overseas mercenaries ââ?¬â?? the great entertainers have always come with baggage.

Never before have the individual stories of these mavericks of Scottish footballââ?¬â?¢s past been collated and told in one place. Flawed Genius does just that. Through the words of the men themselves ââ?¬â?? allied to testimonies from friends and close colleagues ââ?¬â?? Stephen McGowan recounts the in-depth stories of Gascoigne and Goram, Best and Baxter, Charnley and Cadette and the equally wayward figures of Paolo Di Canio, Andy Ritchie, Pierre van Hooijdonk and Willie Hamilton. Here, together for the first time, the colourful contributions of each and every player in the Scottish gameââ?¬â?¢s rich tapestry of flawed genius are brought vividly back to life.

 

Stephen McGowan was born in Glasgow, educated in Fife and went on to complete an honours degree in Public Administration in Aberdeen. Realising that a job managing houses or hospitals wasn�t for him, he entered journalism with Dundee�s DC Thomson & Co. From there his journalistic career took him to Dubai and Bangkok before he returned to Glasgow, where he has been a sports writer for the Daily Mail for the last nine years.

 

To be in with a chance of winning one of the five copies available, just tell us from which club did Rangers sign Paul Gascoigne? Email or pm me now with your answer!

 

Competition closes at midnight on December 18th. Admin decision is final!

 

Members of Gersnet can also receive �£2 off the hardback book (rrp �£14.99) by calling 0845 370 0067 and quoting GSN1209 - postage and packing is free within the UK! An ideal gift for Christmas!

 

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