Johnny Sexton - Becoming a Lion (Book - out 23rd September)

mystic86

Hi,

Just said I'd pass this on here, as I only discovered its existence myself today.

New book by Johnny, it will certainly be interesting to get his inside take on the Lions tour, but I'm really hoping to hear quite a bit about the rest of his career prior to this, a bit about his background etc...

Hopefully it'll be a good read.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Becoming-Lion-Johnny-Sexton/dp/1844883167

Skid X

He is doing a signing in Dubray Books, Grafton Street on Sunday 29th September at 3.00pm

mystic86

Skid X wrote: »

He is doing a signing in Dubray Books, Grafton Street on Sunday 29th September at 3.00pm

Cheers dude!

Skid X

mystic86 wrote: »

Cheers dude!

No bother, here's the full details ...

Johnny Sexton
Sunday 29th September, 3:00pm
Dubray Books Grafton Street
Come and meet Irish rugby hero Johnny Sexton as he signs copies of his autobiography, Becoming a Lion. Johnny has established himself as the leading fly-half in the northern hemisphere for Leinster, Ireland and the Lions and was a key player in the Lions’ recent victorious Test series, their first in sixteen years.

If you would like us to reserve a signed, dedicated copy for you, please contact your local branch or email info@dubraybooks.ie. Please note that Johnny will be under quite a tight schedule and we can't guarantee that he will have time to sign books, but we will do our very best.

http://www.dubraybooks.ie/graftonstreet.asp

mystic86

"Please note that Johnny will be under quite a tight schedule and we can't guarantee that he will have time to sign books, but we will do our very best."

I presume they omitted the word all, otherwise it ain't a book signing at all!

mystic86

For these events can you bring in a copy you bought somewhere else previous to the event or do you have to buy a copy there?

Skid X

mystic86 wrote: »

"Please note that Johnny will be under quite a tight schedule and we can't guarantee that he will have time to sign books, but we will do our very best."

I presume they omitted the word all, otherwise it ain't a book signing at all!

I think that refers to those who e-mail and ask for a copy to be signed. I'm sure he will sign for everyone who turns up in Grafton Street.

Howard Juneau

mystic86 wrote: »

"Please note that Johnny will be under quite a tight schedule and we can't guarantee that he will have time to sign books, but we will do our very best."

I presume they omitted the word all, otherwise it ain't a book signing at all!

No, the word all wasn't omitted. Its a flying visit by all accounts

vienne86

mystic86 wrote: »

Hi,

Just said I'd pass this on here, as I only discovered its existence myself today.

New book by Johnny, it will certainly be interesting to get his inside take on the Lions tour, but I'm really hoping to hear quite a bit about the rest of his career prior to this, a bit about his background etc...

Hopefully it'll be a good read.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Becoming-Lion-Johnny-Sexton/dp/1844883167

Should be a good read - I'm heading off on a trip.....think I'll download it.

Skid X

mystic86 wrote: »

For these events can you bring in a copy you bought somewhere else previous to the event or do you have to buy a copy there?

I'd say it's very unlikely they would let you bring a book you purchased somewhere else, unless you managed to smuggle it past them.

Winters

Is it in French?

GiftofGab

He's too young to be bringing out books. He should wait till he retires so he can spill the beans. Doubt he will critize Gatland when theres a possibility that he may coach the lions again.

BBDBB

did he get ROG to check his spelling?








*runs

its_phil

Traditionally any book brought out IMO by someone at 28 in the middle of the career is usually crap. It's just a recap of all the results you know about because he won't want to step on any toes. Hopefully I'm wrong

Hersheys

its_phil wrote: »

Traditionally any book brought out IMO by someone at 28 in the middle of the career is usually crap. It's just a recap of all the results you know about because he won't want to step on any toes. Hopefully I'm wrong

It might give an insight into how he made his name. With BOD he was always there. Johnny just seemed to pop up one season.

Plus his time spent in the shadow (Doctor Phil/ROG) and the IRFU negotiations.

I will buy it.

Benny Cake

Money racket. Can't blame him for capitalising tbh, its been done before and will again.....

.ak

He can't release a decent book until after he retires imo. Will still read it tho!

Howard Juneau

Did he do the colouring in all by himself?

copacetic

its_phil wrote: »

Traditionally any book brought out IMO by someone at 28 in the middle of the career is usually crap. It's just a recap of all the results you know about because he won't want to step on any toes. Hopefully I'm wrong

Based on the extracts he has given it all, looks like its well worth a read.

copacetic

Hersheys wrote: »

It might give an insight into how he made his name. With BOD he was always there. Johnny just seemed to pop up one season.

Plus his time spent in the shadow (Doctor Phil/ROG) and the IRFU negotiations.

I will buy it.

Based on the Sunday times extracts it does all this, how he fell out wth Rog, slight bitterness he still has about Rog not saying he deserved to be in Ireland team and how Rog texted him a pic of himself at racing three hours before Amlin final!

Great info on irfu negotiations, confirming what a lot of people thought of irfu approach.

phog

copacetic wrote: »

Great info on irfu negotiations, confirming what a lot of people thought of irfu approach.

Remember it's his spin of his side of the story.

copacetic

phog wrote: »

Remember it's his spin of his side of the story.

So he is making it up? Typical response. It's his feckin book, of course it is from his point of view, he isn't writing a neutral article.

It reads as extremely believable, matches all the know facts and doesn't appear to 'spin' anything. He is honest about why he left, basically money and that he wold have stayed for less if he hadn't been messed around and treated so badly by irfu.

Similar to what they have done to other players and continue to do to current players.

irishbucsfan

phog wrote: »

Remember it's his spin of his side of the story.

There is no other side of the story though? I haven't seen anyone from the IRFU say anything publically?

Hersheys

copacetic wrote: »

Favourite bit so far, re feud with Rog and that it can't last due to unmerciful slagging they got.

Ah you're ruining all the good parts!!

CatFromHue

Is it out now?

phog

irishbucsfan wrote: »

There is no other side of the story though? I haven't seen anyone from the IRFU say anything publically?

Would it be right for the IRFU to comment in individual contracts, I'd have thought not.

irishbucsfan

phog wrote: »

Would it be right for the IRFU to comment in individual contracts, I'd have thought not.

On yeah I agree, I just thought there might be another side of the story out there somewhere

phog

copacetic wrote: »

So he is making it up?

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I never said he made anything up, how could I, I wasn't part of any of the contract negotiations.

Typical response. It's his feckin book, of course it is from his point of view, he isn't writing a neutral article.

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So we agree it's his spin how things went during the negotiations.

CatFromHue

Spin implies lying, do you think he's going to lie in his book?

thomond2006

When I think of the word 'spin', I automatically think of something like political spin. A word with negative connotations.

Skid X

CatFromHue wrote: »

Spin implies lying, do you think he's going to lie in his book?

No it doesn't.

There are two sides to every story. Sexton's views on the contract negotiations will be interesting to read, but no-one should consider them to be a full impartial account.

thomond2006

Anyway I doubt I'll be buying it, the amount of rugby autobiographies is overkill at this stage.

Teferi

phog wrote: »

Remember it's his spin of his side of the story.

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phog wrote: »

I never said he made anything up, how could I, I wasn't part of any of the contract negotiations.

You're intelligent enough to understand the meaning and connotations behind the word 'spin' and you're heavily implying something about Sexton.

I will be very, very interested to see how you react when a Munster player heads off to France in a similar situation.

Howard Juneau

Teferi wrote: »

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You're intelligent enough to understand the meaning and connotations behind the word 'spin' and you're heavily implying something about Sexton.

I will be very, very interested to see how you react when a Munster player heads off to France in a similar situation.

Won't happen coz of the Pride! & Passhun!
Never I tells ya, never!

phog

Teferi wrote: »

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You're intelligent enough to understand the meaning and connotations behind the word 'spin' and you're heavily implying something about Sexton.

I will be very, very interested to see how you react when a Munster player heads off to France in a similar situation.

Firstly I'm neither implying or saying Sexton is telling lies, I'm saying he can tell the story of the contract negotiations in a way that suits him in the knowledge that the IRFU won't comment publically on individual contracts.

I fully expect one or more of the current/future crop of Munster players to head off for the money. I can't do one blessed thing to keep them here.

I also feel that by Sexton leaving it has strengthened the hands of the IRFU as now any player now must be prepared to walk if the IRFU don't blink.

shuffol

Are biographies something more prominent in rugby, I've no interest in them so cant really comment but it seems like every couple of months you hear about a new rugby bio but rarely soccer ones.

CatFromHue

phog wrote: »

Firstly I'm neither implying or saying Sexton is telling lies, I'm saying he can tell the story of the contract negotiations in a way that suits him in the knowledge that the IRFU won't comment publically on individual contracts.

I could be wrong but did they not make public statements on Sextons contract at the time i.e. this is what we're offering, we won't be held to ransom, etc

Edit: they did make a statement before Sexton or Racing made any official statement http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/28190.php

shuffol wrote: »

Are biographies something more prominent in rugby, I've no interest in them so cant really comment but it seems like every couple of months you hear about a new rugby bio but rarely soccer ones.

I suppose it's cos the football ones aren't really announced anymore as they're so common place. Equally though if say Robbie Keane or Shay Given wrote a book after Euro 2012 it would be announced in the press just like Sexton's is now.

phog

CatFromHue wrote: »

I could be wrong but did they not make public statements on Sextons contract at the time i.e. this is what we're offering, we won't be held to ransom, etc

Edit: they did make a statement before Sexton or Racing made any official statement http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/28190.php



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I assume that statement was taken as IRFU spin at the time.

irishbucsfan

That was the IRFU "not negotiating in public"

phog

irishbucsfan wrote: »

That was the IRFU "not negotiating in public"

Did you read the link?

There's no negotiating being done, the first line states they have been informed that Sexton will not being playing his rugby in Ireland this season.

I assume they were confirming the rumours that were circulating at the time about his move.

irishbucsfan

phog wrote: »

Did you read the link?

There's no negotiating being done, the first line states they have been informed that Sexton will not being playing his rugby in Ireland this season.

I assume they were confirming the rumours that were circulating at the time about his move.

Why would the IRFU care about rumours in the media?

That's not what they were doing

blindsider

...em....isn't it 'Jonny', and not 'Johnny'?

I know wiki isn't perfect, but.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Sexton

(Jonny from Jonathan - Johnny from John)

Hersheys

blindsider wrote: »

...em....isn't it 'Jonny', and not 'Johnny'?

I know wiki isn't perfect, but.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Sexton

(Jonny from Jonathan - Johnny from John)

Someone better tell the man!!

phog

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Why would the IRFU care about rumours in the media?

That's not what they were doing

I've no idea why or what they were doing but they certainly weren't negotiating a contract as you seemed to suggest above.

irishbucsfan

phog wrote: »

I've no idea why or what they were doing but they certainly weren't negotiating a contract as you seemed to suggest above.

No, they were concluding negotiations publically.

Why do you think they'd need to do that?

Howard Juneau

phog wrote: »

Firstly I'm neither implying or saying Sexton is telling lies, I'm saying he can tell the story of the contract negotiations in a way that suits him in the knowledge that the IRFU won't comment publically on individual contracts.

I fully expect one or more of the current/future crop of Munster players to head off for the money. I can't do one blessed thing to keep them here.

I also feel that by Sexton leaving it has strengthened the hands of the IRFU as now any player now must be prepared to walk if the IRFU don't blink.

Just the last paragraph. I'm thinking that anyone who enters negotiations with a foreign club doesn't really give 2 fcks if the IRFU blink or flutter their eyelashes. If you want to play abroad, you will go. I would think money would be down the list of priorities for a good pro.
Things like improving themselves as players in a different environment, a more varied education for the children, better quality of life all around for family would be ahead of the bottom line on the paycheck.

phog

irishbucsfan wrote: »

No, they were concluding negotiations publically.

Why do you think they'd need to do that?

If that's what they were at and I'm taking your word on it then they were putting their spin on it.

Hersheys

Howard Juneau wrote: »

Just the last paragraph. I'm thinking that anyone who enters negotiations with a foreign club doesn't really give 2 fcks if the IRFU blink or flutter their eyelashes. If you want to play abroad, you will go. I would think money would be down the list of priorities for a good pro.
Things like improving themselves as players in a different environment, a more varied education for the children, better quality of life all around for family would be ahead of the bottom line on the paycheck.

... and respect from your employers, which, based on the extracts from the book, the IRFU had none of for Sexton. They played hard ball and lost.

irishbucsfan

phog wrote: »

If that's what they were at and I'm taking your word on it then they were putting their spin on it.

Yeah I'd agree with that I suppose. But just on the fallout, nothing on the process really, which is what a lot of people are interested in.

Swiwi.

Hersheys wrote: »

Someone better tell the man!!

Photo makes it look like he's wearing make-up :eek:

Benny Cake

Swiwi. wrote: »

Photo makes it look like he's wearing make-up :eek:

Should have gone for some fake tan while he was at it!