The Rodfather

Fantastic. Can't remember a sports book with so many stories to propel it along. There's at least three different movies in it

Malachy Clerkin

Candid tales of football, family and everything in between - it's no surprise The Rodfather's memoir is just brilliant

Irish Independent

A big man, with big emotions, and a big life . . . a fascinating read

Sunday Independent

A riot!

Brendan O'Connor

What a great book The Rodfather is. A walk on the wild side of football - and a few other games - terrifying and yet massively entertaining. Paul Howard is the best writer in the country

Declan Lynch

A rollercoaster ride and a great read. It's hard not to love Roddy Collins after reading The Rodfather

Tadhg Coakley, Irish Examiner

Fascinating and hilarious. Starts with a bang and never falters. Anarchic and wonderful

Joe Brolly

Excellent and hilarious

Second Captains

Terrific. You will love it. Raw and tender and wild and honest, it will captivate you . . . great stories pack the pages

Sunday Independent

Hard to imagine there'll be a more entertaining sports book for quite a while

Irish Times

There isn't a funnier sports book this year - there might not be one for the next decade

Irish Times Books of the Year

Really fabulous

Pat Kenny Show

[The Rodfather] might be the funniest book written since Roddy Doyle's The Van . . . There's a laugh on every page

Irish Examiner