{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62ff550969bcc40012f63ade/697e0525957c1c04b06256be?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"David Batty's brilliantly bizarre 'My Autobiography' ft. Adam Clery ","description":"<p>Ninety books in and we *may* have found the greatest, most sinister, and downright bonkers autobiography yet - as we read former Leeds, Newcastle and England hero David Batty's incredible 2001 book 'My Autobiography'. And reading it with us is The Independent's very own tactical mastermind &amp; Newcastle superfan, the brilliant Adam Clery.</p><p><br></p><p>Featuring David's childhood love of the Yorkshire Ripper, his extremely unhealthy relationship with his dad's diary, Kevin Keegan having a breakdown, David James punching people in his sleep, why David will never have a bank card or an email address, and why he wasn't fussed when he missed the penalty that sent England out of the World Cup. Plus naked cinema pranks and a complete breakdown of all the countries David hated visiting.</p><p><br></p><p>In Adam's words, it's Patrick Bateman meets Alan Partridge. And it's a cracker.</p><p><br></p><p>Want an exclusive, bonus Book Club episode every week? <strong>Join the Football Book Club *Club* </strong>at <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/62ff550969bcc40012f63ade/episodes/www.patreon.com/footballbookclub\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/footballbookclub</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow us on Instagram - </strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>X - </strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/FootieBookClub\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/FootieBookClub</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Bluesky - </strong><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social</a></p>","author_name":"The Football Book Club"}