Mad Jens Lehmann's equally mad book 'The Madness Is On The Pitch'

About this episode

The episode discusses Jens Lehmann's book 'The Madness Is On The Pitch' and features various anecdotes and a dramatic reading.

This week we're reading Arsenal's Invincibles hero, former Germany number 1 and genuine madman, Jens Lehmann's poorly translated book 'The Madness Is On The Pitch'. Featuring Jens on Emmanuel Eboué, his heated rivalry with Oliver Kahn, and the not very tranquil way he's decided to spend his retirement. Plus James's dad's famous new referee friend, why British plugs are the best, and an extra special dramatic reading from Gunnerblog himself - James McNicholas. Want an exclusive, bonus Book Club episode every week? Join the Football Book Club *Club* at www.patreon.com/footballbookclub Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/ X - https://twitter.com/FootieBookClub Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: The Football Book Club

Guest: James McNicholas

Topics covered

• Jens Lehmann
• Arsenal Invincibles
• soccer literature
• retirement
• rivalries
• comedy

Keywords

• Jens Lehmann
• The Madness Is On The Pitch
• Arsenal
• soccer
• comedy
• book club
• James McNicholas

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