I grew up listening to 5Live. Mike Ingham's was one of the voices of my childhood and young adulthood. I've loved reading this and getting to know the man behind the mic. A lovely work.

This was a pleasant surprise. An erudite and well written account of the life of one of the best of the BBC's recent football correspondents.

As a near contemporary of his, I really enjoyed his account of growing up in the 60s but what is far more memorable is his potted history of both the football and broadcasting scene over the past forty years.

He has opinions and is not shy of expressing them forcefully.

Some ears will be burning at the BBC and the FA but there are also sympathetic portraits of some of his colleagues such as Peter Jones and Bryon Butler who were inspirations to him.

Well worth a read.