The Best of intentions, but Parkinson fails to score

Best mates: Michael Parkinson interviewing George Best in the 1970s Pic: Getty
George Best modelling menswear outside Old Trafford, at the height of his fame in 1965 Pic: Shutterstock

Sport/memoir: George Best: A Memoir, By Michael Parkinson, Hodder & Stoughton, €17.95

During his two final alcohol- sodden decades on the planet, George Best wrote (or, rather, put his name to) half a dozen autobiographies. These books tended to have nudge-nudge titles like The Good, the Bad and the Bubbly, Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths, and Scoring at ...