'There isn't a funnier sports book this year - there might not be one for the next decade'
- Irish Times Books of the Year
'Terrific. You will love it. Raw and tender and wild and honest, it will captivate you . . . great stories pack the pages'
- Sunday Independent
'A rollercoaster ride and a great read. It's hard not to love Roddy Collins after reading The Rodfather'
- Tadhg Coakley, Irish Examiner
'Excellent and hilarious'
- Second Captains
'A riot!'
- Brendan O'Connor
'Fascinating and hilarious. Starts with a bang and never falters. Anarchic and wonderful'
- Joe Brolly
'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
'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
'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