Cheating Is Encouraged: A Hard-Nosed History of the 1970s Raiders

The Raiders of the 1970 remind me of the heels vs baby face. Win if you must loose when you but always cheat is my version of the raiders

The perfect book for an Oakland Raider fan who was around before they moved to LA. Get it for yourself or as a gift.

Some laugh out loud moments. Some boringly poor recaps of games one paragraph at a time. Constant quotes of people talking about other people and you don't know who is talking about who. While I'm glad to have the funny stories, I think the editing of the book and the writing are poor.

Mike Siani has written a nice book at the behind the scenes look into the Raiders of the 1970's. While some information may not surprise you, there are some things that will definitely raise your eyebrows to stop and wonder, how could they get away with that ?? From the early years when Al Davis took over, you will learn what it meant to be a Raider and what was expected of you to be part of the group. Late night parties, drinking, sex and just about anything else you could imagine. Covered also are the rivalries with the Steelers, Chiefs, and Broncos. Has nice information on teammates bio's, week by week results for each year during the 70's along with controversial unforgettable games as "The Immaculate Reception", "Sea Of Hands", "Ghost To The Post", and "Holy Roller". Overall a good read on one of the NFL's most notorious teams, whether a fan of the Raiders or not, if you grew up during this era, this is the stuff you never heard about at the time. Would also recommend the following for more good info from the NFL during the 70's when "real football was played by real men". 1)Badasses by Peter Richmond 2)The Super '70s by Tom Danyluk

I've read the book twice and both times I have found myself "LOL." I was a huge Raiders fan in the 70's and have had the pleasure to meet many of the players and coaches. The Raiders played the game with a passion. They played for the love of the game and for the respect and high expectations they had of each other. They were winners. Al Davis was a great innovator and leader. John Madden, as you will find out in the book, knew how to handle the team, got the most out of his players, along with the ultimate respect from his players. The book puts you right in the thick of all of the action, from training camp at Santa Rosa, the social life in Oakland, to what they did to make them win. Some called it "Outlaw Football", but I call it stretching the rules a bit. Didn't we just forget about "Deflate Gate?" We did because of how talented Tom Brady is...and he's a WINNER!! The same can be said about the Raiders. Loaded with talent, and WINNERS! Congrats Mike on Cheating is Encouraged...A WINNER!!

Nothing special, if you've read SNAKE by Kenny Stabler, you would have already know most of the stories.

Excellent book especially if you're a Raiders fan of NFL fan in general it's a throwback to the hard hitting days of the 70's

Not a lot new about the Raiders if you have read other books about the Raiders from the 1970's. But still, anytime you get a chance to read about one of the greatest teams of all time and all the characters that were on those teams, it's still fun! Liked that it briefly went over every game played in the 1970's, kinda like a episode guide of your favorite TV program.

WISH SOMEONE WOULD WRITE ABOUT PLAYERS THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS,PLENTY OF OTHER PLAYERS WHO HAVE THEIR STORY TO TELL.

Ok

Very good anectdotes about the raiders of the 70s and 80s when they were a great team and feared in the NFL

Some great stories about some of the wildest characters.

Ordered book as a gift for my husband RN4L On opening the parcel I found that the backcover was already ripped. Not a good look for a gift.