Throughout Paul's retirement he has been constantly asked "why don't you write a book?" to which his reply was always "one day". Tragedy struck in Pauls life with the death of his sister Vinny, which has prompted him to tell his story. 'Punky' will strike a chord with any young lad who has been told by a football club you're not good enough. Paul followed that dream to be a professional footballer. In a real "Roy of the Rovers" tale he was plucked from working in his local supermarket and playing non-league football to become one of the hottest properties in the game at the time.