This is an updated version of an article I wrote for The Conversation in response to the fallout of the financial fair play charges brought against Manchester City by UEFA. […]
Adapt or Die? The Digital Transformation of Reach PLC
Published on :In his most famous work, The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin argues that those able to adapt best to their changing environment have the best chance of surviving, while those who […]
New Glocal Players: Exploring the emergence of fan produced digital football media
Published on :As a slight detour from PhD research, I delved into the increasingly unavoidable world of fan produced digital football media. After kindly being asked to produce an article for the […]
The Future of the Football Match Report in the Digital Age
Published on :From bouncing around ideas regarding the digital landscape in sports reporting, to then embarking on a year long research and writing project before a global pandemic delayed the publishing and […]
Could ill-fated European Super League have a fitting legacy for football fans?
Published on :After a year when football fans have been notable by their absence inside empty, soulless stadia due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there was hope they might be valued more on […]
Manchester City, Financial Fair Play and Sportswashing
Published on :Manchester City’s unfinished Champions League business with Real Madrid has assumed extra significance since the teams last met before football went into lockdown. In the first leg of their last […]
“London 2012 shoved para-athletics in your face. GB is now the example” – Andrew Small
Published on :Team GB para-athlete Andrew Small was interviewed by Liverpool John Moores University BA Sports Journalism students for a live press conference scenario on their second year Sports Features module. Below […]
Out of the Black: Widnes Vikings, Digital Storytelling and Authenticity
Published on :Widnes Vikings have had a turbulent time on and off the pitch in recent years. Super League relegation in 2018 and the spiral to inevitable financial administration were consequential of […]
Phil Neal: Heysel was the worst day of my life
Published on :I wrote this feature interview with former Liverpool captain Phil Neal to mark the 25th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium tragedy that saw 39 football fans lose their lives following […]
Mersey Hardmen: I didn’t just go around kicking people says Liverpool FC’s Tommy Smith
Published on :Following Tommy Smith’s passing this week, I recalled an interview I conducted with the former Liverpool captain for a series in the Liverpool Echo: The Mersey Hardmen. I met Tommy […]