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 […]
Ian Rush: I can understand Juventus fans still angry over Heysel
Published on :As May 29th approaches and thoughts turn to the 39 football supporters who died as a result of crowd disturbances prior to the 1985 European Cup Final between Liverpool […]
Put your shirt on Zlatan Ibrahimovic joining Manchester United
Published on :It is not typically the done thing for ageing footballers to secure a move to a club of Manchester United’s standing in the twilight of their careers. But such is […]
Gibraltar: What next for the new San Marino?
Published on :With the Euro 2016 draw completed, we now know who of the 24 teams will play who at UEFA’s extended party in France next summer. Gibraltar will not be among […]
Man Utd’s tablet ban is shrewd business that others may copy
Published on :Manchester United supporters lucky enough to see high-profile signings Radamel Falcao and Angel di Maria in action for the first time at Old Trafford at the weekend may have done […]
Blackburn Rovers kit launch ruffles feathers as #birdysdate goes viral
Published on :While Gerald Ratner can always be presented to disprove the theory there is no such thing as bad publicity, the words of Oscar Wilde appeared apt when Blackburn Rovers were […]
Luis Suarez gets the press he deserves…good, bad and ugly
Published on :There was a Wenger-like absurdity to Diego Lugano’s denial that the pictures of Luis Suarez’s latest indiscretion were inconclusive. “What incident?” queried Lugano when asked for his thoughts on […]
Liverpool FC has chance to include fans in new era (Column)
Published on :This column appeared in the Liverpool Echo in 2010. The primary focus was the rift between the supporters and then club owners Tom Hicks & George Gillett, the angle here […]