A Banquet Without Wine - Book Review
A Banquet Without Wine by Anthony Stanley
Book Review by Shane Clancy for AnfieldIndex.com
This was a monumental undertaking for Anthony Stanley. The book provides a fast-moving, yet brilliantly detailed history of our great club in the Premier League era.
First things first - there is only one specific requirement to guarantee your love of this book; you must be a Liverpool fan. Jeez, even if you’re just a football fan that should do it.
Anthony has made a pretty …
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