It's safe to say that being a Liverpool supporter for the better part of half a century has been a predominantly wonderful experience. Yet for all the visceral thrills and moments of unfiltered joy, there have also been some deep troughs of despair, some journeys to very bottom of the Slough of Despond.
Often these...
I assume, gentle reader, that you, like me, are a hopeless consumer. It's not our fault. Decades of crass commercialism, manipulative media advertising and force-fed capitalistic ideology have taught us to crave the next purchase and moulded us into believing that the next shiny thing will be the one that finally fills the yawning...
Liverpool FC: A Tale of Heroes, Villains and Football's Fickle Nature
Unmasking The Heroes and Villains in Football's Narrative
In Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight the facially compromised Harvey Dent says, “you either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” The context was a discussion about how the Romans would suspend democracy during times...
Silly Season: A Whimsical Journey Through Football Transfers
I was engaged in a lovely spot of reminiscence earlier today. The topic of my deep thought was transfers. When I was a little kid, my mother would occasionally buy a weekend treat for myself and my brother. It was a Kalkitos rub-down transfer pack. You got...
