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Red Men Reborn: A social history of Liverpool Football Club by John Williams

Pitch Publishing, £18.99
Reviewed by Huw Richards
From WSC 426, November/December 2022
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Ring Of Fire: Liverpool FC into the 21st century – the players’ stories

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by Simon Hughes
Bantam, £18.99
Reviewed by Rob Hughes
From WSC 362, April 2017
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Purple patch: The non-League Liverpool club looking to unite the city

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City of Liverpool FC want to fill a void by providing a football club for the whole of the city, unaligned to the red or blue halves of Merseyside

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System failure

wsc303MPs want the way football is governed to change, but the game’s authorities are happy to protect their own financial interests over the needs of fans, writes Andy Green

Every political party’s manifesto at the 2010 general election contained commitments to reform the game. The coalition agreement included a clear promise that: “We will encourage the reform of football governance rules to support the co-operative ownership of football clubs by supporters.” Sports Minister Hugh Robertson, with some justification, called football “the worst governed sport in this country, without a shadow of a doubt”.

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Hostile takeovers

wsc301 Rather than being a blessing, new owners often leave managers looking for a new job of their own, writes Mark Segal

Apart from the first day of the season, there are very few times in the life of a football team when you think anything is possible. The arrival of a new manager often brings increased expectation, but the fact they have been appointed more than likely means the club are already in the mire.

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