Shoot Magazine was launched 50 years ago. PHILIP BARKER unearths his first edition and takes a trip down memory lane The new football season had just …
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Category: Books and reviews
Avalanche of f-words take away from all that’s good in fans’ site, The Anfield Wrap
ERIC BROWN reviews a book which focuses on one of the most eventful years in the history of Liverpool FC from defeat in Kyiv to glory in Madrid. For t…
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Book review: celebrating half a century of Shoot magazine
Nostalgia rules as ERIC BROWN reviews a new birthday book celebrating 50 years of one of football’s most iconic magazines. It’s August 16,…
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Harris wins race to record Liverpool’s amazing season
Liverpool, famous for the Grand National at Aintree, can gear up for a different sort of race this summer. Who will be first past the post in the spri…
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Ex-BBC man Warner pens guide to recovering from redundancy
Everybody should be preparing for the day when they could be suddenly shown the door by their employers, especially in journalism. That is the advice …
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Anecdotes wanted for new book on Alan Gilzean
SJA member Mike Donovan, a Tottenham Hotspur fan for the best part of 50 years, is writing The King of White Hart Lane, the authorised life story of A…
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Cricket and cake… when everything stops for tea
Strawberries, sponge cake or ice cream; a new book on cricket teas is reviewed by former club cricketer ERIC BROWN. Anyone who has dipped a white-boot…
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Dark days to Premier League champions – Manchester City’s roller-coaster
By ERIC BROWN Manchester City fans have come to expect goals galore and trophies a-plenty as the club sheikhs, rattles and rolls its way forward with …
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My way: how Welshman John Toshack missed out on his dream job
John Toshack was one of the giants of European football so it was something of a shock to learn that a new book is his first autobiography. It is revi…
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The rise and fall of Aston Villa – but don’t blame Doug Ellis
The rise and fall of Aston Villa – but don’t blame Doug Ellis, writes ERIC BROWN. Doug Ellis remains a controversial figure at Aston Villa…
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