Lost in transmission — why Jürgen Klopp and Des Kelly are arguing about football on tellyThe weekend’s spat between Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp and BT Sport’s Des Kelly has shone fresh light on the complex relationship…Nov 30, 2020Nov 30, 2020
What could the reform of English football governance look like?I wrote last week about why it was important to seriously consider reform of the way football is run in England, and to get to grips with…Nov 26, 2020Nov 26, 2020
What do fans of English football want?Earlier this week, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden gathered the stakeholders of English football together in what was dubbed a Football…Nov 19, 20201Nov 19, 20201
Review: Getting Carter“If Ted Lewis had been born in France or America… he would occupy a place similar to Jim Thompson, Raymond Chandler and the rest of the…Jan 5, 2018Jan 5, 2018
Review: Savage Enthusiasm, A History of Football FansOne of the themes quickest to emerge from Paul Brown’s ambitious social history is that, when something goes wrong at a football match…Jan 5, 2018Jan 5, 2018
The fifth estate needs to beware mirroring the media it deconstructsThere can be no doubt that a full-blown battle of ideas is now raging across the media and political landscape. Its apparent intensity…Jun 18, 2017Jun 18, 2017
Rules of the game change in politics and communicationUnderstanding the changeJun 11, 2017Jun 11, 2017
Remembering Quinns, a proper London pubI’ve always been a pub person. Proper pubs, untarted about with but with good beer and good company. If you’re lucky, you sometimes find a…Jan 27, 2017Jan 27, 2017
Spurs at Wembley. It’s not complicatedSo it’s match day, and can any fan want anything else but a win? For Spurs fans today, if you take soundings in some quarters, it’s one of…Dec 7, 20162Dec 7, 20162
The LaneAs the clock ticks down on Tottenham Hotspur’s time at White Hart Lane, it’s time to draw your attention to a book that I hope captures the…Dec 6, 2016Dec 6, 2016