Fictional Representations of English Football and Fan Cultures
This book explores how recent football fiction has negotiated the decisive political developments in English football after the 1989/90 publication of the ''Taylor Report''.
A direct response to the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster and growing concerns of hooliganism, the ''Taylor Report'' suggested a number of measures for stricter regulation of fan crowds. In consequence, stadiums in the top divisions...
This book explores how recent football fiction has negotiated the decisive political developments in English football after the 1989/90 publication of the ''Taylor Report''.
A direct response to the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster and growing concerns of hooliganism, the ''Taylor Report'' suggested a number of measures for stricter regulation of fan crowds. In consequence, stadiums in the top divisions...
