Paul McCallam is the author.
Iâve read about a tenth of it and am reserving judgement. The opening elements around crowd behaviour and how âordinaryâ fans get caught up in collective madness, are very academic and interesting.
Just how much of this book is driven by a desire to preach, Iâm not sure yet. Certainly the author has acknowledged the many issues with the stadium, police, Rome in 84 and others. Similarly he doesnât shy away from asking why some fans wonât acknowledge any blame.
Itâs early days with the book for me and will be keen to see how it plays out. So far Iâm disappointed that one obvious point is overlooked - this is described as the forgotten football tragedy and yet we as Liverpool fans are not allowed to forget it, not least by other fans. Despite the litany of incidents in the 70s and 80s by most clubs, we get to carry the weight of shame for all football fans, because of that night.
Nobody wants to sit around talking about their most shameful moments.
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