A new show on TAW Player, looking at questions around the game of football and exploring how overseas support functions for Liverpool supporters around the globe.
In Liverpool Neil Atkinson, Stu Wright and Steve Graves have a chat about whether or not football is meant to be entertainment. Are you entertained by football, will we all be suitably entertained this season? Or is football something different? They talk through this question either side of John Gibbons and Gareth Roberts in Hong Kong speaking to the Hong Kong Supporters Club.
The pair chat to Ian McCallen, Neil Williams, Rob Jarrett and Helen Chan about what Liverpool’s visit means to them, how they support The Reds in the Far East.
It’s a new show, a sedate look at the game and how we all enjoy it.
Massive thanks to Ian, Neil, Rob and Helen of the Hong Kong Reds who can be found here http://www.hongkongreds.com
You can also support ‘Camp Quality’ the Hong Kong Reds official nominated charity who support children and families of children with cancer on the following link https://www.campquality.org.hk
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When I’m watching Liverpool “entertaining” is a win or an away draw – ground out, if necessary, in Europe.
Watching games not involving LFC “entertaining” is free flowing, dynamic football and I can go back to the Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt European Cup final (7-3) which we were shown in the school gym on 8mm cine film a few months later. The school, obviously, was in L4 :)
And “entertaining” is Sunderland winning the FA Cup in 1973 when the unexpected happens and, even, an absorbing 0-0 draw when evenly-matched teams and/or managers try their best to outwit their opponents.
So, as ever, context is all. Good discussion, thanks.
Enjoyed that. Really good questions Neil on entertainment in football – ties in nicely with Paul Cope’s article this week. Nice chat with the HK Reds too.
Really good show that.
In football you have to strive to be the best you can be. You have to try to get 100% out of your team. If Mourinho was our manager I would not find football fun or entertaining, you only get one life and you need to reach for the stars. If any real Manchester fan says they love Mourinho and he’s a winner who gets results they are lying to themselves. They may as well go spit on Fergusons grave. As much as we all hated Fergie there was a man who reached for the stars. Mourinho would drive an F1 car around the track for 70 laps at 5mph it ment he would win the race. Well I’ve got news for you, thats not winning boys.
If you’re not trying to play football then what’s the point!
Interesting that Southampton was chosen as Claude Puel lost his job for precisely that.
Fans and clubs do and should care about playing style. There are lots of examples of thing including the reds of course.