Champions Under Lockdown

Jeff Goulding

Description

Champions Under Lockdown is the third book in the Red Odyssey series. It tells the story of an extraordinary season from the perspective of the terraces. After their epic 2018/19 season, in 2019/20 Jurgen Klopp would target Liverpool's first league title in 30 years. During this unforgettable season his side would smash all records. They claimed the UEFA Super Cup and then the Club World Cup before sailing to a 25-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Fans who thought they had seen it all witnessed arguably the greatest Reds side in history sweep all before them. They were declared champions-elect, but the fates decreed there would be a final barrier to Liverpool claiming their prize. In the midst of a global virus pandemic and with the country on lockdown, voices called for the season to be declared null and void, threatening to wipe the achievements of this incredible team from history. But Jurgen and his men rose again to claim their holy grail. This is the unique story of the champions under lockdown.

Sujets

• Lancashire
• Lancastre
• Liverpool

Informations

• Publié par: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• Date de parution: 10 août 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785317163
• Langue: English

Extrait

Praise for Jeff Goulding s Books
Red Odyssey: Liverpool FC 1892-2017
This eminently readable and beguiling addition to the Liverpool FC story should adorn every Red s bookshelf.
Racing Post
Celebrates the club s incredible journey, recounting tales and memories that tell of friendships, rivalries and of course trophies. He brings to life this pre-war era using his extensive knowledge of the club s history tallied with reports in local media and club folklore. Provides a complete picture of Liverpool s colourful history. Here s looking forward to Red Odyssey part two.
It s Round and It s White
A history of Liverpool, but one written in an affectionate way, and from a personal perspective. Particularly informative on the pre-Bill Shankly years, which are much less well documented than the subsequent decades.
Backpass Magazine
We Conquered All of Europe: Red Odyssey II
We Conquered All of Europe brings things back to life. Although you know the ending you will still get that funny feeling as you go through this account of what was a wonderful season and how the past four years under J rgen and company have seen Liverpool Football Club rise again.
Red All Over the Land
Excellent as always. I d highly recommend it.
Dave Usher, The Liverpool Way
We Conquered All of Europe provides a unique first-hand view from around the stands, from not only Jeff but a plethora of supporters who you discover each find varying degrees of significance in moments which have transpired over the last four years. It s a journey from the stands, grounded in emotion - with a touch of humour - which is then delicately intertwined with statements from the media and Klopp at the time, with views from former players Jamie Carragher, Jimmy Case and John Barnes also adding another valuable perspective. And as a result, I found myself transported into the exact moment of time each chapter homed in on; whether that be stood in Anfield for the spine-tingling rendition of You ll Never Walk Alone against Borussia Dortmund or the ferocious Anfield atmosphere that awaited Man City in Europe.
This is Anfield
Stanley Park Story: Life, Love and the Merseyside Derby
Crossing football fact with the fictional is an art form, which few authors can pull off. A genre popularised by Nick Hornby s iconic Fever Pitch and continued adeptly by Mr Shankly s Photograph, The Damned United and Red or Dead , Jeff Goulding s brilliant Stanley Park Story is the modern benchmark and successor to the football faction greats.
These Football Times Lob Podcast
The author s storytelling is simply brilliant. A wonderful knack of informing the reader whilst entertaining them at the same time. A respected expert in the knowledge of the history of Liverpool FC and the social dynamics of the city, Goulding is well versed to tell this football story of sporting rivalry.
Fields of Anfield Road
An insight into the social and cultural history that created one of the game s most passionate rivalries, the book offers perspective from both those who sit on the Kop and those who frequent the Gwladys Street.
Official Liverpool FC Magazine
Jeff Goulding makes it the real thing as he brings to life a genuine rivalry which exists in households and families throughout Liverpool. Captures the humour of the best of times and the darker mood of the not so good social times and of life in general. Encapsulates life on Merseyside in the way only few have previously done.
Red All Over the Land
Stanley Park Story is a history lesson with a heart; a generational saga set against the backdrop of 50 years of Merseyside footballing rivalry telling the story of lives that all of us from the area will find familiar. Highly recommended.
Ian Salmon, playwright, and author
Brilliant.
This Is Anfield
Full-on Merseyside football.
David Maddock, Daily Mirror
A rich tapestry. Evocative and always entertaining. A hugely engaging novel, it is also a documentary of the times in which the story takes place. So rich is the setting that on finishing the book, I almost wished it had an index. Highly recommended.
Public Reading Rooms
Jeff Goulding has achieved something unexpected and remarkable with both the style and content of this book, which more than deserves its place among the pantheon of great books about football in Liverpool.
Mike Morris, co-director, Writing on the Wall

First published by Pitch Publishing, 2020
Pitch Publishing
A2 Yeoman Gate
Yeoman Way
Durrington
BN13 3QZ
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk
Jeff Goulding, 2020
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Prelude to Battle
Liverpool FC: June 2019-August 2019
Once More unto the Breach
Liverpool FC: August-November 2019
The World is Not Enough
Liverpool FC: November 2019-January 2020
A Team for the Ages but a Storm is Coming
Liverpool FC February-March 2020
Anfield Under Lockdown
Liverpool FC: March-June 2020
Return of the Kings
Liverpool FC: June-July 2020
The Sweet Silver Song of a Lark
Coming Soon
Dedication
I dedicate this book to all the essential workers who have helped us through the coronavirus crisis in 2020. To the cleaners, the delivery drivers, the bin collectors, the postal workers, the shop workers, the carers, the nurses, the doctors, paramedics and all who labour in healthcare and elsewhere to keep us safe.
But I must also pay tribute to the eternally maligned football supporter. Singled out so often as not to be trusted and forced to fight to have their voices heard, they have nonetheless been a beacon of community solidarity and social responsibility both before and during this crisis. I know they will continue to do so long after it is over. Therefore, this book is also dedicated to the magnificent people at Fans Supporting Foodbanks.
You ll Never Walk Alone.
Acknowledgements
AS EVER, I would like to acknowledge the contributions of many people who have helped bring this book to life. It is their unique viewpoints that illuminate the social history of our club and provide the context behind each of the stories that made up this remarkable season.
Thanks must go to the many Liverpool supporters who shared their views and experiences of this most remarkable season: Peter Carney; the Wadsworth family; Bill, Jacqueline, Susan, David, Jamie, Ty and Catherine Dunne; Lee Tracy; Andy Toggsy James; George Scott; John Whitehead; Ricky Olivares; Ian Salmon; Keith Salmon; Mari Lewis; Marie Eakins; John Thompson; Tony Zeverona; Ricky Olivares; Stephen Lawrence; Tracey Murray; Jayne Rodgers; Cal Maloney; Graeme James Strain; Gary Stanford; Victor Gill; Karen Elizabeth Gill; David King; Dermot and Fionn Nolan; Ray Carrick; Val Westbury Birchall; Helen Littlejohn; Justin Shanahan; Christopher Wood; Kieran Smith; Joe Goulding; Sean MacGregor; Kevin Cowdall; Ruth Rule-Mullen; Chet Murarji; Dhriti Bania; Moushumi Bora; David Goulding; Fahd Basheer; Louise Lacey; Matthieu Pierre and Nassos Siotropos. Your contributions are very much appreciated.
To the many groups, businesses, organisations, officials and representatives who were generous with their time and their views: Liverpool FC; Brighton and Hove Albion FC; Amanda Ellem of LFC New South Wales Official Supporters Club; Andy Beijer of Liverpool FC Swedish Branch; the voice of Anfield - George Sephton; Deputy Chief Constable Mark Roberts of South Yorkshire Police; Assistant Chief Constable Rob Carden of Merseyside Police; Ian Maloney of Love Follow Conquer; City of Liverpool FC s Peter Furmedge; Ian Byrne MP; the folk at Hat Scarf or a Badge and Transalpino; Fans Supporting Foodbanks; Spirit of Shankly; Jay McKenna of the North West TUC; Councillor Harry Doyle; I say a heartfelt thank you.
Appreciation also goes to the many writers, broadcasters and journalists whose insights have been invaluable: These Football Times s Gary Thacker and Will Sharp; Copa 90 s Ben Webb; This is Anfield s Joanna Durkan; Henry Jackson and Jack Lusby; the Morning Star s James Nalton; Redmen TV s Chris Pajak and Ross Chandley; The Liverpool Way s Dave Usher; Red All Over the Land s John Pearman; Across the Park s Phil Roberts; BBC Radio Merseyside Sport s Paul Salt; Football writer and historian Peter Kenny Jones; Liverpool FC Museum curator Stephen Done; Steven Kelly of the Irish Examiner ; the Daily Mirror s David Maddock; the Liverpool Echo s Dan Kay; Steven Scragg of This is Anfield and These Football Times; Aaron Cutler of The Anfield Wrap, Reds legend and Sky Sports pundit, Jamie Carragher and This is Anfield; Bundesliga journalist Chris Williams.
Finally, to the many supporters of other clubs, who agreed to speak to me and provide their viewpoints, including: Derek King; Chris Rule-Mullen; Ian Pierce Hayes; Alex Dutton; Robert Daniels; Aidan Williams and Richard Dooler; Gary Judge and Dave Kelly; I d like to say a big thank you.
Foreword
THIS BOOK is the third in the Red Odyssey series. When I finished the first in 2018, which marked the 125th anniversary of the birth of Liverpool FC, I didn t anticipate adding another chapter until t