Hiya all,
Not sure if I'll be flagged up for this, what with it being shameless plugging, but I'd like to draw your attention to my new book (forgive me before I begin, I'm not a frequent RAWKer, as much as I'd like to be). It is called 'Local' and is about the relationship between LFC and the city of Liverpool. I've interviewed former local players, supporters, politicians, academics and historians to tell the unique story of Liverpool, with contributors such as Jimmy Case, Jamie Carragher, David Fairclough, Howard Gayle, Steve McMahon, John Aldridge, Chris Lawler, Rickie Lambert, Peter Moore, George Seophton, Tony Evans, Nicky Allt, Kevin Sampson, Dan Carden, John McDonnell, Jay McKenna, Gareth Roberts and Phil Boersma (sorry, nobody likes a name dropper).
Specifically the book explores the city's history, from the Slum Clearance Act of the 1950s and 60s through to the regeneration of 2005 onwards, and it ends with Madrid, encompassing the events that shaped local identity, such as the uprising of 1981, Heysel, Hillsborough, Thatcherism and Scouse dehumanisation. I don't tell the story, the people involved do, and they define what it means to be a local Red nowadays because of everything that has happened. It's an essential story that needs telling.
This is a grassroots project and I'm marketing it myself, so I apologise if I've posted this in the wrong place. Please find a link below. If you've already got a copy I'd love feedback, so let me know what you think.
All the best! Dan.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Local-club-Liverpools-social-history/dp/1075605334/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=local+fieldsend&qid=1563481494&s=gateway&sr=8-1Oh, and it's only available on Amazon which I know is morally conflicting for most of us, but if you do happen to buy it, do so via smile.amazon.co.uk and you can donate their
money to charity.