About this Event
Join Stanchion Books for the launch of by Brian Reade.
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The book:
This book examines, for the first time, how and why the Kop became the globally-renowned stand it is today.
It is told through the eyes of Brian Reade, an award-winning journalist, Sunday Times best-selling author and Anfield regular for 60 years, the majority spent on the Kop where he is still a season-ticket holder. In that time he has witnessed, and written about, all the highs and lows of Britain's most successful football club.
Reade traces the Kop's history back to the South African hill it was named after and unearths astonishing parallels between that "acre of massacre" in which Merseyside soldiers were killed and the Hillsborough Disaster almost a century later.
He explores how the Kop invented mass terrace singing in the 1960s, elevated a Broadway number into a global anthem of solidarity, inspired some of European football's greatest-ever comebacks and was at the forefront of supporter protest against exploitation.
Featuring exclusive testimonials from key players, managers and fans from the past 60 years, THE KOP is the definitive celebration of one of the most revered, and feared, spectator stands in world sport.
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“The ultimate take on Liverpool’s heart and soul” - Jamie Carragher
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The venue:
The Volley South is south London's best place to enjoy football. Located on the iconic Bermondsey Beer Mile, it has great viewing, an incredible beer selection, and exciting food.
It was formerly known as The Blue Monk, and is the sister venue of The Volley in Old Street.
The Volley South has step-free access at the front, disabled toilets and is level all the way to the event area. If you have any questions about accessibility, please email [email protected].
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Can't make the event?:
If you are not able to make the event, you can still preorder a signed copy of The Kop: A Fan’s History of Football’s Most Famous Stand by Brian Reade, just click the link below:
https://stanchionbooks.com/products/the-kop-a-fan-s-history-of-football-s-most-famous-stand
Orders are sent via tracked shipping, and we ship worldwide.
Agenda
🕑: 06:30 PM
Doors open
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:45 PM
First half - book discussion
🕑: 07:45 PM - 08:00 PM
Interval
🕑: 08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Second half - audience Q&A
🕑: 08:30 PM
Book signing
Event venue & nearby stays
The Volley South, 71 Enid Street, London, United Kingdom
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