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Liverpool. The football. The city.
Independent & unofficial.

Checking the match, films and latest reports… Open news & discussion →

Football belongs
to the people.

A Liverpool fanzine with a view from the stands and an eye on the city. Read the news. Have the argument. Keep the memories.

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ON FILM / FROM THE STANDS

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THE FRIDAY EDITION / 23 OCTOBER 2026

Clocks back. Standards up.

Brighton at Anfield, the Sunday clock change and a weekend worth checking before you set off. Your Friday reading, without the clutter.

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The Royal Liver Building rises at the end of Water Street, framed by tall stone façades in black and white.
Royal Liver Building from Water Street — Mark C Grant.Mark C Grant · Copyright Mark C Grant; used with permission · Image details

THE LONG READ / CITY HISTORY

That bird was here before your club.

The Liver Bird: bigger than the badge. From medieval paperwork to the roof of Liverpool, via a German sculptor and a football shirt.

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Archive pictures. Mark’s photographs. A few myths put in their place.

From the stands. On film.

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In this edition

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The first match. The walk home. The photograph you have kept for years. Put your story into the conversation.

A city worth keeping.

Original Liverpool photographs and paintings by Mark C Grant sit alongside our stories: the waterfront, the streets and the places that connect us.

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