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The Art of Dissent: twenty years of Philosophy Football

By Geoff Andrews, 10 October 2014

It started in October 1994 after a match in the relatively new Premier League. Mark Perryman and myself, friends and activists in the recently defunct British Communist Party, were in the habit of reciprocating hospitality after each of the fixtures … Continue reading →

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The top 13 albums of 2013

By Damian Evans, 16 January 2014

Where should you start when choosing your favourite 13 albums of 2013? No doubt many wouldn’t start with No Doubt, but perhaps with Foals (with what could be their finest album to date). Or another superb release from Kurt Vile. … Continue reading →

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The best films of 2013

By Ally Clow, 11 January 2014

The close of each year sees a slew of ‘best of’ lists from critics. Here’s my personal top ten, in descending order: 10. The Hunt (dir. Thomas Vinterberg) I saw The Hunt in December, when lists of ‘films of the … Continue reading →

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Barbarians play 3 sides in Taksim Square

By Geoff Andrews, 16 September 2013

This weekend’s Philosophy Football tour to Istanbul, the club’s twentieth, was an extraordinary success and I can honestly say it was one of the most momentous events in the 18-year history of the club. We were invited to participate in … Continue reading →

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The gospel according to Shankly: David Peace’s Red or Dead

By Owen Mather, 27 August 2013

In 2006 David Peace wrote the outstanding The Damned Utd, which fictionalised Brian Clough’s calamitous 44-day reign at Leeds United. Now he brings his unique writing style to the legendary Bill Shankly in Red or Dead. There are already many … Continue reading →

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The top 12 albums of 2012

By Damian Evans, 15 January 2013

2012. Wow. One of the greatest ever Olympic Games, a nail-biting Tour de France, an edge-of-the-seat Premier League title … and the return of Dallas to our screens. Lurking just below this year of incredible achievements – and Dallas – … Continue reading →

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The best films of 2012

By Ally Clow, 2 January 2013

Discussion of whether or not a particular year has been ‘good or ‘bad’ for various art forms is, generally, superficial: the deeper you look for art, the more you will find and be rewarded by continual reinvention of content and … Continue reading →

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Top Ten football songs

By Owen Mather, 30 December 2012

10. Everton FC – ‘Here We Go’ (1985) / Nottingham Forest and Paper Lace – ‘We Got The Whole World In Our Hands’ (1979) This is proper old school. You wouldn’t catch a Premiership footballer doing anything like this: appearing … Continue reading →

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A beautiful game in troubled places

By 'Oscar', 20 November 2012

We’re very pleased to introduce a new blogger, ‘Oscar’, who finds himself in many troubled places around the world. This is, we hope, the first in an occasional series of his reflections on life in some of these places, and … Continue reading →

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The greatest footballer you never saw

By 'Engels', 31 October 2012

That dreadful corporate travesty of a TV show, Being: Liverpool, has now finally ground to a halt on Channel 5. It offered absolutely nothing of interest about the running of a Premiership football club or its players, and merely served … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Philosophy Football FC’s blog

By Philosophy Football FC, 9 September 2012

Welcome to our new blog. This will be the best way to keep up with Philosophy Football FC’s news, as well as our writing, cultural and political activities. Please take a moment to subscribe to the blog so that you’re … Continue reading →

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