43 Years With The Same Bird; A Liverpool Love Affair by Brian Reade: reviewed by Mark Johnson

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Posted by Digital Editor on July 23, 2008 5:51 PM

BRIAN Reade's first book comprehensively captures the way many football supporters think. He writes honestly as a fan and from the heart.
The Daily Mirror columnist even points at this himself, telling the Book Club: "I interviewed Bill Shankly, Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness and Rafael Benitez. But if I had a choice, I would rather be a fan than a journalist. I would rather keep my love for the club than be a match reporter. That's what makes it [the book] different."
Reade was a reporter on the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo and he believes he got too close to his idols to the point where he is left feeling crestfallen by Kenny Dalglish, the former reds manager and probably the best player the club has ever had.
He had written in his Echo column that Liverpool might struggle to retain their title, an opinion Dalglish disliked which prompted him to give Reade the cold shoulder.

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Dan Freedman

Posted by Jane Gallagher on July 3, 2008 1:31 PM

You had a great job why did you start writing novels too?

True, my job was fantastic. Travelling around the world with the England Team, interviewing them was truly amazing. And that's partly why I began writing the novels - I was having all these unforgettable experiences and learning so much about football that I wanted to share it with other people. The Jamie Johnson books have given me the chance to do that.

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