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A new exhibition in Liverpool tells the story of the grassy arenas, from churning tribal terraces to hyper-modern, wedding-cake-like structures with retractable pitches. And let?s hear it for the world?s first all-timber stadium!
Bill Shankly, a man so beloved by Liverpool that there is now a hotel in the city named after him, once famously observed: ?Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.?
Inevitably, Shankly pops up in Home Ground, a punchy new exhibition on the architecture and social culture of football stadiums. The legendary manager is pictured savouring the acclaim of an adoring crowd, part of a tableau on the farewell to the Kop prior to its metamorphosis from churning tribal terrace into a more sedate, all-seater stand.
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Bill Shankly, a man so beloved by Liverpool that there is now a hotel in the city named after him, once famously observed: ?Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.?
Inevitably, Shankly pops up in Home Ground, a punchy new exhibition on the architecture and social culture of football stadiums. The legendary manager is pictured savouring the acclaim of an adoring crowd, part of a tableau on the farewell to the Kop prior to its metamorphosis from churning tribal terrace into a more sedate, all-seater stand.
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