Tag Archives: Dr. Rogan Taylor

ROGAN TAYLOR: RONNIE DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS

What is it that makes a great player truly ‘great’? There are of course many hugely talented footballers, but when it comes to the very top table, there aren’t too many players sitting round it. In the history of the … Continue reading

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ROGAN TAYLOR: WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY?

In the foggy world of academe, the highest formal qualification is a PhD – letters that stand for a ‘Doctorate in Philosophy’ (regardless of which subject you’ve specialised in) and which confer the title ‘Doctor’. It’s the top of the … Continue reading

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ROGAN TAYLOR: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL

The European Championships is, for my money, far superior to the World Cup, or any other international competition for that matter. It is a perfect partner to the UEFA Champions League; the greatest club competition in the world. Made up … Continue reading

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ROGAN TAYLOR: HATE RACISM – HATE SCARE STORIES TOO

God knows why, but there’s always a big ‘scare story’ about fans in the British media before a major international tournament. Have you noticed it over the years? Of course, back in the day, it was almost invariably focussed on … Continue reading

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ROGAN TAYLOR: ALL MY CSR’S

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a significant issue for big football clubs (and their sponsors too) over the last decade. Though often known by another name, it has been important for smaller clubs for much longer than that. In … Continue reading

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ROGAN TAYLOR: FOOTBALL ALL OVER

What a Sunday! What a play! What can you say? The Great Unscripted Drama that is football reigned supreme on the last day of the Premier League season. It looked like the old Glaswegian had done it again; it could … Continue reading

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ROGAN TAYLOR: SWISS ROLE MODELS

Just after I arrived at my hotel on the shore of Lake Geneva (or Lake Leman as it’s properly called), I wandered out to find lunch. It looked rather nice on the other side of the lake, so at the … Continue reading

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ROGAN TAYLOR: I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER

When I read the manifestos of all three main parties before the last General Election, I was encouraged by what I read in their (admittedly brief) references to football. After a few years on the ‘ShareLiverpoolFC’ trail, seeking to develop … Continue reading

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ROGAN TAYLOR: WILL THESE BE THE LAST (TV) RIGHTS?

As the Premier League goes into its early springtime huddle to decide how their TV rights will get packaged and sold for the 2013-2016 period (with an eye on what the EU may require as well), quite a few of … Continue reading

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ROGAN TAYLOR: NAKED (FOOTBALL) LUNCH

If you want to understand the football business, in almost any context, it is often useful to employ the model of drug addiction. From players and coaches, through commercial management and administration to the fans themselves, the model of addiction … Continue reading

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