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'Only Genuine Fans Need Apply': An Organisational Analysis of the English Football Association's Response to Football Supporter Stereotypes (2006)
Journal Article
Hughson, J., & Poulton, E. (2007). 'Only Genuine Fans Need Apply': An Organisational Analysis of the English Football Association's Response to Football Supporter Stereotypes. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 2(1/2), 69-82. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijsmm.2007.011391

This paper presents an organisational study of the Football Association in England with particular reference to its establishment of an officially sanctioned supporters group for the national team, largely in response to the media reportage on, and t... Read More about 'Only Genuine Fans Need Apply': An Organisational Analysis of the English Football Association's Response to Football Supporter Stereotypes.

Obesity and disability - a short review (2006)
Journal Article
Ells, L., Lang, R., Shield, J., Wilkinson, J., Lidstone, J., Coulton, S., & Summerbell, C. (2006). Obesity and disability - a short review. Obesity Reviews, 7(4), 341-345. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789x.2006.00233.x

The prevalence of both obesity and disability is increasing globally and there is now growing evidence to suggest that these two health priorities may be linked. This paper explores the evidence linking obesity to muscular-skeletal conditions, mental... Read More about Obesity and disability - a short review.

Lights, Camera, Aggro!' Readings of 'Celluloid Hooliganism (2006)
Journal Article
Poulton, E. (2006). Lights, Camera, Aggro!' Readings of 'Celluloid Hooliganism. Sport in Society, 9(3), 403-426. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430430600673431

This paper examines reactions to the apparently growing number of films concerned with football-related disorder. The central concern of the paper is to address whether such mainstream films are guilty of glorifying and therefore inspiring football-r... Read More about Lights, Camera, Aggro!' Readings of 'Celluloid Hooliganism.

A Very Precarious 'Profession': uncertainty in the working lives of professional footballers (2006)
Journal Article
Roderick, M. (2006). A Very Precarious 'Profession': uncertainty in the working lives of professional footballers. Work, Employment and Society, 20(2), 245-265. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017006064113

Based on semi-structured interviews with 47 present and former professional footballers, this article explores the uncertainty that is a central feature of the professional footballer's workplace experiences, contributing to sociological understandin... Read More about A Very Precarious 'Profession': uncertainty in the working lives of professional footballers.