The Manchester Football Writing Festival, in association with National Football Museum, Hotel Football and Manchester Waterstones Deansgate is set to return with another great line-up of events from 1-8th September.
First held in 2014, the festival is quickly building a reputation as a home to intelligent debate, industry insight and unique perspectives for fans of the beautiful game. This year the festival continues that trend with big names discussing the big issues and ideas in football today.
Festival favourites The Blizzard get things underway on Thursday 1 September at the National Football Museum. Chaired by editor Jonathan Wilson, the intelligent football quarterly will have a panel of its finest contributors uniquely dissecting football matters big and small. (Tickets £10, http://blizzard2016.eventbrite.co.uk)
The big hitters from Guardian Football Weekly Live! return for a 3rd piece of Manchester Football Writing Festival action. Host James Richardson and Producer Ben will be joined by podcast regulars Barry Glendenning, Paolo Bandini and John Ashdown for a night of puns and punditry at the Royal Northern College of Music on Friday 2 September. (Tickets available via The Guardian.
Jonathan Wilson takes another bite of the festival on Saturday 3 September, visiting Waterstones Manchester Deansgate to cover the in depth history of football in Argentina as explored in his new book Angels With Dirty Faces. (Tickets £8, http://mcrfwfangels.eventbrite.co.uk)
Back at the National Football Museum on Monday 5 September, three brilliant authors with unique takes on the travails of England football teams join forces. Henry Winter (Fifty Years Of Hurt: The Story of England Football & Why We Never Stop Believing), Rory Smith (Mister: The Men Who Taught The World How To Beat England At Their Own Game) and Carrie Dunn (The Roar of The Lionesses: Women’s Football In England) will be joined by host Caroline Barker for Fifty Years Of Hurt, an essential group therapy session for England supporters. What’s gone wrong? Where are the positives? And where do the Three Lions go next? (Tickets £10, http://50yearsofhurt.eventbrite.co.uk)
