Fictional representations of English football and fan cultures: slum sport, slum people?

A direct response to the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster and the growing concerns about football hooliganism, the Taylor Report suggested a number of measures for stricter regulation of fan crowds.

The measures that were brought in - all-seater stadiums and the introduction of CCTV surveillance - drastically reduced violent incidents, but it also led to an unparalleled increase in ticket prices which, in turn, significantly altered the demographics of the crowd.

Piskurek traces patterns across the media to detect how the changed circumstances of post-Taylor football have manifested themselves.