Why a Documentary About the Liverpool “Spice Boys” is a Good Idea

Shane Thomas

18th April 2024 | 2:00 PM

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A regular feature of the YouTube show “Stick to Football” is the preamble before the official recording starts. Here’s a brief excerpt of the 15th February edition of the show involving Gary Neville and Roy Keane—

Neville: “Why have the Liverpool players that were in that ‘Spice Boys’ team not done a Spice Boys documentary?”

Keane: “I think you’re being a bit harsh on them…I think it’s unfair, that. I really do.”

Neville and Keane were referring to the Liverpool men’s team of 1994-1998. A squad with some of the most exciting young English players of their time, who failed to win anything beyond the 1995 League Cup, and are best remembered for their pre-match sartorial choices before the 1996 FA Cup Final; adorned in cream Armani suits. They produced an insipid display, losing a turgid game 1-0 to Manchester United, and were given the derisive “Spice Boys” moniker as a result.

Liverpool FC, Spice Boys, documentary, English football, 1990s, 1990s Britain, culture wars, Premier League, celebrity, media culture
Artwork by Anita Sambol Baniček

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