Something in the Water: The Story of England's Football Talent Hotbeds

Something in the Water explores the inner workings of England's football—talent hotbeds, investigating how these areas so often create elite footballers. For decades working—class northern towns have churned out players like a factory conveyor belt — places like Huyton, a town of just over 33,000 that has produced the likes of Steven Gerrard, Peter Reid, David Nugent, Joey Barton and Tony Hibbert. However, the emergence of south London as the new—school hotbed is exciting. Players produced ...