Comments on: Steven Wells: Blame it on the boogie

By: Martians, Steven Wells and the Soul of American Soccer | Pitch Invasion

Martians, Steven Wells and the Soul of American Soccer | Pitch Invasion — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:57:14 +0000

[...] surface of the American mainstream of sports, without it really mattering what the mainstream is: the late Steven Wells. So I’ll just leave you with this column from Wells on the Guardian’s site in 2008, and [...]

By: Show Racism the Red Card Rallies Support in Philly | IMAGINE 2050

Show Racism the Red Card Rallies Support in Philly | IMAGINE 2050 — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:02:07 +0000

[...] had ended, a hundred-odd of them singing songs for a team that has still yet to kick a ball. Steven Wells would have been [...]

By: The Large, Diverse World of American Soccer on Show | Pitch Invasion

The Large, Diverse World of American Soccer on Show | Pitch Invasion — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:49:58 +0000

[...] had ended, a hundred-odd of them singing songs for a team that has still yet to kick a ball. Steven Wells would have been [...]

By: EricPZ

EricPZ — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:48:23 +0000

I remember reading his stuff in the NME back in the 80′s. It wasn’t until recently I realized the guy who wrote in 442 et al was the same. I don’t always share his viewpoint, but I loved to read the way he presented it. His work will be missed.

By: Dougie Brimson

Dougie Brimson — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:33:56 +0000

I met Steven Wells a couple of times and he was exactly how you expected him to be; very intelligent and extrremely funny.

More importantly, he was probably one of the best writers I ever read and one of the few I actively used to seek out simply because I was so interested to hear what he had to say and how he had to say it!

The fact that he doed so young, younger than me in fact, is a real tragedy and a loss to everyone who loves the written word. So even though you slagged me off in print more than once, R.I.P matey.

Dougie

By: Cap Ap

Cap Ap — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:00:53 +0000

Nice piece, Tom…I’ve never read much Wells, but I want to go back and check him out.

Cheers.

By: A. Ruiz

A. Ruiz — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:16:13 +0000

He wrote a really great piece about an African-American travel team in Philly. I almost want to form my own, just to terrorize all the soccer moms.