Nicole is an introverted Liverpudlian teenager, all but deserted by her parents, with a mother distractedly working nights and a father who has settled with a new family elsewhere. She spends time hanging around the gates of Anfield and the Melwood training ground, desperate for a glimpse of her idol, the star midfielder Lee Cassidy. She Meets aspirant WAG Jasmine, who is from an affluent family, more glamorous and streetwise, yet the girls' shared adoration to Cassidy lead them to bond instantly. They trawl the city and its nightspots, fantasizing about a time when they might have Lee for themselves, yet when the news breaks that the footballer is a transfer target for Real Madrid, they take drastic action to prevent him leaving.
Acting
Kerrie Hayes' hollow-eyed desperation is unforgettable.
Direction
Heymann captures working-class Liverpool with unflinching intimacy.
Director
Lindy Heymann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during peak WAG-era tabloid fever, when Coleen Rooney and Alex Gerrard dominated UK media.
Heymann based Nicole's Anfield fixation on real teenage girls she'd seen waiting outside training grounds for hours.
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