Steve Crooks

Steve is WEF's Shanghai Shenhua correspondent, having followed the side since moving to Shanghai in 2010. Exiled from the Victorian town idyll of Feethams along with his childhood football team, Steve can now be found enjoying/enduring matchdays on Hongkou's North Terrace along with the rest of the (in)famous Shenhua Element Crew.

Stories By Steve Crooks

Chinese Super League
/ 5 months ago

North Terrace News: Victimised Shenhua head to Hebei

Cheated in the capital and temporarily homeless, a reeling Shanghai Shenhua head to a stuttering Hebei China Fortune on Saturday evening...

By Steve Crooks
Shanghai Shenhua
/ 5 months ago

North Terrace News: Flamed-out Shenhua look to reignite season in China Derby

Almost a month after their last fixture, Shanghai Shenhua return to action on Sunday evening at the home of their oldest...

By Steve Crooks
Chinese Super League
/ 5 months ago

North Terrace News: Shenhua’s latin swagger welcomes the CSL’s latest nouveau riche

Shanghai Shenhua blew the doors off the opening weekend of the 2017 Chinese Super League season with a barnstorming blowout win...

By Steve Crooks
Chinese Super League
/ 6 months ago

North Terrace News: Tevez & Poyet’s rough start to continue with Yangtze delta derby opener?

Sunday evening sees an opening-weekend derby, with Shanghai Shenhua welcoming Jiangsu Suning to Hongkou to resume Yangtze delta hostilities. Can Shenhua recover from...

By Steve Crooks
AFC Champions League
/ 7 months ago

North Terrace News: Champions league football returns to Hongkou with crucial Brisbane playoff

Wednesday night sees Shanghai Shenhua welcome continental competition back after six barren years. Can a new-look Shenhua side catch Brisbane Roar cold,...

By Steve Crooks