Yes, short passing is a pure way to play football. But hoofing the ball upfield can be an effective way to get fans on the edges of their seats, as Matt Nation argued in WSC 167, January 2001
The oldest club in the League have never been in the Premier League and probably never will be, so their last top-flight season is one that Martin Naylor savoured in WSC 216, February 2005
Roy Hodgson’s team have failed to fulfil their potential this season and are mired in a survival struggle, with the visit of their rivals adding extra pressure
Woking don’t have a history rich with success but on this day in 1958 there were more than just birthday celebrations, as they took on Ilford at Wembley
The award-winning arches of the Terriers’ current home will never replace the pleasures of their old stadium, according to Steve Wilson in WSC 204, February 2004
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Fulham’s Craven Cottage bathed in sunlight ~ by Simon Gill