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Episode 86: Dave Whelan’s free-kicks, asparagus in Arezzo & guest Shelbourne fanzine

In this exclusive WSC Supporters’ Club edition of the podcast, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss Interfering Chairmen from Dave Whelan free-kicks to Imperioso the team-picking horse. Record Breakers brings us a Japanese jive, and we continue our sprightly feature The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is Barry Crossan, editor of Shelbourne’s Red Inc fanzine.

The only way to hear this episode is to sign up for the WSC Supporters’ Club for as little as £2 per month. There are great rewards, including bonus episodes, extended editions, badges, T-shirts and photo prints.

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