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Editorial: New EFL chairman Rick Parry must reconcile clubs’ conflicting interests

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Amid Bury’s demise, financial squabbles and some club owners expressing a desire to be out altogether, the organisation’s new faces are taking on a difficult task

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Ticket To The Moon: Aston Villa – The rise and fall of a European champion

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by Richard Sydenham
DeCoubertin, £18.99
Reviewed by Damon Green
From WSC 384, March 2019
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Mud, Sweat And Shears by Dave Thomas

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Tales from the turf – life as a Football League groundsman
Pitch Publishing £9.99
Reviewed by Simon Evans
From WSC 368, October 2017
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West Brom in limbo as Guochuan Lai takeover rumbles on

Frustration growing at The Hawthorns but there are glimpses of a bright future

27 August ~ If West Midlands football seems to struggle for attention in the face of the national media’s obsession with north-west and north-east clubs, West Bromwich Albion sometimes seem to be overlooked even in a local context. This was understandable 20 years ago, when Aston Villa were always at least one division higher, Wolves and Birmingham were loudly targeting promotion or expensive signings, and the most exciting news from The Hawthorns tended to be of the “Stacy Coldicott signs new one-year deal” variety. It is less so now that Albion are the region’s only top-flight club and in the midst of a takeover headed by Chinese businessman Guochuan Lai.

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Oldham eager to leave their summer of chaos behind

Latics faced hunt for new manager, a winding-up petition and ownership uncertainty

6 August ~ The start of 2016-17 can’t come soon enough for Oldham Athletic fans like me. Last season ended on something approaching a high. From near certainties for relegation, the return of John Sheridan as manager kickstarted a remarkable recovery that saw us survive for another season in League One.

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