Barney Ronay was born and raised in south-east London. He began reading WSC as a callow and awkward teenager in 1989 and started writing for it in 2002 as a callow and awkward adult. He writes about football for the Guardian and has also written and edited various books about football, including Any Chance Of A Game?, and helped to compile WSC's compelling football encyclopaedia The Half Decent Football Book.
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A casual approach
The media and football hooliganism
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WSC 205 Mar 04
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A familiar affair?
Beckham and Loos
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WSC 208 Jun 04
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A foreign concept
Sepp Blatter plans foreign player quotas
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WSC 250 Dec 07
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A play of two halves
Football on stage
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WSC 209 Jul 04
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Altered state
Politics and football entwined in Turkey
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WSC 191 Jan 03
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Arsenal 2 Porto 0
Match of the month
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WSC 237 Nov 06
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Brand hatched
Keegan the revolutionary
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WSC 199 Sep 03
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Branding exercise
Sponsors at World Cup 2006
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WSC 234 Aug 06
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By popular demand
Terry Venables back with England
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WSC 235 Sep 06
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Can you manage?
What makes a good manager?
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WSC 195 May 03
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Celebrity state
Why read autobiographies?
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WSC 238 Dec 06
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Charlton Athletic 1 Leeds United 0
Match of the month
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WSC 280 Jun 10
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Chelsea 4 West Brom 0
Match of the month
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WSC 224 Oct 05
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Clever Trevor
Brooking's big idea
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WSC 263 Jan 09
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Don't believe the hype
Grand Slam Sunday
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WSC 252 Feb 08
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European clubs rich list
English teams dominate
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WSC 244 Jun 07
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Flick to kick
Green Street film review
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WSC 223 Sep 05
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From Becks to Posh
Peter Taylor's road to Peterborough
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WSC 189 Nov 02
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Going for broke
Football's inflated salaries
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WSC 203 Jan 04
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Hit and hope
A new plan to improve basic skills
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WSC 241 Mar 07
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Hoop at heart
Kevin Gallen
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WSC 196 Jun 03
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Ian Holloway interview
Aspirations for QPR
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WSC 193 Mar 03
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Jimmy riddle
Jimmy Hill's influence
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WSC 194 Apr 03
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Loft adjusters
Fulham at Loftus Road
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WSC 188 Oct 02
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Making a fist of it
English press rallies behind players
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WSC 202 Dec 03
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Mr Unbelievable
by Chris Kamara
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WSC 283 Sep 10
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Party poopers
Football and the election
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WSC 220 Jun 05
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Past masters
Pelé’s FIFA 100 List
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WSC 206 Apr 04
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Pay as they go
Subsidising other clubs' wages
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WSC 211 Sep 04
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Payback time
Football's highest earners
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WSC 191 Jan 03
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Playing away
English expats
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WSC 231 May 06
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Plenty in reserve
Starlets that aren't quite stars
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WSC 197 Jul 03
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Press to destruct
The Sven media storm
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WSC 225 Nov 05
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Public property
The Manager extract
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WSC 271 Sep 09
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Rematch of the day
Video referees
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WSC 239 Jan 07
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Ronaldinho
by Jethro Soutar
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WSC 242 Apr 07
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Summer of '93
What became of the likely lads?
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WSC 198 Aug 03
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The great dictator
The first of the autocratic managers
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WSC 201 Nov 03
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The great orator
Bill Shankly
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WSC 205 Mar 04
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The joy of text
Ceefax and teletext
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WSC 229 Mar 06
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The kids are all hyped
Media attention on youngsters
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WSC 190 Dec 02
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The usual suspects
Undroppable England players
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WSC 243 May 07
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The window pain
Don't worry about the transfer window
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WSC 192 Feb 03
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The yellow peril
Brazil: everyone's second team?
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WSC 233 Jul 06
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Trix of the trade
Travels in UEFA Town
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WSC 258 Aug 08
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Vision excess
The satellite dish
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WSC 203 Jan 04
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Wedding balls
Players' marriages in the celebrity mags
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WSC 246 Aug 07
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West Ham Utd 1 Wigan Athletic 1
Match of the month
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WSC 248 Oct 07
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