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WSC 221 July 2005

Editorial ~ The Premiership is dying of excitement
Diary ~ West Brom and Crewe, the late escapes; Arsenal’s Cup; O'Neill’s exit; his name is Rio, he’s not driving cos he’s banned
Shot! ~ Extra time and extra tension as six win, six fall just short in the play-off semi-finals
Sidelines ~ John Obi Mikel and Norway’s African import/export trade; World Cup tickets; empty ends; and clubs clinging on
Down and Out in Istanbul ~ From misery to ecstasy for Liverpool’s travelling thousands
What Next for Glazer? ~ Manchester United fans aren’t giving up; and the prospects for success, failure and mediocrity for the new regime
Arsenal and Everton ~ Painful changes at Highbury and fourth-right opinions from Goodison
Shot! Archive ~ The Swindon football factory, 1969
Smoked Out ~ How cigarettes damaged a non-League club’s health
Match Of The Month ~ Palace struggle incompetently for survival before being finally doomed at The Valley – but what do Charlton have to sing about?
The Strange Case of ~ Amir Karic and Ulrich Le Pen, the price Ipswich paid for dreaming
Letter From ~ Bundesliga blues in the old East Germany
As Good As It Got ~ A day England fans will never forget was almost as memorable in Grimsby, but it’s been downhill ever since
Lost In Transmission ~ An American film of a dramatic match that will excite no one and a showpiece television event that has lost its sparkle
Book Reviews ~ ‘Mainwaring’ Mee rehabilitated; Mussolini and Berlusconi; Swansea lament; Brazilian football’s English godfather
A Season In Brief ~ Scottish Division One, 1964-65 : Hearts and Kilmarnock duel for the titlee
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