Articles

WSC 205 March 2004

Editorial ~ Resist the rebranding of football
Diary ~ Old Trafford transfer trouble; the Wolves resurgence; cup final for Bolton; Scott Parker chooses Chelsea
The Bigger Picture ~ Bob Stokoe’s finest hour
Sidelines ~ A death in Portugal ; Spartans stun Scotland; Premiership matches via Norway ; earpieces for players
Footballers on TV ~ Why players don’t make good presenters , plus a terrible video from Safehands
Money Matters ~ Leeds’s efforts to keep administration at bay; Exeter in trouble with the taxman; Michel Platini blasts the big spenders; Argentine clubs’ financial lifeline
Bill Shankly ~  Listening to a revolutionary manager
Violence ~ Surveying the latest crop of hooligan books and “news” of a “new breed” of fighting fan
Race ~ The absence of non-white fans in our stadiums; Lincoln’s Keith Alexander on why he is still one of the few black managers
Women's football ~ More female referees and full-time players in the UK; the first woman coach in Spain ; the women’s game flourishes in Germany
Strange Case Of ~ Isaac Okoronkwo , the Nigeria defender who can hardly make the bench at Wolves
Youth Teams ~ How tie-ups with colleges help non-League clubs; Bath, the university pioneers
Letter From ~ Georgia , where footballers’ relatives are liable to disappear
Hereford United in five minutes
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