Articles

WSC 129 November 1997

Editorial, diary & sidelines ~ The bung report names names but what good will it do?; Sir John Hall bows out in mysterious fashion; the arrival of an innovative new guide for travelling fans; Gary Nelson describes how the other half lives; Leicester fans pained in Spain; some hard questions answered
New scottish assembly ~ Goodbye ten team Premier League, hello ten team ‘Super’ League. Ho hum
Abusing privilege ~ Why football’s anti-racism campaign still has plenty to occupy itself with
Likely lads ~ From teenage stardom to Chelsea reserves and worse – cautionary tales of promising careers gone badly awry
Past, present and future ~ How the matchday experience of today contrasts with terrace traditions of old and why nostalgia for the latter has spawned a new genre of football writing
Naked lunchtime ~ How the juggernaut that is Gary Lineker’s media career ran roughshod over a fine old institution
Unprofessional conduct ~ Introducing the Conference club chairmen who want to spend their way into the the big boys’ League and how Macclesfield’s success has whipped up a storm in an under-achieving corner of Greater Manchester
Double Deutsch ~ A look at the East German clubs fallen on hard times since reunification plus the latest attempt to revitalise football in Berlin and why history is against it
Crime and punishment ~ How a few ideas borrowed from footballers’ behaviour off the pitch could help to improve the standard of entertainment on it
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