Mariner Books, £25
Reviewed by Jonathan O’Brien
From WSC 427, January 2023
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The two journalists have now passed away but their contrasting appreciations of the game will live on for many years to come
It started badly and got worse, but Swindon’s terrible 1993-94 season still gave supporters cherished memories that will last a lifetime
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Some job descriptions change so gradually, the subject barely notices they are being exploited. This phenomenon, known in business circles as “task curving”, explains why the ashen-faced train manager punching your ticket is also the voice telling you “carriage haitch will not platform at Dawlish” and the figure humping boxes of Carlsberg onto the buffet car at Exeter. Channel 5 make the most of their staff in the same way.