... divisions and below, the number of 3G pitches is increasing exponentially. Though they can never match the finest grass pitches – thereby dispensing with football staples such as the splatter of mud and ...
by Graeme Souness Headline, £9.99 Reviewed by Peter Brooksbank From WSC 378, September 2018 Buy the book
To football supporters of a certain age, Graeme Souness was a snarling presence at the heart ...
... supporters for the back-to-back play-off wins that took us into the top division for what will surely be the last time in our long history.
At Wembley in May 1991 Brighton fans taunted us with chants ...
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An increasing number of players are now eligible to play for several different countries, causing a dilemma when choosing who to represent
14 December ~ Next spring sees ...
... t didn't matter because Sasha always found a new friend in the next story.
FC Sioni Bolnisi was founded by a small group of Georgians whose bonds of friendship were strengthened and made permanent thro ...
... They’ll agree and wonder whether the perception that it did is down to the media being made up of people aged 35 or younger. Scott Murray’s The Title: The story of the First Division ought to become a ...
Bacup Borough 4 Holker Old Boys 1, 25/04/2016, Brain Boys West View Stadium, North-West Counties League Division One
A collision on heads leaves two players injured during the first half at the ...
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Living in the West Midlands, the Sports Argus was our local sports paper, containing fixtures, results, goalscorers, line-ups, attendances and league tables from Division One to the Banks’s Brewery League. ...
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Hanging around outside public buildings asking strangers to scribble on bits of paper can become an obsession, as John Hall explained in WSC 7
Right, we’ve had the ...
The last time Millwall travelled to White Hart Lane they were in the top division, though Spurs’ quality showed through and the Lions plummeted
Millwall travel to White Hart Lane ...
Glenn Hoddle’s promotion-chasing Swindon blow a lead late on against local rivals Oxford, but reach the Premier League via the play-offs
3 February ~ Swindon go into their local ...
... the right time to retire isn’t easy for any footballer. Compared with the professionals, at least I can exclude one option – there is no question of going out at the top. But on the other hand, nor is ...
... to The Hawthorns with both teams chasing promotion from Division One. The visitors, managed by Mark McGhee, went into the match in third, one point ahead of fifth-paced Albion. Yet the gap between the ...
... under three decades ago their fortunes were different.
Villa went into the clash at St Andrew’s third in the table, just four points behind Division Two leaders Middlesbrough and three behind Bradford ...
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Francis Lee, Colin Bell and Wyn Davies gave City victory at Maine Road, leaving their supporters believing they could win the title
21 October ~ After a defeat ...
Granit Xhaka's penalty for Switzerland against Poland in the Euro 2016 last 16 makes quite the impression on Arsène Wenger at Arsenal.
By Dave Robinson from WSC 354 ...