The age at which children are signed by professional clubs is getting younger, but the consequences for those stuck in the world go far beyond disappointment at not making the first team
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Thursday, May 31st, 2018 - Stories
by Scott Burns
Pitch Publishing, £12.99
Reviewed by Gordon Cairns
From WSC 373, March 2018
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 - Book reviews
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The idea that modern footballers misbehave more often than their predecessors is a myth, as Steve Field explained in WSC 170, April 2001
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Monday, January 8th, 2018 - Stories
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Never mind Escape To Victory, Mike Bassett or Jimmy Grimble – where’s our Raging Bull, our This Sporting Life? Even a Seabiscuit would do
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Monday, September 18th, 2017 - Stories
For some reason police forces once thought the lure of collecting cards depicting Ian Snodin in an England shirt would stop people committing crime
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Wednesday, July 5th, 2017 - Stories