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The media are quick to jump on any setback for sides high in football’s established order, but fans with longer memories know that poor results and disappointing seasons are par for the course

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DeCoubertin Books, £20
Reviewed by Dan Davies
From WSC 383, February 2019
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by Paolo Condo 
(translated from Italian by Anthony Wright)
DeCoubertin Books, £12.99
Reviewed by Paul Kelly
From WSC 372, February 2018
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Southampton fans once again don’t know what to expect from their team this season

19 August ~ For us Southampton fans, games with Manchester United conjure up images of Bobby Stokes scoring at Wembley; David Beckham and Ryan Giggs rendered powerless in grey jerseys at the Dell; and proving that win was no fluke by putting six past them the following season.

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Leicester 17th, Chelsea champions and Watford relegation – what WSC contributors got right and wrong about the previous season

12 August ~ “The arrival of manager Claudio Ranieri doesn’t seem to be the most reassuring,” wrote Leicester City fan Simon Tyers in WSC’s 2015-16 season guide last summer. “I’m still confident we’ll survive… but probably with someone else at the helm.” He wasn’t alone, with the Foxes averaging 17th position among the rest of the Premier League contributors’ forecasts.

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