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Stories

Forcing away ends out of modern grounds is hurting the game’s atmosphere

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In WSC 294, August 2011, Andrew Woods lamented the decline of the visiting supporters’ section, something that modern clubs just want out of the way

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Oligarchs and oil barons have made owning a club beyond your wildest dreams

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Too old to daydream about scoring the winner in the Cup final? There was always a lottery win and buying the club to occupy you mind, but not any more

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Glasgow’s ghostly Cathkin Park stands as a warning to football’s wayward owners

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Third Lanark were founding members of the Scottish League but they were dismantled by a land-grabbing chairman – though the club may soon rise again

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Reluctantly remembering the Aberdeen v Celtic 1984 Scottish Cup final

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This weekend Celtic and Aberdeen meet in the Scottish Cup final. In an extract from his next book, The Quiet Fan, Ian Plenderleith recalls the 1984 final, a hangover and a right-wing Celtic fan

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From the archive ~ The nightmarish life of an amateur-league substitute

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It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it. In WSC 56, October 1991, Phil Town gave an insider’s view of life on the substitutes’ bench

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