Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 - Book reviews
A proper football ground should have prominent floodlights, argued Simon Inglis in WSC 196, June 2003 – otherwise how will away fans find the match?
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Monday, September 25th, 2017 - 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
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Once again Hull’s season has begun with a thin squad that a new manager is having to patch up as he goes, with any success despite, not because of, the club’s owners
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Friday, August 25th, 2017 - Stories
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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Friday, May 26th, 2017 - Stories
