Mark E Smith, frontman of The Fall, has died aged 60. He was a long-term reader of WSC and left a legacy which included some contributions to the magazine over the years. In WSC 157, March 2000, Mark discussed his football experiences, which included encounters with a goalkeeping plumber and a controversial match against the Icicle Works
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Thursday, January 25th, 2018 - Stories
Across the country any patch of grass could be turned into a makeshift pitch, with games lasting hours – as long as the ball didn’t get lose in the nettles
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Friday, January 12th, 2018 - Stories
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There has been much talk about Neal Maupay’s miss for Brentford this weekend being one of the worst ever, but it is nothing compared to those in crunch games – as Cris Freddi described in WSC 151, September 1999
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Monday, November 20th, 2017 - Stories
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Restrained use of yellow cards by officials meant any caution was headline news but that attitude was not always for the good of the game
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Friday, October 13th, 2017 - Stories
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Reviewed by Neil Hurden
From WSC 369, November 2017
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Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 - Book reviews