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From the archive ~ Football’s odds have always been stacked against defenders

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It’s often said that football has gone soft. However Philip Cornwall, in May 2004, believed the history of the game has been one of taming the back line

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From the archive ~ Attempting to become Peter Lorimer’s car washer

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A driveway in Yorkshire will always mean something special to Dave Cohen and his chamois leather, as he explained in WSC 140, October 1998

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From the archive ~ Bill Shankly: The great orator who gave managers a voice

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Bill Shankly was not just a manager: he was a communicator. In WSC 205 Barney Ronay listened and was reminded of a thousand pale imitations

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WSC 363 out now

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May issue available online and in stores

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From the archive ~ How the old Wembley earned its worldwide affection

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With the new Wembley now ten, here is Jeff Hill in 1999 on how its predecessor ingrained itself in football folklore despite its pomposity

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