Peeking at life through a gap in the fence, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss players and managers Unknown in Their Own Land, from Hobbling Horace of Hercules to Sid Kimpton via Nigel ‘Ferryman’ Page-Jones. Magazine Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas takes us inside the pages of WSC issue 459, Record Breakers flies us to Congo and we continue our ageing feature The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is comedian Ted Milligan.
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Twice a month the team consider a range of compelling issues including comedic terrace abuse, little and large strike partnerships and Don Revie’s fear of ornamental elephants, plus our guest curators add to the collection of the WSC Museum of Football.
The line-up: Andy Lyons WSC editor • Harry Pearson WSC columnist • Daniel Gray author & presenter
• Plus special guests
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Taking a break from watching their Go Ahead Eagles microwaves spinning, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray continue with new-ish feature Backward Glance, in which a Random Issue Generator picks out an old copy of WSC magazine from the archives for them to chat about. This time, Issue 10 from Autumn 1987 pops up to deliver news of tiny Colin Moynihan’s incognito hooligan checks, John Peel tape recorder mishaps, Geoff Denial of Oxford United, the Mick Co-op Appreciation Society and so much more. And magazine Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas previews WSC issue 458 and Record Breakers brings us some Fortuna funk.
In this exclusive WSC Supporters’ Club edition of the podcast, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss all things Bonkers Backroom Staff*, from Mourinho’s St Peter in a woolly hat to Greyhound Johnson via Steve Archibald’s inner bear and Ray Parlour’s psychic haircut. Meanwhile, Record Breakers brings us a Wolves wonder.
*Thanks, our friend Nick Drew!
Recovering from a bout of Slovak erasure syndrome, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray continue with new-ish feature Backward Glance, in which a Random Issue Generator picks out an old copy of WSC magazine from the archives for them to chat about. This time, Issue 166 from December 2000 pops up to deliver news of Kevin Keegan’s shellsuit action, Tony Soprano’s England candidacy, Jim McLean’s flying fists, Ben Elton’s football musical and so much more. Plus, magazine Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas previews WSC issue 457, Record Breakers brings us Dutch delight and we continue our sprightly feature The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is writer George Harrison, whose football novel, Season, is out now in paperback.
In this exclusive WSC Supporters’ Club edition of the podcast, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss all things Revered to Reviled, from Lee Clark’s sweary T-shirt to Fabian Delph’s blotted copy book. Record Breakers brings a Teutonic twist and we continue our sprightly feature The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is Mark “Wolvesy” Evans of the legendary fanzine Dial M For Merthyr, also now to be found in podcast form.
