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Get It On: How The 70s Rocked Football by Jon Spurling

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Biteback Publishing, £20
Reviewed by Tom Lines
From WSC 418, March 2022
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“A wee cauldron of a stadium”: celebrating 30 years of St Johnstone’s McDiarmid Park

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Britain’s first purpose-built all-seat stadium was well ahead of its time when it opened in August 1989 and went on to serve as a blueprint for the post-Taylor Report football ground revolution

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Birth certificate: Stoke City and Nottingham Forest locked in “oldest club” debate

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For as long as the Football League has existed, Notts County have been its oldest club – until their relegation in May sparked a tussle for that title among warring local newspapers

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From selective snow clearing to overnight sprinklers – the subtle art of turf tampering

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It might not be the most ethically sound of practices, but managers throughout history have looked to reinforce home advantage with a word in the ear of the ground staff

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Meet John Baines – the eccentric inventor of football cards

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Known as the Football Card King, Baines began the trends that included swap systems and desperate hunts for elusive players

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