Sucking non-Conformist hard boiled sweets wi’ nowt taken out, 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 125 from July 1997 pops up to deliver tidings of Sargeant Wilko’s reformist zeal, Bob Newton at the burger van, Channel 5’s brave new football world, Schuster to Reading, Trevor Francis’s toilet enquiry, Pontus Kåmark’s museum fakery and so much more. Magazine Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas previews WSC issue 456 and Record Breakers brings us a Bochum banger.

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Sniffing scented satins to pass the time until the new season, 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 351 from May 2016 pops up to spark discussion of yet more Super League plans, Tannoy mishaps, Wolstenholme on Wolves, Barca’s Cambridge United inspiration and much more. Magazine Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas previews WSC issue 455, Record Breakers brings us a Selhurst sizzler 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 Kevin Toms, creator of the original Football Manager computer game in 1982.

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In this exclusive WSC Supporters’ Club edition of the podcast, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss Collapsed Transfers, from Fulham’s Brazil Nut to Peter Odemwingie in the car park via Asa Hartford’s Leeds saga. Record Breakers brings a Swedish stomper 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 Dave Thomas from QPR fanzine A Kick Up the Rs.

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Curators have delved into the archives to tell the story of fan-led media and show how the spirit of DIY is still alive and well in the modern game

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Putting down their Infantino Panini swaps for a short while, 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 288 from February 2011 pops up to spark discussion of Blackburn’s new chicken factory owners, Qatar forgetting to mention the weather, football novels, Rio Ferdinand’s armed forces solution and much more. Further, magazine Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas previews WSC issue 454 and Record Breakers brings us some Parisian pop.

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