In WSC 262, December 2008, Matt Nation described an unsentimental return to Ashton Gate, where he discovered everything and nothing had changed
Players use a variety of tactics to agitate for moves but they don’t always work out, as Forest fans who remember Van Hooijdonk’s transfer saga can testify
A bittersweet, real-life story from football’s grass roots
Pitch Publishing, £9.99
Reviewed by Pete Brooksbank
From WSC 369, November 2017
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