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Episode 28: Orange balls and ice skating with Jimmy Armfield

In this exclusive WSC Supporters’ Club edition of the podcast, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss old football possessions, Christmas presents related to the game and matches in snow and fog, from orange balls to the Filbert Street polysphere. Dan’s dubious views on the efficiency of household glue are questioned, and the Random Topic Generator throws up the subject of One Hit Wonder players including Cup Tie McKay and Tim Buzaglo. Record Breakers takes us to Udine, Reims and Norwich.

The only way to hear this episode is to sign up for the WSC Supporters’ Club for as little as £2 per month. There are great rewards, including bonus episodes, extended editions, badges, T-shirts and photo prints.

WSC 405 out now

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January issue available now online and in store

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Episode 27: Early foreign players and the Boothferry Park sausage cart

Jubilant to have discovered a supplier of Fry’s Raspberry Creams, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss early foreign players in the British game from Tewfik Abdullah to Zoltan Varga via a Boothferry Park sausage cart, Arthur Lightening’s booze theft and a professional dart blower. Plus, Joe Frail’s spotted hanky, double Garry Thomson hat-tricks and a chat about all things Sunderland with Gavin Henderson from the Roker Report podcast and website. And Record Breakers takes us to Vienna, Paris and Ashington.

If you enjoyed this and would like more, you can sign up to the WSC Supporters’ Club for as little as £2 per month. There are great rewards, including bonus episodes, extended editions, badges, T-shirts and photo prints.

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Episode 26: Showbiz owners, late bloomers and Subbuteo rugby

In this exclusive WSC Supporters’ Club edition of the podcast, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss celebrity investors in football from Tommys Cannon and Trinder to Uri Geller and the Rake of the Riviera. There is discussion of Chicos, a terrible version of Subbuteo and notable football merchandise, and Record Breakers takes us to Copenhagen, Stockholm and Tokyo. Plus, Luca Toni, Ron Webster and a bevy of other late blooming players.

The only way to hear this episode is to sign up for the WSC Supporters’ Club for as little as £2 per month. There are great rewards, including bonus episodes, extended editions, badges, T-shirts and photo prints.

Magnetic north: Why following Preston from afar only strengthens the bond

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Whether it’s an away day in London or a family reunion at a home game, for an exiled fan the matchdays you can experience in person are all the more special

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