Book Reviews
Book Review: Chris Towers finds right mix
Return to the Hinterlands, by Chris Towers, published by Big White Shed, Price: £10 A follow-up to ‘Hinterlands’, Chris Towers once again combines his love of...
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Book Reviews
/ 3 weeks agoBook Review: Sir Geoff Hurst hits net
Last Boy of ’66: My Story of England’s World Cup Winning Team, by Sir Geoff Hurst, published by Ebury Spotlight, Price:...
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Features
/ 3 months agoEnding the backpass farce
BRIAN CORRY ON A FOOTBALL LAW CHANGE THAT BREATHED NEW LIFE INTO THE GAME It’s mine: Denmark’s Peter Schmeichel claims the...
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Book Reviews
/ 3 months agoFEARS FOR OUR GAME: A review of States of Play by Miguel Delaney
THE Independent’s chief football writer Miguel Delaney has produced a forensic investigation into sportswashing and how it has damaged the beautiful...
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Book Reviews
/ 3 months agoA DECADE TO REMEMBER: A review of Don’t Cry For Me, Next Door Neighbour, by Michael Fahey
IN Don’t Cry For Me, Next Door Neighbour, Michael Fahey charts the fortunes of the national sides of England, Scotland, Wales,...
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Fans View
/ 5 months agoAn ode to the fractious border between home and away fans
Here follows a passionate footballing ode to that small strip of seats, that unstable gap, which separates away fans from home...
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Fans View
/ 5 months agoFlint Mountain FC and the joys of Welsh football
The club intrigued me as I had never come across a team with ‘mountain’ in the name and from the outset...
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EFL
/ 5 months agoThe highs and lows of following a match on social media
One of the best aspects of football is that we follow our teams through thick and thin, in all kinds of...
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Book Reviews
/ 5 months agoPREVIEW: Go To War, by Jon Spurling
My new book is about 1980s football, in particular its prime movers and shakers at clubs like Liverpool, Everton, Aston Villa,...
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Book Reviews
/ 5 months agoJoe McGinniss: Recalling ‘The Miracle of Castel di Sangro’
If the study of football was on the national curriculum, then Joe McGinniss’ The Miracle of Castel di Sangro would be...
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Book Reviews
/ 5 months agoREVIEW: Come on Marine! by Barry Lenton
Come on Marine! A personal history of the Mighty Mariners - Barry Lenton, published by Barry Lenton, price: £32.
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Book Reviews
/ 5 months agoREVIEW: Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom by Adam Hurrey
Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to use (and abuse) the language of football - Adam Hurrey, published by Headline, Price:...
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Book Reviews
/ 5 months agoREVIEW: Badger’s Football Slang & Banter by Niall Edworthy
Badger’s Football Slang & Banter - Niall Edworthy, published by Badger Books, price: £9.99.
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Book Reviews
/ 5 months agoREVIEW: Benno, My Life in Football by Dave Bennett
Benno: My Life in Football - Dave Bennett with Rich Chamberlain, published by Pitch Publishing, price: £25.
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Book Reviews
/ 5 months agoREVIEW: Panini Legends by Greg Lansdowne
Panini Legends: A Celebration of the World's Greatest Football Stickers - Greg Lansdowne, published by Bloomsbury Sport, price: £16.99.
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Book Reviews
/ 5 months agoREVIEW: Head for the Floodlights, by Giles Goford
Head for the Floodlights: Around the 92 in the 1980s - Giles Goford, published by Conker Editions, price: £16.
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EFL
/ 7 months agoVoices of the Vic: Jonny Brick on Watford fan podcasts
Jonny Brick listens in as Watford fan podcasts try to make sense of where the club they love finds itself...
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Features
/ 7 months agoA groundhopper’s guide to good grub
Trevor Heft discusses an important and tasty part of the matchday ritual...
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Features
/ 7 months agoSwedish shock: Recalling England’s home humbling by Sweden
Colin Allan recalls when England were stunned on home turf by Sweden 65 years ago...
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Book Reviews
/ 7 months agoBook review: Munichs by David Peace
DAVID Peace has had varying degrees of success with his three football novels.
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Book Reviews
/ 7 months agoBook review: Boot money & end of shamateurism by Jeff Brooks
JEFF Brooks has written three books about the club he supports, Tooting & Mitcham United, and it was while he was...
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Book Reviews
/ 9 months agoBrian Moore Saved our Sundays – The Golden Age of Televised Football by Matt Eastley
Matt Eastley’s book is a joyously nostalgic journey through the golden days of regional televised football in the 1970s.
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Book Reviews
/ 9 months agoThe Claret Pals by Evan Baldock
Published by the Book Guild Ltd, price: £8.99 They say you should write about what you know and Evan Baldock has...
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Book Reviews
/ 9 months agoFoul and Fair by Steve Coach
Published by the Book Guild Ltd, price: £9.99 Anyone who has been involved in kids’ football will know that it can...
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Fans View
/ 9 months agoNewcastle United: The Cathedral on the Hill and Unforgettable Memories
When you say the words Newcastle United, it conjures up thoughts of entertaining football, famous names and famous managers, but ultimately...
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Fans View
/ 10 months agoFor the love of the game #6: Stuttgart Scotland Euro 2024: A Photographer’s Journey – An ode to joy; a prelude to despair.
The half-built Neues Schloss (new palace) rises like a stone monolith in the distance as the poet feathers the parchment gracefully....
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Features
/ 11 months agoGoing down the Rabbit Hole
David Williams tells is about his hunt for classic Euros mascots Most men have a midlife crisis of some sort. Buying...
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Europe
/ 11 months agoPunditry and the Three Lions
Based on material from his book BanterAnalysis, Jonny Brick advises you not to mute the experts during the forthcoming tournament Never...
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Features
/ 11 months agoPolitical Football
Adam Catell on the fallout from Darlington's dip into a different world Football and politics have historically not mixed well. I...
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Features
/ 11 months agoRoaring Dragons
With Wales missing out on the 2024 tournament, Tom Williams remembers the glory of Euro 2016 When I was six years...
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