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‘As if to take the piss…’

Culture / Sport

‘As if to take the piss…’

Posted on 12 August 2022 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER on the FA Carling Premiership, Fever Pitch and the realisation that everything had gone wrong. Continue reading →

‘Batty, bananas or bonkers’

Culture

‘Batty, bananas or bonkers’

Posted on 15 June 2021 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER on celebrities and mental illness in the Noughties. Continue reading →

Purves power

History / Sport

Purves power

Posted on 27 June 2018 by Paul Saffer • 1 Comment

PAUL SAFFER explains how Peter Purves invented modern football at Italia 90. Continue reading →

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