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Though it is true that fanzines were almost always critical and satirical in nature and a ground ban was never far away, clubs generally used to get along with both zines and the local rag, their existence a mutual benefit…
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The quality of the cover of today’s #FOTD Here We Go Again issue 4, a Bolton fanzine from early 1992 gives notice that this is a quality production. Great logo, impressive satirical cartoons and news of a free gift. The…
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Last week we enjoyed this tremendous photo of Leeds Road from issue 9 of Shrewsbury’s A Large Scotch. This, from May 1991, accompanied a grudging 2 word match report after a 4-0 reversal vs Fulham. (There was a report of…
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It wasn’t a “special” anniversary but last Friday I noticed a lot of posts on social media about the English Football League being officially formed 138 years ago on 17th April 1888 at the Royal Hotel in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester…
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Today’s #FanzineoftheDay is issue 6 of Bedford Town’s Eyrie Go. Yes, you heard that right, even Bedford town had a fanzine back in October of 1996, 50p for 28 pages of news and views from Division Three of the Isthmian…
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Issue 9 of the rather splendid long running Shrewsbury fanzine A Large Scotch came out around April time in 1991. It was a “relegation special” issue but we’re using it for #FloodlightFriday purposes today. At the time it looked like…
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Yesterday of all days, the anniversary of Hillsborough news came through that Sheffield Wednesday are to be docked 15 points at the start of next season because the people buying the club aren’t offering to pay enough money to the…
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Today’s #FanzineoftheDay is issue 48 of Sheffield United’s long running Flashing Blade. 40 pages and only 50p this beautiful thing is from May 1996 with Howard Kendall just arrived to save United from relegation after Blade legend Dave Bassett finally…
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This week’s #FloodlightFriday story is quite an escapade. Issue 22 from 1996 had 60 pages for the bargain price of £1 and included some quite stunning photos of none other than Red Star Belgrade’s ground and (just about) floodlights. It…
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We’ve covered this before and we will again because fandom and fanzines cover and covered every little bit of minutiae, every corner of watching football with such aplomb and creativity that there are acres of this “stuff”. So, strap yourself…
