Author: Peter Slater
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This weeks #FloodlightFriday comes to you from Ireland with issue 2 of a general Irish League fanzine Head The Ball dated February 1989. To say it has such a niche subject it’s a pretty good effort, very enthusiastic and strident…
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The other week I mentioned an ad that appeared in the following post https://footballfanzineculture.blog/2026/08/25/fotd-the-villa-bugle-aston-villa/ When I first saw it I just thought it was just a bit of fun to put out there but then Simon Wright, the legendary editor…
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Let’s travel back to January 1995 and visit Welling United to review issue 12 of Winning Isn’t Everything. The Wings have only been in existence since 1963 and only really moved into the pyramid proper in 1978 just after they…
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This week we venture north of the border and way back to 1989 for our #FloodlightFriday escapade. It is actually a return to Only the Lonely which was the biggest and best Airdrie fanzine (OK it is the only one…
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One of the joys of doing this blog is that there is always something to fall back on. Some weeks a thought just won’t drop into place and inspire me but when that happens I can fall back on my…
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Earlier in the year we ran a piece on Villa fanzine Missing Sid. (https://footballfanzineculture.blog/2026/02/17/fotd-missing-sid-aston-villa/) Our heroes had called their fanzine this in honour of Gordon “Sid” Cowans who had been transferred to the newly minted Blackburn and, well they were…
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April 1993 and Wycombe are enjoying the Martin O’Neil wind in their sails, about to be promoted to the promised land of the football league with a non league double to boot. You’d think all would be hale and hearty…
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This story appeared this week, further proof that “the game’s gone”. It’s like they think that “The only team in the UK to have a Michelin guide recognised offering” matters?! Also, didn’t Charlie Crote play inside forward for Barnsley in…
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Back to 1991ish for this edition of #FanzineoftheDay. I’d be surprised in many people remember The One and Only. Only 50p and might just have been a general football fanzine and not connected with any one football team. Don’t know…
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We have a plethora of floodlights for #Floodlight Friday this week from one of the all time great fanznes, The Absolute Game with its legendary numbering scheme; issue 2nd Round 1st leg appearing to cover August and September of 1989.…
