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Issue 13 of what some say was the benchmark St Johnstone fanzine, Wendy Who? appeared in all its 50p glory in February of 1992. The cover joke a reference to a subject that would take up quite a few pages…
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Before we get to the #FloodlightFriday bit I need to clear up the obvious confusion here. This fanzine was “better” known as ‘The Keeper Looks Like Elvis‘ but by issue 12 in December 1996 they changed the name (temporarily I…
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Far be it for me to suggest that fanzine editors/contributors were “economical with the truth” or not particularly serious sometimes but there is evidence of such traits if you look back at the letter section of, well, almost every fanzine…
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The lads at Red Issue weren’t afraid to speak their minds as we’ll see from Volume 2 issue 9 from April 1990. The cover pokes fun at city manager Howard Kendall and is quite prescient as Howard would jump the…
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This week’s #FloodlightFriday disaster comes from issue 13 of Norwich fanzine The Citizen right outta Spring 1991. 50p would buy you a fanzine with a fully acceptable garish colour but far too much text on the cover. This was quite…
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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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