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In the latest of our Making a Stand series, NICK WELLS looks at a Scottish club who named one of their stands after a group
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In the latest of our Making a Stand series, NICK WELLS looks at a Scottish club who named one of their stands after a group
BY DAVE MARPLES When did football go and get so complicated? It used to be the case that a ball, some jumpers and some mates
Paul Breen writes a tribute piece to Leeds and Charlton protests, thinking of David Peace, and wondering where this story’s going to end. Once again
BY MARK GODFREY I write this while happening to find myself on the same aeroplane as a current, high profile Premier League referee for the
BY MARK GODFREY As the area around London’s now-closed Earls Court exhibition centre undergoes extensive regeneration, a site which played to host the second ever
BY B. STEWARD (real name and club provided) A day out at the match has many different rituals for fans – a visit to their
The FA Cup is, without a doubt, a huge part of English football, and the history of the FA Cup trophy itself is a rich
BY SUSAN GARDINER Stanley Matthews, once regarded as the most famous footballer in the word (at least in England and until Pelé came along), wrote
This article first appeared in Issue 10 of The Football Pink magazine ANDREW BOULTON casts his sceptical gaze towards the heroism, hubris, horror and hilarity
In the latest instalment of our Making a Stand series, GERRY FARRELL looks at a man whose name doesn’t actually adorn the stand he’s associated
BY MARK GODFREY Serie A has often been the toughest of proving grounds for even the most gifted of strikers – just ask Dennis Bergkamp
BY ALEX STEWART In spring 1990, Alexander McQueen, newly graduated from a Masters programme at Central Saint Martins, moved to Milan to work for the
BY CHRIS ETCHINGHAM For many Parisians who wish to spend their summer holidays in the south west of France towards the Bordeaux region and the
“There are good players, great players and then there are the Artists. These players saw things most wouldn’t. They did things most couldn’t. The pitch
BY ALL BLUE DAZE Whenever you start writing an article about a fairly timeless issue, there’s always a chance of a little added piquancy if
BY PAUL BREEN It’s a sign of the times up in Scotland when nobody seems all that bothered about one of the most newsworthy deals
Budweiser Dream Goal is BACK – with Jamie Redknapp, Ed Chamberlin and new judge, Jamie Carragher  –      Sky Sports star Jamie Carragher joins existing
Part 5 in our ‘Making a Stand’ feature is dedicated to a man who marked 17-year-old Pele and helped to eliminate England from the 1974
BY PAUL BREEN Romance died in the Premier League on Sunday 27th April 2014. That was the afternoon Liverpool rested on top of the division,
BY NICK WELLS On an autumn day in 1968, Jack Barrett stood before a gathering at the Bold Street Working Men’s Club just outside of
BY NEIL JENSEN We could almost reel them off as easily as the Lord’s Prayer: Banks, Cohen, Wilson, Stiles, Charlton (Jack), Moore, Ball, Hunt, Charlton
The Football Pink is back with Issue 11. Visit our new shop to buy this and any of our previous issues. Not only is Issue
Part 3 of our series looking at stands named after people examines the connection between a non-league side from London and the co-creator of one of
The Twenty’s Plenty campaign, being championed by our friends at the Football Supporters Federation, has saved 68,000 fans £738,000 in its first two seasons. A Premier League
Not only does the subject of our next article have a stand named after him, but the whole ground is too, as NICK WELLS explains.Â
RICHARD BEEDIE is up first in our new series of articles on stands named after club legends and interesting local folk. We go to Gigg Lane,
This article was first published in August 2015 in Issue 9 of The Football Pink IAN CUSACK debates whether it’s time for us to ease
By Ciarán Breen On November 9, 2014, the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame inducted four former players. Isabelle Morneau and Geri Donnelly, distinguished members
“Knees up at White Hart Lane 001-110“ (CC BY 2.0) by  Martin Hesketh When Gary Neville, regardless of his problems in Spain, highlights your managerial skills as something
BY JONNY BRICK The era of the ‘celebrity gaffer’ is upon us. Mourinho out, Guardiola leaving, Simeone interested, Klopp on Merseyside, and football critics and
In the latest issue of our quarterly fanzine, we feature the covers of just a handful of the thousands of old football programmes that sit in
Words by Daniel Magner. Photographs by Tom Sparks With Eastleigh FC bowing out of the FA Cup after a valiant 3rd Round replay display at
BY DAVID MARPLES Football used to be played by stiff, upright men in baggy shorts. The best players were those who could wallop a rock
MATT OLDFIELD reviews a book by a writer from this parish, Mat Guy. Last year on a weekend trip to Glasgow, I went to watch
BY GLENN BILLINGHAM Football fans of a certain age and/or taste will be lovingly familiar with Football Italia. Throughout the early nineties, Serie A was at
BY GLENN BILLINGHAM Match of the Day is an institution, and Gary Lineker is the latest in a long line of agreeable hosts who provide
PAUL BREEN is back to follow up on goings on down at The Valley since the protests a few weeks ago “People have been put
BY DAN WILLIAMSON Why do football fans wish to ground-hop and tick experiences and stadiums off their bucket list? Some people just wish to experience
After plenty of badgering from our beloved readers and a period of procrastination from me, we have finally got round to offering yearly print subscriptions
BY JONNY BRICK I have often thought that, upon their death, Sir Paul McCartney will be mourned more than Her Majesty the Queen. This isn’t
From Mods and Rockers to ‘dirty presents’ left on changing room floors, a surprisingly fierce rivalry has developed between two English clubs 45 miles apart.
BY ALEX STEWART Southampton’s next two games, at home to first Watford and then West Bromwich Albion, have to be considered as that most reductive
Taking this run of the mill Barclays Premier League fixture at Norwich City’s Carrow Road and calling it a classic might be stretching the truth somewhat.
This article first appeared in Issue 7 of The Football Pink LIAM BILLINGTON dodges seabirds, rams and military no-go zones to look at the history
This article first appeared in Issue 7 of The Football Pink 1914-15 was a tumultuous time in Ireland, but amid the backdrop of civil unrest
BY MARTIN CLOAKE So is this the most extraordinary Premier League season ever? One where all the certainties of elite financial domination have been smashed
BY PAUL McPARLAN – @pmaccap Derek Hammond and Gary Silke have already achieved critical praise and impressive sale figures for their excellent “Got Not Gotâ€
BY PAUL BREEN Charlton Athletic Football Club has been on a rollercoaster ride this past two years, taking in three seasons. During that time the
BY GLENN BILLINGHAM For Liverpool fans, excitement and expectation are at their highest in the middle of a decade. For followers of West Ham, the
BY JONNY BRICK Even though I’m a Watford boy, I used to hold a season ticket at Tottenham Hotspur. I went between 1998 and 2003
In the latest of our Making a Stand series, NICK WELLS looks at a Scottish club who named one of their stands after a group
BY DAVE MARPLES When did football go and get so complicated? It used to be the case that a ball, some jumpers and some mates
Paul Breen writes a tribute piece to Leeds and Charlton protests, thinking of David Peace, and wondering where this story’s going to end. Once again
BY MARK GODFREY I write this while happening to find myself on the same aeroplane as a current, high profile Premier League referee for the
BY MARK GODFREY As the area around London’s now-closed Earls Court exhibition centre undergoes extensive regeneration, a site which played to host the second ever
BY B. STEWARD (real name and club provided) A day out at the match has many different rituals for fans – a visit to their
The FA Cup is, without a doubt, a huge part of English football, and the history of the FA Cup trophy itself is a rich
BY SUSAN GARDINER Stanley Matthews, once regarded as the most famous footballer in the word (at least in England and until Pelé came along), wrote
This article first appeared in Issue 10 of The Football Pink magazine ANDREW BOULTON casts his sceptical gaze towards the heroism, hubris, horror and hilarity
In the latest instalment of our Making a Stand series, GERRY FARRELL looks at a man whose name doesn’t actually adorn the stand he’s associated
BY MARK GODFREY Serie A has often been the toughest of proving grounds for even the most gifted of strikers – just ask Dennis Bergkamp
BY ALEX STEWART In spring 1990, Alexander McQueen, newly graduated from a Masters programme at Central Saint Martins, moved to Milan to work for the
BY CHRIS ETCHINGHAM For many Parisians who wish to spend their summer holidays in the south west of France towards the Bordeaux region and the
“There are good players, great players and then there are the Artists. These players saw things most wouldn’t. They did things most couldn’t. The pitch
BY ALL BLUE DAZE Whenever you start writing an article about a fairly timeless issue, there’s always a chance of a little added piquancy if
BY PAUL BREEN It’s a sign of the times up in Scotland when nobody seems all that bothered about one of the most newsworthy deals
Budweiser Dream Goal is BACK – with Jamie Redknapp, Ed Chamberlin and new judge, Jamie Carragher  –      Sky Sports star Jamie Carragher joins existing
Part 5 in our ‘Making a Stand’ feature is dedicated to a man who marked 17-year-old Pele and helped to eliminate England from the 1974
BY PAUL BREEN Romance died in the Premier League on Sunday 27th April 2014. That was the afternoon Liverpool rested on top of the division,
BY NICK WELLS On an autumn day in 1968, Jack Barrett stood before a gathering at the Bold Street Working Men’s Club just outside of
BY NEIL JENSEN We could almost reel them off as easily as the Lord’s Prayer: Banks, Cohen, Wilson, Stiles, Charlton (Jack), Moore, Ball, Hunt, Charlton
The Football Pink is back with Issue 11. Visit our new shop to buy this and any of our previous issues. Not only is Issue
Part 3 of our series looking at stands named after people examines the connection between a non-league side from London and the co-creator of one of
The Twenty’s Plenty campaign, being championed by our friends at the Football Supporters Federation, has saved 68,000 fans £738,000 in its first two seasons. A Premier League
Not only does the subject of our next article have a stand named after him, but the whole ground is too, as NICK WELLS explains.Â
RICHARD BEEDIE is up first in our new series of articles on stands named after club legends and interesting local folk. We go to Gigg Lane,
This article was first published in August 2015 in Issue 9 of The Football Pink IAN CUSACK debates whether it’s time for us to ease
By Ciarán Breen On November 9, 2014, the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame inducted four former players. Isabelle Morneau and Geri Donnelly, distinguished members
“Knees up at White Hart Lane 001-110“ (CC BY 2.0) by  Martin Hesketh When Gary Neville, regardless of his problems in Spain, highlights your managerial skills as something
BY JONNY BRICK The era of the ‘celebrity gaffer’ is upon us. Mourinho out, Guardiola leaving, Simeone interested, Klopp on Merseyside, and football critics and
In the latest issue of our quarterly fanzine, we feature the covers of just a handful of the thousands of old football programmes that sit in
Words by Daniel Magner. Photographs by Tom Sparks With Eastleigh FC bowing out of the FA Cup after a valiant 3rd Round replay display at
BY DAVID MARPLES Football used to be played by stiff, upright men in baggy shorts. The best players were those who could wallop a rock
MATT OLDFIELD reviews a book by a writer from this parish, Mat Guy. Last year on a weekend trip to Glasgow, I went to watch
BY GLENN BILLINGHAM Football fans of a certain age and/or taste will be lovingly familiar with Football Italia. Throughout the early nineties, Serie A was at
BY GLENN BILLINGHAM Match of the Day is an institution, and Gary Lineker is the latest in a long line of agreeable hosts who provide
PAUL BREEN is back to follow up on goings on down at The Valley since the protests a few weeks ago “People have been put
BY DAN WILLIAMSON Why do football fans wish to ground-hop and tick experiences and stadiums off their bucket list? Some people just wish to experience
After plenty of badgering from our beloved readers and a period of procrastination from me, we have finally got round to offering yearly print subscriptions
BY JONNY BRICK I have often thought that, upon their death, Sir Paul McCartney will be mourned more than Her Majesty the Queen. This isn’t
From Mods and Rockers to ‘dirty presents’ left on changing room floors, a surprisingly fierce rivalry has developed between two English clubs 45 miles apart.
BY ALEX STEWART Southampton’s next two games, at home to first Watford and then West Bromwich Albion, have to be considered as that most reductive
Taking this run of the mill Barclays Premier League fixture at Norwich City’s Carrow Road and calling it a classic might be stretching the truth somewhat.
This article first appeared in Issue 7 of The Football Pink LIAM BILLINGTON dodges seabirds, rams and military no-go zones to look at the history
This article first appeared in Issue 7 of The Football Pink 1914-15 was a tumultuous time in Ireland, but amid the backdrop of civil unrest
BY MARTIN CLOAKE So is this the most extraordinary Premier League season ever? One where all the certainties of elite financial domination have been smashed
BY PAUL McPARLAN – @pmaccap Derek Hammond and Gary Silke have already achieved critical praise and impressive sale figures for their excellent “Got Not Gotâ€
BY PAUL BREEN Charlton Athletic Football Club has been on a rollercoaster ride this past two years, taking in three seasons. During that time the
BY GLENN BILLINGHAM For Liverpool fans, excitement and expectation are at their highest in the middle of a decade. For followers of West Ham, the
BY JONNY BRICK Even though I’m a Watford boy, I used to hold a season ticket at Tottenham Hotspur. I went between 1998 and 2003
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