WSC No 270, August 2009

South African fans pass on the offical merchandise

Contents

There was a spirit about the game that almost in itself vindicated the decision to award South Africa the World Cup Match of the month, South Africa v Spain p20

ALISTAIR BERG

4 Editorial

Undeclared earnings 6 Shot!

New referees learn their trade 8 Sidelines

Goal III goes straight to DVD; a timeless Denis Law doc; the north-south debate; League of Wales shrinks; an internet great 12 Goodbye Setanta

The Conference and SPL look for a new outlet; ESPN’s long football history 16 Charlton freefall

The once well-run Premier League club arrive in League One 18 Administrative problems

Darlington ease out of administration at the cost of local businesses 20 Match of the month

South Africa and Spain both have reasons to celebrate in the Confederations Cup 23 The strange case of...

Walsall high p28

Steve Marlet fails to live up to Fulham’s valuation 24 Shot! archive

Bolton celebrate promotion in 1978

26 Young pretender

Is your first match something to cherish? 27 Roberto’s swansong

Martínez swaps Swansea for Wigan 28 As good as it got

Unlikely first-time manager Ray Graydon guides Walsall into the second tier 30 Euro view

Latvia feels the crunch; Boavista plummet in Portugal; Padania hit the Viva World Cup 34 Origins of the game

In an extract from Beastly Fury Richard Sanders looks at the first professionals 36 World view

Bolivia finally fall to defeat at altitude; Australia’s 2022 World Cup hosting hopes 38 Predictive text

The impossible job: football subtitlers 40 Reviews

Ian Ridley on Kevin Keegan; Outcasts United; Stelling’s story; 1989 and all that 42 Letters

Dear WSC, I must draw your attention to... 46 Season in brief

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