CONTENTS

WSC No 300, February 2012

For a fixture that has only been played 37 times, Portsmouth versus Southampton is a uniquely intense affair Match of the month p26

Derby day at Fratton Park cPHERSON

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5 Editorial The hopeless bias of football managers

6 Sidelines Eurotrash; awarding attendance in Asia;

Hayes heading to Yeading; Arsenal history mystery; the new Europe; community enterprise in St Mirren ; Calamity James

12 Shot! Remodelled Hyde host Stalybridge Celtic

14 Reading between the lines Covers and trivia from 300 issues of WSC

16 Achy Breaky Hearts An unpaid SPL player turns to decorating

17 Championship managers Second-tier trials for Ipswich

18 Misjudging referees Scapegoats need some superpowers

20 Horrible bosses The perennially pending P45; players should play and let managers manage

22 Television blackouts The moments the cameras missed

The moments the cameras missed

Refs under f ire p18

f ire p18

24 Focus on... Cup Fever in 1960s Manchester,

in 1960s Manchester, starring George Best, Matt Busby and Bert Trautmann starring George Best, Matt Busby and Bert Trautmann

26 Match of the month The once friendly south-coast rivalry has turned into a more combustible affair

30 Euro view Fireworks in Germany; white elephants in

Portugal; cash cows in Spain

33 The road from Wigan’s tier The frustrated non-League club’s attempt to join the Scottish pyramid in 1972

34 World view Corinthian love; River phoenix

36 Beneath the pitch invasion Digging for football remnants in Peel Park,

the former home of Accrington Stanley

38 Strange case of... Johan Vonlanthen, the Swiss international with Saturday afternoon fever

40 Books Autobiographies from Leeds fan favourite

Dominic Matteo, Norman Uprichard, Celtic’s John Deans and Joe Fagan, the last English manager to win the European Cup

English manager to win the European Cup

42 Letters Dear WSC, has anyone else noticed...

42 Letters Dear WSC, has anyone else noticed...

46 Last word Extending half-time was a waste of time

46 Last word Extending half-time was a waste of time

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