WSC No 273, November 2009

The Crewe faithful descend on Gresty Road

Contents 4 EditorialUEFA’sunnecessary extras 6 News watch

“If I had lost young players all the time I’ve been at the club then there might not now be a Crewe, it’s as serious as that” Dario Gradi

Match of the month, Crewe v Aldershot p18

Man City mayhem; high hopes for England 8 Shot!

Two historic names clash as Bradford PA host Bishop Auckland in the FA Cup 10 Sidelines

Attention deficit on ITV; contentious keeper; Stanley stuck; player plain speaking 15 Glaswegian gloom

Scotland’s World Cup hopes reach a premature ending, as predicted 16 The homes of football

Buy a pricey f lat at Highbury; competition in Oldham for a new venue 18 Match of the month

Aldershot visit Crewe, who are now back in the bottom division 21 CCTV controversy

Growing numerals p33

A Spurs fan clears his name 22 Supporting cast

ID cards in Italy; tracksuits to the fore in a hooligan film 24 Shot! archive

Charlton Athletic’s post-war heyday

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COLIN MCPHERSON

26 Euro view

A possible white elephant in Ukraine; Belgian tensions; Red Bull’s latest foray 29 Strange case of...

Chris Birchall, replacing DB in LA? 30 Youth development

Why a dearth of good coaches is causing England to fall behind 32 Number crunching

New rules on squad sizes; the odd phenomenon of the high shirt number 34 Protecting players

An organisation attempting to help vulnerable young footballers from Africa 36 World View

False figures in Brazil; Indian revival 39 Bar the shouting

The perils of viewing football in the pub 40 Reviews

Beckham abroad; a novelist goes in goal; sober St Mirren stalwart; Clough and Leeds 42 Letters

Dear WSC, I must get this off my chest... 46 Season in brief

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