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WSC No 296, October 2011

2011

It’s impossible not to reflect on the fact that Wednesday play at a ground which is known worldwide for a game they didn’t take part in Match of the month Sheffield Wednesday v Notts County p26

A steward watches over Hillsborough

THOMPSON

PAUL

5 Editorial Don’t just concentrate on the league

6 Sidelines Big Four growing; drinking at your seat; the

12th Stag; Man Utd f loat away; mysterious transfer fees; African football f ilm

12 Shot! Picturing Dundee’s very close neighbours

14 Football and the riots Tottenham could help the damaged community; plus Ian Holloway and Harry Redknapp let loose on why it happened

16 Joey Barton saga Did QPR’s new signing manipulate

Twitter to his exclusive benefit?

18 Dealing with the media Being quotable is a vital skill;

how the press abuse their access

20 Online coverage Free football on Facebook;

Free football on Facebook;

Look who’s talking? p18

talking? p18

opinion being passed off as fact opinion being passed off as fact

22 Grounds Remembering The Dell; plus the

Remembering The Dell; plus the stadium recycling industry stadium recycling industry

24 Focus on... Joe Baker, England’s f irst

Scottish cap

26 Match of the month Sleeping giants versus modest ambition as

Wednesday welcome Notts County

30 Euro view Match-fixing in Finland; sudden decline for Slavia Prague; Chechen chaos in Neuchâtel; a European f irst for Dublin

34 Musical castaways

Assessing footballers’ dubious contributions to Desert Islands Discs

35 Father’s day Passing on club loyalties to your son the matchday mascot

36 World view Asia’s intercontinental battle for the top;

white elephants in South Africa

38 Missing the Mundialito The “little World Cup” of 1980 that

The “little World Cup” of 1980 that featured every winner but one

40 Reviews From the left wing; a US soccer history;

40 Reviews From the left wing; a US soccer history;

Glanville’s Arsenal; feeling sorry for Spurs

42 Letters Dear WSC, I was forced to take issue with...

42 Letters Dear

46 Last word Nottingham laughs at London

46 Last word Nottingham laughs at London

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