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Scotland 42 England 1 by Mark Winter – Review
By Karl Hornsey As someone who completed a ‘Road to Wembley’ journey several years ago with a great friend of ... -
The Match by Piero Trellini – Review
By Karl Hornsey As a devoted connoisseur of the 1982 World Cup, a tournament that has held a curious fascination ... -
Alchemy: Brian Clough & Peter Taylor at Hartlepools United by Christopher Hull – Review
By Karl Hornsey There can seldom have been a football manager that has garnered more words written about him than ... -
Blood on the Crossbar by Rhys Richards – Review
By Karl Hornsey The subtitle of this book – The Dictatorship’s World Cup – is the perfect one to sum ... -
The Nearly Men by Aidan Williams – Review
By Karl Hornsey Whether it’s an exclusively British trait or not, there’s always been an element in the sporting world ... -
In the Heat of the Midday Sun by Steven Scragg – Review
By Karl Hornsey At the tender age of 12, the 1986 football World Cup came along at just the right ... -
We Made Them Angry by Tom Brogan – Review
By Karl Hornsey As a connoisseur and devotee of the 1982 football World Cup and anything to do with it, ... -
Beautiful Bridesmaids Dressed in Oranje by Gary Thacker – Review
By Karl Hornsey There seems to be something far more appealing, attractive and even romantic about sporting nearlymen that make ... -
Barbed Wire and Cucumber Sandwiches by Colin Shindler – Review
By Karl Hornsey Colin Shindler first came to my attention, as he did for many sports fans, thanks to his ... -
Waiting by Richard Kelley – Review
By Liam Bird I have a photo of Niki Lauda stored on my phone. I saw it one day when ... -
1982 Brazil – The Glorious Failure by Stuart Horsfield – Review
By Karl Hornsey There are certain teams or players of whom sports fans will always hold special memories, because of ... -
Building The Dynasty: Manchester United 1946-1958 by Iain McCartney – Review
By @Steve Crabtree With modern football taken over by prize money and chequebook managers, the history of today’s not-as-beautiful-as-it-used-to-be game ...
