John Sitton, the Rwandan genocide and the fabled Leyton Orient documentary Tuesday, 7 February 1995, half-time: Leyton Orient 0 Blackpool 1. Home Dressing Room. “What did I say to you about good players wanting to be good players all the time? Do you not know how profound that is? Have you not examined the fucking […]
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A Sense Of Responsibility
"There is a need, now more than ever, for a sense of responsibility. that’s true for readers and commenters, but it’s especially true for writers and editors. It matters less in football coverage than elsewhere, but standards are important whatever the field. Truth has never been a virtue in such need of being upheld." In […]
A Game of Three Halves – The Blizzard Podcast Episode Eighty Five
"It was at that point that the original referee arrived. According to the Derby Daily Telegraph, Kirkham claimed to have been “misdirected by a ticket collector at Halifax”, resulting in the missed connection. He’d set off from his home in good time, but arrived at Newcastle Road three hours late. As the teams loitered around […]
The Squall Update – 24 July
The idea of The Squall is to help out freelance writers during the Covid-19 crisis. For it to survive and thrive, we are asking readers to pay what they can and we suggest a minimum donation of £3. You can pay into The Squall’s bank account (sort code 40-05-17 and account number 71515942) or via […]
The Worst Foul In History?, Ian Baker
Wycombe’s Jason Cousins and a lunge that encapsulates the brutal past of the position Jason Cousins does not have the status of Dani Alves, Philipp Lahm, Cafu and Kyle Walker but the former Wycombe Wanderers right-back gained a measure of fame in September 1993 for what might be the worst foul of all time. Cousins […]
So You Thought It Was A Yellow
VAR is coming to the Premier League next season and whilst we are a bit terrified of the things that are definitely going to go wrong and the fact that literally nobody is going to be able to understand how the handball law works anymore, we can’t wait for one thing: Yellow cards being upgraded […]
The Squall, Issue Three – Sliding Doors
Issue Three of The Squall is here – our much-anticipated Sliding Doors issue! Find the download links below. The Squall supports freelance writers during the Covid-19 crisis. For it to continue supporting this community we need people to buy the magazine every month. We recommend £3, but if that’s a stretch or, conversely, if you […]
Fourth Year Collection
All four hard copy issues from The Blizzard’s fourth year (Issues Thirteen to Sixteen inclusive) in one bundle.
A Sentimental Journey (with Jonathan Wilson)
“Perhaps, in this age of quasi-franchises and superclubs, when the structure of the competitions and the nature of globalisation makes the rich richer so they exist at an impossible remove to the rest, this is all that remains of the traditional mode of support: football not as an expression of provincial industrial pride, but as […]
The Duellists
An edited extract from Paolo Conde’s new book, looking at the relationship between Pep and Jose as played out in 2011’s 4 clásico’s in 18 days.