All four hard copy issues from The Blizzard’s fourth year (Issues Thirteen to Sixteen inclusive) in one bundle.
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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.
The Squall, Issue Two – Battles
Issue Two of The Squall is here, with ‘Battles’ at its centre. Find the download links below. As ever, The Squall’s initiative is to support 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 […]
The Squall, Issue Four – Red
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 can afford more, then whatever’s possible is very welcome. You can pay directly into The Squall’s bank account […]
Issue Thirty Seven
Introduction Issue 37: Editor’s Note – Jonathan Wilson’s Editor’s Note from Issue Thirty Seven Life and Death All Things To All Men – Dermot Corrigan The goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora was both honoured and imprisoned by both sides in the Civil War A Cup Of Tea Then Blank – Tom Harvey How a badly installed boiler almost killed the […]
A Game Of Three Halves
"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 […]
Equality, Tony Richardson
How a Spurs fan found joy and competitiveness in Belarus Fair and Belarus aren’t two words that sit together very well. Sandwiched between Russia and Poland this unremarkable strip of central European plain is best known in recent years for being ruled by Europe’s last dictator. Dig deeper and you find a region ravaged by […]
The Best of the First Five Years Is Out Now
The Best of the First Five Years is now available to read online. If you’ve already ordered the physical version, then your copy will be with you now. Released in December 2019, The Best of the First Five Years is a selection of 23 of our favourite contributions from 2011-2015. There’s Uli Hesse on St […]
Seventh Year Collection
All four hard copy issues from The Blizzard’s seventh year (Issues Twenty Five to Twenty Eight inclusive) in one bundle.