“’He describes himself as a ‘fiddler’. I’d say he’s more than that: a born crook. He would attempt and succeed in staging the most abject of blackmails — the blackmail of hope. Dressed in a German uniform, he’d get out of a car seized from the maquis and embark on the following monologue: ‘To what […]
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Third Year Collection
All four hard copy issues from The Blizzard’s third year (Issues Nine to Twelve inclusive) in one bundle.
The Death Of Mystery
"That is what has been lost: identity. Individuality, tradition, difference: all of the things that once made football such a gloriously varied menagerie. Football is a homogenous game now. Everywhere you look, it looks the same. Gone are the days when Dinamo Tbilisi might be the best side Liverpool face on the way to a […]
Homo Passiens Gallery
A selection of artwork by Matt Kenyon for Man the Footballer: Homo Passiens. Homo Passiens: Man the Football is available to order today from our online bookshop. Artist’s impression of athletic, right-sided “Man The Footballer” based on skeletal remains from 0.9 million years ago, unearthed in East Africa. The Cernes Abbas Giant as it appeared […]
The Unmarked Grave – The Blizzard Podcast Episode Eighty Eight
What really happened to Andrew Watson, British football’s first black star
The Forgotten Full-Back
"Anderson chased back, but Nicol dropped a shoulder as he entered the box from the side. Anderson skittered away on the seat of his pants, foot down as he drove the engine of the Puskas-Wright Fire Service. Nicol, now in space, 12 yards out, floated an exquisitely placed effort over Kelly. It was one of […]
Quiz! Liverpool 1 Chelsea 0 (2005)
22 players, 5 minutes Liverpool and Chelsea. A non-existent rivalry just two decades ago, but encounters between these two have been packed with infamous moments since the millennium passed. Jesper Gronkjaer. Daniel Agger. Demba Ba. All names now synonymous with occasions at Anfield and Stamford Bridge. However, the moment which really stirred this rivalry was […]
44 Days, Later – The Blizzard Podcast Episode Seventy Eight
Why Jock Stein lasted no longer than Brian Clough at Elland Road
The Man Who Ate His Hat
"[The BBC’s] first adventure into live football came on 16 September 1937 when the London service from Alexandra Palace, transmitting to nearly 100 viewers in the Muswell Hill area, ran the following packed schedule: 3pm Fancy That!; 3.30pm British Movietone News; 3.40pm Football at the Arsenal; 3.55pm Cartoon; 4pm Close. Obviously what everyone really wants […]
Quiz! Premier League Managers Under 40
45 managers, 10 minutes Later than usually billed, the 29th Premier League season is upon us. In this quiz, we’re asking you to name the 45 managers to take charge of a Premier League fixture whilst aged under 40. Let us know your score on Twitter. Try these quizzes too: Can you name every team […]
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