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The Science of the Red Mist
What happens physiologically when we lose our rag? In Episode One Hundred and Thirty Three, we feature "The Science of the Red Mist" by Ben Welch, first published in Issue Four of The Squall, in August 2020. Read Issue Four of The Squall for a recommended £3: https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/news/red Immortalise football history with The Goal Hanger: […]
The Rejected Retraction
What if Alex Ferguson had retired in 2001, and Sven-Göran Eriksson had replaced him at Old Trafford? In Episode One Hundred and Thirty, we feature “The Rejected Retraction” by Richard Jolly, first published in Issue Three of The Squall, in July 2020. Immortalise football history with The Goal Hanger: https://www.thegoalhanger.co.uk/collections/blizzard Read Issue Three of The […]
The Lord of Misrule
Sergio Ramos and the art of the red card. In Episode One Hundred and Thirty Two, we feature “The Lord of Misrule” by Emile Avanessian, first published in Issue Four of The Squall, in August 2020. Read Issue Four of The Squall for a recommended £3: https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/news/red Immortalise football history with The Goal Hanger: https://www.thegoalhanger.co.uk/collections/blizzard […]
The Throwback, Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski is proving the value of the old-fashioned striker. But what created him? In Episode One Hundred and Thirty Four, we feature "The Throwback" by Maciej Iwanski, first published in Issue 19, in December 2015. Discover Man the Footballer: Homo Passiens: https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/news/homo-passiens-man-footballer Immortalise football history with The Goal Hanger: https://www.thegoalhanger.co.uk/collections/blizzard Read Issue Four of […]
Diplomatic Manoeuvres
What Russia’s World Cup stadiums say about Vladimir Putin’s government. In Episode One Hundred and Thirty Five, we feature “Diplomatic Manoeuvres” by Luke Connelly, first published in Issue Five of The Squall, in September 2020. Read Issue Five of The Squall for a recommended £3: theblizzard.co.uk/news/ground Discover Man the Footballer: Homo Passiens: theblizzard.co.uk/news/homo-passiens-man-footballer Immortalise […]
Issue Zero, Statement – Jonathan Wilson
The following article first appeared in Issue Zero, released in March 2011. The Blizzard was born in a pub, Fitzgeralds on Green Terrace to be precise, the night last season that Sunderland beat Bolton 4-0. I’d been frustrated for some time by the constraints of the mainstream media and in various press-rooms and bars across the […]
Royal Dissent – The Blizzard Podcast 120
What Reading’s attempts at a club song tell us about the hollowness of modern football. In Episode One Hundred and Twenty, we take a look at "Royal Dissent" by Edward Sugden, published in our latest issue, Issue 34, in September 2019. Subscribe to the podcast today, on whatever platform you listen on. SPOTIFY – ITUNES […]
End Of The Road
Gretna’s rise was a romantic fairy-tale; their collapse provides grimly real lessons for all of Scottish football. In Episode One Hundred and Sixteen, we take a look back to "End of the Road" by Richard Winton, first published in Issue 7, in December 2012. You can buy our latest magazine, Issue 32, here: www.theblizzard.co.uk/shop/product/i…sue-thirty-two And […]
Ever Get the Feeling You’ve Been Cheated?
Globalisation, the Third Way, the Premier League and the Brexit backlash against the elites. In Episode One Hundred and Twenty Three, we take a look at “Ever Get the Feeling You’ve Been Cheated?” by Anthony Clavane, published in Issue 28, in March 2018. You can order our latest edition, Issue 35, here: www.theblizzard.co.uk/shop/product/i…ue-thirty-five And access […]
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