The first half of our live event in Manchester on Thursday 30th August. Yes, we know the sound quality isn’t the greatest throughout, and we apologise, but would like to bring you at least some of the evening’s discussion for those who couldn’t make it along. The panel, hosted by Rory Smith, featured Jonathans Wilson […]
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Manchester Football Writing Festival, National Football Museum (1st September 2015)
The Blizzard Q&A recorded live at the National Football Museum as part of the Manchester Football Writing Festival, on the evening of 1st September. With a panel of Blizzard contributors – David Conn, Andy Brassell and editor Jonathan Wilson – hosted by the Football Ramble’s Marcus Speller. A heavyweight first half features discussion on the […]
The Sacred Eyeball, Scott Oliver
The following article first appeared in Issue 27, released in December 2017. Fans are vital to the modern game but tribalism too often means they fail fully to realise their power The signs are reasonably unambiguous: “MODERN FOOTBALL IS RUBBISH”. Thumbing through an increasingly thick catalogue of examples, past Manchester City’s boutique fan-experience innovation, the Tunnel […]
Location, Location, Location
"Colchester United, Northampton Town, Stoke City, Swansea City: outsiders have to take a detour to visit the town. If you’re looking for the stadium and come across something interesting, you’ve got lost. "It seems as if no club in England these days can build a stadium without the muscle of a major supermarket chain who […]
The Clubs Behind The Countries
"Atlético Madrid 0 SpVgg Fürth 2; Lucchese 1 Manchester City 0; Triestina 3 Ajax 0; Benfica 0 Rot Weiss Essen 1. Not, as might be supposed, the scorelines from some long-forgotten round of the Uefa or Intertoto Cup, but a rather different measure of footballing success." In episode One Hundred and Two we revisit "The […]
Sporting Gijón 0 Real Oviedo 0, 1997 – Sid Lowe
Sid Lowe joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss a game, a team and a Spanish principality close to his heart – this week’s Greatest Game is the Asturian derby of January 1997 – Sporting Gijón 0 Real Oviedo 0. Managed by Juanma Lillo, now assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, Real Oviedo […]
The Clubs Behind the Countries – The Blizzard Podcast Episode One Hundred and Two
"Atlético Madrid 0 SpVgg Fürth 2; Lucchese 1 Manchester City 0; Triestina 3 Ajax 0; Benfica 0 Rot Weiss Essen 1. Not, as might be supposed, the scorelines from some long-forgotten round of the Uefa or Intertoto Cup, but a rather different measure of footballing success." In episode One Hundred and Two we revisit "The […]
Team of the Years
The PFA Team of the Year has just been announced for the current season with a few eyebrows being raised over the only non-Liverpool/Manchester City inclusion: Paul Pogba. So as people debate whether his penalties and assists are worth his inclusion in the eleven, we thought we’d look back to some of the last few […]
Man United v Liverpool Peter Schmeichel
24 Jan 1999: Manchester United keeper Peter Schmeichel asks for his ball back in the FA Cup fourth round clash against Liverpool at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. United won 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Ross Kinnaird /Allsport
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