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 can afford more, then whatever’s possible is very welcome. You can pay directly into The Squall’s bank account (sort code 40-05-17 and account number 71515942) or via PayPal at paypal.me/thesquall. Thank you to those of you who have already donated. Your contributions have certainly helped!
In this issue, football’s freelance community explore some alternative footballing realities, such as:
What if the Icelandic volcano hadn’t erupted in 2010, disrupting flights across Europe? Alex Hess
What if Poland had equalised in the last minute of the final qualifier and England hadn’t made it to Italia 90? Ben Kosky
What if Alex Ferguson had retired in 2001, and Sven-Göran Eriksson had replaced him at Old Trafford? Richard Jolly
Since The Squall launched at the beginning of this pandemic, we have been delighted with the endlessly creative response to the project. The theme for next month’s release is ‘Red’. While the deadline for our fourth issue has passed, you can submit pitches to thesquall@trinorth.co.uk for our fifth issue – ‘Ground’ – to be interpreted as imaginatively as you like. You’ve got until 12 July to send in your pitches (NOT completed articles) and we’ll get in touch from 13 July.
If your pitch does not make it into an issue of The Squall, fear not, as it may be we can use some further down the line in The Blizzard.
We hope you enjoy this third issue, and thanks again for your continued support.
Download Issue Three:
We are very grateful to all of the people who have waived fees and donated to The Squall since we announced the project. Special thanks go to: Nick Ames, Philippe Auclair, John Brewin, James Corbett, Martin da Cruz, Miguel Delaney, Andrew Downie, Ken Early, Emmet Gates, John Harding, Simon Hart, Gary Hartley, Frank Heinen, Neil Jensen, Samindra Kunti, Simon Mills, James Montague, David Owen, MM Owen, Simone Pierotti, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Callum Rice-Coates, Philip Ross, Paul Simpson, Jon Spurling, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Ed Sugden, Jonathan Wilson and Suzy Wrack. And huge thanks to Getty Images, for use of the photos.
