Daydream believers and a Stadium of Light
When Peter Reid joined Sunderland in 1995 they were on the verge of relegation to the third tier. Reid took Sunderland to their highest position in 40 years in a gleaming new stadium. Ben Jones asks what was behind this success and explores whether Sunderland’s bright future was an optical illusion.
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NOBODY F**KS WITH THE JESÚS [Part 3]
Nicolás Obregón is back with the final part of his Jesús Gil epic.
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NOBODY F**KS WITH THE JESÚS [Part 2]
Nicolás Obregón returns with part two of the saga of Jesús Gil, with our ‘hero’ released from prison…
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NOBODY F**KS WITH THE JESÚS [Part 1]
Nicolas Obregon looks at the world of ex Atletico owner Jesus Gil
Depression, being a football fan and the 2018 World Cup
A look at how depression can impact supporting a football team
How Arsene Wenger broke the three year rule and built Arsenal’s invincibles
Ben Jones explores how Arsene Wenger defied the three year rule in overseeing ‘an evolutionary process-not far from a managerial masterpiece, ’ and created the invincibles.
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Scandals and scoundrels [Part 2]:
“Yeah? Well, the cows at Lezama [Bilbao’s bucolic training ground] see football every day and they haven’t got a fucking clue.”
Crime writer Nicolás Obregón returns with part 2 of Scandals and Scoundrels. This time looking at the Spanish football press conference.
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Scandals and scoundrels [Part 1]:
Crime writer Nicolás Obregón takes us through ‘The Tempestuous Theatre of the Football Press Conference Meltdown’. Featuring pleasing amounts of Joe Kinnear.
How the 2001/02 season changed football
Join Ben Jones for a look at the 2001/02 season and the seismic effects it had on the footballing landscape.
The nearly perfect team. Czech Republic at Euro 2004
Kielan Thompson looks back on the ‘nearly perfect’ Czech Republic team of Euro 2004 and why just because something should happen, that doesn’t mean it will.