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Open forum: how online message boards offer a safe space for fans to open up

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Twitter and Facebook should have killed off forums but the community feel of sites like Brighton’s North Stand Chat gives supporters a valuable personal outlet

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Photo of the week ~ Fulham’s Craven Cottage bathed in sunlight

Fulham

Fulham 2 Aston Villa 0, 17/02/2018, Craven Cottage, Championship

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Forget fancy passing – the long-ball game can be a thrilling tactic

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Yes, short passing is a pure way to play football. But hoofing the ball upfield can be an effective way to get fans on the edges of their seats, as Matt Nation argued in WSC 167, January 2001

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How Neville Southall’s Twitter account made him a hero of the left

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The former Everton and Wales goalkeeper’s online comments have showed that football can break away from a culture of toxic masculinity

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Photo of the week ~ Hertha Berlin supporters outside Olympic Stadium

Hertha Berlin

Hertha Berlin 1-0 Sporting, Olympic Stadium, Europa League, 2009

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