In this exclusive WSC Supporters’ Club edition of the podcast, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss nominative determinism from Wolfgang Wolf of Wolfsburg to Notts County’s Harry Daft. There is also talk of the unexpected birthplaces of some footballers, and a conversation about football annuals and almanacs including Len Badger, Rothmans and Jack Charlton, shopkeeper. Record Breakers takes us to Munich, Stockholm and Skegness, and into the world of Ray Clemence’s Soccer Clocks.
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Twice a month the team consider a range of compelling issues including comedic terrace abuse, little and large strike partnerships and Don Revie’s fear of ornamental elephants, plus our guest curators add to the collection of the WSC Museum of Football.
The line-up: Andy Lyons WSC editor • Harry Pearson WSC columnist • Daniel Gray author & presenter
• Plus special guests
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In this Bank Holiday bonanza edition of the podcast, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss player facial hair and one-club men from John Trollope to Uwe Seeler. They delve into the pages of WSC magazine issue 399, including mention of non-magic floodlights, Barry Davies’ crush on Paulo Wanchope, and Reg Leather. Record Breakers takes us to Eindhoven, Hamburg and Coventry. Plus, John Gibbons of The Anfield Wrap talks to Dan about their work and a lifetime of watching Liverpool fail to win the league.
In this exclusive WSC Supporters’ Club edition of the podcast, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray talk unlucky footballers, classic team line-ups and local derby miscellany. They also discuss half-time entertainment from crowd-invading police Alsatians to inflatable sumo wrestlers and a despised garden shed, strange shirt sponsors and annoying football TV innovations of the 1990s. Meanwhile, Record Breakers takes us to Perugia, Sicily and Blackburn. Expect Billy Cock hats, Flamingo Land and Vic Mobley.
Feasting remotely on a box of knock-down Easter eggs, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss player brawls, odd chants and brilliant team names from Shredded Wheat FC to West Hartlepool Expansion. There is also a delve into the pages of WSC magazine issue 398 and a glance into the wall-eyed horse world of former Middlesbrough chairman Charlie Amer. Record Breakers takes us to Belgium, Argentina and Hartlepool. Expect Steve Bloomer, one goalkeeper’s infatuation with posts and an exclusive insight into sharing a make-up room with Norman Hunter.
In this exclusive WSC Supporters’ Club edition of the podcast, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss footballers’ hair, from great red-headed players to the damaging reputation of Bobby Charlton’s wisp. Plus, Sunderland ’Til I Die, tongue-ties and namesakes, strange stadium announcements and misanthropic players. Record Breakers takes us to Austria, France and Fife, and Harry worries about the whereabouts of David Batty.