“Football loves new ideas. Novel tactical trends, unusual players, and changes in coaching approach. But what are the ideas going out of fashion? Which tactics are heading for extinction? Duncan Alexander and Nick Miller write. Craig Silcock illustrates.”
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“Time and time again, radio football commentary has engaged me in the game like no other medium. My infatuation with it was actually born from my environment rather than personal interest. I will never forget the long family car journeys as a kid—my brothers and I crammed into the back of our car, fighting for leg space as we endured the hours of motorway to some random holiday destination. More often than not, my dad would tune the radio into whatever football match was being broadcast on local or national radio to pass the time, and to most likely have some relief from the jam-packed, overfilled, and usually too hot or cold family car. Looking back now, I realise that I would also use the football commentary as an escape through the commentator’s words. …”
Football Paradise

“Welcome To Wrexham’s eagerly awaited season two finale hits the screens this week. If the rest of its second series is anything to go by, an episode simply titled Up The Town? is likely to be a cracker as we reach the climax of a thrilling title race that will go down as an all-time classic. Those supporters who lived and breathed every second of last season’s titanic National League title tussle between Wrexham and Notts County will tune in knowing the result. But, that’s unlikely to prevent the myriad of emotions experienced six months ago once again bubbling to the surface, meaning there will be tears as well as cheers in households from Llangollen to Los Angeles. …”
The Athletic (Video)

“English football is defined by its pyramid; the system of promotion, relegation, and interconnected leagues. It is intended to represent mobility: the hope that, through promotion and relegation, every club, from any part of the country, could reach the top or fall to the bottom. But despite the pyramid being familiar, few know how it really works, or how deep it actually goes. Seb Stafford-Bloor writes, Craig Silcock illustrates.”
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