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Contemplating using a Fat Rascal to dislodge a ball from a tree, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss footballing light entertainers, from the tantalising conversion of Bobby Hoy via Spike Rawlings of Barrow and the Peter Beardsley pantomime experience. WSC Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas takes us inside the pages of magazine issue 429, Record Breakers brings Wearside wailing and we continue our sprightly feature, The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is the writer, broadcaster and West Brom fanatic Adrian Goldberg.

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Fashioning a goal from Mini Twiglets and asking a Jelly Baby to be keeper, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss great players who were terrible managers, from Jackie Milburn’s Ipswich to Gazza’s Kettering via Lothar Matthäus’ Cameroon canoodle problem. Record Breakers brings a ballad from Brann, and we continue our sprightly feature, The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is BBC Newcastle’s Sunderland commentator, Nick Barnes.

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Avoiding heavy cake falling from the heavens, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss teams who have only appeared at one World Cup, from East Germany to the Dutch East Indies via Kuwait’s loveliest camel and the Uruguay loophole. Record Breakers brings a desert disc, and we continue our sprightly feature, The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is film director and Grimsby Town fan Jack Spring, whose new feature, Three Day Millionaire, is out now.

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Filing through their multi-tier in-tray for nothing in particular, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss One-Off Champions, from Riva’s Cagliari to West Bromwich via Betis Balompié. WSC Deputy Editor Tom Hocking talks us through the pages of magazine issue 426, Record Breakers brings a lullaby from Lucerne, and we continue our sprightly feature, The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is football writer and novelist, John Nicholson.

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Contemplating a 96-pack of Toffifee, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss Tactical Pioneers, from Bill McCracken’s offensive offside to trap to Malcolm Allison’s whirl via the Austrian Jimmy Hill. Record Breakers brings a Turin tune, and we continue our sprightly feature, The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is Father Ted, Fast Show and Toast co-writer Arthur Mathews.

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Shuffling up close in the great bus shelter of life to bring you a bumper Bank Holiday episode, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss Goalkeeping Gaffes from Luis Arconada to Massimo Taibi’s culpable studs. WSC Assistant Editor Ffion Thomas delves into the pages of magazine issue 424, Record Breakers brings frolics from Flanders, and we continue our perky feature, The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is writer and broadcaster Charlie Connelly. 

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High on a surprise package of CBD gummies and pondering Nobby Stiles’ doll collection, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss technological changes in the game, from crossbars to scoreboards via lethal rattles and referees’ kazoos. WSC Assistant Editor Ffion Thomas delves into the pages of magazine issue 423, Record Breakers brings tunes from Trondheim, and we continue our perky feature, The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is Ian Plenderleith, long-time WSC writer and author of a brand new book, Reffing Hell: Stuck in the middle of a game gone wrong.

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Terrified at the thought of a Cabbage Patch Kid uprising, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss unlikely cup finalists, from the London XI to Catanzaro via Bobby Gould’s tears and Johnny Crossan’s Tongeren insomnia. WSC Assistant Editor Ffion Thomas delves into the pages of magazine issue 422, Record Breakers brings delight from Denmark, and we continue our sprightly feature, The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is Suzy Wrack, Guardian sportswriter and author of the new book, A Woman’s Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women’s Football.

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Avoiding a ticking off from a kid in a referee’s kit, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss Unexpected Promotions and Relegations, from Torquay United dog bites to Eddie Large the dug-out Jonah via Wiggy Threlfall’s Morecambe and Don Scrimgeour MacKay’s Coventry. WSC Deputy Editor Tom Hocking talks us through the pages of magazine issue 421 and Record Breakers brings Grecian glamour. We continue our rapidly maturing feature, The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is author and broadcaster Ned Boulting.

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Taking a toffee hammer to life’s great stick of rock, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss Trial Rules, Experiments and Fleeting Innovations, from a Norwegian pioneer to Yugoslav penalty points via the Diadora League’s offside misadventure. WSC Assistant Editor Ffion Thomas probes the pages of magazine issue 420, Record Breakers brings verses from Vienna, and we continue our state-of-the-art feature, The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is Football Cliches writer and podcaster, Adam Hurrey. 

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