WSC 213 November 2004

Football on TV Special
The return of Match of the Day; ITV - where did all go wrong; Keep Sky out of your living room; The golden age of regional TV; The pub football experience; The art of punditry; What's on in Scotland, Ireland & Wales; Vintage Everton TV drama; John Motson's memoirs; A TV reporter's life; Fans' TV cameos

Editorial Rich clubs demand the right to be richer
Diary Souness snapped up by Newcastle; Arsenal drop a point; Tim Cahill sent off after shirt removal; Rooney the hat-trick hero
Sidelines Roman Abramovich’s other club, possibly; Murdoch v Berlusconi in Italy; Blackburn’s cash crisis; who will manage Wales?
England Media Silence The national team’s response to press coverage after the draw in Austria was to refuse to talk after the win in Poland – and they may have had good reason
Strange Case Of... Aussie star Paul Okon, from Lazio to Oostende via Middlesbrough
Ups and Downs The struggles of the clubs promoted to the Premiership: Crystal Palace searching for a new owner; West Brom could lose their manager; Norwich roll up their sleeves
Shot! Archive Jimmy Rimmer and his one tooth guard Arsenal’s goal in 1975
Brian Clough Recalling his achievements as a player in the north-east and as a manager in the Midlands
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Jimmy Glass An extract from the autobiography of the keeper whose last-minute goal kept Carlisle United in the League five years ago
Letter From... The Czech Republic, where some match officials have a price
As Good As It Got Oldham’s momentous 1990 FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United
Match of the Month Plymouth, who had made a good start in the Championship, take on Wolves, who hadn’t. You can guess the rest
Book Reviews El Michael, El Macca; Piers Morgan’s latest mistake; Alan Ball; Gordon Strachan
A Season In Brief Ipswich win Division One, 1961-62


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