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An ode to the fractious border between home and away fans

Here follows a passionate footballing ode to that small strip of seats, that unstable gap, which separates away fans from home fans.

Flint Mountain Flint Mountain

Flint Mountain FC and the joys of Welsh football

The club intrigued me as I had never come across a team with ‘mountain’ in the name and from the outset assumed there was a mountain there.

The highs The highs

The highs and lows of following a match on social media

One of the best aspects of football is that we follow our teams through thick and thin, in all kinds of weather, and from various places.

Football fashion

Steve Tolmie examines the changes to the game's attire down the years... Sock it to ’em: Arsenal’s trendy long socks FOOTBALLERS are well known as dedicated followers of...

RetroMore Retro

TOP GUNNERS

LIAM HARDING RECALLS WHEN ARSENAL MADE IT THREE LEAGUE TITLES IN A ROW 90 YEARS AGO... Star quality: Arsenal’s George Male, Ted Drake, Cliff Bastin, Eddie Hapgood, Ray...

Hull City Hull City

Hull City v Rotherham, 1948: A Christmas cracker

Hull City were 3-0 up in the last five minutes of this vital Christmas Day match before Rotherham made it 3-2 in a thrill-packed game.

REVIEW: Panini REVIEW: Panini

REVIEW: Panini Legends by Greg Lansdowne

Panini Legends: A Celebration of the World's Greatest Football Stickers - Greg Lansdowne, published by Bloomsbury Sport, price: £16.99.

TRIVIA: TRIVIA:

TRIVIA: 20 unusual but totally true football facts

We all have something that fascinates us about football. That magic that keeps us coming back for more and more.

Book ReviewsMore Book Reviews

THE BOY DONE GOOD

Gary Lineker: A Portrait of a Football Icon, by Chris Evans, published by Bloomsbury Sport, Price: £15.99 CHRIS Evans’s biography of Gary Lineker provides a fascinating insight into...

HOW LOU REVIVED ROBINS

Swindon Town – The Lou Macari Years, by David Wallis, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £19.99 RECENT seasons haven’t been too kind for Swindon Town, but a glance...

A DECADE TO REMEMBER

Don’t Cry For Me, Next Door Neighbour, by Michael Fahey, published by Legends Publishing, Price: 12.99 IN Don’t Cry For Me, Next Door Neighbour, Michael Fahey charts the...

FEARS FOR OUR GAME

States of Play –How Sportswashing Took Over Football, by Miguel Delaney, published by Seven Dials, Price: £22 THE Independent’s chief football writer Miguel Delaney has produced a forensic...

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ROBINS TO THE RESCUE

MICHAEL STEWART RECALLS WHEN ALEX FERGUSON’S MANCHESTER UNITED FUTURE WAS HANGING BY A THREAD 35 YEARS AGO WHEN you think about the players who played for Alex Ferguson...

MAGIC MERTHYR

MICHAEL GRIMES ON A WELSH CLUB ENJOYING GOOD TIMES IN THE ENGLISH SYSTEM Just champion! Merthyr Town toast their title success Pic: Becky Handley THERE have been plenty...

HAPPY HARROGATE

STEPHEN ALLEN SEES THE SULPHURITES SECURE THEIR PLACE IN THE TOP 92 FOR ANOTHER YEAR... Good times: Harrogate’s Jasper Moon celebrates with keeper James Belshaw STANDING among Harrogate...

Slot Machine: Arne Slot’s impact at Liverpool so far…

ROBERT J WILSON LOOKS AT THE IMPACT OF NEW BOSS ARNE SLOT AT LIVERPOOL AND THE CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD… Jurgen Klopp’s size 12 boots were certainly gigantic...

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Johan Neeskens: Johan Neeskens:

Johan Neeskens: A tribute to the Dutch legend

The football coming out of the Netherlands in the 1960s and 1970s was joyous and different. No one had seen anything like Total Football.

Joe McGinniss: Joe McGinniss:

Joe McGinniss: Recalling ‘The Miracle of Castel di Sangro’

If the study of football was on the national curriculum, then Joe McGinniss’ The Miracle of Castel di Sangro would be on the GCSE syllabus.

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England v Italy, 1934: Battle of Highbury remembered for brutality

On November 14, 1934, England met reigning World Cup winners Italy in a game that became known as the Battle of Highbury.

REVIEW: Panini REVIEW: Panini

REVIEW: Panini Legends by Greg Lansdowne

Panini Legends: A Celebration of the World's Greatest Football Stickers - Greg Lansdowne, published by Bloomsbury Sport, price: £16.99.

WorldMore World

Superclasico: A Superclasico: A

Superclasico: A young man’s experience of La Bombonera

Countless confetti flutter through La Bombonera. Ahead of the slowly descending pieces of paper, the huge blue wall behind the goal shimmers.

REVIEW: Panini REVIEW: Panini

REVIEW: Panini Legends by Greg Lansdowne

Panini Legends: A Celebration of the World's Greatest Football Stickers - Greg Lansdowne, published by Bloomsbury Sport, price: £16.99.

TRIVIA: TRIVIA:

TRIVIA: 20 unusual but totally true football facts

We all have something that fascinates us about football. That magic that keeps us coming back for more and more.

Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Reynolds,

Ryan Reynolds, Tom Brady, Stormzy: Famous owners in the spotlight

SAM SHEPPEY LOOKS AT THE BIG NAMES WHO HAVE BEEN TEMPTED TO INVEST IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL... Big-hitters: Former NFL star Tom Brady, left, chats with David Beckham at...

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MAGIC MERTHYR

MICHAEL GRIMES ON A WELSH CLUB ENJOYING GOOD TIMES IN THE ENGLISH SYSTEM Just champion! Merthyr Town toast their title success Pic: Becky Handley THERE have been plenty...

ROBINS TO THE RESCUE

MICHAEL STEWART RECALLS WHEN ALEX FERGUSON’S MANCHESTER UNITED FUTURE WAS HANGING BY A THREAD 35 YEARS AGO WHEN you think about the players who played for Alex Ferguson...

HAPPY HARROGATE

STEPHEN ALLEN SEES THE SULPHURITES SECURE THEIR PLACE IN THE TOP 92 FOR ANOTHER YEAR... Good times: Harrogate’s Jasper Moon celebrates with keeper James Belshaw STANDING among Harrogate...

Seaside Adventure: Chris Towers heads to Weston-Super-Mare

POET AND WRITER CHRIS TOWERS HEADED TO WESTON-SUPER-MARE TO SEE THEM TAKE ON ENFIELD TOWN IN NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH EVER had a sinking feeling? There was I on...

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