 
Sadly the Football Supporters' Federation had to pull the plug on The Football Supporter (tfs) in August 2011.
It's a decision that we took with a heavy heart but one which, in the current economic climate, was unavoidable. Both advertisers and readers are diverting their money and attention to online outlets forcing the hand of many independent magazines.
It's not all bad news though. The extra time and money freed up by tfs going pop means that we can devote more time to our online output. If you're not already a member join the FSF for free and receive our weekly news round up Fan Mail. You can also follow us on Twitter@The_FSF and Facebook.
You can still read back issues of tfs online, see below, or even buy the odd copy to complete your collection. See below and get in quick before we sell out of back issues (or send them to the big recycling bin in the sky).
| |  | tfs 027 features: The price of potential. Surreal Football’s Callum Hamilton takes a look at football’s bright young things. The Guardian's Jonathan Wilson on the curious sub-culture of the global ground hoppers. Leagues of Corruption. The ever-excellent Sabotage Times tells of Mafioso, murderes, extortionists, and hookers in Columbia and beyond. Maimed by a police dog for being a fan. One man’s horrendous story of being savagely attacked, arrested for assault and, finally, acquitted. Miner county, major players. Why does County Durham produce more players per head of population than anywhere else? Jez Robinson finds out. The 10 weirdest transfer tales. Asprilla to Darlo? Socrates to Garforth Town? Botham to Scunny? They really did happen. Season with a pinch of salt. Garreth Cummins and Chris Makin take a look ahead to the coming season. It’s bound to annoy someone. Monkey Business. tfs looks at Hartlepool’s top-notch sales strategy. Cheaper tickets = loads more fans. Interview: Richard Bevan. A tfs exclusive with the League Managers Association boss. Plus all the usual letters, Give & Go, and Golazo!  |  | |
| |  | Here comes the sun. The clocks have gone forward, and The Football Supporter 026 (tfs) welcomes the spring, and charges headlong towards the end of the season with renewed vigour. We’ve got another packed issue in which we have an exclusive interview with Lawrie Sanchez (“I haven’t become a media whore, by any means”), Jonathan Wilson looks ahead to Euro 2012 and the state of the preparations in the host countries, and with the summer in mind we look at the effect climate can have on a nation’s footballing identity. All that alongside our usual features, jokes and general buffoonery makes tfs 026 an issue not to be missed. | | |
| |  | tfs025 is here, and it’s another packed issue. We tackle the thorny issue of where to draw the line on offensive terrace songs, and chew the fat with Match of the Day 2’s Kevin Day. We’ve got the ever excellent Jonathan Wilson’s column, some of the worst views in football, and our thoughts on the Olympic Stadium. There’s also an update on the safe standing campaign. All this and much more, including our usual letters, features, news and jokes. | | |
| |  | tfs024 has landed, and has a distinctly seasonal feel. Alongside our letter to Santa and bumper Christmas quiz, we’ve got the ever-excellent Jonathan Wilson’s column, some worrying developments in the Land of Plod, the rise of ultra culture in the UK and an interview with Preston chairman and rugby league revolutionary Maurice Lindsay. Feast your eyes on all that and more, including our usual letters, features, news and jokes. | | |
| |  | The dark nights are closing in and The Football Supporter 023 (tfs) welcomes them like a long lost friend. Summer World Cup or not, when all is said and done, football is a winter sport at its heart of hearts. So we command – let there be floodlight.
Alongside the usual news from the FSF, Feverbitch, letters, quizzes and what not tfs’ Jez Robinson takes a misty-eyed flick down memory lane and looks back at the football games we loved and lost over the years. Meanwhile, what started off as an idle joke in the tfs office became a full blown crusade to convert all 303 London Underground stations to a football theme. Seriously. Some are inspired, others tenuous. You can decide which!
Henry Stoneley also revisits the “other” tragic air crash: Il Grande Torino - the greatest team you never knew while Allan Simpson explores football’s final taboo – homosexuality. | | |
| |  | The Football Supporter 022 is out and asks the question: are you hungry for kick off? We can't wait. Any self-respecting football fan will be looking to snap their copy up as quick as you can say “what World Cup?” and with international failure now firmly in the past we look to the future and ask just how do you go about changing the laws of football? It’s not as easy as you’d think. | | |
| |  | The Football Supporter (tfs) is out now and – surprise, surprise – tfs 021 has gone World Cup crazy. in it our very own award-winning scribe Jonathan Wilson explains why he’d limit the World Cup to 16 teams – and why Fifa most certainly won’t.
Elsewhere tfs’ Jez Robinson looks at the history of World Cup mascots, from World Cup Willie onwards, and talks balls (World Cup balls, that is). tfs also speaks to fans from across the globe to ask the crucial question on everyone’s lips: “We like pies. What’s your favourite half-time snack?” Oh, and we asked how they think England will do in this World Cup carry-on as well.
It’s not all international football though as we look back on the domestic season and discover that three was indeed the magic number... | | |
| |  | tfs 020 is out now and what an issue we have for you. As clubs around the country teeter on the edge of the abyss tfs asks where did it all go wrong? From Pompey to Palace, Chester City to Farsley Celtic clubs are going – or have gone – under. We crunch the numbers, play the blame game and ask who is responsible for football’s financial mess? | | |
| |  | The Football Supporter (tfs) 019 says stuff the league, this is the cup issue. With an upcoming World Cup, recently-held African Cup of Nations, and ongoing domestic and European cup competitions now back in full swing we say bring on the knock-outs! In tfs 019:
• The Guardian’s Jonathan Wilson tells tales of incompetent administration, heartless bureaucracy, and rubbish football on his return from the African Cup of Nations.
• tfs speaks to outgoing Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney on football’s financial meltdown.
• Free Lions’ Kevin Miles and Andrew Fleming explain how England are going to win the World Cup. Honest!
• What happens when that cup dream turns into a nightmare? Ex-Swansea stalwart Paul Raynor, spanked 8-0 by Liverpool and Monaco in consecutive seasons, explains.
It’s not just cup action though as there’s all the usual shorts, jokes and lunatic letters. Subscribe today! | | |
| |  | Tfs 018 has hit the shelves and it’ll blow your socks off, literally, here comes the The Fashion Issue. We get down to the sole (and that’s a pun, not a typo) of our game by looking at the terrace trends that shaped contemporary culture. Guardian guru Jonathan Wilson also fills us in on tactical trends since England wingless wonders took the ’66 World Cup along with all the usual fun and games. Get your copy today. Or else… | | |
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