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The Football Supporter Issue 22
The Football Supporter Issue 22

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 Issue 21
The Football Supporter Issue 21

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...

 
The Football Supporter Issue 20
The Football Supporter Issue 20

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 Issue 19
The Football Supporter Issue 19

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!

 
The Football Supporter Issue 18
The Football Supporter Issue 18

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…

 
The Football Supporter Issue 17
The Football Supporter Issue 17

tfs 17 features interviews with The Farm frontman, and football fanzine pioneer Peter Hooton, as well as an insight into the crazy football genius that is Eric Cantona from his biographer Phillippe Auclair. Along with features on a group of mad Wales fans who made it all the way to Baku in Azerbaijan for their World Cup Qualifier in a convoy of old cars, and all the usual fun and games, it’s one not to be missed.

 
The Football Supporter Issue 16
The Football Supporter Issue 16

tfs 016 is packed as ever with the usual mix of informative features including a look at Blackburn's amazing new season ticket deal and Morecambe's new build which will be the first to incorporate safe standing. There's also the usual mix of rants, lists and letters.

 
The Football Supporter Issue 15
The Football Supporter Issue 15

Fear not, the wait is over. tfs 15 is out now and worth every penny of your hard earned £3. Although the more on-the-ball among you will have already joined the FSF and received your free copy. Issue 15 features some real lost treasures including an amazing collection of photos from grounds past and present that tfs regular Stuart Clarke found in an old draw! The Art of Football theme continues with an interview with football’s foremost artist, Jody Craddock, and the ever-reliable Jonathon Wilson’s guide to football’s brushes with art. You can also find out why Weymouth fans were singing till the end, despite a 9-0 home slaughtering, while Matthew Briggs interviews Will Brooks, founder of MyFC, to find out what the future holds for Ebbsfleet United.

Lastly, you may have noticed the unusual cover for tfs 15 which pays respect to those who died at Hillsborough on April 15th 1989. 20 years ago 96 football fans left home to watch their team play and never returned. We remember them, their families, and their loved ones.

 
The Football Supporter Issue 14
The Football Supporter Issue 14

TFS is now on sale and, topically enough, focuses on the policing and stewarding of football fans. There's a feature on the Stoke City supporters who found themselves served with a Section 27 and were kicked out of Greater Manchester by the police. As well as the serious stuff though, there's plenty more with the return of Feverbitch and TFS' prodigal son Jonathan Wilson. He even made the shortlist for William Hill Book of the Year 2008, don't you know. Buy TFS here or join the FSF and get it posted to your door, free of charge, six times per year.

 
The Football Supporter Issue 13
The Football Supporter Issue 13

Here at the FSF we’re not an especially superstitious bunch, so tfs 013 holds no fears! Actually, it’s another cracking issue, so get buying. Or get reading if you’re already an FSF member as you’ll get six issues a year straight to your door.

Issue 013 features interviews with ex-England international Danny Wallace – telling us of his battle with MS and how he started his own charitable foundation – as well as the story of an Unhappy ‘Ammer who turned his back on the club following yet another round of price hikes. Read how he rediscovers his love for the game with Crawley Town. Our international man of mystery Vic Crescit also chips in with some South American escapades along with much, much more.