Sky Blue Thinking: Coventry's Great Escapes
Sky Blue ThinkingCoventry City’s four great escapes of 80’s Part 1
9 min read
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Underdogs, Oddities & Great Escapes
17 pieces
Some of football’s best stories are about the teams that very nearly didn’t make it. Coventry City built a whole personality out of escaping relegation, four times in the 1980s alone. Wigan went from FA Cup glory to the drop in seven days, and Blackpool had their one Premier League adventure. Then the oddities: the golden goal, a rule nobody quite wanted. Own goals so bad they deserved a series. Assistants who step up, or stab their bosses in the back. And Shrewsbury School, one of the schools that helped agree football’s first set of laws.
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Stepping Up or Stabbing Up
Stepping up or stabbing upWhen a number two becomes the number one Part 1
7 min read
The Golden Goal
The Golden GoalA melodramatic addition to the rulebook that didn’t yield its desired effect Part 1
6 min read
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Sky Blue Thinking: Coventry's Great Escapes
Sky Blue ThinkingCoventry City’s four great escapes of the 80s Part 2
15 min read
Sky Blue Thinking: Coventry's Great Escapes
Sky Blue ThinkingFour great escapes from Coventry City in the 80s Part 3
16 min read
Sky Blue Thinking: Coventry's Great Escapes
Sky Blue ThinkingFour great escapes for Coventry City in 80s Part 4
17 min read
Stepping Up or Stabbing Up
Stepping up or stabbing upWhen a number two becomes the number one Part 2
7 min read
The Golden Goal
The Golden GoalA melodramatic addition to the rulebook that didn’t yield its desired effect Part 2
7 min read
Those Good Ol' Days
Wigan AthleticFrom FA Cup glory to Premier League relegation agony in just seven days
8 min read
The Sunday Pink
One long read and three archive gems, every Sunday.