Bandy & Shinty #03
From the publisher:
Issue 3 of the high end quarterly Nottingham Forest magazine, with the spirit of a fanzine.
– Not All Heroes Wear Capes – Some Hold Microphones – Matt Davies
Need any advice or encouragement? Uncle Colin has that in his locker too
Interviews:
– The Man Behind the Mic: Colin Fray – Phil Juggins and Steve Wright
The voice that has always been there for you
– Number One is Brian Rice – David Marples
“Blow me, it’s Steve Davis”
– To Be Frank – Peter Blackburn
When former player, manager and chariman – Frank Clark – speaks, you listen
– Near Post Header from an In-swinging Corner – David Marples
In conversation with former captain and Franz Beckenbauer impersonator, Ian Breckin
We could be heroes
– Tougher Than the Rest – Phil Juggins
“We always knew what Stuart Pearce was, and he knew we knew. In a Forest shirt, the man was metronomic; he was canned hea(r)t.”
– The Old Lady by the River – Alan Williams
“You’ve aged well, old girl, probably better than I have, with your sexy curvy additions and hi-tech adornments.”
– The Trickiest Tricky That Ever There Was – Don Wright
When he wasn’t jumping over Minis, Duncan McKenzie was tearing teams asunder
– I Dreamt of Being Ian Woan – Daniel Storey
Haven’t we all? Some of us still do
– We Hated Him Because We Loved Him – Nick Miller
I love you. I hate you. I’m generally very conflicted
– Making Plans for Nigel – Pat Riddell
Non-League Nigel? That’s Forest’s second highest scorer in history you’re talking about so pipe down
– Seasons of Mishits and Maloderous Fruit References – Julie Pritchard
Getting battered in Lyon like a shoal of Grimsby haddock mattered little when you had Jason Lee
– “How long does a man live after all?” – Paul Severn
The story of the gentle giant between the sticks in ‘59: Chic Thomson
– Ian Bowyer on the Wing – Nigel Huddleston
Ian Bowyer had the lot: a full complement of exquisite skills that made him the perfect all-rounder
Features
– Financial Review: The Doughty Years – Steve Wright
What might have been…
– The History Boys: Stuart Pearce V Manchester City (1992) – Dave Marples
Hit the line. Knock it long. Or play it out the back in a series of magical one-twos and delicately stroke it in. That’ll work too.
Note from Stanchion:
Each issue comes with a bunch of free stickers too!
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