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December 17, 2012 When the (Fairy) Dust has Settled: Lincoln Allison assesses what the long-term impact of the London Olympics will be Lincoln Allison
July 24, 2012 Lincoln Allison asks, are the Olympic Games the biggest con on the planet? Lincoln Allison
June 12, 2012 Racism in Football: Lincoln Allison goes against the sociological consensus to argue that sport in Britain has ameliorated not exacerbated racism Lincoln Allison
February 03, 2012 The reaction to the deaths of seventy people at a football match in Egypt once again illustrates man's eternal search for freedom from responsibility - argues Theodore Dalrymple Theodore Dalrymple
January 10, 2012 Evra, Suarez and Racism on the Football Pitch: If racist insults are punished then so must other insults - argues Theodore Dalrymple Theodore Dalrymple
November 03, 2011 In Which an Ancient Wish is Granted (and Analysed) - Lancashire win the County Championship Lincoln Allison
February 16, 2011 The Ashes and Arizona: an observation on colonial cultures - or why England is preferable to the United States or Australia Lincoln Allison
July 02, 2010 Bemoaning England (Again!) - Lincoln Allison argues that England will only start winning at football if we start fielding middle class players Lincoln Allison
March 11, 2010 Northern Rock is wrong to subsidise Newcastle United, argues Theodore Dalrymple Theodore Dalrymple
March 09, 2010 The Sexual Mores of the Wealthy Lower Classes - or Lincoln Allison on why footballers are no worse than academics or writers Lincoln Allison
October 28, 2009 Theodore Dalrymple makes a modest proposal: Let us subsidise tickets to football matches Theodore Dalrymple
July 02, 2009 Theodore Dalrymple on the Ugliness of Andrew Murray - or why we should all become more self-controlled Theodore Dalrymple
August 15, 2008 What has become of the Olympics? Lincoln Allison on why the Olympics don't matter Lincoln Allison
May 16, 2008 Euthanasia and the Sport of Kings: The racing industry should run older horses - argues Joyce Lee Malcolm Joyce Lee Malcolm
December 04, 2007 Welcome to Stan's World: Stan the Man: A Hard Life in Football - Stan Ternent with Tony Livesey Lincoln Allison
October 23, 2007 Blackshirt Rugby - a Colonial Psychosis: Lincoln Allison explains why he stopped admiring New Zealand rugby Lincoln Allison
June 19, 2007 The Prime Minister who "Got it": More than a Game: The Story of Cricket's Early Years - John Major Lincoln Allison
June 12, 2007 Britain's new Olympic logo: Using critical theory to analyse the semiotics of the logo as a pure cultural product, Christie Davies explains why it is the perfect symbol for the 2012 Olympics Christie Davies
February 28, 2007 Olympics and the Dome: Jeremy Black on why the Tories should attack the government over its financial incompetence Jeremy Black
December 04, 2006 What (on earth) are "Sportswriters" for? Or, how I discovered that Simon Barnes is a plonker: The Meaning of Sport - Simon Barnes Lincoln Allison
July 03, 2006 In Praise of the County Championship: Lincoln Allison celebrates a repository of English tradition, eccentricity, aspiration, contradiction and failure Lincoln Allison
June 15, 2006 Christie Davies explains why he hopes that England will suffer some humiliating defeats in the World Cup Christie Davies
June 15, 2006 Seamus Sweeney considers football writing as travelogue: Behind the Curtain - Travels in Eastern European Football - Jonathan Wilson Seamus Sweeney
June 09, 2006 The Enemies of Football are the Enemies of Life - Lincoln Allison responds to Theodore Dalrymple and argues that football is much better than art, religion or politics Lincoln Allison
June 07, 2006 It is the inescapable duty of every decent citizen to express no interest in or enthusiasm for football and the World Cup - Theodore Dalrymple explains why Theodore Dalrymple
June 02, 2006 Heady energy and unintentional humour in telling the story of the New York Cosmos: Once in a Lifetime - Paul Crowder & John Dower Seamus Sweeney
May 18, 2006 Resisting the New Roundheads: On the Corinthian Spirit: The Decline of Amateurism in Sport - D. J. Taylor Lincoln Allison
April 13, 2006 Incivility on the tennis court: Theodore Dalrymple finds parallels between the lenient treatment of Andrew Murray for his swearing outburst and the lenient treatment of offenders by the criminal justice system Theodore Dalrymple
May 23, 2005 Malcolm Glazer & Manchester United: How the takeover of a football club has become an excuse for xenophobia Anthony Daniels
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