A Sentimental Journey (with Jonathan Wilson)

“Perhaps, in this age of quasi-franchises and superclubs, when the structure of the competitions and the nature of globalisation makes the rich richer so they exist at an impossible remove to the rest, this is all that remains of the traditional mode of support: football not as an expression of provincial industrial pride, but as a reminder of it.”

In Episode Thirty Eight we look back to ‘A Sentimental Journey’ by Jonathan Wilson, including a chat with the man himself to put the article in a bit more context.

In a world of superclubs, just what is the point of ordinary teams? Is the nature of David overcoming Goliath the only ‘true’ version of success, and can clubs who habitually inhabit the latter stages of the Champions League truly celebrate achievement that doesn’t act as consecration of a lifelong quest, but merely represents the fact that it was ‘their turn’ to win?

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