Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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As an ex-fanzine editor back in the day, felt honour-bound to purchase Issue One (August 2008) of the latest Albion fanzine 'The Seagulls Love Review' off a seedy youth loitering by the railway tunnel yesterday. And happy to report that TSLR does exactly what is says on the front cover: ‘A collection of badly edited Albion-related-ish drivel that will roll up and fit in your back pocket’. Tho I think the editor was doing the publication something of a disservice there. Rolls up and fits in your front pocket also.
Curiously retro in format, 32 pages, the first issue is pleasingly head-mental.
THRILL! As you read the untold Full Story Of The Trip Into Europe That Never Happened. From Bulgaria To Barca – The Cup Winners Cup Fantasy. IF SMITH HAD SCORED.
GASP! At TSLR’s trip to the continent that ‘makes the Seagulls Superstore Look Shite’
SNIGGER! At the daft double page ‘SUPERSTAR STEWARDS POSTERS’ poster-cum-interview complete with space to collect autograph of aforesaid superstar steward, in this case one Billy Mamms age 27 of Landing aka Billy The Tit. Sample Q&A:
Q: Can you take your hands off me please?
A: The more you move the more it’ll hurt. I warned you about standing up, if you mess with the best you’ll die like the rest’
Other stuff: Reviews of OGH testimonial and Worthing friendly, splendidly gormless Gardening and Real Ale columns. An in-depth analysis of the prospects of the League One contenders ('Peterborough will finish ar espectable eighth simply because I met one of their supporters who was quite a good looker in Germany, 2006'). There's an almost sensible two-page dissertation on the medium of song at football by Build a Bonfire co-author Paul Hodson and of course a nod and a wink to the daddy of all fanzines ‘A Regular NSCer writes’ Oh, and my personal favourite - Chelsea Twat, The Not-So-Secret Diary Of Nigel, Aged 43 And 3/4. Fair made me chuckle. Well, nearly.
All in all, not a complete waste of a quid. And you can quote me on that
Curiously retro in format, 32 pages, the first issue is pleasingly head-mental.
THRILL! As you read the untold Full Story Of The Trip Into Europe That Never Happened. From Bulgaria To Barca – The Cup Winners Cup Fantasy. IF SMITH HAD SCORED.
GASP! At TSLR’s trip to the continent that ‘makes the Seagulls Superstore Look Shite’
SNIGGER! At the daft double page ‘SUPERSTAR STEWARDS POSTERS’ poster-cum-interview complete with space to collect autograph of aforesaid superstar steward, in this case one Billy Mamms age 27 of Landing aka Billy The Tit. Sample Q&A:
Q: Can you take your hands off me please?
A: The more you move the more it’ll hurt. I warned you about standing up, if you mess with the best you’ll die like the rest’
Other stuff: Reviews of OGH testimonial and Worthing friendly, splendidly gormless Gardening and Real Ale columns. An in-depth analysis of the prospects of the League One contenders ('Peterborough will finish ar espectable eighth simply because I met one of their supporters who was quite a good looker in Germany, 2006'). There's an almost sensible two-page dissertation on the medium of song at football by Build a Bonfire co-author Paul Hodson and of course a nod and a wink to the daddy of all fanzines ‘A Regular NSCer writes’ Oh, and my personal favourite - Chelsea Twat, The Not-So-Secret Diary Of Nigel, Aged 43 And 3/4. Fair made me chuckle. Well, nearly.
All in all, not a complete waste of a quid. And you can quote me on that
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