The Flurry (March 2015) Four More Years Today’s our fourth birthday and, by coincidence, the publication date of Issue Sixteen (go download it now). When we started back in the heady days of the spring of 2011, we had no idea when flicking the switch and releasing the digital edition of Issue Zero into the ether what lay in store. Would we survive longer than the dozen editions of our namesake, the late-Victorian newspaper set up in 1893 by the eccentric Wearsider Mr Sidney Duncan? Little more than a week after we launched, the Tōhoku earthquake and resulting tsunami wrought devastation along Japan's eastern coast, killing more than 15,000 people and sparking the Fukushima nuclear disaster. It seems somehow fitting that as we approach the fourth anniversary of those events, one of the articles in Issue Sixteen, by Felix Lill and Javier Sauras, looks at how football is playing its part in rebuilding the lives and shattered communities of Fukushima prefecture. Also in the upcoming issue you will find features on the untimely demise of Hereford United, as well as Sachin Tendulkar discussing his interest in football and reasons behind investing in the Indian Super League. There's Jonathan Wilson's report from the Cup of Nations, and Ralf Rangnick in conversation with Ben Lyttleton, explaining the philosophies behind Red Bulls Salzburg and Leipzig. We've got some of the iconic photography of Stuart Roy Clarke, and in Greatest Games Scott Murray takes a look back at one of the most controversial Old Firm games of all time. It's another issue of which we're very proud, and we hope you enjoy it. Doing what we've done over these past four years has been a collaborative process, and we couldn't have survived this far without everybody’s involvement – not just the writers, staff and designers, but also you, the reader. We thank you for your faith and continued support. Here's to four more years. Now excuse us, we're off for some jelly and ice cream. Issue 16 - Out Now Yes, Issue Sixteen is available for subscribers to download now. Hard copies are being despatched in the next couple of days. For non-subscribers, it will be released on general pay-what-you-like sale on Wednesday 11th March. Subscribe now for instant access. Competition Time To celebrate our birthday we're giving away 5 copies of the second edition of Issue Zero to those of you who most amuse us by completing the following sentence: "The ideal birthday present for the Blizzard is..." Email your suggestions by 11th March to quizz...@theblizzard.co.uk to enter. The Blizzard on iTunes You've been badgering us for it, and now podcasts from our live events are available on iTunes (as well as Soundcloud). If that is your podcast service of choice, please subscribe today, and leave us a nice rating while you're at it. Thanks. Blizzard Gifts An ideal present, check out our gift subscription options in digital and hard copy formats, along with our back issues in Blizzard Collections... Ditloids There's no prizes, remember, they're just for fun. Get your grey matter around these three: 1 - 1994 - VL b K m 2 - AW w 84 c for H 3 - ST p at GM And the answers from the last edition, for the curious among you: 1 - L 7 - The D of the M - Law 7 - The Duration of the Match 2 - B is RF's m n - Bernard is Robbie Fowler's middle name 3 - 1875 - the f FAC f r - 1875 - the first FA Cup final replay Twitter @Blzzrd Facebook /blzzrd Google Plus www.theblizzard.co.uk | i...@theblizzard.co.uk | +44 (0)191 543 8785 The Blizzard ~ Ashmore Villa, 1 Ashmore Terrace, Stockton Road, Sunderland, SR2 7DE unsubscribe from this list No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4299/9222 - Release Date: 03/03/15 _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER