Pre-season previews: newspapers, magazines

[blahblah]

I thought WH had gone bust

[forestfan]

I thought WH had gone bust

Well they sold off the high street chain without rights to the name, hence the Jones rebrand, but they’re much the same (for now).

[blahblah]

I thought the Jones thing was a jest

[forestfan]

They started putting banners outside saying “we’re still the same thing”… hard to see them lasting long. Still, that goes for most of the high street other than the organised crime stores.

[SamD]

The 80-page Racing Post World Cup pullout is also summarised online https://www.racingpost.com/sport/footba ... -cup-2026/
Site provides extracts from newsprint version but excludes various stats and starting line-up predictions of all 48 nations.





The Guardian team guide includes 'probable XIs' https://www.theguardian.com/football/se ... ts-network

[maxi123]

The 80-page Racing Post World Cup pullout is also summarised online https://www.racingpost.com/sport/footba ... -cup-2026/
Site provides extracts from newsprint version but excludes various stats and starting line-up predictions of all 48 nations.





The Guardian team guide includes 'probable XIs' https://www.theguardian.com/football/se ... ts-network

Thanks SamD! Wish good luck to Paul Wanner, developed in Bayern's Academy!

[SamD]

The Big Kick-Off 64-page guide to the 2026-27 football season is published with the Racing Post on Monday 10 August.

Summary https://www.racingpost.com/sport/footba ... Ik5M6acI0/

[Rick]

Thanks Sam.

Annoying the early start to the Football league means it has to be published so early, still worth having though.