The very best of the world of underground magazine and blog sites was recognised at the Emap fanzine awards 2005.
Ian Burrell, one of the judges, looks at the best entries.
Fanzine scene: the editors of the future
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POPULAR STAND
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A football fanzine with a healthy inclination to emphasise its independence from the club over which it obsesses.
“This fanzine is not associated with Doncaster Rovers Football Club. For a start we are all able to organise selling
and issuing tickets without making it a total farce,” advises the editorial. But these are heady times for Donny
Rovers. Pop Stand (named after a home fans terrace) is especially vociferous in fighting the corner of those who have
supported the club through “thin and thinner”.
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