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Paul Brown: The historian and FFT regular has shared some of his research into the evolution of football fans. “Being a supporter has altered hugely over the game’s long history – however, I discovered we have still got plenty in common with our football-loving ancestors.” Jon Shard: The snapper headed to Huddersfield to capture the Terriers’ miracle-working gaffer. “David Wagner was a pleasure to work with, easy-going and full of positive energy. He even supplied some tea and toast to finish off the morning’s photo shoot. Lovely fella.” James Maw: Our features editor has spent the past month trying to get his head round analytical model, Expected Goals. “I’d often noticed xg mentioned online but thought deciphering it would be like cracking the enigma code – maybe unsurprisingly, it wasn’t.”