contained the following features and stories: Picture Strip Stories Royal's Rangers: the story of Caxford Rangers and their manager, Ben Royal. Sub.: a comedy story about a perpetual reserve and his efforts to get a game. Kangaroo Kid: Redstone Rovers' coach breaks down in the Australian Outback after a summer tour, and they discover a boy with amazing football abilities living wild. Bobby of the Blues: Bobby Booth plays for Everpool City, nicknamed "The Blues" because of their colours. Billy's Boots: long-running story about a boy who finds a pair of antique football boots in his gran's attic which seem to make him able to play better. Although one or two of the other picture stories had some single colour in the drawings, this was the only multi-colour story, and had an excellent drawing of an old fashioned pair of football boots in the title banner. Paxton's Powerhouse: Vince Paxton, the ruthless soccer dictator who vowed to build a team of world-beaters, using scientific methods. Byrd of Paradise Hill: Richard Byrd prefers to take up a teaching post at Paradise Hill Secondary Modern School, rather than the offer of a trial for Hampton Orient reserves. Lags Eleven: (Humorous) Willie Smith, known to his friends as "Brilliant Genius", was the greatest super-crook in Britain, having been the mastermind behind numerous bank-raids, jewel-robberies and wage-snatches. Unfortunately for him he'd been caught and was doing a ten-year stretch in Bankhurst Prison, where he decides to start a football team as part of a master plan to escape during the first away match. Jimmy of City/Jack of United The Chelsey brothers play for local rivals Castleburn City and Castleburn United. Jimmy is a long-haired, impulsive striker for City. Jack is a stolid defender for United. Their adventures ran in separate strips but the plots were interlocking. Prose Story The Goal Thief: 16-year-old Kenny Banks is taken on as an apprentice by 2nd division Tandridge Town. Then his father breaks into the ground to steal the trophies... Football Features How I Began: each week the story of how a different top star got started in the game. This week: Jack Charlton. Roll of Honour: a team picture of the Celtic team which won the European Cup in 1967. Floodlight On: photographs and mini-biography of a different star each week. This week: Dave Mackay of Derby County. Big Match Preview: illustrated preview of a big match