The game had lost its allure .
Was in something of a tailspin but The News of the World Football Annual , through its anecdotal ponderings , acknowledged this for the ages and tried to offer some cause for hope at the start of a landmark campaign .
The game had lost its allure and was in something of a tailspin but The News of the World Football Annual , through its anecdotal ponderings , acknowledged this for the ages and tried to offer some cause for hope at the start of a landmark campaign .