Category Archives: Life Sciences

Until just a few weeks ago, left-back was England’s most settled position. Ashley Cole and Wayne Bridge were first and second choice respectively at World Cup 2002 – and this situation had remained unchanged. However, with Cole’s ankle injury putting … Continue reading →

…the litte fellows faded out before the big fellows according to the time-honoured pattern of life. H.G. Wells Evolution favours big! Larger members of a species will have an advantage over their smaller rivals as size, on average, has a … Continue reading →

WCC is inviting its readership to participate in an experiment which can harness the power of group-mind. All you have to do is select the England team that you think should play in the friendly against Egypt at Wembley on … Continue reading →

This is WCC’s alternative England XI: it includes players who are on the margins of selection for the squad. A run of good form, allied to injuries to some of those competing for the same slot, could perhaps mean that … Continue reading →

Freudian psychoanalysis is a form of therapy which sets out to unravel repressed unconscious thoughts which may be troubling the patient. WCC has placed the English media on the couch: through rigorous psychoanalytical procedures we have identified the key concerns … Continue reading →

Social psychology demonstrates that many hands don’t make particularly light work! When people work in a group at a shared task, they put in less effort than they would if they worked alone. This phenomenon is known as ‘social loafing’. … Continue reading →

This is the first tournament for many years that David Beckham has not been an automatic selection at right-midfield. We have ranked his potential successors below. 1. A controversial squad inclusion for Germany 2006, Theo Walcott is now established at … Continue reading →

Zoological psychologists at WCC have been undertaking research which they believe will illuminate the natural workings of football. In simple neurological terms the human brain can be divided into three distinct parts: the reptilian part of the brain which is … Continue reading →