This is the second issue of TSB’s 34th season, and we just be starting to like this Daniel Farke guy. Our cover art is a celebration of his many moods drawn by Arley Byrne, summed up in the words that best describe Farke’s work so far: ‘Unbelievable hard’.

There’s unbelievable much inside this issue, all of it unbelievable good. Click here to read more about what’s inside.

• Rob Conlon speaks to former players and staff from Leeds Cougars, the gridiron team that was here long before the 49ers
• Our new columnist Gaetano Berardi — yes, him! — writes about want-away players, and what it’s like when someone wants to take your place
• Moxco on the most significant aspect of Joel Piroe’s arrival, listing five strikers who wore no.7
• Plus moaning loaners, explaining the transfer window to children, the joy of uniting Sam Byram and Archie Gray, peacocks, new music and art
• Click here to preview everything inside this issue