It was a dramatic triumph for the thriving, underground fanzine movement; an acceptance into the mainstream for a highly influential movement that had for years been snapping away on the fringes as an alternative sub-culture.

The writer in question was Richard O Smith, editor of Boston United fanzine From Behind Your Fences. His success is even more striking when you browse through fanzines from the same era, many of which were written and produced to near-professional standards. FBYF also catered to a tiny audience compared to some of the big-hitters of the time, but Smith’s talents as a writer soon saw the zine’s reputation spread far beyond Lincolnshire.

The fanzine was mainly produced between 1988 and 1992 with thirteen issues written before it fell silent for a decade. Two new editions emerged with Boston United’s promotion to the Football League in 2002. In Richard’s own words, it is ‘unlikely’ there will ever be another.

With that in mind, impsTALK.co.uk has delved into the archives to bring a collection of articles, cartoons and reports online for the very first time, and introduce FBYF to an audience that might never have encountered it before. Reading the articles again, it is possible to see the club as it once was; an ever-so-slightly shambolic non-league outfit, distinctly provincial - but profoundly loveable.

'Loveable' certainly wouldn’t be a word you could possibly use to describe the contemporary version of the Pilgrims and with many fans feeling an ever greater antipathy towards the club, there is no better time to peruse the FBYF archive.

This is not supposed to be a definitive collection; although we will add to this archive (as we will the TET archive - it's going to be a slow summer for 'new' material) we are not going to upload every article, every cartoon and every press cutting. You’ll just have to hunt down the fanzines on e-bay (or if you ask Richard nicely, get him to look under his bed).