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A small number of articles from each issue of When Saturday Comes are reproduced here. To get the full WSC experience, including free access to our digital archive, take out a subscription.

From the archive ~ The joy of nets, from playing in gardens to Wembley

Stamford net

Most people keep quiet about their childhood fantasies. But not Olly Wicken in WSC 59, January 1992, who explained why goalnets were at the heart of football’s appeal

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York’s terrible season could still get worse despite Gary Mills’ return

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Disastrous former manager Jackie McNamara is now chief executive, while early performances under Mills have hardly been an improvement

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Badge of the week ~ Rebels FC, British Virgin Islands

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There are some things one’s mind jolts to instantly on hearing the word “rebel”. One is of course, Marlon Brando in The Wild One. If I recall the dialogue correctly: Young lady: “What are you rebelling against Johnny?” Marlon Brando: “What’ve you got?” Young lady: “Chlamydia.” Marlon Brando: “I’m rebelling against chlamydia.” 

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New project pledges to uncover untold stories in Spanish football

Los Demás promises to ignore Barcelona and Real Madrid, instead focusing on anything from “A Coruña to Almeria, Palma to Tenerife”

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Proposals to include more non-League clubs into the FA Cup first round

Chasetown FA Cup

The FA Cup Factfile blog suggests introducing Championship clubs a round earlier, which would have a knock-on effect for non-League clubs

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