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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.

“Outrage culture” of phone-ins and social media betrays most fans’ experiences

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The barrage of instant-reaction anger ignores the central traits of most match-going supporters: cynicism, resignation and a sense of perspective

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WSC 384 out now

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March issue available now online and in store

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Focus on Roland Nilsson: Sheffield Wednesday’s Swedish cult hero

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A tireless but classy operator, the right-back is still fondly remembered at Hillsborough as part of the side that reached an unlikely three cup finals in as many years

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Barnsley’s Premier League adventure: joys, drubbings and “establishment” refs

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New film Daydream Believers documents the highs and lows of Barnsley’s 1997-98 campaign, with one particular refereeing performance at Oakwell still riling fans to this day

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Tights, trainers and turf thaw: how football clubs coped with the big freeze of 1978-79

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The extreme weather and nationwide strike action of the Winter of Discontent played havoc with the fixture list, but inspired some creative thinking from managers and players

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