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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.

Oligarchs and oil barons have made owning a club beyond your wildest dreams

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Too old to daydream about scoring the winner in the Cup final? There was always a lottery win and buying the club to occupy you mind, but not any more

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Rafael Benítez’s transfer frustrations hinder Newcastle’s Premier League return

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It’s been a slow summer at St James’ Park but Newcastle are well placed to have a solid season, while opening-day opponents Spurs look to push on

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From Mick Channon to Michael Owen: the players who hated training

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Being paid to play football all day might sound like a great job to most of us, but for many players training sessions are seen as an unbearable chore

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Photo of the week ~ Ballboy recruitment drive at Ashton United

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Ashton United 6 Ramsbottom United 0, 12/01/2016, Hurst Cross stadium, Northern Premier League

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From the archive ~ Homeless and broke: remembering Brighton’s darkest days

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The Seagulls are about to start their first top-division season since 1982-83 but their fans have been through tough times in between, as Kevin Bartholemew explained in WSC 117, November 1996

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