When Saturday Comes

21. Programmes have become bloated and outdated – it's time to change or go: (Stories); ... love to reach a quarter of that figure. The 1960s saw clubs at last make an effort to engage with supporters through better photography and design, more personal player features, greater use of stats an ...; Created on 30 July 2018
22. Suffering fools: the feeling of defeat lingers for so long in football: (Stories); ... to notice it. The life opposite here of the deplorable Andie MacDowell line in Four Weddings and a Funeral and an example of a supporter made too miserable by football to feel the earth move. Another cas ...; Created on 16 July 2018
23. The simple joy of Michael Hardcastle’s morally sound and well-illustrated books: (Stories); ... proud, I almost punched the air with vicarious pleasure for Gary. Godfrey even turns out to become one of Bank Vale United’s most vociferous supporters, but then it’s over. I read the whole book in about ...; Created on 22 May 2018
24. Forget fancy passing – the long-ball game can be a thrilling tactic: (Stories); ... 167, January 2001 24 April ~ There must be thousands of people throughout the world whose favourite sporting event is the 25-kilometre walk. They could probably sit you down and explain the whole shebang ...; Created on 24 April 2018
25. Graham Taylor: In his own words: (Managers); ... his tabloid portrayal, was far less positive. On Taylor’s passing, however, there was widespread acknowledgement of a good man and an outstanding club manager. This chronological, easy-to-read study, ...; Created on 20 April 2018
26. How Neville Southall's Twitter account made him a hero of the left: (Stories); ... easy to come into contact with the unfiltered outpourings of a favourite player which make you considerably less inclined to want to celebrate their goals. Supporting your club can become a matter of holdin ...; Created on 18 April 2018
27. Leaky buckets, rabbit holes and molehills – life as a volunteer youth coach: (Stories); ... table in August with a pair of scissors, dozens of passport photos, two jumbo Pritt Sticks and multiple forms to create league registration cards. You then have to show these off before every match t ...; Created on 02 March 2018
28. Different Class: Football, fashion and funk – the story of Laurie Cunningham: (Players); ... and you get much deeper political analysis than in most footballer biographies. Dermot Kavanagh, the sports picture editor at the Sunday Times, is even more interested in the north London fashion and music ...; Created on 31 January 2018
29. Micky Adams: My life in football: (Managers); ... Adams, then manager of Leicester City, took his players for what he thought would be a bond-building winter break to the sports resort in Spain. Within days of arriving a large chunk of his squad were ...; Created on 18 January 2018
30. WSC 372 out now: (Stories); ... Gillingham-Swindon feud | Why Leicester feel left out Plus Mark Clattenburg’s game plan | Short-term goals at Swansea | Wembley attacked by the FA | Doncaster Belles held back | The other clubs in Porto ...; Created on 09 January 2018
31. Would relegation be so bad? Fans of Premier League also-rans stuck in limbo: (Stories); ... of the football – and a takeover, whose mishandling imperilled the defining relationship with the Supporters’ Trust, by owners with no prior connection. There are now signs of light. Paul Clement echoes ...; Created on 14 September 2017
32. Summer exodus leaves unhappy Juventus facing struggle to retain Serie A title: (Stories); Embed from Getty Images With Leonardo Bonucci and Dani Alves gone, and Alex Sandro potentially on his way, cracks are showing in the champions from which Napoli could benefit 16 August ~ Serie A begins ...; Created on 16 August 2017
33. The strange case of Igor Belanov – the least remembered Ballon d’Or winner: (Stories); ... view of football in eastern Europe today, it takes some effort to imagine teams from there electrifying the sport and winning admirers across the world. But in the mid 1980s, Dynamo Kiev, together with ...; Created on 31 July 2017
34. There’s always last year ~ League One 2016-17: (Stories); ... 6 matches (and sacked again, by Coventry, in February) and Karl Robinson eventually guided them to 13th, though many Charlton supporters were more concerned with removing owner Roland Duchatelet from ...; Created on 26 July 2017
35. Illegal payments, blackmail and Herbert Chapman – the sorry tale of Leeds City: (Stories); Before Leeds United proved that the city can support a top-flight football club, Leeds City showed exactly how not to do it in 15 years of chaos 3 July ~ Illegal payments, whistleblowers, alleged ...; Created on 03 July 2017
36. From the archive ~ Football's odds have always been stacked against defenders: (Stories); ... of the game in a unified set of laws were held, Blackheath were there – and so was broad support for people carrying the ball. Quite where we would have ended up had Blackheath not taken a stand is difficult ...; Created on 19 June 2017
37. From the archive ~ Modern football doesn’t know the meaning of summer break: (Stories); ... that knew its place in the sporting calendar; when June rolled around, football was happy to shut down for a bit, the back pages of newspapers would recognise other sports, Roy Race and Nipper and their ...; Created on 05 June 2017
38. From the archive ~ Don’t try spare your kids when choosing their team: (Stories); If you let your children support a different, better team you will only spoil their heritage, warned Damon Green in WSC 298, December 2011 A colleague at work, drawn and tired, complained to me ...; Created on 08 May 2017
39. From the archive ~ How Liam Brady’s drop of the shoulder changed Arsenal: (Stories); ... 58 games before moving on to Ascoli. Embed from Getty Images Eventually the day came when the Messiah looked set to return. The supporters were expectant and Rix, who had hardly played a decent ...; Created on 20 March 2017
40. WSC 361 out now: (Stories); ... waste their talents | Report on Europe’s super clubs | Darlington return home | Meltdown at Valencia | Rise of walking football | Newport’s pitch battle | Scotland’s language barrier | Boots innovation ...; Created on 08 February 2017

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