When Saturday Comes

21. Printed matters – The fanzine revival ...: (Fan culture); The traditional fanzine is making a comeback of sorts, writes Thom Gibbs It is hard to miss Mike Harrison. Head to Valley Parade when Bradford City are at home and he’ll be standing outside wearing a ...; Created on 21 July 2008
22. Real Football, Real Fans ...: (Fandom); ... by William Barr in this slightly curious book whose title sums up the whole venture. Sickened by the excesses of top-flight football, Barr reasons that “real football” and “real fans” can be found at ...; Created on 17 January 2008
23. Culture vultures: (Films); ... have spent six years taking their cameras to matches around the globe. And for most of the time, pointing them away from the pitch. With varied results. The main feature, Futbol Fanatico, is an hour-long ...; Created on 14 October 2007
24. Complaining culture: (Editorials); Fans complain about everything these days It may seem a bit churlish, given that fanzines generally and When Saturday Comes in particular started as and remain vehicles in which to voice concerns over ...; Created on 14 April 2004
25. Culture of complaint: (Editorials); ... malign plots against them, the rate at which their players harvest red and yellow cards seems unlikely to slow down. It’s not O’Leary’s or Wenger’s job to make themselves popular with fans of other clubs. ...; Created on 14 April 2002
26. Can Eriksson change England's fans? ...: (International football); Phillip Cornwall & Tom Davies debate how having Sven-Göran Eriksson in charge of the national team will affect fan attitudes Yes ~ Who would have thought, a year ago, that losing to Germany could be ...; Created on 14 November 2001
27. Fans' view ...: (Webwatch); Ian Plenderleith looks at a few fan sites There are a handful of good reasons for visiting another club’s independent website, such as checking for neanderthal-free pubs, or the hosts’ opinion of the ...; Created on 14 February 2001
28. Screen test – Fans on TV ...: (Media); ... for the ordinary fan,” said the pleasant bloke from Wire TV which, several years ago, was one of the new cable stations. This proved to be an irresistible line. The idea that I had something to say allowed ...; Created on 14 October 1997
29. WSC 384 out now: (Stories); ... to be a vlogger | Outrage culture among football fans Plus Cole and Fabregas: Do they get a fair press? | Scunthorpe's new grounds | Martin O'Neill returns to Forest | The other teams in Belgrade | Hu ...; Created on 06 February 2019
30. Grassroots footballers in Manchester awaiting the fate of the Trafford Soccer Dome: (Stories); ... competition. Schools and colleges – or at least those who manage their sites – have cottoned on to the financial benefits of building artificial pitches for hiring out, and people who fancy a kickaround ...; Created on 23 January 2019
31. Caught Beneath The Landslide: Manchester City in the 1990s by Tim Rich: (Clubs); ... and recall of his sources. It adds to the integrity of a fascinating and insightful book that ought to be enjoyed far beyond Manchester City’s fanbase. Buy the book ...; Created on 18 January 2019
32. The Game by Stuart Roy Clarke with John Williams: (General); ... work, through to the Premier League era of marketing and mega-riches. Included are the essential role of fans, their rivalries and the game’s meaning for them, together with outstanding chapters on village ...; Created on 19 December 2018
33. Black Boots And Football Pinks: 50 lost wonders of the beautiful game: (Fandom); by Daniel Gray Bloomsbury Sport, £9.99 Reviewed by David Stubbs From WSC 380, November 2018 Buy the book Daniel Gray attended his first football match 30 years ago. That might seem an age but to ...; Created on 18 October 2018
34. From Sunday league shouts to ultras karaoke – exploring the sounds of football: (Stories); ... fans in the months following the 2012 Port Said Stadium attack, and Davide Tidoni’s multiple works draw on his lengthy observational relationship with the ultras of Brescia. ULTRAS KARAOKE, which superimposes ...; Created on 08 October 2018
35. Tickets stubs are more than paper – they are a link to matchday memories: (Stories); Whether you keep them in an old shoe box or put them up on a wall, ticket stub collections are a small part of what defines the match-going fan 13 August ~ It’s 1983. I’m 13, about to attend my ...; Created on 13 August 2018
36. Programmes have become bloated and outdated – it's time to change or go: (Stories); ... value but some fans could do even better simply by writing to clubs themselves and asking for free stuff, enclosing the necessary stamped-addressed envelope. The quality, or quantity, of clubs’ response ...; Created on 30 July 2018
37. Suffering fools: the feeling of defeat lingers for so long in football: (Stories); ... to Derby County in the title run-in, Nick Hornby comes away from a production of King Lear that evening wondering what the man’s problem was. At the quiet end of the spectrum, I know a West Ham fan wh ...; Created on 16 July 2018
38. From cow dribbles to a "Preben Elkjaer" – a global tour of football cliches: (Stories); ... managers, players, fans or god knows who, all born out of love, ironic affection and exasperation at the game Pelé once described in a trite phrase that doesn’t deserve to be so much more renowned than ...; Created on 11 June 2018
39. How Neville Southall's Twitter account made him a hero of the left: (Stories); Embed from Getty Images The former Everton and Wales goalkeeper's online comments have showed that football can break away from a culture of toxic masculinity 18 April ~ If you’re a football fa ...; Created on 18 April 2018
40. Working Class Heroes: The story of Rayo Vallecano, Madrid’s forgotten team: (Clubs); by Robbie Dunne Pitch Publishing, £9.99 Reviewed by Huw Richards From WSC 374, March 2018 Buy the book If Brighton-based Pitch Publishing did not exist, football fans would need to invent them. ...; Created on 11 April 2018

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