When Saturday Comes No 423 August 2022
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REGULARS 5 Editorial
With change afoot in Westminster, fans’ groups must keep up the pressure on politicians 6 Sidelines
Hope for Derby and Oldham but Birmingham get the blues; Denmark’s multi-club ownership crackdown; FC United go on a European tour; young talent heading to the US 12 Shot!
Brighouse Town AFC Women get their preparations for the new campaign underway
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CO L O R S P O RT
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M AT T L I T T L E R
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Brian Kid win trop 23 Cam
Brian Kidd, whose playing and coaching career saw him win trophies on both sides of the Manchester rivalry 23 Cameron Carter column
Player want 34 Le
Players can react to conceding a goal however they want – just as long as they don’t smile 34 Letters
I w Jam
I wish that reeking funk that wafted around St James’ Park could be bottled and bought...
38 Season in brief
Bristol City fly the flag for the south in the Division One season
FEATURES 15 Suspended animation The complex saga of Staines Town has
brought an end to years of history 16 Match of the month
Crowds flock to Bishop Auckland for the pre-season visit of Middlesbrough 24 Pub league Our writers’ competition winner
recalls a memorable title celebration for one group of Walthamstow fans
ou might wonder
You might wonder who’d be interested in going to a match at this time of year. The answer in the northeast is evidently “quite a lot of people” Bishop Auckland v Middlesbrough p16
26 Lifetime achievement
Our writers’ competition runners-up: how a friend on the terraces revealed his hidden talent as a qualified referee; the satisfaction of finally completing the 30 Team spirit: Stockport
When Danny Bergara and Dave Jones made the Hatters soar; optimism and ambition at Edgeley Park 33 Object lessons
A scarf obtained in Serbia that has brought Wales luck wherever it goes