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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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