When Saturday Comes No 424 September 2022

Contents

REGULARS 5 Editorial

22 FEATURES 16 Match of the month Late drama in a feisty early season

The Premier League and its clubs need the pyramid below it to thrive 6 Sidelines

Farewell to Our Uwe; non-League’s new internationals; Silvio Berlusconi’s fast track; clubs’ cost of living crisis 12 Shot!

Leighton Town welcome Stotfold to Bell Close on the opening day 15 Harry Pearson column

Let’s brighten up the wardrobes of our pundits once again

Edinburgh derby at Easter Road 20 A certain ratio Comprehending the world of Football

Twitter requires a whole new lexicon 21 Face in the crowd From hangers-on to the real deal,

celebrity fans have always had a say

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Pat Jennings, providing safe hands across all of north London 32 Books

Nedum Onuoha’s compelling story; wisdom from World Cup managers; Blackpool rocked 34 Letters

It’s meant to represent a trophy, I think, but it looks more like a teapot on a standard lamp base... 38 Season in brief

Nottingham Forest escape Division Three South in 1950-51

GAME CHANGER EURO 2022 REVIEW 2 Fan fiction The fightback is underway for

women and girls everywhere 4 Summer trends Euro 2022 was a competition that

exceeded all expectations 6 Soft return Germany are on their way back 7 Melting hearts Iceland’s noisy crowd-pleasers 8 Shot! Snapshots of a memorable month 10 Grass seed New enthusiasm for amateurs 11 Planning ahead Northern Ireland’s bright future 12 Reaching out Removing participation barriers 14 Next generation Growing the game at youth level

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The exhilaration at Wembley was not about overcoming 30 years of hurt but 160 years of disapproving of women who love their football Euro 2022 review

22 Fly paper Hot off the press by Saturday 5.30pm,

football pinks were a fascinating read 25 Object lesson

Dundalk’s big day out in Luxembourg 26 Low bar

Remembering the FA Cup defeat that put some Rochdale fans off for good 31 Still with us

How Clydebank kept coming back