When Saturday Comes No 410 June 2021

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REGULARS 5 Editorial Fan solidarity stopped this coup, but meaningful

punishments and future protections are required 6 Sidelines Crewe’s changes at the top herald a shift in tone;

football must act collectively on climate change; grassroots teams reconvene after a stop-start year; Manchester City sign up to safe standing 12 Shot! All the way to penalties as Shildon host Warrington

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Rylands in the fourth round of the FA Vase

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Carlo Cudicini, the agile shot-stopper plucked by

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Chelsea from the Italian third division 27 Harry Pearson column

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The soundtrack of English football can’t be faked 38 World view

Magdeburg reflect on Heinz Krügel’s secret past 42 Letters

It was only when I got back to my car that I realised

Mixu Paatelainen had gone off with my wallet... 46 Season in brief A fixture pile-up in the Southern League

FEATURES 14 Plot twist The European Super League pushback

is a new layer of legacy; relationships beyond repair at Anfield; players not afraid to speak out; debt crisis in Spain 20 Match of the month Sunderland are the visitors as Hull

City look to seal their promotion 28 Summer games A new book shares stories from

24 If the action on the pitch is frenetic, it’s matched by the constant European Super League updates shouted across the press box Hull City v Sunderland p20

30 Once and never again The Nations Cup failed to inspire fans 31 Object lessons

A faded and fragile Oxford United hat 34 Team spirit Bristol Rovers ready for League Two return; Gasheads reset expectations 39 Exclusion criteria Scotland’s cynical s revamp plan 40 Still with us Rushden & Diamonds, reborn after

years of the European Championship

falling under the weight of Nene Park