CONTENTS
When Saturday Comes No 335 January 2015
The light fades at Brunton Park
REGULARS 7 Editorial The FA are only so vocal about corruption in
FIFA because they played the game and lost
8 Sidelines Wigan throw away their “community club”
image; women’s road toWembley; Massimo Cellino’s chaos at Leeds; Mike Ashley tightens Rangers grip; Welsh leagues take a gamble
14 Shot! Scotland host the Republic of Ireland at
Celtic Park in a Euro 2016 qualifier
17 Harry Pearson column Non-League officials are within easy reach of fans, resulting in memorable exchanges
After jilting his bride via a last-minute text message Malasyian forward Hasmawi Hassan refused to attend training Players’ excuses p23
24 Focus on... Newcastle United’s FA Cup finalists of 1974
adopt an eye-catching V formation
34 Euro view
Valencia’s owners get themselves a good deal; Vincent Tan’s Sarajevo motives questioned
36 World view
Wanderers star in Asian Champions League; keeper’s death sparks anger in South Africa
40 Books Keane’s split personality; the game goes global; Latin Crónicas; Adamson’s tough life
42 Letters “I can tell you the exact moment I stopped getting angry at matches...”
46 Season in brief Inverness become the first Highland team promoted to the SPL as Clyde implode
FEATURES 18 Life support Criticism of ManCity’s “low” crowds is unfair;
the lost art of supporting both clubs in a city
20 Regulation time Police tactics still target the wrong people;
what the football ombudsman actually does; alcohol laws inside stadiums are outdated
COLIN McPHERSON
The East Stand remains in a skewwhiff position, as if it has spent two decades shuffling towards the Scottish border Carlisle Utd v Accrington Stanley p26
23 Missing persons Whenplayers go AWOL
26 Match of the month Accrington make the trip north as Carlisle try to turn their ailing season around
30 In the city The Berlin clubs scrapping for second spot below Hertha
32 Still with us Bradford Park Avenue’s rise, fall and return
33 Comic timing Famous illustrators turn their pens to football
38 Lighting up HowWolves opened the European Cup door
