CONTENTS
When Saturday Comes No 339 May 2015
Modest League One fare at the Abax Stadium, Peterborough
REGULARS 7 Editorial England might have a European “crisis” but the Premier League remains uncompetitive
8 Sidelines Jeff Astle campaign; table toppers; Premier
League cash “giveaway”; fan ownership in Scotland; B teams in the JPT
14 Shot! Abig night in Llandudno as the hosts look to win promotion against Denbigh Town
17 Harry Pearson column There are so many useless facts about football it’s hard to knowwhere to store them
24 Focus on... Dave Mackay –more than amidfield enforcer
Charlton had just been relegated but that was almost a sideshow. The Valley Party had won the argument Politics p20
37 World view
Egypt’s stadiums reopened then closed again after more fan deaths
38 Euro view
Russia’s economic crisis could save their game; Finland’s long-overdue ground revamp
40 Books Replacing Busby; football and the press;
Leeds’ “super fan”; Yeung gets the Blues
42 Letters “Here’s another popular terrace song...”
46 Season in brief Misery for Mainz in the Bundesliga 2
FEATURES 18 Perimeter breach Reaction to the Villa Park pitch invasion was overblown; when police horses had to be used against Manchester City fans at Maine Road
20 Electioneering HowCharlton fans used the polls to return home; standing for football in Blackpool; what the main parties will do for supporters; Romário sets a good example in Brazil
26 Size matters Players carrying an extra weight of expectation in Scotland; small keepers reaching great heights
COLIN McPHERSON / WSC PHOTOS
God help whoever goes up from League One, since the Championship is a good division – now at the opposite end of its own oscillation between dazzling and dire – and they may get hurt Peterborough Utd v Chesterfield p28
28 Match of the month Peterborough’s style is far from Posh as they push for the play-offs against Chesterfield
33 Still with us The Hillmen are alive in Glossop – the smallest town to ever have a top-flight team
34 Traffic problem Young players are being exploited by fraudsters promising a route into Europe
36 Away from the crowds Disabled supporters are cut off from their fellow fans because of poor facilities
