CONTENTS
When Saturday Comes No 353 July 2016
Barnsley and Millwall get the play-off pyrotechnic treatment
REGULARS 5 Editorial Away from José Mourinho’s latest exercise in antagonism, this time at Old Trafford, Wimbledon show football’s positive side
6 Sidelines Unofficial world cup’s uncertain territory;
non-League Wembley double; breaking the Laws; Tyne tears; off the cuffs at Met Police
12 Shot! North Ferriby United play AFC Fylde in the shadows of the Humber Bridge for a place in the National League
15 Harry Pearson column It takes a player of considerable genius to be able to twist and turn around the modern press the way Joey Barton has managed to do
Welsh referee Clive Thomas described the second half as “the most difficult half of a match that I have ever refereed in my career” Euro 76 p31
24 Focus on Allan Clarke’s transformation from spindly striker to confident England international
26 Euro view
Rostov nearly “do a Leicester” in Russia; it’s time Iceland’s women got some recognition
36 World view
India’s latest glamorous creation is damaging theirtraditionalleague
40 Books Hillsborough memories; Euro 96 nostalgia;
Engl a nd ’s g lob a l i n f lue nce ; Chuck r oa s t
43 Letters “The best pies I’ve ever tasted at a ground are...”
46 Season in brief When the US imported teams from around the world to create their own league
FEATURES 16 Structural integrity Many of the reasons behind the League’s proposed reorganisation are sound, but the clubs won’t vote for it; non-League teams are being cut off from the professional game
18 On the fringe It was a mixed end to the season for Edinburgh c lub s – a s H i be r n i a n’s j oy t u r ned t o sh ame, City continued to climb Scotland’s pyramid
SIMON GILL
A chunky compere type urges us to “make some noise”, because without that instruction fans would presumably have sat in silence Barnsley v Millwall p20
20 Match of the month Barnsley complete their turnaround at
Wembley, much t o Mi l lwa l l ’s a nnoya nce
28 Southern climbs Whitehawk fans wonder if success is worth it;
Eastbourne’s complex web of local rivalries
30 Euro lottery Politics blew Spain’s chance at the first Euros;
40 years ago Antonin Panenka’s penalty rounded off a thrilling tournament
32 Writers’ competition Th i s yea r ’s w i nner de s c r i be s a l i f e t ime of refereeing; sons don’t always follow their fathers; Northampton’s confusing triumph
38 Travelling man How a World Cup at home kickstarted England supporters’ desire to follow their team abroad
