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Stories

A small number of articles from each issue of When Saturday Comes are reproduced here. To get the full WSC experience, including free access to our digital archive, take out a subscription.

Harry Pearson column: Scoreline Man, Tiny Dog Lady and other faces in the crowd

Illustration by Tim Bradford

You may never even find out their names, but the acquaintances you make on the terraces at your local non-League club are all part of the experience

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A place in the sun: Continuing my coaching journey after moving from England to Spain

Illustration by Jörn Kröger

From the language barrier to the cost of courses, getting back on the touchline after relocating from Norfolk to Andalucía was a learning curve

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Close knit: The Huddersfield and Arsenal half-and-half scarf that’s worn with pride

Wearing the colours of two clubs can be controversial, but this matchday souvenir represents the complex web that is family and football

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Bratwurst, beer and bellowing – what to expect from a German stadium experience

Photo by Colin McPherson/WSC Photos

By train, plane or Autobahn, fans from across Europe will arrive in Germany this summer to sample a matchday culture that’s still to be envied

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“Finally a connection, at last”: How football cut through the fog of Dad’s dementia

Amid the cruelty and pain of slowly losing a loved one, the memories from a shared lifelong love of Brighton & Hove Albion still provide a spark

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