When Saturday Comes

I noticed the last reviews of this magazine were from a few years back, and probably from a time when it was at its best. It started up as an antidote to the bland establishment footie culture that blanketed the game in the 80s.It was sharp , opinionated and at times very very funny. There was a cartoon they published where Dalglish is being interviewed and is asked whether he would swap Bobby Mimms for a pork pie. "Is it one of those pies with an egg in it " was the gloomy Caledonian response. Where else would you get football satire so cutting other than in a jumped up fanzine, which of course it was. They used ...  Read the complete review

WSC is far and away the best monthly available. Without the Premiership blinkers and pretensions of MOTD, 442 and Total Football it offers perceptive and relevant insights into English, European and world football at all levels. Essentially a lone voice worth hearing against the monotonous din of the Murdoch revolution there is little doubt that WSC deserves its place at the top of the fanzine culture. As well as being witty and opinionated its writers convey a passion for and knowledge of the game lacking in most similar titles. In short, WSC respects both the intelligence of its readers and the traditions of the English game, ...  Read the complete review

I really enjoy this magazine because it’s different from the rest of the football mags out there. WSC is not your usual glossy colour, full of pictures magazine; it looks more like an upmarket fanzine (Which I believe is how it started). When Saturday Comes is a monthly mag and costs £1.95. and is good value for the money. It bills itself as “The half decent Football magazine” and from that you can probably see that it contains some humour and that the magazine doesn’t always take itself too seriously - but that doesn’t mean it’s not a serious magazine, it just means that they have got the balance right between being ...  Read the complete review