When Saturday Comes

When Saturday Comes
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Half-decent football chatter from When Saturday Comes magazine.

  1. 13 FEB

    E132 - Club Tropicana Drinks FC, win a greyhound and Chinny

    Feasting on the fruits of St Michael, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray continue with Backward Glance, in which a Random Issue Generator picks out an old copy of WSC magazine from the archives for them to chat about. This time, Issue 57 from November 1991 pops up to bring Ron Noades being Ron Noades, a Newcastle toilet malfunction, Scunthorpe United quiz shenanigans, Graham Kelly/John Peel vagrancy outrage and more. Meanwhile, magazine Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas takes us inside the pages of WSC issue 462 and Record Breakers brings a Cameroon calamity. Support the show Support us in 2026 - sign up to hear twice as many podcasts and longer editions of these ones, and support our print magazine. Join the WSC Supporters' Club here: www.patreon.com/whensaturdaycomes

    46 min

  2. 28 JAN

    E131 - Violence of the tongue, Rojas's razor and baby Darlo

    Guilt-free snacking on the fruits of Copenhagen, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss Walk Offs and Protests, from Greek gun slingers to Senegal shenanigans via the Bob McNab of the Alps. Magazine Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas takes us inside the pages of WSC issue 461 and Record Breakers brings a Leith lullaby.  Support the show Support us in 2026 - sign up to hear twice as many podcasts and longer editions of these ones, and support our print magazine. Join the WSC Supporters' Club here: www.patreon.com/whensaturdaycomes

    36 min

  3. 02/12/2025

    E129 - Sid Kimpton's pluck and bustle, single man Nigel Page-Jones & guest Ted Milligan

    Peeking at life through a gap in the fence, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss players and managers Unknown in Their Own Land, from Hobbling Horace of Hercules to Sid Kimpton via Nigel ‘Ferryman’ Page-Jones. Magazine Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas takes us inside the pages of WSC issue 459, Record Breakers flies us to Congo and we continue our ageing feature The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is comedian Ted Milligan.  Support the show Support us in 2026 - sign up to hear twice as many podcasts and longer editions of these ones, and support our print magazine. Join the WSC Supporters' Club here: www.patreon.com/whensaturdaycomes

    59 min

  4. 03/11/2025

    E128 - The undercover Sports Minister and a plant called Kevin Hector

    Taking a break from watching their Go Ahead Eagles microwaves spinning, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray continue with new-ish feature Backward Glance, in which a Random Issue Generator picks out an old copy of WSC magazine from the archives for them to chat about. This time, Issue 10 from Autumn 1987 pops up to deliver news of tiny Colin Moynihan’s incognito hooligan checks, John Peel tape recorder mishaps, Geoff Denial of Oxford United, the Mick Co-op Appreciate Society and so much more. And magazine Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas previews WSC issue 458 and Record Breakers brings us some Fortuna funk. Support the show Support us in 2026 - sign up to hear twice as many podcasts and longer editions of these ones, and support our print magazine. Join the WSC Supporters' Club here: www.patreon.com/whensaturdaycomes

    45 min

  5. 22/09/2025

    E126 - David Beckham's little book of upset, Arena 3000 & guest George Harrison

    Recovering from a bout of Slovak erasure syndrome, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray continue with new-ish feature Backward Glance, in which a Random Issue Generator picks out an old copy of WSC magazine from the archives for them to chat about. This time, Issue 166 from December 2000 pops up to deliver news of Kevin Keegan’s shellsuit action, Tony Soprano’s England candidacy, Jim McLean’s flying fists, Ben Elton’s football musical and so much more. Plus, magazine Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas previews WSC issue 457, Record Breakers brings us Dutch delight and we continue our sprightly feature The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is writer George Harrison, whose football novel, Season, is out now in paperback. Support the show Support us in 2026 - sign up to hear twice as many podcasts and longer editions of these ones, and support our print magazine. Join the WSC Supporters' Club here: www.patreon.com/whensaturdaycomes

    1 hr

  6. 08/08/2025

    E124 - Pontus Kåmark at the science museum, the Big Sam mural and Darlington's hotel porridge

    Sucking non-Conformist hard boiled sweets wi’ nowt taken out, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray continue with new-ish feature Backward Glance, in which a Random Issue Generator picks out an old copy of WSC magazine from the archives for them to chat about. This time, Issue 125 from July 1997 pops up to deliver tidings of Sargeant Wilko’s reformist zeal, Bob Newton at the burger van, Channel 5’s brave new football world, Schuster to Reading, Trevor Francis’s toilet enquiry, Pontus Kåmark’s museum fakery and so much more. Plus, magazine Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas previews WSC issue 456 and Record Breakers brings us a Bochum banger.  Support the show Support us in 2026 - sign up to hear twice as many podcasts and longer editions of these ones, and support our print magazine. Join the WSC Supporters' Club here: www.patreon.com/whensaturdaycomes

    51 min

  7. 19/07/2025

    E123 - The Fratton Park phantom goal, Largs' Fiorentina pennant & guest Kevin Toms

    Sniffing scented satins to pass the time until the new season, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray continue with new-ish feature Backward Glance, in which a Random Issue Generator picks out an old copy of WSC magazine from the archives for them to chat about. This time, Issue 351 from May 2016 pops up to spark discussion of yet more Super League plans, Tannoy mishaps, Wolstenholme on Wolves, Barca’s Cambridge United inspiration and much more. Magazine Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas previews WSC issue 455, Record Breakers brings us a Selhurst sizzler and we continue our sprightly feature The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is Kevin Toms, creator of the original Football Manager computer game in 1982. Support the show Support us in 2026 - sign up to hear twice as many podcasts and longer editions of these ones, and support our print magazine. Join the WSC Supporters' Club here: www.patreon.com/whensaturdaycomes

    52 min

  8. 14/06/2025

    E121 - Gilles De Bilde's Spanish villa, Panini Infantino and the Fulham C-word

    Putting down their Infantino Panini swaps for a short while, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray continue with new-ish feature Backward Glance, in which a Random Issue Generator picks out an old copy of WSC magazine from the archives for them to chat about. This time, Issue 288 from February 2011 pops up to spark discussion of Blackburn’s new chicken factory owners, Qatar forgetting to mention the weather, football novels, Rio Ferdinand’s armed forces solution and much more. Further, magazine Deputy Editor Ffion Thomas previews WSC issue 454 and Record Breakers brings us some Parisian pop. Support the show Support us in 2026 - sign up to hear twice as many podcasts and longer editions of these ones, and support our print magazine. Join the WSC Supporters' Club here: www.patreon.com/whensaturdaycomes

    42 min
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Half-decent football chatter from When Saturday Comes magazine.

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  • Creator
    When Saturday Comes
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    75
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 When Saturday Comes
  • Show Website
    When Saturday Comes

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