''When Saturday Comes'' (''WSC'') is a monthly

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about

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, first published in

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in 1986. "It aims to provide a voice for intelligent football supporters, offering both a serious and humorous view of the sport, covering all the topics that fans are likely to talk about, whether serious or trivial."About WSC
''When Saturday Comes'' website. ''WSC'' is still edited by Andy Lyons, who co-founded the magazine with Mike Ticher.

History

The magazine started out in 1986 as a bi-monthly, independently published

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. However, by 1988 it had developed and come to prominence, being available in newsagents nationwide. The following year its profile was raised again by its coverage of the

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vs.

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World Cup qualifying match, and its circulation reached 20,000. In the early 1990s the magazine began to take on advertising, and expanded to 48 pages. In 1995, the magazine moved to colour printing.

Writers

While the magazine now employs professional writers (the September 2009 issue credited 15 journalists as being "regular contributors") it still commissions articles by fans. A number of guest writers have also written for the magazine, including

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, Nick Hornby and

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. The WSC website lists 408 writers.People
''When Saturday Comes'' website.

Books

In the 2000s, WSC branched out into book

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. WSC Books has published 14 books, including ''Tor!'', a history of

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References

External links

WSC official website
* Articles marking the 25th year of publication were published in April 2011 by
The Guardian
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