The WSC office party used to mean a quick meal at a Vietnamese in Shoreditch and then a few pints in the local pub. We’re changing things up this year and inviting you all along. With no World Cup game on Thursday, December 8, why not celebrate the downtime with us? Expect a fun evening of special guests, quizzes and prizes. Will it be better than a Big Match Christmas Special? No promises – only those who turn up will find out.

You will also get a chance to see the touring WSC Photos exhibition, showcasing some of the best images from the magazine’s team of photographers: Colin McPherson, Paul Thompson and Simon Gill. The three photographers have spent decades documenting UK football culture at all levels, and many of the images they have selected have already been inducted into the prestigious Martin Parr Foundation gallery in Bristol. Martin Parr says:

"We are delighted to accept the work of WSC’s photography team into the MPF collection. Paul Thompson, Colin McPherson and Simon Gill have shot the smaller football clubs of the UK and the images show the delights and charms of the lower leagues, the dedicated fans and often run-down grounds. They provide an essential service and the very opposite of the corporate Premier League.”

As if that isn’t enough, there will be stalls from WSC and Dulwich Hamlet FC, and the bar will be open. What more could you want?

Members of the WSC Supporters’ Club get priority access to tickets for WSC Live events and those in Tier 3 or higher will always pay early bird prices – find out more information and join for as little as £2 per month on our Patreon page.

This event will not be streamed live via Zoom or any other online platform, so the only way to see it is in person. Tickets are extremely limited and once they are gone there will be no more put on sale, so get in quick.

The line up

Special guests to be confirmed

Daniel Gray WSC podcast host & author

Hosts and producer of the WSC Podcast, and editor of Nutmeg, a Scottish football magazine. Daniel is the author of ten books, the most recent of which is Extra Time: 50 Further Delights of Modern Football. He is a Middlesbrough fan exiled in Scotland.

Andy Lyons WSC editor

As one of the founding editors of When Saturday Comes in 1986, Andy has watched football change from outcast sport to plaything of the global elite during his 35 years in charge of the magazine.

Schedule

6.30-7: Arrivals, exhibition, stalls

7-8: Panel, Q&A

8.15-9.15: The WSC Festive Quiz

10: Event end

Venue

Dulwich Hamlet FC, Clubhouse

Champion Hill Stadium, Edgar Kail Way, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8BD

For more information on how to get to the venue, including public transport options, see the Dulwich Hamlet FC website.

When deciding on which venues to use for a WSC Live Tour we were keen to support non-League clubs who have had an extremely hard time during the pandemic.

If you have any queries about the event, please just drop a line to the WSC team on podcast@wsc.co.uk