Tim Hartley reflects on an afternoon of football with a difference in Africa… WHEN I managed the Urdd Under-13s football […]

SIMON SHELDON PAYS TRIBUTE TO THOSE PLAYERS WHO COME OFF THE BENCH AND MAKE A DRAMATIC IMPACT Ecstatic: Germany’s Mario […]

A PERSONAL RECOLLECTION BY POPULAR AFTER-DINNER COMEDIAN BOB ‘THE CAT’ BEVAN Double act: Gordon Banks with Bob ‘the Cat’ Bevan […]

ROBERT J WILSON LOOKS AT THE PRESSURE MOUN TING AT REGARDLESS of whether you think Maurizio Sarri is doing a […]

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FOOTBALL FANATIC KEVIN HALLS SAYS ISOLATED INCIDENTS OF FAN MISBEHAVIOUR CAN’T BE ALLOWED TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL… Disgrace: Birmingham […]

MIKE FENTON PONDERS THE PROBLEMS OF GOING TO A MATCH WITH A FAN OF THE OPPOSITION… View from the stand: […]

TOM GRIFFIN SAYS THE OFT-CRITICISED COMPETITION HAS GOT A LOT TO OFFER On a high: Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero celebrates […]

David Docherty examines the demise of a famous old Scottish club… History: Third Lanark won the Scottish Cup in 1905 […]

STEPHEN BRANDT RECALLS WHEN DENMARK CAME FROM NOWHERE TO WIN EURO 92… Crowning glory: Denmark celebrate their victory against Germany […]

JOHN LYONS TALKS TO BROADCASTER JEFFSTELLING ABOUT HIS LATEST MARATHON ADVENTURE… Having a blast: JeffStelling on his previous walks IT […]

JOHN LYONS TALKS TO JUSTIN WALLEY ABOUT HIS REMARKABLE ADVENTURES AND MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE Action: Matabeleland versus Tamil Eelam […]

COLIN ALLAN RECALLS A VINTAGE SEASON OF FA CUP GAMES FULLY 60 YEARS AGO Overjoyed: Nottingham Forest captain Jack Burkitt […]

OUR COLLEAGUES AT SISTER PUBLICATION, THE NON-LEAGUE PAPER, CAN SPOT A TALENTED YOUNG PLAYER WHEN THEY SEE ONE. HERE, DAVID […]

BIRMINGHAM FAN KEITH DIXON LOOKS AT THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HIS FAVOURITE CLUB AND CHELSEA… THIS article has nothing to do […]

IAN MCFARLANE RECALLS A TEAM THAT CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF FANS UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY… All smiles: Newcastle’s Les […]

THOMAS JOBSON FINDS OUT ABOUT THE MINDSET NEEDED BY YOUNG PLAYERS TO OVERCOME SETBACKS… Tough times: Players need to be […]

SPREADING THEIR WINGS MICHAEL CALLANDER EXAMINES THE DIFFICULTIES FOR YOUNG PLAYERS TO MAKE THEIR MARK ON HOME TURF… Talent: Manchester […]

THE HIGHS AND LOWS JOHN LYONS TAKES A LOOK AT THE UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF FOOTBALL AND THE REASONS BEHIND IT […]

UNSUNG HERO DAVID DOCHERTY TAKES A LOOK AT THE IMPORTANT ROLE PLAYED BY BRIAN CLOUGH’S UNHERALDED NUMBER TWO… At their […]

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FOOTBALL PIONEERS JOHN LYONS REPORTS ON HOW THE SOUTH-WEST COUNTY ARE KEEN TO MAKE A SPLASH IN INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL… WE’VE […]

A PLAYER’S JOURNEY MATT BADCOCK TALKS TO YOUNG MIDFIELDER JACOB GARDINER-SMITH ABOUT HIS EXCITING ADVENTURES ON FOREIGN SOIL… On the […]

FIGHTING BACK TO FITNESS VASTLY EXPERIENCED NON-LEAGUE PHYSIO GAVIN BLACKWELL LOOKS AT WAYS OF DEALING WITH LONG-TERM INJURIES… Concern: Liverpool’s […]

CHRIS DUNLAVY LOOKS AT PLAYERS WHO HAVE SWITCHED ALLEGIANCE OR MADE UNLIKELY INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES… 1 Tony Cascarino 2 Ruy Ramos […]

PLAYER PROFILE ROBERT J WILSON RECALLS WHEN LIVERPOOL LAST CLAIMED TOPFLIGHT HONOURS – AND AN UNHERALDED ISRAELI PLAYED A KEY […]

THE CREAM OF NON-LEAGUE Matt Badcock, of our sister publication The Non-League Paper, relects on the remarkable progress made by […]

FEELING BLUE MATT BELL LOOKS AT HOW THE TRACTOR BOYS HAVE GOT STUCK IN THE MUD IN RECENT TIMES… Tempers […]

GOALKEEPING LEGEND KEVIN HALLS PAYS HIS PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO THE LATE, GREAT GORDON BANKS WHO DIED RECENTLY AT THE AGEOF […]

OLD GOLD ON THE RISE JOHN WRAGG LOOKS AT HOW A FAMOUS OLD CLUB HAVE PUT HARD TIMES BEHIND THEM… […]