THE GHOST OF WHITE HART LANE

DAVID DOCHERTY RECALLS THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TOTTENHAM AND SCOTLAND STAR JOHN WHITE WHO WAS TAKEN TOO SOON… TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR...

EXPLORINGALL THE BIG ISSUES

BOOK REVIEWS Soccology, by Kevin George, Published by Twinclian Press, Price: £17.99. Rating out of 10: 9 FOR many children around...

GABBY’S FADED GLORY

JOHN WRAGG REFLECTS ON HOW THE ASTON VILLA STRIKER’S ONCE-PROMISING CAREER HAS GRADUALLY PETERED OUT… PROFILE GABBY Agbonlahor left Aston Villa...

THREE TO WATCH

1. Phil Foden – The fact the 18-year-old midfielder notched up ten appearances, albeit with seven from the bench, for Manchester...

THECURSE OF SECOND SEASON SYNDROME

SAM COX TAKES A LOOK AT WHETHER CLUBS REALLY ARE AT A GREATER RISK AFTER STAYING UP FIRST TIME AROUND IN...

GAME.for a LAUGH

WE ASKED AUSTRALIAN COMEDIAN AND LIVERPOOL FAN STEEN RASKOPOULOS FOR HIS THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP – AND THE NEW SEASON…...

SIZE DOESN’T MATTER (IN FOOTBALL)!

KEVIN HALLS TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE ‘SHORTER’ PLAYERS WHO HAVE STOOD TALL IN THE BEAUTIFUL GAME DIMINUTIVE HEROES...

YOU DID US PROUD LADS

KEVIN HALLS TIPS HIS HAT TO ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP SQUAD – AND OFFERS AN APOLOGY TO MANAGER GARETH SOUTHGATE… THREE LIONS...

MY FOOTBALL LIFE

FED-UP with ex-players and so-called celebrities having all the fun with their dream teams and memories of the game? Let true...

Stars? The Whole Team

MATT BELL SAYS THE FACT RONALDO AND MESSI COULDN’T STAMP THEIR AUTHORITY ON THE WORLD CUP SUGGESTS A SHIFT IN THE...

CHAMPIONS CHANCE

MAT GUY LOOKS AT FOUR UNHERALDED CLUBS WHO ENJOYED AN EARLY TASTE OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FOOTBALL THIS SEASON… MIXING WITH THE...

WELCOMETO LATE TACKLE

DID that World Cup really happen? Who would have thought that England would win a shoot-out and reach the semi-finals? Argentina...

FLAIR AND DESPAIR

IAN McFARLANE REFLECTS ON A REMARKABLE SEASON IN WHICH THE NORTH-EAST OUTFIT REACHED TWO CUP FINALS AND SUFFERED RELEGATION… LOOKING BACK...

WEMBLEY WAIT PAYS OFF

Sam Stafford reflects on another memorable season for Lincoln, and taking his son to the home of football… FATHER AND SON...

TV TIMES

JOHN LYONS REFLECTS ON HOW HIS VIEWING HABITS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS WATCHING BRIEF Suits you: Sky Sports presenter Scott...

PENALTY KINGS

JOHNLYONS LOOKS BACK!!AT ENGLAND’S DRAMATIC WORLD CUP VICTORY AGAINST COLOMBIA… AND AN OVERDUE SHOOT-OUT SUCCESS BREAKING THE SPELL I’D forgotten what...

GOING UP AND UP

Ian McFarlane looks at how Southampton and Norwich earned successive promotions to climb from League One to the Premier League… THE...

COME ON CLUBS, GIVE OUR KIDS A CHANCE

Robert J Wilson urges the Premier League top dogs to back England by blooding young players… THE PATH TO SUCCESS Super...

DON’T FORGET THE PHYSIO

LONG-SERVING NON-LEAGUE PHYSIOTHERAPIST GAVIN BLACKWELL EXPLAINS WHY IT CAN BE A PRECARIOUS PROFESSION… UNSUNG HEROES The way it was: Arsenal manager...

IT CAN ONLY BE… BIELSA

John Lyons takes an in-depth look at what’s in store at Leeds United under ‘El Loco’… The eyes have it: Leeds...

WINNING CAND LOSINGJ THEPOOLS

SIMON SHELDON REFLECTS ON THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF A GAME THAT ONCE CAPTIVATED MILLIONS… CASHING IN AT THEIR peak in...

Toto Schillaci Italia ’90 sensation

Peter Jones recalls when an unheralded striker caught the world’s attention… SEIZING THE SPOTLIGHT THERE’S no doubt who the surprise star...

Lights, Camera, Action!

John Lyons talks to author Dave Roberts, whose book has been adapted for the silver screen… HITTING THE BIG-TIME WHEN Dave...

ENGLAND’S NO.1S

DAVID DOCHERTY LOOKS BACK AT THE PERFORMANCES OF THREE LIONS KEEPERS AT WORLD CUPS THROUG THE DECADES GOALIES’ FORTUNES ENGLISH goalkeepers...

BLUES BROTHERS

Keith Dixon looks back at how two World Cup winners flattered to deceive at Birmingham City… TESTING TRANSITION IT’S been another...

ENGLAND AND ROAD TO GLORY

JOHN LYONS TAKES A LOOK AT HOW THE THREE LIONS CAN SHOCK THE FOOTBALL WORLD IN RUSSIA A NATION HOPES… HAVE...

THAT’S SCANDALOUS

SIMON SHELDON REFLECTS ON SOME OF THE MORE CONTROVERSIAL EPISODES IN WORLD CUP HISTORY TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED SINCE the World...

YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED

JOHN LYONS TAKES A LOOK AT A NEW VERSION OF A POPULAR GAME FOOTBALL LEGENDS THOSE with long enough memories will...

BIG IN JAPAN

JOHN LYONS TALKS TO DIARMUID LINEHAN ABOUT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO PLAY FOOTBALL IN THE FAR EAST… WORLD SCENE GARY Lineker...

A-ZOF WORLD CUP TRIVIA

SIMON SHELDON COMES UP WITH SOME USEFUL, OR USELESS, BITS OF WORLD CUP HISTORY (DEPENDING ON YOUR POINT OF VIEW) TO...