Everybody Loved Raymond

ROBERT J WILSON pays tribute to the late, great Ray Wilkins… ROBERT J WILSON MIDFIELD MAESTRO BORN in Hillingdon, west London...

THE RISE AND FALL OF FREDDY ADU

STEVE KENNEDY LOOKS AT HOW A TEENAGE PRODIGY HAS FOUND IT TOUGH TO FULFIL HIS TALENT!… STEVE KENNEDY FADED DREAMS AT...

Stanley Matthews Scourge of the Scots

COLIN ALLAN recalls when an England winger repeatedly tormented the Auld Enemy… AN ABIDING stereotype claims Scots are tight-fisted. Yet in...

ARSENE DESERVES RESPECT

ROBERT J WILSON SAYS WHAT ARSENAL MANAGER ARSENE WENGER HAS ACHIEVED WITH THE GUNNERS SHOULDN’T BE FORGOTTEN EVEN IF THE END...

Crisis? try York City…

SAM RADCLIFFE explains why fans of the big clubs have no need to whinge about their problems NON-LEAGUE West Ham’s Mark...

THE RISE OF FOOTBALL TECHNOLOGY

Spencer Buchan takes a look at how the game has changed – and is changing now… PATH TO THE FUTURE Spencer...

TONY’S TALES MAKE FOR A TOP READ…

Irish Soccer Migrants – A Social and Cultural History, by Conor Curran, published by Cork University Press, price: £24 (hardback), Rating...

‘Sir Roger’

KEVIN HALLS says former Liverpool and England sharp-shooter Roger Hunt didn’t get the credit he deserved… KEVIN HALLS PLAYER PROFILE Kop...

Alan Dowson An Old Fashioned Hero

MATT BADCOCK talks to the colourful Hampton & Richmond Borough manager about his football career… MATT BADCOCK A LIFE IN FOOTBALL...

LOOKING FOR THE NEXT VARDY!

TOP SCOUTS SAY THE SEARCH FOR UNPOLISHED DIAMONDS HAS INTENSIFIED AFTER THE SUCCESS OF A CERTAIN LEICESTER AND ENGLAND STRIKER… THE...

My First Time

STUART BOLTON takes a fond look back at the 1974 World Cup finals… STUART BOLTON WORLD CUP MEMORIES YOU always remember...

Was Andrew Watson Britains first ‘Black’ pro footballer?

PAUL ARMSTRONG suggests Arthur Wharton may have been beaten to the distinction by a Scottish international playing for Bootle… PAUL ARMSTRONG...

The Cup that keeps on giving…

JOHN LYONS says Wigan and Rochdale’s FA Cup heroics show there is still life in the famous old competition JOHN LYONS...

GOAL! THE DOZEN WAYS TO CELEBRATE…

KEVIN HALLS TAKES A LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT WAYS SUPPORTERS MAKE THE MOST OF THAT SPECIAL MOMENT KEVIN HALLS GOAL-DEN MOMENTS...

Don’t Forget the Back-room Boys…

GAVIN BLACKWELL looks at the precarious nature of life for a manager’s support staff GAVIN BLACKWELL UNSUNG HEROES Liverpool’s Bill Shankly...

The bare truth about the Joy of Scoring

SIMON WINTER uncovers why goalscorers are booked for taking their shirts off after they hit the back of the net SIMON...

Stitch-ups and Stagnation The Annual Re-election Meeting

MARTIN CLAYTOR looks at how League places were decided in the days before automatic relegation MARTIN CLAYTOR LOOKING BACK History man:...

IN DEFENCE OF THEO

DAN BILLINGHAM SAYS THE FORMER ARSENAL FLYER DIDN’T DESERVE THE UNFLATTERING THIERRY HENRY COMPARISONS DAN BILLINGHAM In the shadow of a...

DONNY DISMAY

IAN McFARLANE LOOKS BACK AT DONCASTER ROVERS’ NIGHTMARE SEASON TWO DECADES AGO IAN McFARLANE AFTER a New Year of ale and...

NOOR HUSIN FROM AFGHANISTAN TO NOTTS

MAT GUY TAKES A LOOK AT THE LIFE OF A PLAYER WHO HAS COME A LONG WAY… MAT GUY AN UNLIKELY...

Cumbrians at the Crossroads

JAMES RICHARDS examines the situation at Carlisle United and discovers it’s a pivotal time for the club… JAMES RICHARDS CARLISLE UNITED...

WHEN KEVIN KEEGAN FELL OFF HIS BIKE!

SIMON SHELDON RECALLS WHEN TELEVISION SHOW SUPERSTARS WAS A SMASH HIT AND A LIVERPOOL AND ENGLAND STAR CAME A CROPPER SIMON...

FATCats

CHRIS DUNLAVY says mega-bucks clubs are turning Europe’s top leagues into a procession – and believes there may be only one...

IT’S ONLY EVEREST

MATT BADCOCK TALKS TO JOHN FARNWORTH ABOUT HIS NEWEST WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT… MATT BADCOCK AN EPIC ADVENTURE JOHN Farnworth used to...

LAMBERT’S LAST CHANCE

JOHN WRAGG BELIEVES IT’S CRUNCH TIME FOR A MANAGER WHO HAS FAILED TO BUILD ON EARLY PROMISE… JOHN WRAGG MANAGER’S MISSION...

GREAVSIE’S TALIAN LESSON

DAVID DOCHERTY LOOKS BACK AT JIMMY GREAVES’ SHORT STINT IN ITALIAN FOOTBALL WITH AC MILAN… DAVID DOCHERTY GOING ABROAD JIMMY Greaves...

A JONG WAY TO GO…

STEVE KENNEDY EXAMINES THE STATE OF PLAY IN A COUNTRY WE KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT STEVE KENNEDY NORTH KORIA FOOTBALL WORLD...

ADIE’S FLYING HIGH AGAIN

DANNY PRYER TALKS TO FORMER MANCHESTER CITY STRIKER ADIE MIKE ABOUT HIS FOOTBALL CAREER AND LIFE AFTER HANGING UP HIS BOOTS…...

WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE

IF YOU’RE a regular reader, thanks for your continued support. If you’re a new reader… then where have you been? (Only...

STERLING’S HAVING THE LAST LAUGH

ROBERT J WILSON LOOKS AT HOW THE MAN CITY WINGER IS PROVING HIS CRITICS WRONG… OPINION What a season: Raheem Sterling...