Robert J Wilson looks back to when an exciting English winger shone in Spain… PLAYER PROFILE FOOTBALLERS are born, so […]
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JOSE MOURINHO – THE TAXI DRIVER
VASTLY-EXPERIENCED JOURNALIST JOHN WRAGG RECALLS AN UNUSUAL ENCOUNTER WITH THE ‘SPECIAL ONE’… LOOKING BACK YOU don’t get a better closeup […]
LOLLEY’S JOLLY AGAIN
PLAYER INTERVIEW CHRIS!DUNLAVY!CATCHES!UP WITH!A!WINGER!ENJOYING LIFE!IN!THE!CHAMPIONSHIP WITH!NOTTINGHAM!FOREST Ecstatic: Joe Lolley celebrates scoring for Forest ASIZE really matters in some sports. For […]
MOSES!ODUBAJO!- MAKING!MUM!ROUD
John Lyons finds out how the Brentford defender has overcome personal heartache to make a differebce on and off the […]
MAKING!THE! IMPOSSIBLE! POSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JOHN!LYONS!LOOKS!AT!THE LEGACY!OF!THE!LATE! LEICESTER!CITY!OWNER! VICHAI!!SRIVADDHANAPRABHA Kings of England: Leicester celebrate their title success with an open-top bus ride YOU only have […]
MATT IS JUST GLAD ALL ROVER
BOOK REVIEWS LIFELONG Tranmere fan Matt Jones was so happy when the club won promotion that he decided to write […]
THE UPS AND DOWN OF LEAGUE LADDERS
SIMON SHELDON RECALLS WHEN SIMPLE TEAM TABS PROVIDED PLENTY OF AMUSEMENT. Early days: Ladders from the 1974-75 season History: The […]
VIRTUAL REALITY THE NEW REALITY
IAN MCFARLANE EXAMINES THE BURGEONING FOOTBALL VIDEO GAMES MARKET AND ASKS WHETHER IT’S GONE TOO FAR AS A 32-year-old who […]
KEV’S!OUT! NO!PROBLEM
DANNY!PRYER!SAYS! MANCHESTER!CITY! SHOWCASED!THEIR! WORLD-CLASS!SQUAD DEPTH!IN!KEVIN! DE!BRUYNE’S!RECENT ABSENCE!AND!THE PREMIER!LEAGUE AND!EVEN!EUROPE SHOULD!BE!SCARED But Kevin De Bruyne is back from injury now Let’s […]
JIMMY HOGAN HUGO MEISL – FOOTBALL VISION ARIES
SIMON SHELDON EXAMINES HOW AN ENGLISH COACH AND AN AUSTRIAN MANAGER TRANSFORMED THE CONTINENTAL GAME… MANAGERIAL DOUBLE ACT WHENEVER there […]
SUPER SAMPDORIA!
STEPHEN BRANDT RECALLS WHEN AN UNHERALDED ITALIAN CLUB SHOCKED THE TRADITIONAL HEAVYWEIGHTS… LOOKING BACK Double act: Roberto Mancini, left, and […]
Come on, Ref!
Mike Fenton recalls his days as a referee – and wonders what could have been… THE MAN IN BLACK Ready […]
THE RISE AND FALL OF TONY KAY David Docherty looks back at an infamous better scandal that rocked football in the 1960s…
LOOKING BACK Before the storm: Tony Kay at Everton TONY Kay will always be remembered as the man who threw […]
CHEERS TO ENGLAND!
WORLD CUP MEMORIES Drowning their sorrows: England fans put on a brave face after the semi-final MIDDAY – I am […]
WELCOME!TO! LATE!TACKLE
LIKE everyone, we were shocked by the recent death of Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in the helicopter accident following the […]
MERRY-GO-RO UND MAYHEM
SAM COX SAYS SOME FAMILIAR FACES COULD BE ABOUT TO REAPPEAR… IN THE HOTSEAT IT’S that time again in the […]
HE!ORIGINAL!BANKSY
DAVID!!!DOCHERTY!!!TAKES!!!AN!!!IN-DEPTH!!!LOOK!!!BACK!!!AT! THE!!!CAREER!!!OF!!!AN!!!ENGLAND!!!GOALKEEPING!!!LEGEND… ENGLAND’S NUMBER ONE On top of the world: England’s Gordon Banks shows off the Jules Rimet Trophy and, […]
ALTITUDE SICKNESS? DON’T RISE TO IT
CHRIS DUNLAVY LOOKS BACK AT WHEN FIFA BLUNDERED IN TO A SOUTH AMERICAN SQUABBLE HIGH LEVEL CONTROVERSY FEBRUARY, 2007. The […]
MIND!HOW!YOU!GO
JOHN!!LYONS!!LOOK!!AT!!HOW!!FOOTBALL!!IS!!PLAYING!!ITS!!PART!!IN!!TACKLING!!MENTAL!!HEALTH!!PROBLEMS Doing their bit: From left, Luke Prosser, Darius Charles, Deji Oshilaja and James Shea THE issue of mental health […]
SKY BLUE HEAVEN AND HELL
KEVIN HALLS REFLECTS ON MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY OF FOLLOWING COVENTRY CITY… Pioneer: Jimmy Hill I’VE been supporting my […]
Mourinho & Pogba the shift in power
Robert J Wilson sugggests that players tend to hold the upper hand these days… BROADLY speaking, it can be quite […]
Cup of cheers – and tears!
Former Non-League Paper editor Stuart Hammonds, now the press and communications manager at Luton Town, reached the FA Cup first […]
THE REAL MAGIC OF THE FA CUP
John Lyons examines whether the heartbeat of the world’s oldest competition is still as strong as ever lower down the […]
HELPING THE FORGOTTEN FOOTBALLERS…
John Wragg finds out about efforts being made to support the heroes of yesteryear Backing: England keeper Gordon Banks, seen […]
It can only be…Bielsa!
There were some eye-catching managerial appointments in the Championship over the summer. Former Chelsea and England star Frank Lampard takes […]
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 […]
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 […]
GAME.for a LAUGH
WE ASKED AUSTRALIAN COMEDIAN AND LIVERPOOL FAN STEEN RASKOPOULOS FOR HIS THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP – AND THE NEW […]
THREE TO WATCH
1. Phil Foden – The fact the 18-year-old midfielder notched up ten appearances, albeit with seven from the bench, for […]
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 […]