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WHERE DO ROO BELONG?

MATT BELL says it’s time for Wayne Rooney to knuckle down and prove himself again if he wants to be […]

IN THE MIX

TOM BLACKETT on the fall from grace of Yaya Toure and Bastian Schweinsteiger – and a possible new career… HOW […]

FEELING BLUE

SAM MEADE says Antonio Conte has his work cut out at Chelsea STAMFORD Bridge oozed a perplexed aura when Liverpool came […]

GERMANY 1 ENGLAND 5

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TROPHY TURMOIL

TONY SANDERS explains why he can’t stomach the restructured Football League Trophy Is there anybody out there? An empty stand […]

KLOPP IDOLS

SAM MEADE looks at how the Jurgen Klopp revolution is taking shape at Liverpool… BACK in July I read that […]

AWAY DAYS ARE MAGIC DAYS!

CALLUM BOYLE explains why there is nothing better than going to watch your team on the road… NOISE. Passion. Desire. […]

YOU CAN’T BUY LOYALTY

NIK SINGH says players may earn mega-bucks but won’t become club legends if they’re always on the move THERE was […]

A CLASSIC CUP TALE

IAN ASPINALL takes another look at a book first published in 1975, but still standing the test of time… THE […]

ADIOS, VICENTE…

 JAMIE DAVIES looks at the fall from grace of Spain – and their manager Vicente del Bosque S PAIN bowed […]

FIVE-A-SIDE FUN

NEIL COTTON reflects on the rise of small-sided football… THURSDAY evening at an outdoor 5-aside centre and a crowd has […]

MONEY MAYHEM

JAMES RICHARDS on why he’s become bored with the monster modern day transfer fees… Worth a fortune? Manchester United’s Paul Pogba  GONZALO Higuain […]

TWITTER TWITS!

RYAN DARBY on why the positive aspects of the social media tool can sometimes be overshadowed by ‘keyboard warriors’ TWITTER […]

THREE IN A ROW? IT WAS FOUR!

STEVE COYNE looks back at when Blackburn ruled the roost in the FA Cup… INFORMED observers during Arsenal’s, ultimately unsuccessful, […]

WOODY’S HIGHS AND LOWS

BARNABY ROSTANT looks back at the career of the often injury-plagued centre-back Jonathan Woodgate… JONATHAN Woodgate had a successful and eventful […]

ABROAD-ER EDUCATION

LIAM BAXTER suggests more English youngsters should look to learn their trade on foreign soil… ONE positive from England’s dismal […]

WOMEN’S NEW WORLD

MATT BELL looks at how changing the dates of the season could help club and country… JULY 12, 2016 should […]

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THE BREXIT EFFECT

JAMES RICHARDS looks at what the British people’s decision to leave the EU could mean for our football… LEAVING the […]

STICK WITH MICK!

CRAIG BOLGER on why it’s not time for an Ip-switch in Suffolk… Still calling the shots: Mick McCarthy Roy Keane […]