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TURN ON? OR TURN OFF
RICHARD FAULKNER casts an eye over the best and worst pundits to hit our screens and airwaves during the season Champions […]
THE BOY FROM BRAZIL
Samba stars in the Premier League are nothing new these days – but MARK GODFREY remembers Mirandinha, the man who […]
STILL FIRE IN THE DRAGAN
DOMINIC BLISS on how a European star of the 90s reinvented himself in Japan. DRAGAN Stojkovic has enjoyed nothing short […]
LOSING MY RELIGION
With ticket prices continuing to rise, more and more football fans are picking and choosing their matches, watching the game […]
THATCHER WAS NO FRIEND OF FOOTBALL
GARETH ROBERTS RANTS THE FA has demonstrated time and again that it is staggeringly out of touch with football fans but, […]
SORRY WADDLE THIS IS WADDLE!
CHRIS DUNLAVY reviews Chris Waddles’ damning assessment and make his own evaluation of David Beckham CAN I list 1,000 Premier […]
La Liga Round Up: Three horse race for the title continues
Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid all picked up narrow victories to keep the race for the La Liga title firmly poised […]
GARETH ROBERTS RANTS
Why is everyone smartin, over Martin? GARETH ROBERTS takes a closer look at the sacking of O’Neill EVERYONE was […]
THE ROAD TO WIGAN CHEER
LUKE CONSTABLE says Roberto Martinez has accepted where Wigan are as a club – and so should you because they’re […]
JOHNNY B BAD
The words might change, but the chant stays the same. JAMES DUTTON bemoans the terrace chant that just won’t go […]
BOUNDARY SPARKS
Oldham’s cup exploits this season have brought back the 1989-90 campaign and an unlikely trip from Pennine Way to Wembley […]
FEAR OF THE PROMISED
ASHLEY GREBB is not entirely sure he wants his team to win promotion to the Premier League… OUTSIDE, the icy […]
SPOTLAND THE FORWARDS FACTORY
JOHNNY GREANEY on why Rochdale has been a breeding ground for goal-getters SPOTLAND Stadium, Rochdale, has always been a little […]
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MEETING THE REAL LUTHER BLISSE TT
STEPHEN ROBERTS recalls the time he came face to face with one of his heroes – and the odd inspiration […]
FOOTBALL ON FILM
RAMON BENITEZ looks at how the beautiful game has been depicted on the big screen – with varying degrees of […]
SICK OF THE SPIN
KEITH MENARY says the incessant turning of the managerial merry-go-round is another turn off about the modern game THIS season has […]
GOALDEN BROWN
PATRICK NORRIE says the former PM had a vision for club ownership that would have benefited the game HE 2010 […]
EURO DRAW IS JUST A EURO BORE
CHRIS DUNLAVY explains how UEFA can put some excitement back into their Champions League THE soaring strings, the crystalline voices, […]
GARY LINEKER HE’S MORE THAN CHIPS AND QUIPS
ADAM MICHIE says the Match of the Day host deserves to be remembered for more than advertising crisps IN OCTOBER […]
The Second Coming of Third THIRD LANARK
MARK GODFREY recalls a long-forgotten football club – and looks at plans for it to rise again Third Lanark vs […]
MOACYR BARBOSA
A MISTAKE THAT SHOCKED A NATION SAM HUGHES looks back on the vitriol poured on Brazil’s goalkeeper for the ‘error’ […]
CUT IN WAGES WOULD BE JUST THE TICKET
Players’ salaries have driven up prices in football and TONY BARRETT says it’s time footballers considered supporters’ plight SOMEWHERE this […]
The Cape Crusaders
The performances of Cape Verde in the Africa Cup of Nations raised a few eyebrows, including those of DAN RAWLEY […]
FOLLOW THE LEADERS
KEITH MENARY bemoans the lack of chest-pumping skippers in modern-day football – and looks back at six of the best […]
PAUL MERSON… MAD PROPHET OF THE AIRWAVES
When a pun-peddling player-turned-pundit bins the banter to say something is wrong with football, it’s time to listen, writes LUKE […]
THEY JUST DON’T GET IT
One song sung at Old Trafford summed up all that was wrong with Manchester United for FC United of Manchester […]
TELLY ACHE
PAUL BROWN has an Andy Townsend-shaped problem with footie commentary on ITV Andy Townsend ANDY Townsend has an unmatched ability […]
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