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LAMBERT WAS A VERY MOVE S-MART FOR VILLA
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GIVE THE REFEREE A CHANCE
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FAIR PLAY IS NOT FAIR ENOUGH
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YOU CALLED IT WHAT EXACTLY?
MARTIN ROBERTS on a naming rights deal with a difference “WHERE the heck’s Parkhouse, mate?” It was an all-too-common […]
YOU CAN ALL TWITTER ON WITHOUT ME
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TEAM GB’s predictable penalty shoot-out exit from the men’s football at the Olympic Games seemed to sneak under the radar […]
LONG BALL PUT US BACK 30 YEARS
With TERRY CURRAN’S autobiography about to hit the shelves, KEITH MENARY met the Yorkshire maverick to talk old managers, new […]
LIGHT FANTASTIC
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WIN, LOSE OR SNORE
Critics of Spain’s tika-taka style have branded it boring. For ALEX KEBLE that’s tantamount to blasphemy… SO here are the […]
STURRIDGE GETS THE ABUSE FLOWING AGAIN
WALSH’S WORLD KRISTIAN WALSH LOOKS AT THE OLYMPIC FOOTBALL IF “Inspire a Generation” was the official motto of London’s Olympic […]
PITCHING IN FOR FOOTBALL
The Stone Roses and the Euros made this a great summer for an older generation of footie fans who love […]
THE ITALIAN JOB
ALAN JOHNSON remembers a competition that allowed some of England’s lower league clubs to pit their wits against the fancy […]
SELDOM HAS A CAMERA BEEN SO CANDID
There’s been umpteen attempts at football documentaries but few have hit the mark like The Four Year Plan, directed by […]
OUCH! NOW THAT WAS A SENDING-OFF!
CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the red cards that carried not the slightest hint of rough justice IF you’re going to […]
TEN OF THE BEST THAT HIT THE TARGET
Here’s our pick of the goals from Euros past to look up on YouTube THERE were some great goals at […]
PRAISE FOR THE UNSUNG HEROES
In an age where it seems everyone is a footie expert, DECLAN OLLEY was encouraged to see some unknown names […]
ROY IS THE GHOST OF FOOTBALL PAST
Where did it all go wrong for Hodgson’s heroes? GARETH ROBERTS rakes over the ashes of England’s latest collapse at […]
RANDOM…WITH PATRICK JOHN
MOST OBSCURE TRIVIA EVER Shinji Kagawa will be the 12th Manches-ter United player under Sir Alex Ferguson whose surname is […]
GAG THE GAFFERS GUFF
PATRICK JOHN wants a little less conversation and a little more action on Saturday nights… Mike Phelan I’LL hold my […]
HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE RAT-BOY
STEP HEN TUDOUR admits his secret affection for a man he once detested – Gary Neville EVERY Monday evening, before […]
BUNNY BOUNCES BACK TO EUROPE
ANTHONY BUNN on The Potters’ return to the Continent after a 37-year absence EASYJET AND RYANAIR, OR ANYONE WHO’LL TAKE […]
WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE
For footie fans of a certain vintage, it’s easy to feel a little downtrodden. We throw the ‘beautiful game’ mantra […]
THE INSIDE SECRETS THAT MAKE BARCA GREAT
PAUL GRECH gets the low-down on the Barca youth production line that is the envy of the world THERE are […]
CAMERA, ACTION! HAWK-EYE IN HAMPSHIRE
Video refs, goal-line technology…it’s a never-ending debate. But what about watching a match where it’s actually in place? A. E. […]
Vision of Udinese comes to Wat ford
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MAGIC OF THE CUP GOES MISSING AT WEMBLEY
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Give us a break, for pity’s sake
GARETH ROBERTS RANTS SO here we are again, talking about winter in summer. As our chugging, red-faced footballers – those […]
SO YOU THINK YOU’RE ‘ARD DO YOU? THINK ON
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