CARTOON CAPERS 11 April 2024 0 comments Our resident artist Bob Bond laments the demise of the match cartoonist Tomorrow I’d like you to do Horwich Railwaymen’s […]
LIFE AFTER THE CUP HEROICS 11 April 2024 0 comments Ben Smith looks at the reality for Maidstone United following their stint in the spotlight… Few underdog stories capture the […]
MY UNSUNG ALL-TIME XI 11 April 2024 0 comments Philip O’Rourke picks the players who don’t get the plaudits they deserve… SINCE football began, there have been star players […]
JAMES RODRIGUEZ TEN YEARS ON 11 April 2024 0 comments Daniel Moffat looks at the career of the Colombia star THIS summer marks the 10th anniversary of the 2014 World […]
AND SMITH DOES SCORE 11 April 2024 0 comments Barnaby Rostant looks at the career of evergreen centre-forward Matt Smith… YOU don’t tend to see many old-fashioned target men […]
SHAKESPEARE IN FOOTBALL 11 April 2024 0 comments Sam Todd reflects on the Bard’s football references, and his continuing influence… Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou was among the […]
CHEEKY CHARLIE 11 April 2024 0 comments TOM GREEN LOOKS AT THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CHARLIE MITTEN, WHO WENT FROM BURMA TO BOGOTA VIA OLD TRAFFORD […]
HAPPY WITH OUR LOT 11 April 2024 0 comments Watford fan Jonny Brick is quite content with his team never going up and never going down When Declan Rice […]
HOWARD’S WAY 11 April 2024 0 comments LIFELONG BIRMINGHAM CITY SUPPORTER KEITH DIXON RECALLS WHEN HOWARD KENDALL HELPED SAVE THE BLUES FROM RELEGATION HALF A CENTURY AGO… […]
GIANT-KILLING CANARIES 11 April 2024 0 comments Sam Todd recalls when Norwich City enjoyed a sensational FA Cup run 65 years ago… TT WAS an FA Cup […]
WHERE EAGLES DARE 11 April 2024 0 comments Jose Peseiro was just the latest coach to find managing Nigeria an almost impossible task, writes Osasu Obayiuwana WITH the […]
PENALTY POINTS 15 February 2024 0 comments Sam Todd looks at top-flight points deductions in light of Everton’s recent woes… EVERTON’S ten-point deduction for breaching the top […]
PASCAL’S MISSION 15 February 2024 0 comments Ben Smith reports on Pascal Chimbonda’s adventure at Skelmersdale United – and how he hopes to inspire other black managers […]
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 GAMES 15 February 2024 0 comments STEVE MCCLUSKIE TELLS US ABOUT THE EPIC ADVENTURES HE NEARLY DIDN’ T GET CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE Costa Rica Vietnam Colombia […]
THE WISE OLD OWL 15 February 2024 0 comments Jonny Brick examines the career of legendary coach and manager Roy Hodgson ROY Hodgson has not yet written his memoir. […]
ENGLAND IN GERMANY 15 February 2024 0 comments SAM SHEPPEY LOOKS BACK AT THE WORLD CUP IN 2006 AS ENGLAND GET SET TỌ RETURN TO GERMANY… What a […]
TIPPING THE SCALES 15 February 2024 0 comments MATTHEW LUDDINGTON TALKS TO JOHN SCALES ABOUT HIS PLAYING DAYS-AND HIS LATEST EXPLOITS… What a feeling: Celebrating FA Cup success […]
WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE 15 February 2024 0 comments The business end of the season is almost upon us and nerves are jangling up and down the country. In […]
DAVE’S TREASURE HUNT 15 February 2024 0 comments Former Southampton striker Dave Puckett tells Jake Gunton about his efforts to track down some precious mementos of his playing […]
THREE OF A KIND 15 February 2024 0 comments Tom Green looks back at a trio who failed to set the top-flight alight… WE LIKE to class the Premier […]
PAKISTAN PASSION 15 February 2024 0 comments Michael Sheridan visited Pakistan and the mountains of Karimabad where women’s football is booming A YOUNG girl, wearing a thick […]
VINTAGE NEV’S GULLS EXPLOITS 15 February 2024 0 comments STEVE HARRIS RECALLS THE DAYS WHEN LEGENDARY GOALKEEPER NEVILLE SOUTHALL PLAYED BETWEEN THE STICKS FOR TORQUAY UNITED… Committed: Neville Southall […]
DEFIANT HATTERS DIG DEEP 15 February 2024 0 comments John Lyons reports on the unheralded side battling to prove their critics wrong… HANDS up if you believed Luton Town […]
ENGLAND GOAL KINGS MANAGERIAL MISERY 15 February 2024 0 comments Keith Dixon says Wayne Rooney isn’t the only former three Lions goal-getter to struggle in management… As a Birmingham City […]
POEMS FOR ‘THE FIRST CLUB’ 15 February 2024 0 comments CHRIS TOWERS TELLS US ABOUT HIS FRESH CHALLENGE WITH SHEFFIELD FC… Home comforts: Sheffield FC’s current ground at Dronfield IT […]
MY FIRST LOVE 15 February 2024 0 comments Colin Allan recalls his early days as a Sheffield Wednesday supporter… Why do fans support particular teams? Often, of course, […]
THE POWER OF PUNDITRY 15 February 2024 0 comments Jonny Brick gives five reasons why punditry, or ‘banternalysis’ as he calls it, remains a key pillar of today’s football […]
YOU’RE WRONG, KIPLING! 15 February 2024 0 comments Brighton fan David Williams reflects on the differing emotions of his club’s highs and lows In his famous poem If, […]
WATFORD I LIVERPOOLO 15 February 2024 0 comments … Continue reading… Access all our premium content for less than 50p per week! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our […]
GARETH’S GLORY BID 15 February 2024 0 comments Robert J Wilson hopes the football Gods smile down on Gareth Southgate’s England this summer… IF THIS summer’s European Championships […]