Columnists
Steve Evans: Ivan Toney and Chris Wood show the way
Top-class strikers are the jewel in the crown at any level of football, but I am honoured to have worked with a few exceptional ones.
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Chris Dunlavy: Errors? Yes, but don’t be too harsh on Rob Edwards
Rob Edwards, you rat. So read a banner hoisted above the Riverside’s South Stand in the second half of Middlesbrough’s 2-1 victory over Birmingham last weekend.
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Chris Dunlavy: If Patrick Bamford stays fit, Sheffield United have got a class act
Patrick Bamford, who this week joined Sheffield United as a free agent, has seen more flak over the years than the average bomb disposal expert.
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Adam Virgo: Russell Martin return would be big risk for Southampton
Will Still is a manager who needs time. If Southampton weren’t going to give him that, they probably shouldn’t have appointed him in the first place.
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Chris Dunlavy: Tatsu Sakamoto proves to be bargain buy for Coventry City
Eyebrows were raised when Coventry City paid £2m to sign Tatsu Sakamoto from KV Oostende in 2023.




