Big Interview: Gareth Ainsworth By Chris Dunlavy Gareth Ainsworth, longball merchant. It’s an objection raised whenever the 50-year-old is linked […]
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‘My phone has been on fire since midweek goal blitz!’
BIG INTERVIEW: HIRAM BOATENG By John Lyons Hiram Boateng will always have a special memento of Mansfield Town’s incredible 9-2 […]
From stars in Saudi Arabia to a Pilgrims mission
Big Interview: Ian Foster By Chris Dunlavy Ian Foster may have jumped at the chance to quit Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq […]
‘We all know what League One is about now’
BIG INTERVIEW: TOM BARKHUIZEN By Chris Dunlavy If there were times last season when Derby County looked a little shell-shocked […]
‘We’ve got to thrive on being written off’
Big Interview: Steve Morison By Chris Dunlavy Steve Morison is under no illusions about the scale of the task at […]
‘City days were disaster but I learned loads!’
BIG INTERVIEW: GED BRANNAN By Chris Dunlavy Ged Brannan might be a first-time manager but don’t try telling the new […]
‘I’m just loving life at Boro’
By Chris Dunlavy Sam Greenwood couldn’t be happier playing for Middlesbrough, but his mates? They’re not so pleased. “I get stick […]
‘We’ve all grafted to get these EFL chances’
By Chris Dunlavy Refreshing as it is to see Steve Cooper and Kieran McKenna thriving, Michael Skubala isn’t too thrilled […]
‘I’ve got that pure football buzz again’
By Chris Dunlavy When Karl Robinson was sacked by Oxford United in February, his first instinct was to seek another […]
‘Fans backing really means so much to me’
BIG INTERVIEW: John Rudge By John Lyons It’s a sign of the esteem that John Rudge is held in that […]
‘We knew who wanted and we kept our nerve’
BIG INTERVIEW: RYAN LOWE By Chris Dunlavy During a grisly run of results at Deepdale last winter, Ryan Lowe told […]
‘I love to have the pressure of playing for points’
BIG INTERVIEW: KAINE KESLER-HAYDEN By Chris Dunlavy KAINE Kesler-Hayden has lifted the FA Youth Cup as captain of Aston Villa, […]
Big Interview with Graham Alexander: ‘It’s impossible to beat that feeling of winning’
By Chris Dunlavy Graham Alexander played in over a thousand games and has managed another 450 since hanging up his […]
From Belgian elite to trying to keep Latics afloat
BIG INTERVIEW: SHAUN MALONEY By Chris Dunlavy Shaun Maloney had a job to die for coaching Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu […]
The Big Interview with Morgan Rogers: ‘Mick’s style has made me tougher’
By Chris Dunlavy PEP Guardiola, it’s fair to assume, would not have sanctioned Morgan Rogers’ loan to Blackpool had Mick […]
The Big Interview with Steve Evans: ‘Promotion? We have done the impossible’
By Chris Dunlavy Stevenage fans weren’t the only ones celebrating when Boro pulled off an improbable promotion to League One […]
The Big Interview with Luke Chambers
‘I want to keep climbing league ladder top ten’ By John Lyons Next month marks two decades since Luke Chambers […]
The Big Interview with Johnnie Jackson: ‘I owe big debt to my chairman and staff’
By John Lyons At a time when a few dodgy results seems to tempt panicky clubs to make a managerial […]
The Big Interview with Peter Leven: Ice cold, trophies and full of pride
Scot’s remarkable journey By Chris Dunlavy As he reflects on the coaching odyssey that led him from Minsk in Belarus […]
The Big Interview with Alfie Mawson: ‘Painful end but I’ve had a ball’
By Chris Dunlavy Alfie Mawson entered his consultant’s office clinging to a last vestige of hope. He departed without a […]