Chris Dunlavy
Chris Dunlavy: Norwich City fortunate to hang on to ace Josh Sargent
If you had to assemble an identikit Premier League striker, it would probably look a lot like Josh Sargent.
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Columnists
/ 1 week agoGuy Branston: Consistent Ben Sheaf just perfect for Wrexham
Wrexham have an unbelievable eye for a player, and in Ben Sheaf, I think they’ve signed someone with Premier League potential.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 week agoChris Dunlavy: Big Ben Brereton Diaz simply has to chime in at Derby County
If you’re a glass half-full type of guy, Ben Brereton Diaz has lived the dream over the last couple of years.
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Adam Virgo
/ 2 weeks agoACE SARGENT HAS MAJOR INFLUENCE ON CANARIES
Adam Virgo BRIGHTON LEGEND AND TV PUNDIT I WAS at Fratton Park for Norwich’s 2-1 win against Portsmouth a couple of weeks ago and the first 45 minutes was the best I’ve seen the Canaries...
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Adam Virgo
/ 2 weeks agoSEAGULL AMARIO FLYS HIGH AT BOLTON
Adam Virgo BRIGHTON LEGEND AND TV PUNDIT FLAIR: Amario Cozier-Duberry AMARIO Cozier-Duberry is earning rave reviews on loan at Bolton, and the 20-year-old is typical of the way Brighton run their business. What they sign...
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Adam Virgo
/ 2 weeks agoAdam Virgo: Sheffield United have to shake hangover – and fast
Losing a Championship play-off final is a bit like being behind the person who buys the winning lottery ticket.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Forgotten Isaac Hayden can make his mark at QPR
Isaac Hayden was due a testimonial at Newcastle United next season. With the exception of club captain Jamal Lascelles, the 30-year-old midfielder was the Magpies’ longest-serving player.
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoGraham Westley: Transfer windows are a pain, but make them work
I’ve long been a critic of transfer windows, particularly in the lower leagues.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 3 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Leicester City’s high-wire fall is lesson to all
On the day Leicester City’s victorious captain Kasper Schmeichel hoisted aloft the FA Cup in May 2021, Nottingham Forest had just finished 17th in the Championship.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 3 weeks agoCHAMPIONSHIP STAGE MAY BE TOP FOR TYLER
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL RISING STAR: Southampton’s Tyler Dibling takes on Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson last term and, inset, ex-Saint Gareth Bale PICTURE: Alamy COMPARISONS with Gareth Bale are inevitable for Tyler...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoChris Dunlavy: Service & system hold key for Macaulay Langstaff
Imagine, for a moment, that Thierry Henry had not been rescued by Arsenal in the summer of 1999.
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoSimon Grayson: Patience pays for cherry on the cake
Supporters often get frustrated at this time of year because transfers aren’t happening as quickly as they’d like.
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoGuy Branston: Keep eyes on Will Lankshear, Charlie Kelman and Bobby Clark
This time last year, most people hadn’t heard of Nathan Lowe. By Christmas, he was the highest scorer in the country.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoChris Dunlavy: Medals? Barry Bannan has won bigger prize
Show us yer medals. Isn’t that what the old pros say? If you haven’t won anything, you haven’t done anything.
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Championship
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Big-hitters and rookie bosses join Championship madhouse!
The Championship season hasn’t even kicked off yet, and already we’ve seen transfer embargoes, unpaid wages and a host of other off-field issues.
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Adam Virgo
/ 2 months agoAdam Virgo: Talented Julien Stephan is big coup for QPR
Julien Stephan may be an unknown quantity in England, but the new Queens Park Rangers manager is someone I know very well from my time covering French football.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Spiky Sorba Thomas could prove big bargain
Sorba Thomas. Good player. Bad attitude. That’s the narrative, anyway. What’s incontrovertible is that Stoke City have signed the best dead-ball specialist in the Championship.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 5 months agoChris Dunlavy: Outdated Cardiff City need to modernise
Vincent Tan may care about Cardiff City – he may well be upset by relegation, share the frustration of supporters and kick every ball, as he insisted in the superficially contrite statement that followed the...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 5 months agoChris Dunlavy: Don’t expect to see Wayne Rooney back in a Championship dugout again
The 2024-25 season will go down in history for a variety of reasons – Burnley’s impenetrable defence, Birmingham City’s record-breaking points haul or Wrexham’s unprecedented hat-trick.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 5 months agoChris Dunlavy: Red-hot Wrexham need to take a breather
Wrexham have made no secret of their desire to reach the Premier League, and who would bet against it?