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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoSacked Neil may have to re-think strategy
Chris Dunlavy What now for Alex Neil? The Scot, sacked by Stoke last Sunday, has made no secret of his reluctance...
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Championship
/ 2 years agoNew-look Potters, but same old faults
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL ROOT and branch reform, they said. A glorious new dawn. So why are Stoke...
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Championship
/ 2 years agoPrince left sad Hecky in no-win situation
Chris Dunlavy Paul Heckingbottom wasn’t let down by his players. He was let down by Sheffield United’s owner, the spendthrift Prince...
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Championship
/ 2 years agoGoals a fraction of what Vardy brings
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL JAMIE Vardy delivered a welcome reminder of his enduring quality last weekend, but it...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoWinner Tel made football magical
As a nine-year-old I was captivated by his Tottenham team. My primary school friends supported Newcastle but, for me, it was...
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Championship
/ 2 years agoVar would be a huge error, Erol
So Erol Bulut wants VAR in the Championship? The Cardiff manager clearly hasn’t been watching the Champions League. The ridiculous penalty...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoIt’s time to give James a break
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL IS IT any wonder James McClean relished playing for the Republic of Ireland so...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoCourt claims could be fatal in the EFL
Cheating is cheating, whether it’s bribing a referee, diving to win a penalty or, in Everton’s case, spending money you haven’t...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoBosses must be on same page as players
As Millwall's Alex Aldridge explained last week, clubs across the EFL are now shunning experienced managers in favour of younger coaches...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoDismal Dai makes Ashley look good!
IT IS testament to how horrifically Dai Yongge has run Reading that supporters of the Royals would welcome Mike Ashley in...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoMoore needs more quality
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL Much has been made of Huddersfield’s horrific attacking stats under Darren Moore, which reached...
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Championship
/ 2 years agoA sorry end to Taylor’s Millers’ vision…
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL Matt Taylor’s departure from Rotherham is a reminder of what can happen when soaring ambition collides...
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Championship
/ 2 years agoDavid’s in need of confidence boost
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL Nobody thinks twice about ascribing a player’s poor performance to a lack of confidence,...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoSorry Hoops avoid the grim reality…
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL GARETH Ainsworth knew what was coming. We all did. It was coming to anyone...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoTitle-winner Bradley for Imps? It looks more likely
Chris Dunlavy The longer Lincoln's search for a manager continues, the more likely it appears they are waiting for Stephen Bradley....
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoVow of silence would be wise, Dejphon
Chris Dunlavy Dejphon Chansiri may feel hurt. He may feel unjustly maligned. But he just needs to keep his mouth shut....
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Championship
/ 2 years agoShane really has seen it all before
CHRIS DUNLAVY - A fresh take on football Shane Duffy certainly couldn’t be accused of having a quiet game as Leeds...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoHonest Holt sheds light on grim reality
Of the many tweets launched into cyberspace by Accrington Stanley owner Andy Holt last weekend, there was one that cut straight...
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Championship
/ 2 years agoLeague table? It simply doesn’t matter…
CHRIS DUNLAVY Nothing captures the capricious nature of the Championship like the recent fortunes of the division’s two north-east giants....
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoAlexander’s style simply didn’t fit MK
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL Graham Alexander paid the price for MK Dons’ dramatic collapse, but he was onto...