EIGHT months ago a 20-yearold John Lundstram stepped up to the Wembley penalty spot for the biggest moment of his life in the League One play-off final.
League One
Preston’s Keith Keane: Fix case was like a living hell
KEITH KEANE fears he may never be able to shake off the stigma attached to being wrongfully arrested for match-fixing – and says it’s time for players’ identities to be kept out of the public domain until a guilty verdict is reached.
Crawley’s Matt Harrold keeping his options open!
WHEN Matt Harrold took over the gloves before half-time in Crawley Town’s game with MK Dons, the striker feared his side would be heading for a record defeat.
Colchester’s George Moncur is playing on God’s side now
MOST players have career defining moments, but George Moncur’s wasn’t a last-minute goal or a bigmoney move – it came at church 18 months ago.
Fabio Liverani aims to live longer at Leyton Orient
FORMER Italy international Fabio Liverani yesterday became the fourth man in three months to pick the Leyton Orient team.
Preston’s Scott Laird: Let’s win promotion for Joe
PRESTON full-back Scott Laird has called on his team-mates to repay Joe Garner for his goalscoring heroics – by firing the Lilywhites to promotion without him.
Aziz Deen-Conteh reaping rewards of Ashley Cole’s advice
NOT many 21-year-olds can count the most capped English full-back in history as their friend and mentor. But not many have the background of Aziz Deen-Conteh, who has travelled from Sierra Leone to Port Vale, via London and Crete.
Preston’s Callum Robinson is Aston Villa’s top scorer!
RED-HOT Callum Robinson is Aston Villa’s highest scoring player this season – but the Preston North End loanee is hoping Paul Lambert doesn’t pick up the phone just yet.
Steve Davis Happy Crewe Are Doing Things Differently
THE chalice of Football League management has not so much been filled with poison this season as bubbling over with toxic chemicals.
Andy Butler Enjoys Charmed Life At Walsall
TRADITIONAL lucky charms tend to be horseshoes and four leaf clovers, but Walsall manager Dean Smith has Andy Butler.
Brainbox Christian Burgess Faces Big Test At Peterborough
NOT all footballers spend their spare time in Nando’s and nightclubs.
Preston Was The Wright Move For Australia Star Bailey
BAILEY WRIGHT spent this summer in Brazil as part of Australia’s 23-man World Cup squad, basking in the glory of becoming the first Preston player since Sir Tom Finney to make it to the finals.
Chris Dunlavy’s Pick Of The Transfer D-Day Dealings
IN THE dark places below the Premier League where Sky Sports News fear to tread, deadline day is a grim old experience.
Joe Garner Knows Preston Is The Right Club For Him
GIVEN a chance to ditch League One for the Championship, most players would be off.
Chris Dunlavy’s League One Team of the Year
THEY’VE walked the division and set records for fun, so it was no surprise to see Wolves dominate the PFA’s League One team of the year.
Shaun Derry: Notts County Won’t Be A Soft Touch Any More
SHAUN Derry never took many prisoners as a player. And as the dust settled on Notts County’s amazing escape from relegation, he wasn’t about to start pulling any punches as a manager.
Mark Warburton’s Magic Touch Does The Trick For Brentford
WHEN Uwe Rosler left Brentford to join Wigan in December, I’m sure plenty of people shrugged their shoulders and thought ‘That’s them done’.
King Kenny Jackett Turns Chaos Into Class At Wolves
IT was shortly before 5pm last Saturday when Wolves officially sealed their promotion back to the Championship.
Where are they now? Preston 1995-96 Division Three Champions
STEVE WILKINSON was a prolific goalscorer in the lower divisions and was the ideal signing for Preston’s bid to climb out of Division Three.
Local Lads Have Got Wolves Firing Again
WOLVES star Danny Batth has hailed the hometown heroes powering the fallen giants’ stunning revival.