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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It’s time to cash in and seize the day
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL JANUARY, almost invariably, ends in disappointment and deflation for the average football supporter. It begins with hope of transformative signings and vital reinforcements. It ends with… well! Let’s cast our minds back to 2008. Like most Newcastle fans, I’d spent the final days...
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Chris Dunlavy: Hayden Hackney would be mad to leave Middlesbrough in January
From being seen as a source of funds to rebuild an imbalance squad, Hackney has now become the single-most important cog in a promotion push
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LAMPARD HAS DELIVERED PERFECT RIPOSTE TO DOUBTERS
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL AFTER years of sniping and ridicule, 2025 will be remembered as the year Frank Lampard conclusively dismissed any doubt about his managerial competence. From the moment he first zipped up a tracksuit at Derby in 2018, the former England international has faced accusations...
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Adam Virgo: Norwich City’s fearless Jovon Makama has talent for the top
If I was a Premier League side looking for a young up-and-coming talent to work with in the future then Jovon Makama would be right at the top of my list.




