IT’S hardly the kind of compliment a striker wants, but when Alan Smith brought Dougie Freedman back to Crystal Palace […]
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Leicester City’s Foxes are in the hunt
SVEN Goran Eriksson? Gone. Yakubu? Gone. John Paintsil, Matt Mills, Ricardo, Gelson Fernandes? All gone. These days, megabucks signings and […]
New managers must take on the board
WHEN I spoke to my old player Shaun Derry before he took the Notts County job, I gave him two […]
One bad move cost Connor Wickham dear
THIS is it for Connor Wickham. Time to deliver. Which is a ridiculous thing to say when you’re talking about […]
Carlisle United boss was so good Wigan sent a helicopter to get him
IT tells you everything about Graham Kavanagh that when cash-strapped Cardiff flogged him to Wigan for £400,000 in 2006, Bluebirds […]
The Scunthorpe United Old Boys are back in town
THERE is something of an old boys’ club forming at Scunthorpe and Cliff Byrne is hoping the familiar faces will […]
Yeovil Town’s Byron Webster makes the Most of a second chance
THE Czech city of Most is an unlikely place to seek salvation. Wedged between the Ore mountains and a maze […]
Burnley strike force are a delight for Dyche
HATS off to Sean Dyche – I didn’t think his Burnley side would be good enough to beat QPR last […]
Why Lee Tomlin is losing more than his temper
DURING the summer, I asked Paul Fairclough, the former Barnet manager, to name the most difficult player he’d ever worked […]
Rochdale boss Keith Hill – turning rough diamonds into gems
OLD Jack Walker may have been a saviour for Blackburn Rovers. But for Keith Hill, the millions that yielded Premiership […]
Sheffield United have got it right with Nigel
I’M really pleased Nigel Clough’s got back into management so quickly with Sheffield United. He had a messy departure from […]
Come on Rangers, turn on the style too
IT’S often said that a club is too good to go down. QPR, on the other hand, are too good […]
As a boy of six Gary Bowyer took on Cloughie
GARY Bowyer was six years old when he accosted Brian Clough at a Christmas party and demanded to know why […]
Blackstock Signs Leeds United Loan Deal
LEEDS UNITED have drafted Nottingham Forest striker Dexter Blackstock in on a three-month loan deal. The 27-year-old came through the […]
Nigel Clough Named Sheffield United Boss
SHEFFIELD UNITED have appointed Nigel Clough as their new first team manager.
Dream Team: Mark Gower (Charlton Athletic)
MARK GOWER – The Charlton midfielder chooses his favourite XI, made up from players he has played with or against […]
Room 101: Adam Barrett (Gillingham)
The Gillingham defender takes us through his pet hates that he wants thrown into the infamous Room 101 BIG BROTHER […]
Wigan Athletic striker Grant Holt is proud to be old fashioned
AS Rickie Lambert rose to power home a header on his England debut, Grant Holt was sat on his sofa, […]
You need luck to survive in the sack race
WELL, the sacking season is well and truly upon us now. After David Weir at Sheffield United, this week has […]
So petty, to monkey about with a joke
YOU know that scene from Invasion of the Body Snatchers when Donald Sutherland suddenly realises everyone in San Francisco is […]