IT’S been a while since I saw Jermaine Beckford. The real one, I mean. The one who whipped past defenders […]
Tag: Premier League
Too short to be a Fox, Sam Clucas grew up into a Stag
SAM CLUCAS’S journey to become the jewel in Mansfield’s crown and grab four goals in the FA Cup first round […]
Peter is the Time Lord At Birmingham City
BIRMINGHAM striker Peter Lovenkrands was coolness personified as he struck the two late goals that salvaged a 3-3 draw with […]
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 […]
Nigel Clough Named Sheffield United Boss
SHEFFIELD UNITED have appointed Nigel Clough as their new first team manager.
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 […]
Clint Hill: “QPR players were not pulling their weight”
HARRY Redknapp put QPR’s plight last season down to a “culture of decay” in a squad filled with too many […]
Cherries’ £2m wonderkind
BACK in his native South Africa, Tokelo Rantie is known as the new Benni McCarthy. But in England? Well, he’s […]
Walter Smith plus a dash of Strachan equals Elvis
HIS nickname is Elvis but Coventry manager Steven Pressley isn’t the kind of man you’d ever find all shook up. […]
Dream Team: Brian Jensen (Bury)
GOALKEEPER Edwin van der Sar – Retired The guy is pure quality, he had great distribution, a good presence, he […]
Boy Wonder grows up
JAMES Vaughan could have been a sprinter. As a 13-year-old, he clocked 11.5 seconds for the 100 metres, the third […]
Let’s take the pain out of blood injury
ONE of the most frustrating things in football is the way in which we handle blood injuries. The circumstances of […]
Hearn keeps nerve and Orient prosper
DOWN at Leyton Orient, Russell Slade is going through the kind of period every manager dreams of – a genuine […]
Hartlepool tough? It’s luxury after broke Boro
HE spent 11 years in the Premier League, played in Europe for Mid- dlesbrough and was twice capped by England. […]
Dream Team: Jeff Hughes (Fleetwood Town)
Fleetwood Town midfielder Jeff Hughes picks his dream team.
Competitive? He tried to recruit Giggs for head tennis!
MOST people think it was Sam Allardyce who inspired Phil Brown to take his first steps into coaching. Yet while […]
Profile on Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson
PHIL Parkinson was never the silkiest player, nor the most gifted. He often saw the impossible pass, but that didn’t mean he could play it.
Kevin Lisbie’s loyalty finds reward
WHILE the futures of some of the biggest names in the Premier League are played out across the back pages it is refreshing to hear one former top-flight marksman admit money isn’t everything.