WIGAN’S play-off nightmare could turn to World Cup dreams for Roger Espinoza who wasted no time in turning his attentions to Honduras’ battle against the odds in Brazil next month.
Tag: Premier League
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.
Barnsley’s Fate Displays The Fatal Flaws
BARNSLEY may have lost their battle to stay in the Championship. But it is the whole Football League that is losing the war.
One Liners And DIY – The Winning Ways Of Sean Dyche
SEAN Dyche is 25-1 for the Manchester United job. “Really?” exclaims the Burnley boss. “I wouldn’t put a tenner on me. They must have got the Mourinhos mixed up and not realised I was the ginger one!”
Sean Dyche Should Stick To His Winning Formula At Burnley
HALF an hour after Burnley lost to Southampton in the FA Cup in January, Sean Dyche strode into the St Mary’s media centre, sat in a plush leather chair and put his feet up on the chunky wooden desk.
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.
Wolves Prove Fans Should Be Ignored
FANS eh – where would foot- ball be without them? Well, a damn sight better off in some cases. That’s flippant, of course. Without the punters, the game would collapse. Chelsea and Man City might plod on but, with nobody to play, how long would they last?
New Dad Craig Mackail-Smith Is A Nappy Chappy!
CRAIG MACKAIL-SMITH has just spent 13 months on the sidelines nursing an Achilles injury, not to mention his new daughter, and he’s recently turned 30.
No Wembley Regret For Leeds’ Connor Wickham
HE turned his back on a day at Wembley to sign for Leeds, but Connor Wickham says he knew he’d made the right call as soon as he walked through the door.
Nacho Novo Turns Down Singapore In Favour Of Carlisle
INTO his mid-30s and without a club since Christmas Eve, former Rangers striker Nacho Novo could be forgiven for seeking a comfortable path to retirement.
Charlton Athletic’s Euro Invasion
CHARLTON’S influx of foreign January arrivals is just the start, says their new multi-millionaire owner Roland Duchatelet – and he also wants to ship the club’s best youngsters out to his empire of clubs in Europe.
Middlesbrough’s Danny Graham On Working Through Tough Times
DANNY Graham is nothing if not honest. What, I ask him, is the key to scoring goals? “I don’t know,” ponders the Middlesbrough striker before breaking into a wry chuckle.
Sharp: I Owe So Much To Donny
HE’S dropped out of the Premier League and gone home to live with his mum – but Billy Sharp insists there’s nowhere he’d rather be than back at Doncaster.
Mackay Made Me Feel I Should Quit The Game
By Jamie Holt REVITALISED Bristol Rovers midfielder John-Joe O’Toole admits he almost quit the game after his release from Watford […]
Refund Fans Who Go To Called-Off Games
By Chris Dunlavy WHEN Charlton told Oxford that Tuesday’s rearranged FA Cup tie would “go ahead as planned”, you could […]
Walker: U’s Already Feels Like Home
By Craig Chisnall SAM WALKER has revealed he didn’t have to think twice after making a permanent switch to Colchester. The […]
Sharp Was Always Set On Rovers Return
BILLY Sharp has thanked the Doncaster fans for their support after he returned to the Keepmoat on a season-long from Southampton. […]
I Learned To Play In 25-A-Side Games In Streets Of Iraq
By Stuart Hammonds ANYONE who has seen Swindon Town‘s restyling under Mark Cooper will recognise Yaser Kasim as a director of […]
Forty Isn’t Faulty Just Yet For Foxes Goal Ace
By Chris Dunlavy KEVIN Phillips is 40. That’s forty. Four zero. “Really?” says Leicester’s new striker when yet another question brings […]
Crawley Town unveil John Gregory
JOHN GREGORY has returned to football management as new boss of League One club Crawley Town. The six-time England midfielder […]