Owners are not all hits…

IN MY early years in football journalism, Reading’s Elm Park was a regular assignment. This was in the years immediately after...

Let’s have drum roll for Slav the sorcerer

SLAVISA Jokanovic is the kind of person who makes John Major look as colourful and exuberant as Krusty the Clown. Joyless,...

WHY THE POMPEY TRUST ARE STILL VITAL…

BID: Michael Eisner REMEMBER Jerry Sherman? Newport fans do. He was the American shyster who bought the club in 1986 promising...

NICK SETS STANDARD AT WIGAN

CHAMPIONSHIP ‘BE LIKE Nick Powell’ is the message from caretaker manager Graham Barrow as Wigan look to end the season on...

OZ LAPS UP THE APPLAUSE

LEAGUE ONE WALSALL midfielder Erhun Oztumer is delighted to have earned the respect of his fellow professionals after being named in...

WATCH OUT FOR JABO AND JAMIE

LEAGUE TWO THE combination of Jabo Ibehre and Jamie Proctor will have opposition defences petrified, says Carlisle boss Keith Curle. Ibehre,...

SAD SPIREITES SET TO REBUILD

By Chris Dunlavy SAM HIRD didn’t mince his words after a 3-1 defeat at Scunthorpe on Easter Monday condemned Chesterfield to...

Party’s on hold as Seagulls falter

CALAMITY: Norwich’s Alex Pritchard celebrates after Brighton’s David Stockdale scores an own goal. Inset: The Seagulls trudge off at the end...

WINNING IS UTOPIA FOR BOSS EVANS…

LEAGUE TWO By Becky Grey YOUR wedding or the birth of your children are the traditional answers when asked about the...

CANARIES’ RUSS HITS 300 MARK

CHAMPIONSHIP NORWICH captain Russell Martin still has plenty to offer, according to caretaker boss Alan Irvine, after racking up his 300th...

Dunlavy column: Style isn’t everything, just look at pragmatists Hughton and Wilder

By Chris Dunlavy PEP Guardiola had just seen his Manchester City side battered by Barcelona when he was asked if it...

You can win in all sorts of ways

PEP Guardiola had just seen his Manchester City side battered by Barcelona when he was asked if it was time to...

SEAGULLS BLOOMIN’ LUCKY AS TONY HAS FORTUNE

BRIGHTON’S inevitable ascent to the Premier League is simultaneously heartening and depressing. Two decades ago, the Seagulls were on the brink...

Dunlavy column: Blunder ref at St James’ Park was let down by his colleagues

(Photo: Action Images) By Chris Dunlavy AN hour after the biggest farce since Joe Kinnear was unleashed on St James’ Park,...

Steve Evans column: The best players I’ve watched this season

(Photo: Action Images) By Mansfield Town manager Steve Evans FOOTBALL is all about opinions and the wonderful thing is that in this...

BLAME GAME IS SET FOR SHIFT IN FUTURE

MOVE: Stuart Webber IT IS only a matter of time before more clubs follow Norwich in building their club around a...

GREEN FOR GO IF LEEDS FIND THE BOUNCE

Keeper Rob not panicking after two losses EXPERIENCE: Goalkeeper Robert Green is upbeat about Leeds’ prospects PICTURE: Action Images ARE Leeds...

HARLEE HASEYES FOR TOP FLIGHT

CAPTAIN Harlee Dean reckons blossoming Brentford can challenge for promotion next season – if they keep their squad together. The 25-year-old...

Losing one player can be so crucial…

INFLUENTIAL: Conor Washington, far right, celebrates scoring in his Peterborough days PICTURE: Action Images DURING last season, my Peterborough United team...

GET OFF ARSENE’S BACK – HE WILL RAISE HIS GAME

ARSENE Wenger has taken a lot of stick recently, but I just cannot get away from some simple facts: 1. He...