Have some Hart and give Joe a break

I found the clamour to annhilate Joe Hart this week quite astonishing. What on earth is wrong with us? Joe is...

Nugent’s a nugget in front of goal

IT’S great to see David Nugent banging them in for Leicester. OK, so a lot of his goals have been penalties,...

Sad and shameful sacking of Clough

THERE’S a tired old cliché in football, one trotted out by inane talkshow callers and eagerly peddled by chairmen to justify...

Paolo’s ban on ketchup was too saucy

I HATE to see a manager sacked but I wasn’t surprised to see Paolo Di Canio leave Sunderland. Everywhere I’ve been,...

Feeder clubs? Try a taste of Italy

SIENA is a beautiful town. Terracotta tiles, winding cobbled streets and a big church tower with spectacular views across the Tuscan...

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 the...

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 once...

Give Rhodes more help and watch him fire

BLACKBURN boss Gary Bowyer took a thinly-veiled swipe at Scotland manager Gordon Strachan after Jordan Rhodes’ late leveller salvaged a point...

Graham Westley: Going back to Preston was no big deal

As a manager, returning to a former club is a strange experience. In the last 12 months I have returned to...

Greg will be relieved at getting the sack

IT didn’t surprise me to see Greg Abbott sacked by Carlisle. And I’m sure it didn’t surprise him either.  When you...

Alex proof that Dyke is right

SWINDON have a cracking player in winger Alex Pritchard. Against MK Dons last weekend, he made a wily old pro in...

My 7-point plan to answer Dyke

Everybody in the world of football has expressed a view on the ‘answer’ that Greg Dyke is seeking to find. The...

Tom would be mad to walk out on dad

WHAT a surprise to see Blackpool going so well. With their budget and such a thin squad, nobody would have expected...

Wigan snap up Fergie’s Kid Powell

The Latics may have lost James McCarthy but with £14m in the bank and Powell on the pitch, they’ve emerged from...

A little extra would go a long way

After experiencing extra time this week when we lost 2-1 at Everton, I have to say that I wonder whether the...

Gary’s got previous and it’s just not right

WATCHING the crazy scenes at Yeovil on Tuesday was like an action replay for me – and not a very nice...

Yeovil goal should teach time-wasters

YOU can understand why Lee Clark was enraged by Yeovil’s late equaliser on Tuesday night. Having punted the ball into touch...

Has Oscar got higher motives in mind?

WATCHING his team slump to three demoralising defeats, new Brighton boss Oscar Garcia has looked utterly bewildered.

Portsmouth fans gave me dog’s abuse but I still love the club

I’VE managed in the Football League long enough to know that crazy results are the name of the game.

Sunshine games will aid England progress

In my memory, Saturday August 3 was never a date associated with the beginning of the Football League season.