Forget the fee and be patient with Jay

BRIGHTON LEGEND AND TV PUNDIT JAY Stansfield’s incredible £10m-plus transfer to Birmingham reminds me of when Arsenal paid Lille £72m for...

Chaotic Cats learn from big blunders

Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL SHREWD SIGNING: Alan Browne, left, has added vital experience to the Sunderland ranks PICTURE:...

STAYING AT STOKE WAS SHREWD MOVE BY STARLET SOL

IT’S great to see Sol Sidibe getting a chance at Stoke after turning down the advances of Chelsea this summer. The...

HATTERS HANGOVER WAS ON THE CARDS FOR ME…

RESULTS: Rob Edwards LUTON’S poor start following relegation from the Premier League has taken a lot of people by surprise, but...

Get ready for a scrap, says Mike

PREVIEW SALFORD CITY v MK DONS By Chris Dunlavy MESSAGE: MK Dons boss Mike Williamson Tomorrow, Kick-off: 8pm MIKE Williamson has...

Chris Dunlavy: Us-and-them feel has created divide

DO FOOTBALLERS deserve to be sworn at and abused for losing a match? No. But that doesn’t mean they are blameless...

Graham Westley: Window shuts but hard work begins

THE closing of a transfer window is a very difficult time at a football club. The comings and goings create all...

Chris Dunlavy: Can Rotherham boss Evans unlock Mallik’s potential?

SOMEBODY, somewhere, will get the best out of Mallik Wilks. The Rotherham winger is the EFL’s answer to Adama Traore.

Parkinson makes his first return

BOLTON W’DRERS v WREXHAM By Chris Dunlavy BACK: Wrexham’s Phil Parkinson returns to Bolton Today, Kick-Off: 3pm PHIL Parkinson says his...

Cod Army eye more progress

By Chris Dunlavy NOTTS COUNTY v FLEETWOOD TOWN Today, Kick-Off: 3pm KEY MAN DANNY MAYOR Fleetwood FOCUSED: Fleetwood Town boss Charlie...

Chris Dunlavy: Once the trust goes, there is no way back

To suggest Ryan Lowe was unpopular among Preston supporters is like saying Roy Keane and Alf Inge Haaland weren’t the best...

Wayne’s got to get it right at Plymouth

Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL WAYNE Rooney cut a jovial figure in his first Plymouth press conference, joking about...

Adam Virgo: Carrick’s Boro boys are my dark horses

WHO will win the Championship this season? If you want a safe bet I’ll say Leeds. But if I have to...

Fantasy Football League 2024-25 – Enter Now

WELCOME to the second season of Fantasy Football League. I am really pleased to announce that moving into this second season...

Saints march back to the Promised Land!

By Hugo Varley Southampton bounced back to the Premier League at the very first time of asking as they edged out...

‘I’m just relieved we haven’t got pressure of play-offs!’

Big Interview: Paul Warne By Chris Dunlavy Paul Warne describes joining Derby in the autumn of 2022 as like jumping out...

From Cov heroics to Wayne pain – and lots in between

THE FLP’S END OF SEASON AWARDS Highs & lows of exciting EFL year By Chris Dunlavy From titanic title tussles to...

Babies, bribes & basketball!

Top manager quotes of the second half of the season... By John Lyons As the season draws to a close, managers...

Huddersfield analysis: Sad Terriers make dog’s dinner of it

Shortly after a 1-1 draw at home to Birmingham last Saturday had effectively relegated Huddersfield to League One, Terriers supporters started...

From Non-League, Charlie Austin has built a brilliant career

Jamie Vardy is probably the greatest Non-League product of all time, but Charlie Austin is right up there.