Southend United forward Simeon Akinola talks us through his football memories

football firsts First game you watched live? It wasn’t very high-profile, but the game that sticks out in my head was when...

VERSATILE TOM FITS THE BILL

PRESTON’S Tom Barkhuizen will do whatever it takes to get a place in the team. The 27-year-old has been utilised in...

Mick McCarthy admits Cardiff City’s playoff push is ‘probably over’

A 5-0 drubbing at the hands of 23rd placed Sheffield Wednesday leaves Cardiff City eight points adrift of the playoffs with...

ROOKIE GARNER RELISHES HIS TASTE OF FOREST SPOTLIGHT

By John Wragg  MANCHESTER United think they’ve got a star in the making in James Garner. The name already carries Hollywood quality...

COX LAMENTS MISFIRING IRON AS YEMS RUES INJURY-HIT REDS

By Alan Johnson SCUNTHORPE 0 SCUNTHORPE UNITED: Howard 7, Howe 6, Bedeau 7, Onariase 9, O’Malley 7, Gilliead 7, Karacan 7...

THIS WEEK’S FIXTURES

MON, APRIL 5 3pm unless stated 7.45pm unless stated Sky Bet Championship Blackburn v Bournemouth Coventry v Bristol C Luton v...

GRIMSBY LEFT IN LIMBO BY SHUTES’ U-TURN

By Tom Blackett GRIMSBY’S nightmare season has suffered another blow with the news that Tom Shutes has withdrawn from a consortium...

DJ on song and is just the job for gaffer Jobi

By John Lomas MANSFIELD TOWN 0 MANSFIELD: Stone 6, Gordon 6 (Sweeney 83, 6), Rawson 7, Perch 6, Benning 6, Maris...

UPBEAT MULLINS BIDS TO LIFT THE U’S MOOD

By Chris Dunlavy NEW Colchester United head coach Hayden Mullins says the “uptight” U’s must chill their way to League Two...

Hasselbaink upbeat as his Brewers keep it clean

By Jack Hobbs ACCRINGTON ST 0 ACCRINGTON STANLEY: Savin 7; Nottingham 8, Maguire 7, Burgess 9, Rodgers 7; Butcher 7, McConville...

Alex delight as ‘brilliant’ Boro reach the top half

By Simon Smedley OLDHAM ATH 0 OLDHAM ATHLETIC: Walker 8, Clarke 7, Piergianni 6, Jameson 7 (Borthwick- Jackson 80, 6), Adams...

‘I WAS LUCKY TO GET IN BUT NOW I MUST GRAB CHANCE’

By Chris Dunlavy SUPER STOPPER: Cardiff keeper Dillon Phillips saves his second penalty in the 4-0 win against Preston and, insets,...

JONSON HITS A LAST-GASP STUNNER FOR POTENT POSH

Striker’s warming up nicely for Cats By Mike Glendinning FLEETWOOD TN 0 PETERBOROUGH 1 Clarke-Harris 89 OH YES! Peterborough forward Jonson Clarke-Harris celebrates his...

EVATT FUMES AS TROTTERS ARE DENIED

By Trevor Baxter BOLTON W 0 COLCHESTER UTD 0 Rating: ★★★★★ Ref: Ollie Yates 8/10 STAR MAN DEAN GERKEN Colchester IT’S MINE:...

STUNNED CLUBS MOURN LEADER COLLINS

By John Lyons EFL clubs have paid their respects following the death of Yeovil Town captain Lee Collins at the age...

Five losses on the spin leaves Joey in the mire

By Russell Cook IPSWICH TOWN 2 Leahy 1 (og), Judge 11 IPSWICH TOWN: Holy 6; Woolfenden 6, Nsiala 7, Chambers 7;...

RED-HOT ROBINS IN A WRIGHT GROOVE!

By David Lawrence CHELTENHAM TN 4 Thomas 4, Boyle 14, May 42, Wright 57 TRANMERE R 0 Rating: ★★★★★ Ref: John...

Calm heads needed in crunch times

The Football League Paper says... IT’S that time of the season when virtually every game seems to take on extra significance. After...

FRANK: WE STILL HAVE A SHOUT!

ROOKIE GARNER SHINES IN FOREST SPOTLIGHT EMOTION: Brentford defender Mads Bech Sorensen, left, celebrates his leveller against the Terriers PICTURE: Alamy DEFIANT Brentford...

SHRIMP LIAM’S TIME TO SHINE

By Peter White BURSTING WITH ENERGY: Liam McAlinden in action for Morecambe against Cheltenham last weekend PICTURE: Alamy LIAM McAlinden has...