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Who could or should be the next manager of Oldham Athletic?
After Paul Dickov’s ‘resignation’ from Oldham Athletic last Sunday, will there be many managers with proven track records in with a shout of the job? They’ll be in with a ‘shout’, but will they be willing to take it? I...read more »
Why we should all wish Paul Lambert well:
No group of people love to indulge in schadenfreude more than football supporters. The club currently on the receiving end of much mirth are Aston Villa. Many observers, myself included, believed that Villa’s comprehensive 3-1 win at Liverpool in December...read more »
Why Chairmen are right to widen the net when it comes to recruiting managerial talent:
As bedlam prevails at Blackburn Rovers, there was a hint of sanity in Sunday morning speculation linking the club with Karl Robinson, MK Dons’ vibrant young manager, as a contender to fill the vacant manager’s chair at Ewood Park. Indeed,...read more »
Aston Villa 2012: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Looking back over Aston Villa’s year, it hasn’t been the best for them, but they can take some consolation that it’s finishing much better than it started. I wanted to mention this but it doesn’t fit into any of the categories...read more »
The Circus at Birmingham City Football Club:
On the pitch, Birmingham City are having an indifferent season. After bidding farewell to fan favourite Chris Hughton in the summer, Lee Clark was deemed suitable as his replacement at the helm. Despite competing in Europe and falling to Blackpool in...read more »
What’s next for Aston Villa?
O’Neill’s magnetic personality and relentless positivity, allied to owner Randy Lerner’s willingness to back his manager in the transfer market, led Villa to consecutive sixth place finishes in the three years preceding the Northern Irishman’s departure. Despite this relative...read more »
Have Aston Villa’s young guns finally come of age?
It was only Aston Villa’s second away win since January, but yesterday’s 3-1 win at Anfield finally saw Paul Lambert’s young guns come of age. Averaging under 24 years, the Villains were rampart as they tore apart Brendan Rodgers’ resurgent Liverpool...read more »
Craig Leveing the stage but is the show worth watching?
And so like a convict facing the death penalty awaiting a possible last minute reprieve Craig Levein was left sweating over a few days before the plug was pulled on his three year tenure as Scotland manager. The removal of Levein...read more »
Are Scotland wilting as an International presence?
Wednesday June 25 1998 and the beautiful summer sun sets in on St Etienne and the end of Scotland's World Cup campaign after a 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Morocco. However there was still the hope of reaching Euro 2000...read more »
Are Aston Villa candidates for relegation?
An old, tired cliché in football is that certain clubs are ‘too big’ to go down. Such a phrase was possibly used the year Man City got relegated from the top flight in 1996 or when West Ham United suffered...read more »