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England travelled to Montenegro on Tuesday knowing that only a win would put them in firm control of their World Cup Qualifying group. Despite a good first half we saw what we always see from England: A side lacking in...read more »

The narrative during the build-up to England’s double header of World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro has been chiefly focused on the selection in the squad, and subsequent withdrawal, of Rio Ferdinand. Following the Manchester United man’s declaration that...read more »

He arrived onto the scene of English football in great fashion, netting on his Premier League debut and grabbing plaudits as Liverpool lost 2-1 to Wimbledon on the penultimate day of the 1996-97 season. That was his first bow into...read more »

There is a certain lack of tension concerning who will emerge as this season’s champions of England.  Nevertheless, with other Premier League issues coming to the boil and the action across the football league building to a fascinating crescendo, the...read more »

In a recent blog about Newcastle’s new arrivals I suggested the cost of fielding a fully English team would be far too much for any Premier League team, outside the current financial powerhouses, to consider. Whilst I stand by this,...read more »

Over the past 5-10 years, not many English youngsters have burst onto the scene with higher expectations than Jack Wilshere. Aside from Wayne Rooney, and maybe Theo Walcott, the media haven’t created a buzz around a young player like this...read more »

What does it take in this day and age to get into Roy Hodgson’s England’s squad? That is what Southampton’s current talisman Rickie Lambert must be thinking. With Lambert’s impressive record of 27 goals in the Npower championship last year, being...read more »

Another calendar year is soon to end, and it's been another year that Albion can class as progress made. We've seen a change in management, whilst the exit of our sporting director is imminent. Despite the worry of the notorious 'second...read more »

Liverpool fans were wary when Brendan Rodgers was appointed Liverpool manager after the sacking of their iconic hero, Kenny Dalglish. There were even cries of “Brendan’s not good enough for our Liverpool”. It was not only disrespectful to Brendan Rodgers but...read more »

In his heyday at Chelsea, Steve Clarke was known as a no-nonsense, tough tackling defender at the heart of a Blues side which won the FA Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup in the mid-to-late nineties – as a manager,...read more »