Roberto Mancini: Thanks But No Thanks
The timing was brutal. A year to the day since Sergio Aguero scored the most famous goal in Manchester City history, Roberto Mancini was unceremoniously bundled out the backdoor after two and a half years at the helm.
A difficult decision they...
Manager
The manager’s merry-go-round is always a busy part of English football. In all 4 tiers of the professional game are managers losing their jobs, often whilst the ink on their contracts is still wet.
Football League clubs such as Blackburn Rovers,...
Physicality Relegated To The Football League
During a recent ‘spring clean’ I came across a couple of early nineties Shoot! magazines which I kept probably in hope that they would somehow help me in years to come? After a quick thumb through I stumbled upon the Shoot! Challenge, where...
Pressley Has Entered The Arena
New Coventry City boss Steven Pressley got off to a solid start with a 2-1 win at relegation threatened Scunthorpe. A fourth consecutive away win keeps the Sky Blues on the fringes of the playoff places and they will hope for a strong finish...
The Second Time Around For Davies
In somewhat bizarre news, Nottingham Forest have re-appointed Billy Davies, just 20 months after he was sacked. The Scotsman returned to the City Ground on Thursday and declared he had ‘unfinished business’ at the club in which he led to...
Pressley Set For Huddersfield Move.
Current Falkirk boss Steven Pressley could be set to take the manager’s job at Huddersfield Town. Bookies had ‘Elvis’ at 25/1 only a week or so ago and now the former Rangers, Celtic, Hearts and Coventry defender can be found...
Departure Lounge
With the transfer deadline looming, the rumour mill enters over time as speculation mounts that the best and brightest of the Football League are destined to play at a higher level.
Wilfried Zaha’s big money move to Manchester United is likely...
The Michael Appleton Myth
With the FIFA world rankings out Thursday I have finally found something more puzzling than those worthless monthly standings (England recently climbed to second?) and it is the current obsession Championship clubs have in pursuing Michael Appleton...
Bristol City Job OK For O’Driscoll
Bristol City have appointed Sean O’Driscoll as their new manager. The ex-Nottingham Forest boss, who was harshly sacked last month, has been brought in to replace the departing Derek McInnes. McInnes was sacked on Saturday evening after a...
Austin Powers
Burnley striker Charlie Austin has scored nineteen league goals in the Championship this season and any striker with that record is in demand.
Austin’s record speaks for itself; nineteen goals from twenty-three games is sensational, and is...
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