On the 28th of May 2007 Giles Barnes came off the bench at Wembley in the Championship Playoff Final to set up the goal that gained Derby County promotion to the Premier League. An achievement that accumulated what had been a magnificent season for Derby and also Barnes on a personal…

If you were to tell me at the end of the 2007/2008 season that Fulham by 2009 would have qualified for the Europa League and then by 2010 be in the competition’s quarter final, , I definitely would not have believed you and no doubt laughed off these ridiculous predictions. Likewise…

Back in 1996 the days existed when exotic foreign players were still a rare commodity in the English game, and when Benito Carbone signed for Sheffield Wednesday from Inter Milan for £3million it was a move that excited the English football fan.  Possessing amazing skill and ability on the ball as…

Anderlecht’s 16-year-old striker Romelu Lakaku is sending shockwaves though the football universe this season. Standing at over 6ft 3in, weighing 14stone and with pace to burn this boy is a phenomenon to behold. He is current top scorer in the Belgian league having scored 13 goals in as many starts and is…