Championship

When Howard Webb speaks, you should listen. Firstly, he’s bigger than you. Second, he used to be a copper. Third of all, he has the widest breadth of knowledge and irrefutable authority over all matters relating to the regulation, implementation and monitoring of football’s moral and technical laws.

Besides being the …

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I would like to start this blog by saying a big thank you to David Connelly, Bartosz Bialkowski and Radhi Jaidi amongst others who, as I predicted in my last article, were released by the club after their contracts expired.

Jaidi remains at the club in an ambassadorial role and he …

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For many years now the number of Ipswich fans that turn up at Portman Road has been in a steady decline. Fans who have turned up to see the team play recently have had to witness dwindling attendances and a declining atmosphere at home games.

Once the season gets to the later stages …

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One of the most exciting times for a football fan comes when the transfer window opens and clubs start competing for the signatures of their various targets. It’s a time when the rumour mill goes into overdrive and gossip columns are filled with expectant fans hoping to find some truth …

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We may unfurl the back pages of the newspaper to find out about a sublime piece of skill, an against the odds triumph or a man of the match performance but most seasons, far too often we experience an uglier side to the game and a so-called darker side. The …

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One defining feature of each major international tournament is the staggering flurry of new, impressive arenas which appear in the host nation. At Euro 2012 this summer, visitors to Poland and Ukraine will marvel at newly constructed or reconstructed stadiums built for millions of pounds – but what of their …

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These really are worrying times at Elland Road.

We started the summer confident and somewhat convinced that over the coming weeks there’d be an influx of quality players arriving at Leeds, ready to take on a gruelling campaign in the Championship, which we hoped would result in a push for promotion, and …

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It was inevitable. Garath McCleary’s free transfer to Reading, followed closely by Sean O’Driscoll’s move to Crawley as manager. However expectant we were of these moves, it still didn’t compensate for the alarming vibes felt after, by the Forest fans.

Supporters had hoped, and in some cases begged McCleary, to sign …

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It’s not even been a week since West Ham secured promotion back to the top flight, but already Big Sam has been busy.

This week the Hammers boss has already let six players leave, and has conducted his transfer wish list. Big Sam has always been good in the transfer market, he …

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The Barclays Premier League season may have only just ended, but the transfer silly season is already in full swing. But for many of us, the transfer window isn’t about the touted multi-million transfers of stars such as Eden Hazard or Yann M’Vila.

For most, it symbolizes a time of mediocrity, …

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