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IT WAS Bill Shankly who famously declared: “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.” Well now the late, great Shankly’s theory is about to be put to the ultimate test by the coronavirus. A Birmingham fan shows less than 100 […] More
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has added further doubt to the long term future of the League Cup after suggesting “it would be better for everyone” to kill it off. EFL chiefs are fighting a losing battle to keep the only second domestic cup in the Big Five countries alive as efforts to expand the Champions […] More
IPSWICH TOWN are reportedly set to sack Paul Lambert and replace him with Neil Warnock… despite handing the Scot a five-year contract on January 1. The Tractor Boys tasked the former Aston Villa and Norwich manager with winning promotion back to the Championship – having overseen their relegation from the second tier last season. Neil […] More
HOLD onto your hats – the drama of the play-offs aren’t far away. Clubs in the Championship, League One and League Two are all dreaming of promotion as they head into the play-off stage, where we know anything is possible. Aston Villa celebrated their return to the Premier League with a 2-1 win over Derby […] More
THE BROTHER of Jordan Sinnott, the non-league footballer who died on the eve of his team’s game, has confessed to being “blown away” by the sporting world’s tribute to his tragic death. The 25-year-old Matlock Town player died in the early hours of January 25 from a suspected fractured skull following an altercation in Nottinghamshire. […] More
YOU have got to give Jack Grealish as free a role as you can against Manchester City. When Villa got thumped 6-1 by City at home they played a 3-5-2 with Grealish and Anwar El Ghazi playing as false nines. Jack Grealish’s creativity could inspire Aston Villa to Carabao Cup victory against Man CityCredit: Getty […] More
EFL clubs have agreed to extend the Championship’s summer transfer window until September 1 to match the Premier League and the bottom two divisions. Today’s decision in principle ends the separate deadlines between the Championship and Leagues One and Two. The Championship will have the same summer transfer deadline as the top flightCredit: Handout Jarrod […] More
MIKE DEAN admitted to singing “the referee’s a w***er” in the stands while watching his beloved Tranmere. The eccentric Premier League official has often been pictured or captured in the stands supporting League Two side Tranmere. Mike Dean revealed even he can get a little animated while watching matchesCredit: Sky Sports But Dean revealed on […] More
