The Monday Profile
The Monday Profile: Andy Warrington
Doncaster Rovers fans who care to cast their mind back to the Conference Play Off semi final of 2003 (and I am sure there are few who can resist the invitation) will remember the heroics of long serving goalkeeper Andy Warrington as he saved two penalties in a crucial shoot out at Chester City’s Deva Stadium.
The clinching moment saw a certain Dave Cameron’s spot kick parried away and such
…The Monday Profile: John-Joe O’Toole
Cast your mind back to the 2008-9 season and you’ll remember one of that campaign’s most precocious Championship talents. John-Joe O’Toole, an Irishman by way of Harrow - the borough, not the school - netted seven goals from 22 games - a fine return from midfield, especially for a 20 year old. Indeed, two years earlier, he had delighted Athlone’s Lissywoolen Stadium with a ninety third minute winner as
…The Monday Profile: Luke Chambers
With Nottingham Forest currently in the sort of form that makes the national press sit up and take some notice, much of the talk has inevitably been of an unbeaten home record, derby day victories and the uneasy accord between manager and board. Manish and Steve, average Joe’s window into the Football League, talk of Earnshaw, of McGugan and, if they’ve an extra few seconds, of Camp.
But one …
The Monday Profile: Clarke Carlisle
“It really bugs me“, an exasperated Paul Calf once exclaimed. “They say, ‘Oh, David Beckham - he’s not very clever.’ Yeah. They don’t say, ‘Stephen Hawking — he’s a bit shit at football.’” Many a true word is spoken in jest, and Steve Coogan’s mulleted Man City fan may have been onto something.
While adored and idolised for their abilities on the pitch and for their …
The Monday Profile: Adam le Fondre
(Written with considerable assistance from Scarf.)
After my team’s brief sojourn in the Championship last season, I’m now back to watching The Football League Show as an interested neutral. There are a few things you can guarantee happening every week: Manish Bhasin will begin speaking to the wrong camera; Mark Clemmit will be seen acting out some forced jollity with a bemused manager; Steve Claridge or Leroy Rosenior (whoever’s on …