Of course John Halls isn’t the only prodigy in the history of the game to be left scrapping for attention in less exalted climes - give it a year or two and Fernando Torres could be gracing Griffin Park. Still, he’s a player that has always fascinated me for his textbook personification of the “what might have been” scenario.Along with Steve Sidwell, Jerome Thomas and Jay Bothroyd, he was an FA Youth Cup Winner at the Arsenal eleven years ago; the Gunners defeating Coventry City in the Final. None of those players went on to create first team waves at Highbury so…
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Gleaning Windows: 10 Key January Signings
With a fortnight having passed since the keys turned in the lock of the transfer kitty vaults, I thought I would attempt to identify which ten of the myriad deals done may benefit purchasers most in the short term. The list below is a subjective one, peppered with both the obvious and the unheralded, and no doubt destined to be debunked four months from now. I’ve attempted to ignore the evidence of February’s first two weeks, compelling though it is in cases, and restricted my selections to permanent deals…so here goes…and with respect to Mark Wright, James Chester, Ian Ashbee…
The Thursday Preview: Chesterfield Vs Aldershot
Between ourselves and fellow Football League websites The Seventy Two and Soccer AM/MW, coverage of Chesterfield Football Club’s 2010-11 has been scant thus far - surprising given the club’s arrival in a new home and subsequent ascent to a comfortable first place in League Two. With the Derbyshire men a full eleven points clear of fourth placed Bury, it was high time we put this oversight right.John Sheridan was one of the most under rated playmakers of his day - veritably hero worshipped at Leeds, he was a cornerstone of Sheffield Wednesday’s last great side, scooping a Cup Final winner and gracing…
The Thursday Preview: Aldershot Vs Gillingham
Just before the weather started to thaw a little, I had a post on the agony of late postponements lined up. Most of us have been there and have tales of unfulfilled trips to Hereford, Hartlepool and Hull to call upon when we get into those conversations where football nerdism is transformed into a contest. You know the thing. “Well, Steve, funny you should mention that. Reminds me of the time I left Fishguard at 4am for a lunchtime kick off at Norwich only to find that the game had been snowed off as I was passing through Thetford.”The silver…
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