There is a real treat for students of football blogging today as we are pleased to announce a comeback for David Bevan, head honcho of legendary football league website The Seventy Two. Despite stepping back from the scene, David has retained his season ticket to Leicester City and has conjured up this assessment of the Foxes’ progress as they near Christmas on their return to the Premier League, a …
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Emile Heskey: The forgotten foreword
He was brutish. He was barrel-chested. He was unplayable. And not in the same way in which he is portrayed these days. Not in the sense that managers didn’t want to play him, but in that defenders didn’t want to play against him. And now he might be heading back to the place where it all began. Is Emile Heskey returning to Leicester City?
Of course, he is now seen, …
Third and fourth tiers provide play-off finals to savour
A quick straw poll on Twitter this evening suggested that Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United’s all-Yorkshire clash at Wembley next Saturday is the play-off final that neutrals are most keenly anticipating by some distance. While the sample size was fairly small, it was an expected result. The League One play-off final is a mouthwatering prospect, with two of English football’s grand old names contesting a vital match. But the division …
Jordan Rhodes and Nick Powell: A glimpse of future Premier League players
When Jordan Rhodes netted Huddersfield Town’s first goal at the Stadium: MK on Saturday, Sky commentator Alan Parry called him “the hottest property in the Football League”. Among 72 clubs, it would be a bold move to single out any one player above his peers. But when you go one step further and put a League One player on that pedestal above any from the division above, it is quite …
How Blackpool beat Birmingham City to return to Wembley
For the third year in a row, Stephen Dobbie - long of either Swansea and Blackpool - scored to help one of his two teams to Wembley. But this was no walk in the park. Birmingham City gave it everything and made the Tangerines work hard for their 3-2 aggregate victory. Curtis Davies equalised on the night to give Blues hope but goals from Stephen Dobbie and Matt Phillips proved …
Ben: Sounds like an interesting read - and a useful companion-piece to Tony...
sean smith: Brilliant article. Shared. COYS...
Steve: C.f. Phil Neville on MOTD2 talking about Rosicky's audacious blind pas...
Winch: An enjoyable read. I'm not sure they bring back any good memories, but...
