League 1′s top-eight looks, as things stand, much like the masses predicted back in August, with the monied Charlton, Huddersfield, Franchise, Preston and Sheffields United and Wednesday all present and correct. Yet, defying convention and sticking it to Big Boyz are two of the division’s less chic teams, Notts County and Brentford. The pair meet at Meadow Lane this weekend.Following a tumultuous 2010-11 for both, this term has been about tightening up and bedding down new systems but, given a little momentum, could either side go all the way this season?Focusing on the Magpies, form certainly suggests that a crack…
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The Monday Profile: John Halls
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…
The Monday Profile: Sam Saunders
Andy Scott’s departure from Brentford may have come as something of a surprise to many, but one of his former signings appears to be reaping the benefits. Brought in from Dagenham along with fellow Daggers Ben Strevens and Danny Foster ahead of the 2009-10 season, winger Sam Saunders arrived with his eyes on the prize, but the intervening eighteen months have seen the Bexleyheathian struggle to match actions with words. “If you don’t shoot you don’t score”, Saunders had philosophized as he set himself double figure goal and assist targets, clearly failing to anticipate that he would be limited to…
Democratic Republics of Football?
Our latest guest post comes from John McGee, gaffer of Carlisle United website, Bring Me the Head of Keith Mincher. The topic of fan ownership has been hotly debated on blogs and twitter in recent weeks. Here, John attempts to make sense of the strident opinion swapping.The topic of fan ownership has become something of a footballing hot potato recently with first The Guardian’s North East football correspondent Louise Taylor making her case for what she calls ‘benevolent dictatorship’ only to be astutely rebutted by ardent Manchester United fan Andrew Thomas at his excellent blog Twisted Blood and Two Hundred…
Stanley: A fine critique of The Economist piece, Ben, and a fine piece of your ...
Neil - Row Z: Interesting article, particularly re: the link between clubs and commu...
Kyle: Excellent article Ben - couldn't agree more with your criticism of the...
Steve: An excellent read and full of wisdom that would benefit many a footbal...
Lanterne Rouge: A brilliant article Ben and a strong candidate for any accolade of the...
