Quite frankly, I’m past being irritated with labels like “the first team from outside England to compete in the Premier League” but I’ll still admit to a pang of annoyance at the “It began in 1992″ brigade. For Swansea City’s heady and miraculous march to the top division of the late seventies still seems fresh in my memory - even taking into account Huw Richards’ confession in his marvellous
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The Monday Profile: Darryl Duffy
Darryl Duffy’s career trajectory may perhaps have left the striker wondering if he has perpetually arrived too early for the party. Most notably, journeyman though he may appear to be, he has enjoyed spells at two clubs which, not long after his departure, have attained Premier League status.
First, he joined Hull City in a fanfare of publicity five years ago, his 37 goals in just 68 games for Falkirk …
Prat falls to rise
It’s always curious when a player once apparently utterly integral to a team becomes dispensable, particularly when it seems to happen almost overnight.
Take the case of former Swansea star Darren Pratley. For the full duration of the season my club spent in the Championship, 2009/10, Pratley was magnificent - a driving, dynamic force knitting midfield to attack and carrying considerable goal threat thanks to a knack for bursting beyond …
TTU Awards 2010/2011: Team of the Season
Spanning our coverage to three divisions would always present problems when deciding upon this season’s best team. Just as the WBA, IBF and WBC versions of international boxing competed for eminence in the 1980s, Queen’s Park Rangers, Chesterfield and Brighton and Hove Albion possess equal claims to be the top canines thirty or so years on.
…and why restrict deliberations to actual Champions? Also mentioned by our pollsters were a
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