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In a brief spell at Middlesbrough, he won the hearts of the fans and the local TV celebrity, if you believe the gossip. Harry Pearson recalls a German cult hero
No doubt there are many players whose careers illustrate Rupert Pupkin’s maxim “Better a star for a night than a schmuck for a lifetime”, but on Teesside none illuminates the point quite so brightly as a former Germany Under-21 international who was brought in from Kaiserslautern by Bryan Robson.
Is women's football is due to make a big breakthrough on to the UK sport scene? Two writers have conflicting opinions
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“Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but it is hardly suitable for delicate boys.” So said Oscar Wilde. If the women’s game continues to develop at the pace witnessed during the past decade, this observation could soon gain common currency.
Dave Jennings gives his impression on Bradford City – years of under achievement, home supporters and what went wrong last season
Why have City underachieved for so long?
Bradford may be a big city, but in recent years it hasn’t been prosperous. Not many people have a lot of spare cash, and City have never had an exclusive claim on the sporting public. Until 1970, soccer loyalties were divided between two lower- division clubs: City and Park Avenue. The latter then lost their League status and folded four years later, but City still have to compete with the highly successful rugby league team, Bradford Bulls. At least there’s no danger of their fixtures clashing, as they are currently groundsharing at Valley Parade.
Tom Davies takes a look at four clubs in the news for the wrong reasons
The controversial Tony Petty is still in charge at Swansea after winning a legal battle with the former City captain Mel Nurse on November 23. Trouble began after Petty bought the club from the previous owners, Ninth Floor (effectively former chairman Mike Lewis), for £1 in September and promptly tried to sack or reduce the wages of 15 members of staff . “If the players’ contracts had been continued, there would not be a club here,” he claimed.
Is the Phoenix League a genuine breakaway threat to the Premier League?
So, the Phoenix League. If we are to believe what the Daily Mail says, and who wouldn’t, “revolution” is afoot. Some-time soon, possibly next season, more likely in 2004 when the current TV deal expires, 14 clubs will leave the Football League to form a second tier of the Premier League, where they will be joined by two clubs demoted from the top level, together with Celtic and Rangers.