Despite 107 England caps and plenty of silverware, the unfairly maligned left-back has never been able to shake off his “Cashley” tag
13 February ~ Ashley Cole recently signed a short-term contract ...
... League Trophy. The competitions new, expanded format, which has been announced just a few weeks after the League suggested they needed to cut fixture congestion, will begin with a group stage and include ...
Sensible pricing meant improved attendances at the non-League finals
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31 May ~ Well, how wrong can you be? In hindsight, my diatribe about hosting both the FA Vase and Trophy ...
... Trophy and Vase finals for the same day, May 22.
On the face of it, it's a great idea; bring in supporters of all four clubs to Wembley to enjoy the ultimate non-League love-in, with the cameras presen ...
Attacking power should mask injuries
16 June ~ Four years ago the controversial German tabloid BZ ran a full front-page picture of the World Cup trophy with the headline Hands off! It belongs to us. ...
... It was a thorn in Bayern’s side that they failed for such a long time to repeat the triumphs of the 1970s when Beckenbauer, Maier and Müller won the trophy three times in a row. After a number of near ...
... to be. The competition – in the eyes of the majority of Premiership and Championship clubs – simply isn’t worth the hassle any more. Clubs can expect to make around £3 million if they lift the trophy. ...
Sky's money has not had a good effect on Rangers' crowds as Ronnie Esplin discovered Success may breed success, but in the case of Glasgow Rangers it appears it has ultimately bred apathy. Anything ...
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The classy defender offered stability down the right as they earned promotion at the first attempt, while also winning the League Cup – still the last team to win a major trophy from outside the top ...
... exiting the FA Trophy and the Southern League Cup. The 5-2 defeat at home to county rivals Bideford in the latter competition was a particularly bitter pill to swallow, although the fans have continue ...
... puts it, is enacted each morning at City’s training ground as the monomaniacal Mancini, like Keane, comes into conflict with almost everyone he meets, and by the time City win their first trophy for 35 ...
... to stay loyal and feel good about oneself, even if it does mean losing. This is probably not a favourite read among current Premier League players. Mind you, looking around my trophyless shelves, I can’t ...
... declared himself “vexed by the image spread around Portugal and the world”. The president traditionally presents the trophy at the final; it is uncertain whether he will now attend.
The chaos at Sporting ...
... and Floyd Streete in the struggling Wolves team he joined have their talents analysed as seriously as Regis, Wile or Brown at Albion. With two divisional championships and the 1987 Football League Trophy, ...
... FFA Cup already in the trophy cabinet, Sydney can justifiably claim to be the most successful Australian team of the modern era. But having an all-conquering side playing attractive football has not translated ...
... season running Blues look like they will be fighting to avoid relegation from the Championship up until the final day.
Different owners are now in place in the form of Trillion Trophy Asia, although ...
by Scott Burns Pitch Publishing, £12.99 Reviewed by Gordon Cairns From WSC 373, March 2018 Buy the book
Eight clubs from outside Glasgow have won a senior domestic competitive trophy since Rangers ...