Stuart Stratford 
The career of a football player is relatively short, often ending many years before they hit 40-years-old. So, former footballers need to find something to do with their time. Many turn to management or coaching, with Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard being among the recent examples, others pursue philanthropic interests, and others continue to seek … Read more
The advent of television, the internet and growth of communication technology have made people closer to each other. It has become extremely easy to track events happening thousands of miles away and that has also helped in spreading football across the globe. Premier League matches are broadcast to several countries and it should come as … Read more
According to reports from English news outlet the Northern Echo, Burnley have told center-back, Ben Gibson, that he can leave the club. The 26-year-old may have joined the club last summer but has struggled to make a big enough impact for Sean Dyche. The Claret’s center-back partnership at the moment consists of Ben Mee and … Read more
The improbable escape ended in defeat to Burton last weekend. A one-goal lead ended in a 2 – 1 defeat to Sunderland’s fellow strugglers and a quirk of the fixture list meant the Black Cats were down. Three successive draws after an impressive 4 – 1 win at Derby weren’t enough; only wins would do, … Read more
It’s a decisive week in Wolverhampton Wanderers season. Friday night sees the Championship leaders visit second-placed Cardiff City before hosting playoff contenders Derby County at Molineux. Defeat in south Wales will see Neil Warnock’s side favourites to win the title, something which seemed heading inexorably toward the West Midlands. The Bluebirds, six points adrift, have … Read more
Sunderland boss Chris Coleman refuses to give up his quest for Championship survival. For the sixth time this season, the Black Cats were unable to string back-to-back wins together and combined with other results, their plight is desperate. Sheffield Wednesday left the Stadium of Light after two goals in seven second-half minutes completed the Owls … Read more
The only thing certain in the Championship promotion race is that the teams qualifying for the play-offs are going about it the hard way. Except for Fulham, who are making a decent fist of hanging onto Cardiff City’s coat-tails. Derby County were desperate to drop out of contention, only ending an eight-game winless run at … Read more
Chris Coleman savoured the 4 – 1 thrashing of promotion-chasing Derby County at Pride Park last Friday but knows they still have a lot of work to do if they are to pull off the greatest escape of all. The former Wales boss knows better than anyone that Sunderland hasn’t won back-to-back games previously this … Read more