Brian Clough is one of the biggest names in football.  At his peak in the 1970s, the outspoken manager dominated the English game. In the dug-out, on the telly or in the papers, Clough was everywhere. Controversial and hard-hitting…

Nottingham Forrest has suffered in the new millennium. The former European Champions endured financial problems, its first descent below the second English tier in more than a half-century, then a return to the Championship. Yet, it has not…

As we move into the penultimate part of this series of articles; we come across a few clubs who just aren't cutting it at the top end of the English Football League: Arsenal – Coventry City | Crystal Palace – Liverpool | Manchester City – Middlesbrough |…

With the whole world not noticing, Bournemouth signed Asmir Begovic from Chelsea, this week. It's hard to imagine a more impactful signing drawing less attention. Peter Shilton, when signed for £250,000 in 1977, was history's most expensive…

As many footballers will tell you; fifteen to twenty years is all you get as a career – sometimes even less – and the career options once the boots are hung up aren't all that glamorous in many cases. Here, we'll look at some players who've…

The success of manager Claudio Ranieri at Leicester City has propelled me to think outside the box when it comes to partnerships between managers and their assistants. To Claudio, it was Walsh, who brought him two signings;  moulding key- factors…

English football was thrown into turmoil on Tuesday after it emerged that ex-Three Lions coach, Sam Allardyce, appeared to be explaining how to dodge the Football Association third-party rule. The 61-year-old subsequently quit his role after…

'Martin O'Neill is one of the finest managers in English Football'

The way in which Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has handled the Carlos Tevez affair has come as no surprise to me and proves his credentials as a world class manager.The incident in Munich has been on the cards for a while for Tevez…

The City Ground yesterday played host to the Nottingham Forest open day. This was the first open day for many years, the departed Billy Davies would never let an open day disrupt his pre-season preparations but the new gaffer, Mr McClaren,…