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Surviving the summer in the football league

Calculators and collection buckets look to be the order of the day this summer as at least three football league clubs – Southampton, Stockport and Darlington – fight for their very existence. If rumours are to be believed, these aren’t the only clubs from Championship downwards who are sailing close to administration. Even if the…

Saints Pray For Divine Intervention

When Lord Mawhinney last week voiced his fears that a big name club could go out of business if football’s worst excesses weren’t reigned in he could have hardly asked for a better example than Championship club Southampton. Having struggled on and off the pitch for several seasons the Saints announced their financial troubles were…

Who makes your football kits?

Here’s a list of football shirt manufacturers and the clubs they make kits for in the Football League:

The great race for the Premiership – Bristol City and West Brom make a move

Before I start, I’d just like to write a few words about Teddy Sheringham who has announced his retirement from playing at the end of this season. He will be 42 when he finishes and still oozes class. It is a shame that his last season as a player may well end in relegation. Teddy…

Bale: I won’t learn anything at Tottenham

Gareth Bale, Wales international and Southampton star left back, has hit back at rumours that he would favor a move to Tottenham. Bale is now on record as saying that he “won’t learn anything at Tottenham” and he was better off at playing for Southampton in the Championship than for Tottenham.

Gareth Bale – Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Chelsea or Real Madrid?

Good young talent is hard to find – good young talent in England is even harder to find, so the fact that Gareth Bale is coming along nicely for Southampton AND is 18 months away from the end of his contract is of great importance to a host of clubs in the Premiership (and beyond,…