by Simon Burnton | Jul 30, 2017 | Sports
London- Eagle-eyed readers who have been following this series of all-time Premier League selections will shortly notice that the player we have declared the finest of the past 25 years is, curiously, not good enough for our combined best XI. What follows will not...
by Simon Burnton | Jul 18, 2017 | Sports
London – At about 8pm last Thursday, Nathaniel Chalobah, then still of Chelsea, posted on Instagram a picture of the former Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace defender Fitz Hall. The subject of several weeks of transfer rumor linking him with Swansea,...
by Simon Burnton | Jun 17, 2017 | Sports
1) Dixon familiar with path now trod by Trippier Among six changes from the side that drew with Scotland England gave one player his debut from the start, with Kieran Trippier ceremonially presented with his shirt by Lee Dixon pre-match. It was a suitable choice:...
by Simon Burnton | Jan 18, 2017 | Sports
2003 Michael Ricketts, Bolton to Middlesbrough, £3.5m At 11.30pm on the first ever January transfer deadline day, Middlesbrough sealed the signing of the striker who was intended to revolutionize their team. “I was stuck in a rut at Bolton, training was the same all...