Trading Places: Time to Reform the Football League’s Loan System?
[T]o look closely at the associated regulations is to acknowledge the Football League’s existing loan system as nothing less than a free for all. ‘Temporary loan transfer’ is the umbrella heading which...
View ArticleGreat Football League Teams 32: Tottenham Hotspur 1949-50
It somehow feels appropriate that this article is appearing in the week after Spurs’ 5-2 bubble bursting against Arsenal. For supporters who have traditionally had to rely more on the past to supply...
View ArticleThe Monday Profile: Harry Kane
[P]ass and move, it's the Millwall groove. Thankfully, not another football-themed assault on the eardrums, but the new mantra of Lions boss Kenny Jackett. After what seems like an eternity dangling...
View Article10 Players Looking for a Contract
With just three weeks to go before the start of the season, one of the most surprising aspects of this summer is the enhanced quality of the ‘out of work’ list – a roster of players that can be...
View Article2016-17: The Season in Review
The term ‘Landmark Agreement’ is sorely overused but Tuesday’s High County judgement to promote Tottenham Hotspur into the Champions League qualifying stages at the expense of Everton has resonated...
View ArticleEight Out of Work Managers Revisited
The serious lack of imagination shown by Football League chairmen continues to fuel the managerial carousel. Almost three years ago, we were bemused by Paul Hart’s arrival at Crystal Palace while the...
View ArticleBook Review: The Nowhere Men
The Nowhere Men by Michael Calvin Published by Century 2013, £14.99 [T]hey are a mythical breed, not to say a forgotten one in these days where youtube videos are said to inspire signings, but, in an...
View ArticleLeyton Orient are Top at Christmas, but the Olympic Stadium Spectre Looms Large
[A]s 2013 draws to a close, one club for whom it has been, on the surface, a quite ridiculously good year have been Leyton Orient, so man opposing fans' second favourite team and a club whom we covered...
View ArticleBook Review: Falling for Football
Falling for Football edited by Adam Bushby and Rob MacDonald Published by Ockley Books 2014, £11.99 [F]alling for Football is a highly significant book and not just because of the way it expertly...
View ArticleHow Swindon Town’s Link with Tottenham is Starting to Divide
[W]e live in an era where the inviolable independence of football clubs is starting to become a thing of the past. After our recent examination of Charlton Athletic's Belgian connection, guest writer...
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