The atmosphere at St Mary’s tonight will be hostile. A good man has been treated extremely badly, so the protests will be passionate and sustained. Southampton fans have, quite rightly, been outraged by the sacking of Nigel Adkins, but they face a poignant dilemma: how far do they go? The…
The start of this season’s January transfer window marked the seventh anniversary of Patrice Evra’s arrival at Manchester United. If he gave himself time to reflect, he would have concluded that it has been some stay. The France left-back, who has captained club and his country, has had as eventful…
Sir Alex Ferguson will let Manchester United’s impending FA Cup replay against West Ham take care of itself for the next two days, while he oversees a seminar organised by the League Managers Association at St George’s Park. A lecture using Robin van Persie as a case study of effective…
A couple of years ago Wesley Sneijder was on top of the world. Champion of Italy, Europe and very nearly the world, and one of the most desired players in football. Now he is the footballer without a home, edged out by the cost-cutting Internazionale, waiting by the phone with…
How quickly we forget. Scott Parker was Tottenham’s heartbeat; the player who helped make the concept of professional footballer as role model viable, rather than the sort of bad joke that belongs in a Christmas cracker. He was Footballer of the Year, England captain. His name echoed around White Hart…