Historic Managers

In 1983, Brighton and Hove Albion repeated which party trick first performed by Leicester City in 1969? This particular piece...

If ever there was a man to epitomise the expression, ‘Steady Eddie’, it was Don Howe. A more unadventurous player,...

By Billy Crawford The name of Sepp Herberger is one that is almost unheard of in this country. In Germany,...

In previous editions of my footballing grumbles, also known as ‘Middle-aged Man Shouting at the Sky’, I have railed against...

Last time out I looked at the old adage that you should never attempt to go back in life. That...

You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who would disagree that Liverpool are currently one of the top sides in Europe,...

With Wenger's reign at Arsenal slowing to an uncomfortable decline, Matt Abbott revisits the glory years which saw him make...

With no less than seven promotions to his name, Dave ‘Harry’ Bassett has a record to be proud of. That...

Sixteen years of hurt, frustration and misery at Leeds United came to a resounding end in July, with Marcelo Bielsa’s...

Dave Bassett has countless stories to tell. They are locked in his vault and each one is always ready to...

Sir Bobby Robson sadly departed this world in 2009, cruelly cut down by the awful disease that is cancer. His...

From dramatic dives to calling Chris Smalling Mike, Louis Van Gaal and his time at Manchester United will certainly live...

A rebel, a revolutionary, an innovator - all words that are aptly used to describe Barcelona legend, Johan Cruyff. There...

As far as the traditional fierce rivalries in football go, not many players in the game can claim to be...

The world is currently on lockdown, Covid-19 is wreaking havoc and making a mockery of all the things in society...

The managerial partnership of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor is probably the most well-known of all such collaborations in the...

In the first part of this look back at the relationship between Sir Kenny and Sir Alex, we examined the...

In 2018, Kenny Dalglish finally followed Alex Ferguson in becoming a ‘Sir’ when he was knighted for services to football....

http://gty.im/886658730   It wasn’t until Pep Guardiola was midway through his third season in England, that the English public...

In 1966, Alf Ramsey famously led England to the World Cup final and consequently the Jules Rimet trophy. However, Sir...

The manner in which football has come leaps and bounds over the years only makes the progress tougher to trace....

In his autobiography, the footballing legend that is Robbie Savage tells the story of how as a young boy he...

After the sad death of Ron Saunders at the weekend, the football world was saddened once again with news much-loved...

Saturday 7th December 2019 marked a sad day for football as the death of Ron Saunders was announced to the...