Interviews
Des Linton exclusive interview: “They said I could play but I didn’t kick a ball. I didn’t go near it”
In a generic fixture in 1997, Des Linton leapt into the air when an opposition player made a dangerous challenge....
Phil Parkes exclusive interview: ‘People don’t realise how good 1970s soccer was’
On 22nd July 1981, spectators inside the Spartan Stadium cluster together to form a modest crowd of just over 11,000....
Graham Barrow exclusive interview: ‘Roberto Martinez was revolutionary’
It is a Friday morning. You are preparing to coach your players for tomorrow’s fixture against a promotion contender. You...
Roy Evans exclusive interview: “I joined the club at 15 and in my time we won 30 major trophies”
The stoker The stoker is responsible for continually feeding the fire, ensuring the smooth running of the engine. Sure, the...
Lawrie McMenemy exclusive interview: “I could see tears coming down from the Southampton directors when the whistle went in 76”
Lawrie McMenemy has a great story when it comes to football management. After an injury ended his playing career, McMenemy...
Ron Atkinson exclusive interview: “I had two basic principles which I stuck with all my career”
In a bygone era of football, it was commonplace for up-and-coming football managers to cut their teeth in non-league or...
Ian Liversedge exclusive interview: “If you have one bad apple, it ruins everything”
To the match-going football fan, a team may, on occasion, appear to be just 11 players out on the field...
Bob Booker exclusive interview: “Withdean meant everything to me”
In May 2008, Bob Booker was taking a break from football on holiday in Menorca. He was out of the...
Mick Payne exclusive interview: “England C is a pathway to the Football League”
Goalkeeping coach Mick Payne knows the English Non-League set-up quite well. His role at Dagenham and Redbridge led to him...
Glen Kirton exclusive interview: “The job was a joy rather than a chore, a real labour of love”
The bond between football and the media has become so interwoven over recent decades that it almost resembles a co-dependent...
Exclusive interview: “I didn’t want to be anybody. I was Dave Bassett”
Dave Bassett has countless stories to tell. They are locked in his vault and each one is always ready to...
Damaged goods: From prodigy to person
A look at the cruel side of football; the side we don't see on Sky Sports at 4pm Sunday Football...
Psychology: Is goalkeeping an isolated position within football?
‘It’s an isolated position and it really needs specialised psychology,’ wrote former Scotland manager Gordan Strachan on goalkeeping in 2004. The...
Podcast: Episode 11 – Justin Walley
In this episode, Mark speaks to Justin Walley, who in 2018 guided Matabeleland to the finals of the CONIFA World...
PODCAST: Episode 10 – David Squires
We talk to David Squires - cartoonist and satirist at The Guardian - about his brilliant new book, Goalless Draws...
From riding high with the Class of ’92, to reviving fortunes at Chester: Anthony Johnson speaks to the Football Pink
BY MARK GODFREYIt’s been an eventful few months for Anthony Johnson. In April he and his long time management partner,...
He always beat me at Subbuteo
TIM BALDWIN battles through both physical and mental anguish to recall better times; times when he and his brother took...
