Hold the BackPage returns for another edition with Willie Gannon back on board to join Neil Sherwin and Ger McCarthy in assessing the game’s recent talking points including the tragic passing of Gary Speed, the antics of Mario Balotelli and Luis Suarez, and Sunderland manager’s job.
Andy Carroll finally found the net against Everton after a barren spell, and Ciaran Kelly believes this is the biggest season yet for England’s potential number 9.
With André Villas-Boas rumoured to be on the verge of taking over at Chelsea, Ciaran Kelly looks at whether the young manager can establish his own identity or will forever be labelled the ‘New Mourinho’.
As both teams gear up for this weekend’s show down and a probable place in next season’s Europa League, Thomas Gaunt takes a look at the pro’s and con’s of winning this match and the glory or burden it could bestow upon the victor.
Yesterday we kick started the opening article of the Top 50 Players in the World feature. Today, we introduce you to those who were voted into 40th down to 31st place.
It was a whirlwind final day of the January transfer window and easily the most exciting since Manchester City discovered their pot of gold back in summer 2008, writes Neil Sherwin.
In the first instalment of a new series on BackPageFootball.com, Robbie Deighan looks at a possible move on the horizon for Uruguay’s World Cup star and current Ajax striker Luis Suarez.