Wales continue revival with hasten Speed

As England did their best to betray any optimism that may have occurred to any fan before, or that may have come flooding in with a delightfully efficient first 40 minutes in Podgorica before the self-destruct button was so wilfully pressed, it was easy to miss the other game in group G, that of Switzerland’s visit to Wales with the away team still in contention for the runners-up spot, aiming to set-up an effective play off with Montenegro who were busy erasing any hopes that Fabio Capello has a team correctly equipped for Euro 2012.

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Documenting the demise of Plymouth Argyle

When defender Ladji Sakouna inexplicably dallied on the ball in his own box and hauled down the incoming Rob Taylor of Port Vale to concede a penalty that wrapped up all three points for the away side, it was the madness of what is unfolding at Plymouth Argyle in microcosm. It was the panicky ineptitude of Sakouna that was woefully exposed in an act of helpless surrender and the latest batch of hope at Home Park was ruthlessly deflated by Gary Roberts from the resulting spot-kick.

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New Season ... New Manager Needed

As a Watford fan I have got used to players and managers using my club as a stepping stone, but this time I thought it would be different.

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Questions remain despite the fine

As the players, staff and fans of Queens Park Rangers rightfully celebrate their Championship victory, the club have also confirmed that the FA has fined them £875,000. This is as a result of the news the FA confirmed earlier today that the club have been found guilty of two of the seven charges aimed at QPR and their Chairman Gianni Paladini.

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Why I'm Writing Off Forest's Promotion Chances

One of the disappointing aspects of the football season over the last two months for me has been the slump that Nottingham Forest have been going through. The slump which has seen them win only once in their last 12 games has really put the brakes on their promotion-push this season.

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Football Bad Boys

Since arriving at Eastlands Phil Taylor wannabe Mario Balotelli has put forward a great case for starting a stretch at Lancaster Farms Young Offenders Institution let alone making the starting line up for Manchester City.

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In defence of Peter Risdale

Before you begin to prepare the noose in which to hang me with, let me explain why I think one of footballs most vilified men – rightly so in some cases - deserves to be cut a little bit of slack

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Performance Of The Week

On a weekend of football when a record number of goals were scored in the Premier League, when Newcastle astonished everyone by coming back from 4-0 down against Arsenal

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