A number of Premier League clubs are taking a look at Sheffield United’s James Beattie with a view to bagging the former England international in January, but with his ropey Everton past - is he really worth the gamble?

Poor Gianfranco Zola. The likeable Italian trots into his first management job at West Ham, and as soon as he’s slid into the hotseat, the club begins to crumble. The Tevez scandal has whirled back into view, and this time it is threatening to leave the Hammers up a creek without a paddle.

The Blades are one of the favourites to be promoted from the Championship, following their impressive start to the campaign. They were unfortunate to lose 1-0 at Birmingham on the opening day of the season, before thrashing QPR 3-0 in a real statement of intent. Kevin Blackwell has admitted that he’s still looking to bolster […]

What happens when you’re drawing or losing a football match in the English second flight? Do you a) panic and tell the team to play it long, b) send your central defender into attack or c) bring on Kevin Phillips to save the day?

Both Sheffield clubs have strikers missing for the next few weeks, perhaps the supporters of both clubs can have a pint together while commisserating over their respective losses. While two-goal hero Akpo Sodje is out for at least a month after getting injured against Burnley on Saturday, James Beattie is yet to take to the […]

One game down, forty-five to go as far as the 24 teams in the Championship is concerned, but what did the opening weekend of fixtures tell us? Many regard Doncaster’s 1-0 win at Derby as the performance of the weekend, but that’s only working on the assumption that Rovers were playing League One football last […]