Ever since Russell Slade’s Grimsby Town side lost 1-0 to Cheltenham Town in the 2006 League Two Play Off final, the North East Lincolnshire side has been on a downward spiral that may well see them playing in the Blue Square Premier in 2010.
Following Graham Rodger and Alan Buckley’s failures to prevent the club from slipping towards the relegation zone, former Luton manager Mike Newell was appointed. Newell successfully led the Mariners away from relegation during the 2008/09 campaign. However, a poor start during the current season has seen Newell meet …

Its back to the Premiership player profiles, as I and fellow blogger 5stars will bring you a profile every Monday and Wednesday until we run out of ideas. Today’s player is Fulham’s American star Clint Dempsey…
The Premier League isn’t even halfway through yet, and already Clint Dempsey is on course for his most successful season in the Premier League. Dempsey has cemented a place as a fans favourite at Craven Cottage, as many youngsters have been seen with his name on the back of there shirts this season. The winger/striker is having …

The Fa Cup draw has been made, it’s the round where minnows dream of reality as they hope for a Premiership tie at home or away. The stand out ties will be highlighted in bold.
Tottenham v Peterborough United
Brentford v Doncaster Rovers
Middlesbrough v Manchester City
Stoke City v York City
Notts County v Forest Green Rovers
Huddersfield Town v West Bromwich Albion
Sheffield United v QPR
MK Dons v Burnley
Chelsea v Watford
Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City
Preston North End v Colchester United
West Ham United v Arsenal
Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers
Portsmouth v Coventry City
Sunderland v Oxford United or Barrow
Wigan …

“HE’S an amazing finisher. Wayne Rooney’s fantastic – a complete all-round player – but as a finisher, Defoe is the best out there.” – Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp on Jermain Defoe (22.11.09)
After his five goal haul against Wigan, Jermain Defoe is being touted as England’s most lethal finisher ahead of the World Cup. Harry Redknapp described him as the “best finisher” in the English game, however, can he be considered best finisher in the world? In short, the answer is a resounding no.
The benchmark to measure a finisher is simple, …

This is a topic which is quickly dismissed by fans of both Dundee and Dundee United, as you would expect, their rivalry is one of the most fierce in Scottish Football. Dundee are based on Dens Road, hence the name, Dens Park, with a capacity of 11,200. Their rivals, United, play at Tannadice Stadium which, ironically enough, is located on Tannadice Street with a capacity of 14,209. However, on Sandeman Street, the two clubs are just a few hundred yards away from each other on the same road, making them …

ARSENAL’S famous youth policy has been revered around the world for years, as Arsène Wenger’s kids continue to impress when given outings in the Carling Cup.
On Sunday, however, the Frenchman’s squad will be given one of its toughest tests yet when Premier League leaders Chelsea visit the Emirates Stadium. Wenger will be unable to call upon the services of almost a full team of players, with Łukasz Fabiański, William Gallas, Abou Diaby, Nicolas Bendtner, Gael Clichy, Robin Van Persie, Kieran Gibbs and Johan Djourou all taking up spells in the …

For three years now Nicky Shorey and his footballing career has gone from a high with his time at Reading and his two games with England, to a low as two frustrating seasons with Aston Villa, has seen the left back decide to make a loan move to Championship outfit Nottingham Forest.
With his time at Reading he came became a fans favourite, as he was voted as the best left-back ever to play for the Royals. His form caught the eye of England boss Steve McClaren, as he decided to name Shorey …

Only 13 games into the 2009/2010 Barclays Premier League and Darren Fletcher has established himself as a Manchester United first team regular and fan favourite.
The United midfielder, who is also the Scotland Captain, has been instrumental so far this season with Man Utd currently in 2nd place.

Darren Fletcher celebrates a goal for Manchester United.
Fletcher has been with United all of his career and was highly tipped to be a successor to David Beckham’s right wing position. However, his early United career was marred by injury and as the years have …

The Premier League earlier this year introduced the much anticipated home grown player rule. This rule consists of a squad cap of twenty five players and eight of these must be home grown.
 Starting from the 2010-11 season, all premier league clubs have agreed to have a squad cap of twenty five with eight these known as ‘home grown’. A home grown player is defined as a player who has been registered with either the English Football Association or the Football Association of Wales for a period of thirty six months …