Poetry, motion and Ryan Shotton
Nicol Hay on 14 December 2012
The Football Ramble meets Match of the Day editor Roderigo Mellencamp, a man that spins visual gold from football's base metals.
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Who is the Premier League’s most effective striker?
Dan Barnett on 27 September 2012
Using Opta data, Dan Barnett looks at who the best top-scoring striker in the Premier League was last season.
People don’t forget
Nicol Hay on 20 August 2012
You can be the most diligent professional in the game, but make just one high-profile error and you're likely to be remembered for that, and that alone, forever.
Villain to Villa: Brett Holman’s remarkable rise
Kieran Pender on 14 March 2012
Having gone from zero to hero for the Socceroos, attacking midfielder Brett Holman is now English Premier League bound…
McLeish and Villa still relying on the ‘silent majority’
Liam Twomey on 2 March 2012
They didn't want him from the start, and Alex McLeish has done little since to win the Aston Villa fans over.
