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Gary NewbonBirmingham Mail Sport |
The American owners of Birmingham City, led by chairman Tom Wagner, are to be commended for their plans off the pitch. But, folks, what really matters...
When famous footballers from Midland clubs are recalled, you rightly get plenty of mentions of Trevor Francis, Andy Gray, Cyrille Regis, John...
Shambles. That is the only way to describe the National League’s handling of the vital play-offs to a club chasing a place in the EFL as far as...
Will Coventry City defy the odds and beat Manchester United in today’s FA Cup semi-final, which kicks off at 3.30 pm and is live on ITV? Probably...
As Sir Alex Ferguson said to me at the end of the 1999 Champions League final: “Football, bloody hell”. It sums up what is happening at the top...
The BBC screened one of the great Oscar-winning films in midweek – ‘On The Waterfront’, starring Marlon Brando. It was made in 1954, but it took...
Two of our West Midlands clubs are going to play at Wembley this season while also aiming at the very important mission of reaching their divisional...
My long TV presenting career has seen many changes in life, technology, media, migration, weather and sport. Each topic has seen dramatic...
Barry Fry is still larger than life. He is enjoying (with his usual enthusiasm and bubbliness) being the long-serving director of football at...
Birmingham City will NOT be relegated this season after appointing Gary Rowett as manager until the end of the season. That is my confident...
Characters don’t come any more bubbly or loved in English football than former player and manager Barry Fry. I bumped into him at Burton last week...
The Coventry City chairman, Doug King, and the Sky Blues supporters will probably not thank me for posing this question! But why have no big clubs...
Characters don’t come any more bubbly or loved in English football than former player and manager Barry Fry. I bumped into him at Burton last week...
John Giles (known to football fan and Johnny) was an outstanding football and a useful manager who post-football became an highly respected pundit on...
What a tight and exciting English football season! Only one point separates the top of the Premier League with ten matches to go. Arsenal lead...
If you are a club in the danger zone, you are never too good to go down. That prospect certainly faces Birmingham City, who are ONLY out of the...
Gareth Southgate is a classy operator. He will go down as one of the outstanding England managers, having already taken the team to one World Cup...
There is a lot resting on the proposed Premier League money deal with the EFL. There is a crunch meeting of all 20 Premier League clubs on Thursday to...
Football hates change. Managers, past and present, are up in arms about the possibility of blue cards and sin- bins. This is basically for dissent and...
Aston Villa lost 2-1 to Manchester United at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon and for older spectator and viewers like me both clubs bring back memories...
If Aston Villa and Coventry City win their respective home replays over the next 48 hours, they will have a great chance of both reaching the FA Cup...
Fight Night was a popular boxing series which I presented and was shown to half of the UK on ITV. It was transmitted almost live every fortnight on...
The 30-minute delay at The Hawthorns because of crowd trouble in Sunday’s FA Cup tie begs two questions. How were Wolves fans allowed in the home...
Fight Night was a popular boxing series that I presented and was shown to half of the UK on ITV. It was transmitted almost live every fortnight on...
One of Aston Villa’s European Cup heroes Kenny Swain these days works for the Premier League and still lives in Warwickshire. He was an outstanding...
One of Aston Villa’s European Cup heroes Kenny Swain these days works for the Premier League and still lives in Warwickshire. He was an outstanding...
One of the sad aspects of getting older is the number of people you have worked with or known pass away. In my case, it is the famous names I have...
High-profile Wayne Rooney is the latest Birmingham City manager to be sacked. Since I arrived in Birmingham back in 1971, Blues have been through 26...
Wham bam! The Unai Emery era has zipped along successfully at a remarkable rate in the 14 months that he has been the Aston Villa manager. The club,...
High-profile Wayne Rooney is the latest Birmingham City manager to be sacked. Since I arrived in Birmingham back in 1971, Blues have been through 26...
Time to give the Wolves manager Gary O’Neil a huge pat on the back! He is doing a fine job since being appointed last August on a three-year deal...
Mark Walters is a Brummie who had a fine career as a left-sided winger or midfield player. He made 613 League appearances for Aston Villa, Liverpool...
Will Steve Bruce ever manage again? You just never know in football, but even good ones like the former Blues, Villa, and Baggies boss seem eventually...
Terry Biddlecome was a National Hunt horse racing hero both as a jockey and then trainer, as well as being my television on-screen pundit. Terry was...
Aston Villa have always been the biggest club in the Midlands. Now they are the best team again and it has been a while. This week’s massive wins...
Terry Biddlecome was a National Hunt horse racing hero both as a jockey and then trainer, as well as being my television on-screen pundit. Terry was...
David James was Aston Villa’s goalkeeper in the 2000 FA Cup final – the last to be played at the old Wembley Stadium. He had a great career in...
Aston Villa have a great chance tomorrow (Wednesday) night of keeping the Premier League title race wide open and giving their own top-four spot a...
I know I am getting older when the famous friends I have made in football keep passing away. This year it has been Trevor Francis, Sir Bobby Charlton,...
Once they were ‘The Three Degrees’ ‘of the football world at West Bromwich Albion. Now, there is only one still with us – full-back Brendon...
Once they were ‘The Three Degrees’ ‘of the football world at West Bromwich Albion. Now, there is only one still with us – full-back Brendon...
Don Goodman was a goalscoring striker for 12 clubs including West Bromwich Albion, Sunderland, Wolves and Walsall. These days he is an outstanding...
What a week for me since my column appeared last Tuesday. It began with interviews for the national press for my new book and then off to watch Burton...
Let us get one thing right – VAR is here to stay and calls for it to be scrapped should be ignored. Sure, there have been mistakes but most of the...
Willie Carr, the skilful midfielder with Scotland, Coventry and Wolves, will always be associated with the famous donkey kick goal scored by Ernie...
Willie Carr, the skillful midfielder with Scotland, Coventry and Wolves, will always be associated with the famous donkey kick goal scored by Ernie...
Steve Bull must go down as one of the great Midlands strikers. He is still the leading aggregate League goal scorer for his beloved Wolves from...
Wayne Rooney’s team has now arrived with Birmingham City’s 2-2 home draw with high-flying Ipswich. I sat in the director’s area feeling...
Harold Macmillan, British Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963, was once asked what blows governments off course. He replied: “Events, dear boy......
Now there is just one player still alive from the England football heroes of 1966. With the sad passing of Sir Bobby Charlton, just Sir Geoff Hurst,...