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Mat Kendrick column: Craig Gardner dive proves something needs doing May 04 2011

IT WAS easy to sneer from afar and blame those nasty foreigners when El Classico descended into the Game of Shame at the Bernabeu last week.Read

Mat Kendrick Column: Running the gauntlet of the post match interview May 04 2011

FOR those of you unfamiliar with the inner sanctums of modern football grounds allow me to take you on a guided tour of the MIXED ZONE. Read

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Mat Kendrick Column: So who has been the best footballer player in the Midlands this season? Apr 20 2011

TOTTENHAM’S Gareth Bale scooped the prestigious PFA Player of the Season award at a glittering event in London on Sunday evening.Read

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Mat Kendrick column: Why so many footballers could learn a lot from Darren Bent Apr 20 2011

TWENTY four minutes into Saturday’s survival six-pointer at West Ham and, with Villa a goal down, Darren Bent has an equaliser disallowed for a push.Read

Mat Kendrick Column: The Midland players who failed to make the PFA shortlist Apr 13 2011

IT could probably be held in a Broad Street broom cupboard rather than some swanky Mayfair hotel.Read

Mat Kendrick Column: Roy Hodgson shows Rooney the best way to answer critics Apr 06 2011

SIX weeks ago I wrote in this comumn that class is permanent and form is temporary in regard to how Roy Hodgson and Wayne Rooney would answer their critics.Read

Tom Ross Column: Carling Cup is far from worthless Mar 03 2011

I WOULD love to see what would have happened if someone had told any of the Blues players, management or fans that the Carling Cup is a meaningless trophy.Read

Mat Kendrick column: Hodgson and Rooney still deserve our respect Feb 16 2011

WATCHING that wonder winner in the Manchester derby on Saturday lunchtime, one thought struck me truer than an acrobatic Wayne Rooney struck the ball.Read

Mat Kendrick column: Kidderminster Harrier's plight is so sad to see Feb 09 2011

FLICK back to page 10 of today’s Birmingham Mail and you will see a story about a Midlands football ground up for sale for £690,000.Read

Mat Kendrick column: Kidderminster Harrier's plight is so sad to see Feb 09 2011

FLICK back to page 10 of today’s Birmingham Mail and you will see a story about a Midlands football ground up for sale for £690,000.Read

Mat Kendrick Column: Reflections on the razzmatazz of transfer dealine day Feb 02 2011

I can exclusively reveal that Super Sensational Sublime Soccer Transfer Deadline Day has been all about former Blues striker Dele Adebola.Read

Mat Kendrick: Ian Holloway owes Aston Villa an apology Feb 02 2011

NEVER MIND his team selection, Ian Holloway should be punished for fielding a weakened reputation ever since that November night at Villa Park.Read

The Mat Kendrick Column: Little shine left on corporate FA Cup Feb 02 2011

IT was quite fitting that ITV’s dodgy highlights package on Saturday night presented us with a skewed image of the FA Cup.Read

Mat Kendrick Column: Aston Villa should be commended for approach to transfers Feb 01 2011

“OUR indecision is final” seemed to be Aston Villa’s motto during recent transfer windows under the old regime.Read

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Mat Kendrick Column: Time to turn off the tap-up rules! Jan 25 2011

TAPPING-up is rife, trust me. I’ve done it. In fact I do it several times a week.Read

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Mat Kendrick Column: Gerard Houllier is winning over the fans with public slanging matches Jan 25 2011

GERARD Houllier’s slanging matches with Steve Bruce and Ian Holloway have certainly done him no harm in the eyes of the still-to-be-completely-convinced Villa Park public.Read

Mat Kendrick Column: Loose Skymen with Richard Keys and Andy Gray Jan 25 2011

HELLO, and welcome to today’s episode of Loose Skymen with Richard Keys and Andy Gray.Read

Mat Kendrick column: Why it's time to lay off Karl Henry Oct 05 2010

WOLVES captain Karl Henry would be the first to admit it was a mistimed, reckless and unnecessary assault with the potential to wreck a player’s career.Read