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Mat Kendrick column: Craig Gardner dive proves something needs doing

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:07:00 GMT

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.

Mat Kendrick Column: Running the gauntlet of the post match interview

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 04 May 2011 09:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:33:00 GMT

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

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

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:25:00 GMT

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.

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

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:00:00 GMT

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

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

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:00:00 GMT

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.

Tom Ross Column: Carling Cup is far from worthless

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:12:00 GMT

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.

Mat Kendrick column: Hodgson and Rooney still deserve our respect

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:23:00 GMT

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

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

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:10:00 GMT

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

Mat Kendrick: Ian Holloway owes Aston Villa an apology

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:23:00 GMT

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

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

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:05:00 GMT

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

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

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:14:00 GMT

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

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

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:29:00 GMT

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

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

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:23:00 GMT

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.

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

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:14:00 GMT

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

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

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:28:00 GMT

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.