Aston Villa begin their search for a new manager following the sacking of Alex McLeish and without doubt this is possibly the biggest decision Randy Lerner and Paul Faulkner will have to make in their time at the club.Read
WHATEVER happens at St Andrew’s tonight, in the second leg of the Championship play-off semi-final against Blackpool, most fans would agree it’s been an extra special season for Blues.Read
I, LIKE many boxing fans, am appalled at the prospect of David Haye and Dereck Chisora meeting at Upton Park in a big-money clash, despite neither having a British Boxing Board of Control licence to fight in England.Read
ONCE again diving has reared its ugly head, with the scandalous antics of former Villa winger Ashley Young that resulted in a penalty and a sending-off for QPR defender Shaun Derry.Read
THREE seasons ago I did a football forum with Stiliyan Petrov at a social club in Tamworth. I was not sure how the Q&A session would go but the Bulgarian proved to be a warm, interesting and informative guest with a great sense of humour.Read
THE use of social media sites Facebook and Twitter are a brilliant way for football fans to communicate, comment and debate. It allows people like me to have dialogue with listeners and readers of the Birmingham Mail 24/7.Read
IT’S a tough time for any Aston Villa supporter at the moment. After years of finishing in the top six of the Premier League they are now at the wrong end of the table.Read
BOXING is one of my favourite sports, along with football and ice hockey, and I have, often in the company of the Birmingham Mail’s boxing reporter Ian Johnson, covered world, European and British title fights all over the country.Read
I AM continually amazed at the double standards shown by players and managers in this game of football, which Pele famously named “the beautiful game”.Read
I DID not know Gary Speed but I know lots of people who did and, to a man, they have said that not only has the game lost a great player and manager, but also one of the nicest guys you could ever wish to meet.Read
THANKFULLY, sanity prevailed on Tuesday when the FA appeals commission rescinded Jack Rodwell’s red card he received in the Merseyside derby on Saturday.Read
IT LOOKS as though our national game will adopt the concept of American Football’s “Rooney Rule” in an attempt to correct the imbalance of black and ethnic managers and coaches against the number of black and ethnic players in the game.Read
AT one time performing for your country was the pinnacle of a player’s career, wearing the Three Lions on your chest making you the proudest of footballers and an idol to millions.Read
I READ this week that certain QPR games will have a ticket price of around £70 with an average of £50. That is just too expensive for the working-class fan.Read
