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Tom Ross Column: Mick McCarthy has done a cracking job at Wolves

IT’S time Mick McCarthy got the credit he deserves for guiding Wolves to the Premier League.Read

Tom Ross Column: Birmingham City ref was out of his depth

“NEVER send a boy to do a man’s job” is an old saying but it was never more true than at St Andrew’s on Monday in the game between Blues and Plymouth.Read

Do Villa still have the cash to match their ambition?

JUST what is going on at Villa? Unconfirmed newspaper reports over the last few weeks have claimed Martin O’Neill will have to sell some of his big earners, trim his squad and bring its average age down.Read

Tom Ross Column: Best referee's have the common touch

AT A time when it’s fashionable to criticise referees I would like to pay tribute to three who stand out as officials and who love the game as much as any fan.Read

Tom Ross: Aston Villa, Wolves and West Brom fans need to stop moaning

I WONDER if football is becoming enmeshed in the TV celebrity world that has taken over our lives such as Celebrity Come Dancing, Big Brother, X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent et al.Read

Blues need a ceasefire in war of words

IN MY 28 years covering football for BRMB in this area, I have learned that a disunited club will fail when it comes to chasing success and glory.Read

Villa wrong to throw away UEFA Cup glory

IT IS very difficult to be critical of a manager like Martin O’Neill who, along with Randy Lerner, has transformed Villa from a “going nowhere” club under Doug Ellis and David O’Leary into one that is sitting in the top four and is definitely “going somewhere”.Read

Midland fans living in a fantasy world says Tom Ross

IT’S quite amazing that when teams start to lose games or perform poorly out come all the comments about the gaffer from us Monday morning managers.Read

An upright Ashley will be a Villa great

ASHLEY Young is without doubt one of the most talented wingers in Britain, if not Europe, today.Read

Familiarity of refs breeds contempt

STEVE Bruce once said the big teams always get the big decisions from referees in the Premier League.Read

Familiarity of referees breeds contempt

STEVE Bruce once said the big teams always get the big decisions from referees in the Premier League.Read

Heskey swoop looks shrewd business

VILLA boss Martin O’Neill has made one of the shrewdest signings of the transfer window by paying Wigan £3.5million for Emile Heskey.Read

Tom Ross asks if the loan signing of Lee Bowyer by Blues is a case of better late than never

THE loan signing of Lee Bowyer has caused much discussion and argument between Bluenoses, with most apparently happy, some unhappy while a lot question whether he can still do it on the pitch.Read

WE keep hearing from our clubs that the most difficult thing to do is find a striker who they can afford and who would be prepared to come to the club.

Well, I saw a striker playing for Peterborough in the FA Cup third-round game at The Hawthorns who looks more than capable of stepping up to play in a higher standard.Read

Villa might just break top four hegemony

WHAT a year 2008 has been. It started with Blues battling for survival in the Premier League and Albion chasing promotion from the Championship.Read

Villa might just break top four hegemony

WHAT a year 2008 has been. It started with Blues battling for survival in the Premier League and Albion chasing promotion from the Championship.Read

JUST what exactly is a “big-name manager”?

JUST what exactly is a “big-name manager”? It seems to be that every club who sacks their boss is after that elusive answer to all their problems ... the “big-name manager”.Read

Why do we have to import managers as well?

JUST what exactly is a “big-name manager”? It seems to be that every club who sacks their boss is after that elusive answer to all their problems ... the “big-name manager”.Read

WITHOUT doubt, it’s now time for a major change in the way players are disciplined on the field of play.

Players are sent off for nothing more than two innocuous offences that warrant no more than a free-kick but the referees are duty-bound to issue yellow cards.Read

WITHOUT doubt, it’s now time for a major change in the way players are disciplined on the field of play.

Players are sent off for nothing more than two innocuous offences that warrant no more than a free-kick but the referees are duty-bound to issue yellow cards.Read