EFL

The handball rule reared its ugly head yet again in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Hull City last weekend. Alexis Sanchez’s first goal was allowed to stand despite his hand making the final touch, while the Chilean’s second came via the penalty spot after Sam Clucas was shown a red...

English football’s lower league clubs are dying a slow death, but could soon be put out of their misery if television rights and wages continue to inflate. Take a walk down Sheepfoot Lane, in the once Victorian industrial powerhouse but now dejected and run down town of Oldham in...

The last few years have been bleak for Newcastle United. One of the largest clubs in English football had been facing a period of gradual decline, before the horrific second half to the 2014/15 season saw them avoid relegation on the final day, only to then crash out of...

With turmoil on and off the City Ground pitch, Nottingham Forest have earned a reputation in recent years as being the wrong destination for someone looking to progress in their footballing career. Managers fail to deliver results, directors quit after a matter of months and players watch their careers...

Notts County finally parted with manager John Sheridan last week, after a run of 9 consecutive losses had seen the Magpies drop from the play-off positions to just 1 point outside the relegation zone. A 4-0 hammering away to Cambridge, managed by ex-County boss Shaun Derry, put the nail...

Phillippe Montanier has faced criticism from myself and many other Forest fans in the past few weeks. Results had been poor, with the defence being carved open by any team who put on a half decent show. The most convincing performances had come against teams who never really showed...

‘Let him build a legacy.’ ‘He’s only just beginning to embed his ideas.’ ‘Give him till the end of the season.’ ‘He needs time.’ Time. The issue that has split opinion among Forest fans since the early days of the tenure of current owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi. Back in 2012, in the third...