Frankly superb

Ange Postecoglou could have done a mic drop at San Mames in May. “I always win things in my second year,” the straight-talking Aussie had said eight months earlier to wash away the pain of Spurs’ 1-0

THE PLAN After Brentford’s play-off final loss to Fulham in 2020, boss Thomas Frank tried to rally a dejected club. “You feel the pain,” he said, “but tomorrow the sun will rise again.” The Bees duste

THE PLAN Lose fewer than 22 league games? In October, Ange Postecoglou said Spurs’ league form should be “most meaningful”; in the end, he was hoisted by that petard rather than, “I always win things

The 2024-25 Championship was a split league. The second tier produced an unprecedented two 100-point campaigns, with Leeds and Burnley pulling clear of play-off finalists Sheffield United and Sunderla

hings were moving somewhat slowly in Nottingham, as 1974 dissolved into 1975. Not just outside, where pit smoke still spiked the air, but inside the Palais nightclub. A 1920s revolving dancefloor move

After joining the club as a schoolboy, John Terry rose to become one of Chelsea’s most iconic players and captains. Gianluca Vialli gave him his debut in 1998 but his breakthrough came in 2000-01, whe