Ian Winwood

The columnist you love to hate. Read his Football League column every Thursday exclusively on MirrorFootball

Blackpool may be a massive success story but that doesn't give them the right to rip off away fans

    Ian Winwood 12:33 10/12/09

    Last Saturday I went to Bloomfield Road, home of Blackpool FC. This was my first visit to the ground, but not my first sight of it. In the 1990s, on a... Read more+

    Why Kettering Town's brave stand against Leeds truly embodied the magic of the FA Cup

      Ian Winwood 12:32 10/12/09

      Let me try and do this without sounding patronising, a task I suspect is impossible. I want to offer both my congratulations and commiserations to Ket... Read more+

      Why I will feel sorry for Leeds fans should they end up facing Manchester United in the FA Cup

        Ian Winwood 05:03 03/12/09

        Not for the first time in their history, Leeds United find themselves in a lose-lose situation. If the team from the West Riding of Yorkshire fail to ... Read more+

        There's nothing better than last-minute goals in football - as Sheffield United fans will surely agree

          Here’s a thought I’d never had before, not until Saturday tea-time anyway: as a Barnsley fan I may be risking my life typing this out loud, but for fi... Read more+

          Why the draw for the third round of the FA Cup is always one of the highlights of the season

            This may sound like an odd thing to say but for me one of the best days of the season takes place not on a field of play but inside a television studi... Read more+

            'Tis the season to be jolly, so why can't we all get along at football grounds this Christmas?

              It is almost the season to be cheerful, and on Saturday it will be even closer, so what the hell... why not do something really crazy?This must have b... Read more+

              Why the England 2018 bid team need to stop bickering and get their eyes on the ball

                Listening to the radio today, I heard an interview with Karren Brady, erstwhile big cheese at Birmingham City. Ms Brady also used to play her part in ... Read more+

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                Arsenal have broken a mental barrier by beating one of their Big Four rivals

                Mirror Football Blog 23:00 13/12/09

                    By David AndersonAnd so two have become three, just as Arsene Wenger predicted.A fortnight ago when ... Read More+

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                    Why Aston Villa are heading for the top four - if they get the right backing in January

                    Stan Collymore 22:59 13/12/09

                        Aston Villa's win at Manchester United proves their potential to finish in the top four and if boss ... Read More+

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                        Why cash-strapped Fergie cannot be right about Manchester United's money woes

                        Stan Collymore 22:58 13/12/09

                            I completely disagree with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson’s comments on his spending bu... Read More+

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                            Why Manchester City's soft centre could cost them a Champions League spot

                            Stan Collymore 22:56 13/12/09

                                Manchester City look capable of possibly qualifying for the Champions League due largely to the fail... Read More+

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                                Why Tottenham might lack the know-how when it comes to the crunch

                                Stan Collymore 22:54 13/12/09

                                    Spurs are turning into the ultimate Jekyll and Hyde side in the Premier League.I have seen Tottenham... Read More+

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                                    Why under-performing Liverpool must beware a mega-bid for Fernando Torres

                                    Stan Collymore 22:53 13/12/09

                                        Ian Rush, Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Graeme Souness are all players I admire, or did, in th... Read More+

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                                        Why I still think it's a matter of when, not if, Sven leaves Notts County

                                        Stan Collymore 22:52 13/12/09

                                            I predicted Sol Campbell wouldn’t last a season at Notts County and I still think it is just a matte... Read More+

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                                            Why Bolton's fans need to show the same passion their players do

                                            Stan Collymore 22:52 13/12/09

                                                Bolton fans seem to call my phone-in regularly, but they should show the same passion in the stands.... Read More+

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                                                Why this season's topsy-turvy Premier League could see some real surprises at the top and bottom

                                                Stan Collymore 22:51 13/12/09

                                                    Just when we thought Wolves boss Mick McCarthy might be picking up his P45 soon, the promoted club h... Read More+

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                                                    Stan Collymore's hero and villain of the week

                                                    Stan Collymore 22:50 13/12/09

                                                        Hero of the weekend: Carlos Tevez. The Manchester City striker is one of my favourite players in the... Read More+

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                                                        Fawlty Manuel could be an England World Cup star, plus nine other things we learned from watching Liverpool v Arsenal

                                                        Football Banter 18:28 13/12/09

                                                            OK, so we know Liverpool have got all sorts of problems. But didn't we know that already? So what el... Read More+

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                                                            Craig Bellamy and the language of love, Rufus Brevett is having a Google and double trouble for Mick McCarthy

                                                            3pm 17:39 13/12/09

                                                                Craig Bellamy gets ref justiceMark Hughes' cryptic comments about "officials sharing their view of m... Read More+

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