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Ian 'Boot' Carbis

Promotion is what counts for Potters

SOMETHING has been bothering a friend of the Boot Room. Read

Ian 'Boot' Carbis

Cheeky champs shocker

THERE’LL be some surprise names like Twente Enschede, Atletico Madrid and Bordeaux in the Champions League next season. Read

Ian 'Boot' Carbis

Cruel - but a shoot-out is spot on

Penalties are no way to decide a major competition, say the fans (mostly Chelsea, obviously) . Read

Carolyn Hitt

A reminder of how big our small nation can be

ON THE eve of the FA Cup Final one of the most precious relics of Welsh sport was paraded around the dining tables of Cardiff’s City Hall. Read

Delme Parfitt

Wembley is a dreadful place when you are losing

NOT even a secret stash of Peter’s savoury products in the boot of our car could lighten the mood on a drizzly Saturday evening at Wembley. Read

David Giles

Chance missed against a poor Pompey

IT was good to hear Cardiff City players talk of their disappointment after the match on Saturday. Read

Ian 'Boot' Carbis

Final dream has to be playing in Premier League

ONE Cardiff City-supporting member of the Boot Room has been counting down to Wembley in sleeps. Read

David Giles

Gilo: There’s a big contrast in the final formbook

Outspoken Media Wales pundit David Giles gives his verdict on the big game Read

James Corrigan

Cup final dream is made for Super Joe

THOSE football snobs will undoubtedly be out in force this next seven days, scratching their oh-so knowledgeable brows. Read

Neville Southall

City can defy all the odds

EVERY bookie in the country is going to try and tell you there’s no way Portsmouth can lose the game next week. Read

Terry Phillips

Cardiff City’s Goodfella to call it a day

LONG-serving Jimmy Goodfellow is retiring after the FA Cup final. Read

Ian 'Boot' Carbis

'Mighty Mouse' hasn't a squeak

KEVIN Keegan is today apparently heading for ‘showdown’ talks with Newcastle owner Mike Ashley. Read

David Giles

Perfect finish - now full speed ahead for Wembley

WHAT a great way to finish the league campaign. Read

Ian 'Boot' Carbis

Zarate geting popular with his pals

BIRMINGHAM’S Mauro Zarate is suddenly proving a popular chap among his friends in Argentina. Read

Lautern facing the big drop

WREXHAM’S proud record as a football league club is over. But theirs isn’t the biggest name that might suffer this indignity at the end of the season, writes Owen Pearce. Read

Substitute is worth a look

THE movie buffs in Boot Room are getting excited about a new film coming out next Friday. Read

Standard are champs again

IT’S been a long time coming, but Belgian sleeping giants Standard Liege have finally got something serious to shout about. Read

‘Shire earn their party

SPORTING performance of the weekend was East Stirling’s 3-1 win over Montrose in Scottish League Division Three. Read

Ian 'Boot' Carbis

Uefa care little about poor fans

UEFA always make a big play about football being about the supporters. Read

Queen of South get European ticket

EUROPE will welcome a new name to club competitions next season when Queen of the South take their place in the Uefa Cup for the first time. Read

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