Football columnists for latest football comment

Home FootballNation Football Columnists

Where has the romance gone?

CARDIFF City’s clash with Chasetown was what the FA Cup is all about. Read

Best foot forward for Hammers defender

NOT content with fronting the Bring Back Beards to Football campaign, Matthew Upson has revealed how he has beaten his injury jinx thanks to Yellow Pages. Read

Tearful Smith enjoys his spot of local fame

DANNY Smith, Chasetown’s goalscorer in their 1-0 FA Cup win against Port Vale, has become a mini-celebrity in the English midlands. Read

Same old story for a new year

A PREMIERSHIP star released from jail, debates about foreign managers and players, complaints about referees and Nicolas Anelka on the move again. Read

Pilgrims will be a test of progress

THE results of late means the club has ended 2007 in better shape than maybe it was anticipated a month ago. Read

Handling of Bentley looked in a time warp

IT was a strange day for match officials at Watford. Read

Jewell pulls his socks up

DERBY manager Paul Jewell isn’t a great fan of footballers relying on image over skill. Read

Bleak future ahead if all talent is sold

HEARING the news that Chris Gunter is leaving Cardiff City is very sad and continues a worrying trend of the club selling their best players. Read

Gunter move will not spark giveaway

CHRIS Gunter is poised to leave crisis club Cardiff City on the cheap - but Peter Ridsdale insists there’ll be no ‘fire sale’ of their star players. Read

All the things they said...

SOMETIMES it’s hard to think of what to wrap up as a Christmas present so this Yuletide the Boot Room has gone for some of our favourite quotes of the year. Read

Thommo may pay for his recklessness

I HAVE my doubts now about whether Steve Thompson will have a long-term future at Ninian Park after the weekend’s events. Read

Jodie’s fans prove to be a big letdown

THERE were disappointed faces all round at Vodkat North West Counties League Division One club Abbey Hey at the weekend. Read

Dyer happy with life in top flight

NEATH Athletic have settled in at Principality Welsh Premier League level. Read

Dave all the rave with Blakemore

CARDIFF City players have their Christmas party tonight. Read

Salute Ryan, the Prince of Wales

IT’S quite normal to get nervous when you meet royalty, so you can imagine the Queen getting quite a few butterflies when she met Ryan Giggs earlier this week. Read

Ryan Giggs is a great role model

SO, after winning nine Premiership titles, four FA Cups, two League Cups and a European Cup, Ryan Giggs can supplement his already hugely impressive medal haul with the OBE. Read

We’ll take some Calzaghe credit

IT was 1992 when a certain newspaper claimed “It Was The Sun Wot Won It” after John Major’s Tories won the General Election. Read

Big win was crucial to City’s confidence

HOW Cardiff City needed that thumping victory against Colchester on Saturday. Read

Relish following in dad’s footsteps

JOHN Relish has already made his mark in management at Merthyr, Newport and Bath City, among others, and now his son Lee has followed him into the business – at the ripe old age of 29. Read