READING manager Steve Coppell believes most neutrals want to see his side beat the drop today – and admits the Barclays Premier League is the only place he wants to be....
RIO Ferdinand has assured Manchester United supporters nobody at Old Trafford will be resting on their laurels no matter what glory comes their way in the next 10 days....
FULHAM manager Roy Hodgson has told his chairman Mohamed Al Fayed that professional pride and not the promise of a bonus will drive the final push for survival....
AVRAM Grant has rejected suggestions Chelsea’s players are responsible for their Barclays Premier League title challenge and insists he should be judged solely on results....
BIRMINGHAM defender Stephen Kelly admits he will feel “tainted” if he completes an ever-present record for the Midlands club against Blackburn today – and ends up being relegated....
Darlington 2-1 Rochdale. IAN MILLER’S dramatic stoppage-time winner had Darlington boss Dave Penney dreaming of a Wembley appearance later this month and secured a priceless victory in the League Two play-off semi-final first-leg clash with Rochdale....
Bristol 2-1 Crystal Palace. NEIL WARNOCK warned Bristol City their celebrations at the final whistle could come back to haunt them after David Noble’s last-gasp stunner sank Crystal Palace 2-1 in the first leg of their Coca-Cola play-off semi-final....
A SCRAMBLED goal by Bala Town’s Mark Griffiths, executed while grounded near the target a minute from the end of extra-time, settled a dramatic Cymru Alliance League Cup final with Gap Queen’s Park at Prestatyn....
CARDIFF CITY’S FA Cup finalists are on record club bonuses of £8,000 a man to win at Wembley – but Portsmouth’s Premier League stars are on more than THREE times that....