“They needed drivers,” he explains. “And I said, ‘Well, I’m doing nothing else, why don’t I do it?’ And I really enjoyed it because of meeting the different people. “On a couple of occasions, they hadn’t paid, so I had to take the payment off them. One of them actually […]
Stuart Pearce
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On the eve of his second European Under-21 Championship as England manager in 2019, Aidy Boothroyd was asked which of the motivational quotes pinned around their training base in northern Italy was his favourite. “It is actually one of mine which says: ‘There has never been a better time to […]
At 22, Declan Rice has the football world at his feet with West Ham riding high and England bidding for European Championship glory this summer. He spoke to DANNY MURPHY ahead of Sunday’s London derby against Tottenham… Declan Rice walks in fresh from the gym. West Ham’s man-of-the-moment looks cheery […]
There has been a story in my mind all week, one that involves the Bolton manager, Ian Evatt, and his loanee goalkeeper, Billy Crellin. Last Saturday, Bolton drew 1-1 at Cambridge. They had been leading but Crellin, a 20-year-old on loan from Fleetwood, scored an own goal. After the game, […]
Here Rashford hugged the touchline and Maitland-Niles, another right-footer, used the space inside. The necessity or otherwise of fielding a left-footed player on the left-hand side of the field is a hot topic for England. They reached a World Cup semifinal under Southgate with the right-footed Ashley Young gamely ploughing […]
‘I wouldn’t be back if I didn’t believe in the strategy the club’: Stuart Pearce returns to West Ham as part of David Moyes’ backroom staff after being blocked from making a return under manager in January Stuart Pearce has returned to West Ham as part of David Moyes’ coaching […]
England manager Gareth Southgate lifts the lid on ‘invaluable’ chat with ex-team-mate Stuart Pearce after agony of missing penalty against Germany in the Euro ’96 semi-finals Gareth Southgate said he talked to Stuart Pearce about the Euro 96 penalty miss Southgate missed the crucial spot-kick at the semi-final stage against […]
RC Robertson-Glasgow, cricket writer nonpareil, once famously asked: “Who ever hoped like a cricketer?” As England’s chosen 30 prepare to pack their bags for the monastic retreat that is now the Hilton hotel at the Ageas Bowl, they will be full of hope after a prolonged absence from the game. […]