Paul Fisher is fed up of modern football. Andre Villas-Boas’ sacking at Chelsea is just another sign of football eating itself…
From UEFA Cup Final to fighting for promotion
The Football Project is delighted to welcome guest writer David Chalmers to the site, with his whistle-stop tour through the history of Middlesbrough Football Club…
Dear Ken Bates…
Dan Williams is a fan of Barnsley FC. He just wanted to say a few things to Ken Bates about the excellent way he’s been running Leeds United over recent months…
Best transfers of the January window
The January 2012 transfer window closed with something close to a whimper on Tuesday night after a fair from exciting month. There weren’t the multi-million pound deals of previous months; but there were a few interesting moves. We got some of The Football Project writers together and asked them to pick out what they considered to be the best piece of business done during the window. Thankfully everyone picked out different players…
Five things the weekend taught us
James Hunt did not enjoy the FA Cup weekend. Here he is with five less-than-brilliant things that learned from the last few days…
The quiet contenders
As much as everyone tries to state that The Championship is a two horse race, fans of the Football League will know that a contender tends to show themselves from quite far back. Dan Williams reckons he knows who that contender might just be… Birmingham City…
The unbeatable underachievers?
Huddersfield Town are on an incredible unbeaten run so far in League One. They haven’t tasted defeat in the league for 11 months but still find themselves second in the league table. Dan Williams takes you through their incredible run.
When the Saints go marching in
Southampton are new to the Championship and are well-worth their top billing. As Dan Williams explains, the current team has been building steadily for the last three years…
Has England ruined Sven?
Sven-Goran Eriksson has not been the same man since he was the England manager. Dale Why asks a simple question about the now former Leicester City manager… Has he been ruined by the England job?
Stepping out of the shadows
This is just a fantastic piece from Dan Williams on Brian Clough and his son Nigel and their intertwined journey through football. Fantastic stuff.



















