Stuart James

Stuart James
Sports Nathan Jones: I Can Promise Stoke Fans a Team they Can Be Proud of

Nathan Jones: I Can Promise Stoke Fans a Team they Can Be Proud of

It was a legitimate question and one Stoke’s board must have considered before contacting Luton, yet the way Nathan Jones responded to the idea some people may…

Stuart James (London)
Sports Gary Crosby: ‘Sir Alex Ferguson Called and Told Me What a Mistake I’d Made’

Gary Crosby: ‘Sir Alex Ferguson Called and Told Me What a Mistake I’d Made’

Gary Crosby looks slightly baffled when asked what he thinks comes up when his name is typed into Google. “I don’t know, I’ve never looked myself up once,”…

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Sports How Can Renato Sanches Be So Bad at One Club and So Good at Another?

How Can Renato Sanches Be So Bad at One Club and So Good at Another?

September 2017, the London Stadium. Renato Sanches is brought down by Cheikhou Kouyaté deep inside the West Ham half and is determined to take the free-kick…

Stuart James (London)
Sports Premier League the Most Competitive in the World? You Must Be Joking

Premier League the Most Competitive in the World? You Must Be Joking

Amid all the gloom enveloping those at the wrong end of the Premier League table, where Fulham, Cardiff, Huddersfield, Newcastle and Southampton have conceded…

Stuart James (London)
Sports Lukasz Fabianski: I Needed to Build Myself up Again Almost from Scratch

Lukasz Fabianski: I Needed to Build Myself up Again Almost from Scratch

West Ham’s goalkeeper on making more saves than anyone in Europe’s top leagues and why it was fair to question his quality at Arsenal Lukasz Fabianski looks…

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Sports Vichai: The Quiet Man Behind a Sporting Fairytale

Vichai: The Quiet Man Behind a Sporting Fairytale

It is almost eight years to the day since the Football League confirmed that Leicester City’s takeover by a Thailand‑based consortium had been approved. Milan…

Stuart James (London)
Sports Swansea’s Oli McBurnie: Playing for Scotland Was Inevitable Despite Being Born in Leeds

Swansea’s Oli McBurnie: Playing for Scotland Was Inevitable Despite Being Born in Leeds

Oli McBurnie has only heard the words “your style of play” at the beginning of the question and he is already roaring with laughter. “I can’t wait to hear what…

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Sports  Gareth Southgate Takes Leap of Faith With England Boys’ Brigade

Gareth Southgate Takes Leap of Faith With England Boys’ Brigade

It seemed fitting in many ways that on the day when Gareth Southgate signed a contract to extend his tenure through to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the England…

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