Five England stars before Harry Kane who won f*** all…

The debate continues to rage over Harry Kane and whether the England captain will have to leave Tottenham if he wants to win major honours. He wouldn’t be the first England star go potless…   Matt Le Tissier When Southampton pair Le Tissier and Alan Shearer presumably wept having ended up on the losing side in […]

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F365 Says: Lingard is the joyous cure to football cynicism

In these dull days, these times of strife, when the line between sleep and workwear has blurred to nothing as hours become weeks and weeks become months, we cling to moments of joy: a particularly well-brewed cup of tea; a break in the clouds at walk o’clock; Taskmaster on a Thursday; your dog doing something daft; […]

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Premier League rookies: ten youngest players in the top-flight this season

Featuring a couple of Man Utd starlets, eight academy graduates, a £10million recruit, and a record signing…   1) Antwoine Hackford – Sheffield United 16 years, 9 months,  13 days Crystal Palace 2-0 Sheffield United The centre-forward was given his Premier League debut at the start of January, perhaps in part for Chris Wilder to […]

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Rice reveals how Wolves captain Coady has influenced his game

Declan Rice has opened up on the influence of Wolves skipper Conor Coady on his leadership skills. The duo are currently playing together as part of Gareth Southgate’s squad for the World Cup qualifiers. Coady played a full 90 minutes in England’s 5-0 win over San Marino on Thursday. FEATURE: Decision time: One loanee per […]

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Decision time: One loanee per club causing a dilemma…

With the season approaching business time, it’s decision time for clubs over the players they have allowed to leave temporarily. Keep, sell, release or loan again…   Arsenal – William Saliba Most of the players dispatched on loan by the Gunners this season need to take the hint. Lucas Torriera and Matteo Guendouzi have their […]

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West Ham to rival Arsenal for Dinamo Zagreb forward Orsic

West Ham have registered their interest in Dinamo Zagreb’s Europa League hero Mislav Orsic, according to reports. Last week, the Croatian international scored a brilliant hat-trick to dump Jose Mourinho’s Spurs out of Europe. The left winger single-handedly overcame a 2-0 first leg deficit to cause an upset in the Europa League round of 16. […]

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Sinclair: Lingard has ‘played himself’ into England’s Euros squad

Former West Ham striker Trevor Sinclair has insisted that Jesse Lingard is now looking “odds on” to go to the Euros this summer. After falling down the pecking order at Manchester United, Lingard joined West Ham on loan during the winter transfer window. The Englishman has immediately hit the ground running for the Hammers. He […]

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Will Watkins be more Kane than Nugent after England debut goal?

Ollie Watkins scored on his England debut against San Marino, becoming the 13th player to bag in his first appearance for the Three Lions since 2000. He joins some illustrious company. Plus Steven Caulker, Kieran Richardson and Dave Nugent. Here are the previous dozen debutant scorers…   Darius Vassell The then-Aston Villa striker made his […]

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Southgate praises ‘excellent’ Lingard after San Marino victory

Gareth Southgate has insisted that it is “really pleasing” to see Jesse Lingard back playing with a smile on his face. Four months on from bringing the curtain down on a challenging autumn schedule, the Three Lions kicked off what they hope will be a year to remember with a straightforward first step towards Qatar […]

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‘N-word’ tweet lands Bowen in hot water with FA

Jarrod Bowen is being investigated by The Football Association after using the ‘N-word’ on Twitter. Bowen has apologised after the tweet, posted in 2012, was brought to the FA’s attention. The West Ham forward was a 15-year-old youth player at Hereford at the time. F365 SAYS: England’s brilliant youngsters deserve a far better guardian The now-deleted […]

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