Keith Houchen

City legend talks football

City desperately in need of central bark

11:06am Tuesday 29th April 2008

IF I was York City manager Colin Walker scouring the transfer market this close season, the first thing I would be looking for is a commanding defender.

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Massive impact by little ‘uns

9:01am Tuesday 22nd April 2008

HAVING scored a few headers myself down the years, I was a big admirer of the Carlos Tevez and Michael Owen goals at the weekend.

Referees’ youth club wins my vote

8:18am Tuesday 15th April 2008

SENDING three players off will always cause controversy and, even though I was not at York City's home game with Woking, I have heard all the criticism directed at the young referee Ross Joyce.

Ode to misery for Barnsley striker

9:26am Tuesday 8th April 2008

NEARLY every Football League player in the country would have swapped places with Kayode Odejayi after his goal knocked Chelsea out of this season's FA Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo: Heel star

8:39am Tuesday 1st April 2008

CRISTIANO Ronaldo's latest memorable goal - his 35th of an incredible season - has drawn inevitable comparisons to Manchester United's great players from bygone eras.

Rant ‘n’ bile

8:59am Tuesday 11th March 2008

WHILE I agree to a point with Sir Alex Ferguson's rant at referees after Manchester United's FA defeat against Portsmouth, I still think he and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger are bringing the game into disrepute.

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City must stay tight

9:33am Tuesday 4th March 2008

I'M SURE Wembley is on the minds of everybody at York City this week and my thoughts will be with my old club on Friday night when they run out at Torquay for the first leg of their FA Trophy semi-final.

Eduardo tackle fury

10:05am Tuesday 26th February 2008

THE horrible injury suffered by Arsenal striker Eduardo at the weekend rightly led to widespread sympathy in the football world.

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Reds at fault

8:21am Tuesday 19th February 2008

LIVERPOOL fans have been up in arms with the club's American owners an awful lot this season but the manager and players must take a lot of responsibility for the club's current crisis.

Bawl around the world

9:16am Tuesday 12th February 2008

BOLTON v Blackburn in Bangkok - what a load of rubbish!

Hail Baza skip

10:12am Tuesday 5th February 2008

I AM normally a keen devourer of newspapers but, where England's football team is concerned, I have tended to turn the page since the defeat against Croatia.

Big boys Hav it their way...

9:16am Tuesday 29th January 2008

A BIT of fighting in training and bust-ups in the dressing room have been part of football for as long as meat pies and bovril.

Rule’s in line of fire

9:31am Tuesday 22nd January 2008

A GOAL by Darius Vassell for Manchester City reopened the debate about the offside rule at the weekend.

Fans’ favourite Shearer has his own questions to answer

9:16am Tuesday 15th January 2008

COMING from the North East I am very interested in the debate concerning who should be appointed the next manager of Newcastle United.

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Revive cup of cheers

8:26am Tuesday 8th January 2008

TOP of my New Year wish-list for 2008 was an end to the devaluation of the FA Cup.

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Embarrassed to be English

9:30am Tuesday 18th December 2007

AS REGULAR readers of my column will not be surprised to learn, I am so angry about the appointment of Fabio Capello as the new England manager.

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Reds in spin at Rafa’s rotation

10:20am Tuesday 11th December 2007

LIVERPOOL'S 3-1 defeat at Reading has put Rafa Benitez's position at Anfield under the spotlight again and the pressure will no doubt intensify should they go out of the Champions League in Marseille tonight.

Fleet may sink with web fans

8:31am Tuesday 4th December 2007

YORK City visit Ebbsfleet United on Saturday with the hosts still very much in the news as they finalise their agreement for MyFootballClub.co.uk to buy a controlling interest in their club.

Iron out FA’s stuffed shirts

8:18am Tuesday 27th November 2007

THERE were so many disappointing factors to England's failure to qualify for the European Championship last week but what summed the situation up best for me were the stuffed shirts of the FA who announced Steve McClaren's dismissal to the world.

Surprised by McEwan's departure

9:27am Tuesday 20th November 2007

I WAS very, very surprised to hear about Billy McEwan being sacked by York City.