The 25-year-old, who graduated from the same Crewe Academy as former Hammer Dean Ashton follows Ravel Morrison and Ricardo Vaz Te into the club following a busy day for Sam Allardyce, who watched his current squad thrashed 5-1 at Ipswich tonight. Maynard

THE Ghost of Christmas Past returned to haunt Crewe as their poor run of Boxing Day results continued at Bradford. The Alex’s search for their first December 26 success since their 3-1 Championship victory over Burnley in 2003 – with goals from Dean Asht

There is no burden so heavy as being tagged a "bright, young thing". Promise and potential, no matter how glittering, need to be hardened into something more durable. This we knew before Barcelona's Club World Cup final against Santos but there was never

It's that time of year again: the Christmas tree is up, the snow is falling, and the streets are packed with frantic shoppers searching for the ideal festive gift for their nearest and dearest Norwich City fan Football Aid to the rescue! Why brave the wi

A late Horacio Agulla try saw Leicester Tigers come from behind to beat Northampton Saints 30-25 in a pulsating Aviva Premiership Rugby clash on Saturday. Tigers were trailing by two points with less than five minutes remaining when Agulla sprinted home

Gabriel Batistuta (Fiorentina) The Argentinian's flowing locks come to the fore during a Champions League clash in March 2000. Taking a couple of touches inside the United half, Batistuta unleashes a sizzling strike. United won 3-1. Dean Ashton (We