Mike Holden
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Rooney vs Charlton: Whose Manchester United scoring record is better?
By Mike Holden published
Wayne Rooney With Wazza on the verge of equalling the World Cup winner's long-standing scoring record at Old Trafford, Mike Holden compares the two men where their goals mattered most
7 Football League starlets coming to Premier League grounds near you soon
By Mike Holden published
Championship Mike Holden picks out some of the most talented young prospects in the lower leagues who could be headed for the very top
Infographic: Is your club in its "rightful place"?
By Mike Holden published
Infographics Are your lot batting above or below their average? Mike Holden has crunched the numbers for the definitive answer...
Revealed: The referees your Premier League club should love and loathe
By Mike Holden published
Premier League Mike Holden's crunched the numbers to identify the match officials who have the biggest impact on each top-flight side – for better or worse...
Ranked! The 10 best players aged 21 or under in the Championship
By Mike Holden published
Lists Mike Holden runs down the bright young things who continue to grab attention in the Championship right now
The 12 best loans in the Football League this season
By Mike Holden last updated
Football League This diamond dozen have given their parent clubs welcome food for thought, writes Mike Holden...
6 of the best Football League stars on loan from Premier League teams
By Mike Holden last updated
Talentspotter Mike Holden casts an eye over the lower leagues and picks out half a dozen of the most talented prospects currently on loan from the top flight
Ranked! The 10 best players in the Championship
By Mike Holden published
Championship It's awards season, so Mike Holden gets himself in the spirit – and the crosshairs – by running down the second tier's finest stars
7 Championship bargains who'd make great Premier League transfers this summer
By Mike Holden published
Premier League From an England U21 star to a prolific winger, Mike Holden picks out seven Football League players with the potential to be excellent buys for Premier League clubs
7 Championship stars with serious potential to shine in the Premier League
By Mike Holden published
Championship From the new Tim Cahill to a Champions League-calibre defender, Mike Holden profiles the best January transfer window targets in the Championship
Isn't it time Garry Monk got more credit? All hail a valid Championship Manager of the Season candidate
By Mike Holden published
Garry Monk Mike Holden argues that the Leeds boss has done a better job than the modest coverage would suggest
11 Football League stars under 21 you need to know about this season
By Mike Holden published
Talentspotter Mike Holden introduces this season's batch of the hottest prospects outside the top flight who'll already be on Premier League radars...
The TRUTH about the play-offs: late charges, relegation-form winners, 20% chaos
By Mike Holden last updated
Infographics What determines a play-off winner: form, big-match temperament, timing your run or sheer luck? Mike Holden crunches the numbers to bring you the maths behind the climax...
6 reasons why Pep Guardiola is right to choose Man City as his next club
By Mike Holden published
Pep Guardiola Manchester City have confirmed that the Bayern Munich boss will replace Manuel Pellegrini at the end of the season. Mike Holden explains why the Etihad Stadium is a good choice for Pep's new home...
Predicted! How the Championship table will finish in 2017/18
By Mike Holden published
Championship Calling football is an ugly, humiliating business. So let's crack on! Mike Holden weighs up the evidence and tells us how the Championship will finish up
5 reasons why Leicester CAN win the Premier League title this season
By Mike Holden last updated
Leicester City They've made it this far, so can Leicester City really be crowned champions come May? Mike Holden has a crack at convincing you why maybe, just maybe, they can humble their big-club rivals...
The 10 best managers in the Football League
By Mike Holden last updated
FFT 50 Managers It's FFT's week of praising the best managers, and here's Mike Holden with the (English) Football League's finest
6 things that have surprised us most in the Football League this season
By Mike Holden published
Football League It's been another topsy-turvy campaign outside the top flight. Mike Holden explores half a dozen of the most unexpected stories from further down the pyramid...
5 Football League stars who might soon offer some Premier League value
By Mike Holden published
Premier League Are Premier League clubs looking hard enough for Football League talent? Has no one learned from several players' rises up the football ladder? Mike Holden makes the cases for some lower-league potential
8 Football League stars who could be worth Premier League punts in January
By Mike Holden last updated
Football League Mike Holden picks out a handful of players from lower down the football pyramid who could make the step up to the top flight next month...
Philosophical football: Gary Rowett and the rise of the lower league tacticians
By Mike Holden last updated
Gary Rowett Mike Holden wheeled out the white board with the then Burton Albion boss earlier this season before his move to Birmingham...
Ranked! The 10 best managers in the Football League
By Mike Holden last updated
FFT 50 Managers As FFT celebrates the best managers in the game for 2017, Mike Holden ranks the top 10 gaffers across the Championship, League One and League Two
Pep Guardiola now knows what he must do to succeed at Manchester City
By Mike Holden published
Manchester City The Catalan's first season will be labelled a disappointment, but Mike Holden reckons the manager now understands the crucial culture change he needs to undertake
Clarke, Flitcroft... Freedman?! The 8 best tacticians in the Football League
By Mike Holden published
Steve Clarke It's no longer just a case of 4-4-2 and lumping it to the big man in the lower divisions. Mike Holden introduces the bright bosses leading the way further down the English football pyramid...
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