From a tale of four goalkeepers to Clough v Robson, Rob Smyth recalls six great last-eight tiesNB: The point of the Joy of Six is not to rank things, only to enjoy them. Also, this week's piece is par…

Leeds beat Oldham to stay three points behind in League One. Leicester beat Doncaster in Championship play-off chaseA goal deep into injury time from the substitute Oli Johnson, his second of the ni…

The volatile Irishman is determined to succeed at Ipswich despite a so far difficult tenure at the Championship clubThought for the weekWith Ipswich striving to scramble clear of the Championship rele…

In the first of a new Observer series, we look at an in-form football league player with the help of a fanThe lowdownWinner of the Irish PFA's young player of the year in 2004, Murphy joined Sunderlan…

Expectations have not been met by Ipswich this season, but having recruited more than half a team's worth of know-how from Sunderland, Roy Keane is looking upwards, if not as high as the top-six place…

MirrorFootball can reveal why the FA are so keen to suppress publication of the secretly-taped England team meetings.We have heard part of the clandestine recordings made at the England HQ at the posh…

There's more than just a whiff of mediocrity about the Premier League this season. So much so that it's made me nostalgic for the good old days - everyone's good old days. So I've put together a dream…

Roy Keane ready to turn to Healy to cure goal-shy Tractor Boys

Jason Euell keeps his cool to rekindle Pool's play-off hopes

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce says Daryl Murphy and David Healy are free to join Ipswich at the end of the season.

Middlesbrough have the chance to disrupt North-East rivals Newcastle's promotion charge at the Riverside.