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James Lawton: Owners should be happy for the football men to run their clubs

If you were an Ipswich Town supporter would you be agog to know much more about the stealthy owner Marcus Evans? Wouldn't the reassuring crinkle of his money do?

Neil Warnock: I was out of the loop after losing my mobiles – but the silence was golden

I decided to take Sharon for lunch at the St Pancras Grand before we set off by train for today's match at Doncaster. Sharon likes the romance of a beautiful railway station and we gave ourselves plenty of time to look around what I think is a wonderful building. I remember what it used to be like,...

Keane comes under attack

Roy Keane's former Manchester United team-mates have hit back at the new Ipswich manager's claims that they have achieved nothing. "Can he manage a top club like United, Arsenal or Chelsea in the future?" Wigan's Steve Bruce said. "I think we'll have to see in 10 years because he's only done it for...

Keane apologises to United old boys

• Roy Keane sends texts of apology to Hughes and Bruce• 'He always answers in his own manner,' says HughesRoy Keane has sent a conciliatory message to Mark Hughes, his former Manchester United team-mate, expressing regret for questioning whether he had been "successful" as a...

League plan concerns Lancs pair

Preston chairman Derek Shaw and Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce say proposals to create a two-tier English Premier League could have a negative impact.

McLeish is beating the odds (and his bosses at Birmingham)

Unity is supposed to provide the platform for success in football, but anyone attending a Championship fixture this season at Birmingham City might have cause to disagree.

Doncaster change kit for charity

Doncaster Rovers are to ditch their red and white hoops for a special souvenir strip worn in support of the NSPCC.

Roy Keane's not the only manager with winning mentality says Mark Hughes

Mark Hughes reponds to Roy Keane's snipes insisting he is not the only manager with a winning mentality.