It was a sunny afternoon last June when I got a call that set alarm bells ringing.

AS the Premier League season heads towards an exciting climax – arguably the most gripping since Michael Thomas galloped through the heart of the Liverpool defence on May 26, 1989 – it’s worth remembering that, despite its cosmopolitan values, English football remains one of the tightest closed shops in the sporting world.

NEVER mind de lawd, it’s football that moves in mysterious ways, its wonders — and weirdness — to perform.

The Football Association paid a warm tribute to former Wolves manager Stan Cullis, who has died at the age of 85.

Former Wolves manager Stan Cullis has died, aged 85.