Football must learn to care for minds as much as hamstrings

The Secret Footballer knows too well that depression can take root with no regard to profession or income...

All the suspense got sucked out of the Premier League story before the final pages. Spurs flatlined at West Ham handing Chelsea the silver.

In the northeast, tragedy and comedy continued to mix. Hull, Boro and Sunderland will leave the theatre sharing their regrets and a taxi. They will be replaced by Newcastle United arriving like a fat man in a limo. The scene when the fat man slips on the banana skin is next year’s deja vu.