IAN LADYMAN: Livingston boss David Martindale deserves a second chance

OneĀ of the recent stories of the season in Scotland is the progress of Livingston. Under new manager David Martindale, the club have won six and drawn two of their last eight Scottish Premiership games. On Sunday they beat St Mirren 1-0 in the Scottish League Cup semi-final. Martindale, though, has a criminal past and this … Read more

IAN LADYMAN: Southgate left looking foolish after picking Maguire but will his players ever learn?

By 5.30pm on Tuesday night, most if not all of what Gareth Southgate had earlier said about Harry Maguire had been rendered completely and spectacularly redundant. The England manager had spoken at length during the afternoon about his faith in the 27-year-old and in the version of events the Manchester United captain had presented to … Read more