Mike Holden

Lists Mike Holden runs down the bright young things who continue to grab attention in the Championship right now

Football League This diamond dozen have given their parent clubs welcome food for thought, writes Mike Holden...

Wayne Rooney With Wazza on the verge of equalling the World Cup winner's long-standing scoring record at Old Trafford, Mike Holden compares the two men where their goals mattered most

Talentspotter Mike Holden casts an eye over the lower leagues and picks out half a dozen of the most talented prospects currently on loan from the top flight

Championship It's awards season, so Mike Holden gets himself in the spirit – and the crosshairs – by running down the second tier's finest stars

Premier League From an England U21 star to a prolific winger, Mike Holden picks out seven Football League players with the potential to be excellent buys for Premier League clubs

Championship Mike Holden picks out some of the most talented young prospects in the lower leagues who could be headed for the very top

Championship From the new Tim Cahill to a Champions League-calibre defender, Mike Holden profiles the best January transfer window targets in the Championship

Talentspotter Mike Holden introduces this season's batch of the hottest prospects outside the top flight who'll already be on Premier League radars...

Infographics What determines a play-off winner: form, big-match temperament, timing your run or sheer luck? Mike Holden crunches the numbers to bring you the maths behind the climax...

Garry Monk Mike Holden argues that the Leeds boss has done a better job than the modest coverage would suggest

Pep Guardiola Manchester City have confirmed that the Bayern Munich boss will replace Manuel Pellegrini at the end of the season. Mike Holden explains why the Etihad Stadium is a good choice for Pep's new home...

Championship Calling football is an ugly, humiliating business. So let's crack on! Mike Holden weighs up the evidence and tells us how the Championship will finish up 

Leicester City They've made it this far, so can Leicester City really be crowned champions come May? Mike Holden has a crack at convincing you why maybe, just maybe, they can humble their big-club rivals...

FFT 50 Managers It's FFT's week of praising the best managers, and here's Mike Holden with the (English) Football League's finest

Football League It's been another topsy-turvy campaign outside the top flight. Mike Holden explores half a dozen of the most unexpected stories from further down the pyramid...

Infographics Are your lot batting above or below their average? Mike Holden has crunched the numbers for the definitive answer...

Premier League Are Premier League clubs looking hard enough for Football League talent? Has no one learned from several players' rises up the football ladder? Mike Holden makes the cases for some lower-league potential

Football League Mike Holden picks out a handful of players from lower down the football pyramid who could make the step up to the top flight next month...

Gary Rowett Mike Holden wheeled out the white board with the then Burton Albion boss earlier this season before his move to Birmingham...

FFT 50 Managers As FFT celebrates the best managers in the game for 2017, Mike Holden ranks the top 10 gaffers across the Championship, League One and League Two

Premier League Mike Holden's crunched the numbers to identify the match officials who have the biggest impact on each top-flight side – for better or worse...

Manchester City The Catalan's first season will be labelled a disappointment, but Mike Holden reckons the manager now understands the crucial culture change he needs to undertake

Steve Clarke It's no longer just a case of 4-4-2 and lumping it to the big man in the lower divisions. Mike Holden introduces the bright bosses leading the way further down the English football pyramid...