Before the likes of Gerry Byrne, Ron Yeats, Tommy Smith and Jamie Carragher, the defender who had his opponents shaking in their boots was Liverpool's original hard man, Walter Wadsworth from Bootle.
After reading through several match reports at the time it becomes quite evident that Wadsworth was the quintessential tough man who refs had on quite a few occasions give a talking to because of the severity of his challenges.

Harry should make Charlton an offer they can't refuse!

17 year old Jonjo Shelvey may well have signed a new deal at Charlton but If I were Harry Redknapp I would work out a deal that suits all parties to secure the future of the hugely impressive teenager.

In much the same way that the Tottenham boss purchased Kyle Walker from Sheffield United and then loaned him straight back to Bramall Lane, Redknapp should attempt to orchestrate a similar deal for the Addicks man.

Yet another addition at Fratton Park!

Skysports.com understands Portsmouth have signed former Sheffield United forward Danny Webber.

Webber is able to join Portsmouth outside the transfer window as he is available on a free transfer.

The 27-year-old has been without a club since seeing out his contract at Sheffield Unitedearlier this summer

The former Manchester United youngster is believed to have signed a two-year deal at Fratton Park.

Some people just would not listen, but I always told you Andy Keogh was a good player.
So how poetic it was that the win which will define Wolves' season had the young Irish striker as its focal point.
Over 99 league appearances, no other Wolves player has so polarised opinion in the Mick McCarthy era.

Seeing as how the Ashes have started and England aren't - at the time of writing - being thrashed seven shades of black and blue by Australia (though there is plenty of time for that to happen over the next few weeks or so), we thought that now would be an appropriate time to have a quick look back at the (now dying) breed of sportsman that combined their summer sport with their winter sport.

Harry's been a busy man!

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Peter Crouch

Already shown what he is capable of in his short cameo spells on the pitch, most effectively last weekend against Birmingham. Sure to be a good partner for Jermain Defoe but can't quite annexe Robbie Keane from the winning side just yet.

There are two conflicting reports which state Danny Shittu, Bolton's out of favour defender, is finally leaving The Reebok Stadium. The Lowestoft Journal links the Nigerian with Ipswich Town while Tribal Football echoes The Mirror's story that Sheffield United have landed Danny.

Ipswich Town

A move to Portman Road would probably welcomed by Tractor Boys' manager, Roy Keane, who told the Lowestoft Journal;

"There's just one or two areas where we are coming up short at the moment.

Even though Sheffield United have not won in six games, they still have one or two very good players. Chris Hughton - tough game on Monday And speaking today about our game on Monday evening at Bramall Lane, Chris Hughton said: "They've got Chris Morgan and Matthew Kilgallon who are two tough and experienced players.

With the English Premier League 2008/09 finished, several players have signed extensions including Stephen Ireland for Manchester City and Fernando Torres with Liverpool. Here's the latest transfer news in the English Premier League.

Torres signs extension - "Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has agreed a new contract at Anfield until 2013, with an option for an additional year.

In the annals of English Football, goalkeepers have always held a certain mystique throughout its history. When you think of great English goalkeepers, the names of Gordon Banks, Peter Shilton and Ray Clemence come to mind. Generally, the modern opinion is that you need to be a little mad to be keeper.

Since the start of the new season, there has hardly been week go by that hasn't seen a full roster of midweek matches take place. This, however, hasn't ever been thus and until surprisingly recently football under floodlights was all but barred by the Football Association. Much as many of us feel that three o'clock on a Saturday afternoon is the "natural" home for matches, there remains something special about matches played in the evening.

! Article Start >It appears that the current mutinous attitude of the Toon faithful is spreading around the country as fast as the H1N1 virus with the latest rumblings of discontent being voiced at Bramhall Lane, where more than 100 supporters stayed behind after Sheffield United's last home match, to demonstrate at their recent poor [.

! Article Start >Once again, Newcastle United managed to leave us feeling slightly underwhelmed, and yet still went top of the league after taking all three points at Bramall Lane. The fact that we managed to grind out a 1-0 win against the red and white half of Sheffield was largely down to luck at [.

Firstly if you haven't read the Newcastle v Boro team comparison article, give it a read and join in the comments at the bottom.

Young Middlesbrough goalkeeper Jason Steele has signed a new three year contract with the football club. To make it an even better week for the Bishop Auckland born stopper he has been called into the England Under-19 squad for the Elite Round Tournament, taking place in England between May 27th and the 1st of June.

The younger ones of us remember the old fox when he was at the helm of the modest Sheffield United squad in the Premier League, season 2006/07. No one expected them to almost survive in the elite, the team whose best striker was John Stead and best players Phil Jagielka and experienced back Keath Gillespie.

Some people just would not listen, but I always told you Andy Keogh was a good player.
So how poetic it was that the win which will define Wolves' season had the young Irish striker as its focal point.
Over 99 league appearances, no other Wolves player has so polarised opinion in the Mick McCarthy era.