Joe Royle, Football and Management legend and current ESPN UK co-commentator joins us on the EPL Talk Podcast.

Hear Royle's thoughts about the opportunity to work with the legendary Jon Champion on ESPN, as well as his memories of the epic second division playoff final at Wembley between Manchester City and Gillingham.

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At the age of 18, most would say Shane Supple had it made. Subbed on for Ipswich in the thirty-fifth minute against Leicester, he kept a clean sheet for the rest of the match. Supple's future looked bright, but almost as soon as he debuted for the first team, the Dublin native met with Roy Keane to effectively end his young career.

CITY today said farewell to one of the club's most resolute and enduring defenders in Republic of Ireland star Richard Dunne, who has signed for Aston Villa.

The player's departure, confirmed this lunchtime after the Football Association checked the paperwork, signals the end of an era and Richard goes to the Midlands with the best wishes and gratitude of everyone at Manchester City.

The last dance of the season, of every season, the FA Cup Final is the jewel in the English Football Crown. Last year's final between Cardiff and Portsmouth was arguably the exception, but this year's certainly isn't:

Underdogs Everton come into the final for the first time in 14 years, since Joe Royle's infamous 'dogs of war' - led by the terrifying Duncan Ferguson - beat Manchester United in a final that was described by many as "rubbish".

It's ten years tomorrow since one of the biggest games in City's history, even if it sometimes seems like just the other day to the heroes of that remarkable play-off final against Gillingham at Wembley.

Joe Royle's Blues, relegated the previous May to football's third tier for the first time in the club's proud history, were 2-0 down with 89 minutes on the clock and seemingly doomed to miss promotion.

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Diomansy Kamara celebrates comeback vs Manchester City

For most of the season in the Premier League all the attention is focussed on the major issues at the top of the league. The race for the title and the battle for the big prizes grab the majority of the headlines and the lesser lights of the league are left to battle it out for much of the season.

It's that time of yearagain, where nerves are shredded, nails are bitten and the relegation trapdoor gets ever closer.

But for those fans of teams at the bottom of the EPL there is hope.

I had a dig round the archives and have found some examples of teams who looked dead and buried, but somehow found Premier League salvation.