another podcast packed with reaction

... after that there's some fantastic commentary on the opening goal of last night's league clash with portsmouth, as david james misjudged a clearance kick and didier drogba pounced

'scapegoat' peter storrie calls it quits as portsmouth chief executive

... david james, the goalkeeper, has organised a whip-round among the squad in an attempt to raise the money needed to save the jobs of a number of groundsmen, catering staff and cleaners, but andrew andronikou, the administrator, has struggled to conceal his frustration with the players’ watertight contracts and the pfa’s refusal in discussions this week to countenance contract terminations or pay cuts ... but gordon taylor, the pfa chief executive, has stated that, while players such as james are welcome to take action on an individual basis, the union cannot back down or else its members throughout the game would lose all job security and the “sporting integrity” of english football would be severely compromised

hassan yebda gives downtrodden portsmouth a shot in the arm

... at least david james and hassan yebda, whose penalty ensured portsmouth's first league victory since beating liverpool two months ago, have something other than a summer seeking work to look forward to ... james is not that secure but ray clemence, england's goalkeeping coach, was there to study him and it is likely that, when the campaign opens against the united states, james will be in goal ... "my intention, quite simply, is not to miss games," james said after a victory in which portsmouth played with the kind of freedom relegated teams so often enjoy once their fate is settled ... before kick-off, hermann hreidarsson, who having gone down with crystal palace, wimbledon, ipswich and charlton knows something about relegation, told james they needed 10 victories from their last dozen games to stay up ... "that's one of them," james said

sir alex ferguson relying on ‘noisy neighbours’ to do united a favour

... ” if last night was an audition for england’s goalkeeping pretenders, then it was a good night for david james, joe hart and paul robinson

england boss fabio capello facing big problems ahead of finals

... former incumbents rob green and david james have been in anything but sparkling form this season as their respective clubs battle it out at the wrong end of the table ... and james has only recently regained his place at portsmouth which was only due to the departure of asmir begovic to stoke ... on the face of it england are well covered in that position, with theo walcott, shaun wright-phillips, david beckham, james milner, joe cole and adam johnson all available ... come on, i'll race you now: james milner (left) and aaron lennon are in the hunt for one place but walcott has failed to regain form after injury, the same goes for joe cole ... david beckham proved in the recent clash with manchester united that he no longer has the engine to last a full 90 minutes and adam johnson has yet to win a full england cap ... but james milner has been in sparkling form all season for aston villa and he is an adaptable player who could fill in other positions in midfield, or at full-back, should he be required

the list- top 50 english players who should be on fabio capellos radar

... pace and experience: ashley young (left) and david beckham 29 david beckham (milan)not so long ago, the hopes of an entire nation rested on the shoulders of david beckham ... on a wing and a prayer: matthew etherington and david james have been injured27 david james (portsmouth)james' career has taken in six clubs, an fa cup final victory and the 'calamity' moniker but he has never faced a challenge as great as the one that faces him at portsmouth ... pompey are in a parlous state and in a world cup season, james lost his place to asmir begovic

fabio set to hand birmingham keeper joe hart a starting role against egypt

... hart of gold: joe hart is set to be given his second england cap against egyptengland under 21 squadgoalkeepers: fielding (rochdale), loach (watford), mccarthy (yeovil); defenders: bertrand (reading), mancienne (wolves), naughton (middlesbrough), richards (man city), smalling (fulham), tomkins (west ham), walker (tottenham)midfielders: cleverley (watford), cork (burnley), delph (aston villa), wilshere (bolton), muamba (bolton), gosling (everton), lansbury (watford), moses (wigan), cattermole (sunderland), rodwell (everton)strikers: carroll (newcastle), delfouneso (aston villa), sturridge (chelsea), welbeck (preston)capello's no 1 david james is only just back in action after a season interrupted by injuries and contractual issues at portsmouth

joe hart looks set for first england start against egypt

... capello's regular first-choice goalkeeper, david james, has only recently returned to first-team action with portsmouth after long-term injury problems

they make flash saves but where’s our mr dependable?

... just gordon’s torso, dangled from the crossbar as a sort of talisman, might well be more effective than paul robinson, or david james, or robert green ... i still have the suspicion that james is our first-choice keeper because he is a nice, clever, man, rather than a brilliant goalkeeper ... this has been a long lament from england fans, ever since david seaman hung up his hideous ponytail, and even (for some) while he was still busy throwing speculative brazilian free kicks into the back of the net, or watching them sail over his head with a bemused expression

ten-man potters pinch pompey win

... the lyon loanee's effort turned up the volume at fratton park, but tuncay nearly levelled for the visitors five minutes before the break when he twisted, turned and made space on the left-hand side of the pompey box, but goalkeeper david james beat his effort away