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Preparing for a match was something that John Thompson always took for granted. But when his heart began to race, his vision blurred and his mind spun as part of an anxiety attack, he knew that football would never be the same again.

Survival  is the only thing that matters to Colchester United fans today, but Joe Dunne is planning for the future regardless of what division they will be in next season.

For Paddy Madden, scoring goals is much more than a way of earning bonus payments or enhancing his reputation, it is a craft he has long excelled at.

In the international wilderness for three years, Greg Cunningham has been through a lot to return to the Republic of Ireland squad and now he is determined to make the left-back spot his own.

There was a time when drawing the mighty Arsenal in the FA Cup would have sent a shiver of terror down the spine of a lower league team, although Brighton’s Gary Dicker is not too fussed about them.

David Forde believes that his best years are yet to come, but the Millwall stopper’s current form suggest that he is the ideal man to take over as the Republic of Ireland’s new No 1.

With his career hanging by a thread due to a troublesome knee injury, the only part of Barry Corr’s day that wasn’t torture was when he forgot all about football.

There comes a time when stubbornness, tactical systems and old-fashioned ways should be trumped by black-and-white statistics, but Stephen Quinn is still waiting for that day to arrive.

Fran O’Leary doesn’t mind if you’ve never heard of him; in fact, he would be stunned if you had. But that is about to change following his promotion to a top position in the MLS.

Ahead of today’s FA Cup clash with Premier League champions Manchester City, Tommie Hoban will revert to his usual pre-match routine in an effort to settle his rattling nerves.