Football FanCast columnist Steve Sedgley looks back at the hard men of the English game and feels that the increased scrutiny of cameras, has made them a dying breed.

One of the questions that I am most frequently asked from football fans, since I retired from the game, is who I considered my toughest or hardest opponent. It really is a question that for me has no real definitive answer and I could give you a list as long as your arm of players who could fall into that category, but how do you define what a real hard man is?

Steve Sedgley looks at the precocious talents of Cesc Fabregas and his importance at N5.

Steve Sedgley looks at the impact that Martin O'Neill has over a football club and when you take into consideration the work he did at the likes of Leicester City and Celtic, then Aston Villa are in very safe hands.

Martin O'Neill never fails to amaze people with his abilities as a football manager and how he always produces it on a relative shoestring compared to his peers. We have all marvelled in the work he has done at Wycombe, Leicester, Celtic and now of course Aston Villa. What is the secret to the man's success? How does he transform these football clubs? For me Villa is one of the country's elite and on a personal note delighted to see them back challenging at the top end of the table and it's great for football.

Steve Sedgley pays tribute to a real Tottenham Legend and one that personified everything you should expect from a Professional footballer.

There is no question that the word Legend is the best way to describe Gary Mabbutt. The constant professional, Mr 100% and personified everything that you could argue that is missing in a modern day footballer.

Football FanCast columnist and ex pro Steve Sedgley looks at the change if football in the last 20 odd years.

I don't think there are many people in this world that wouldn't look upon the Premier League as Europe's best. It has all the thrills spills and excitement that every football supporter would want and it's certainly a far cry from the old Division One that I started to ply my trade in.