Mirror Football Mike Walters Trinity Mirror Trinity Mirror Mike Walters' Big Match Verdict: How McLeish missed out giving Arsenal a second kiss of death 2012-01-29T21:28:08Z 2012-01-29T21:30:55Z Cheated by the Hand of Frog in Paris, beaten by the Foot of Clog in the FA Cup. Shay Given and Richard Dunne crossed paths with Thierry Henry for the first time since the France striker played basketball in the six-yard box to knock the Republic of Ireland out of a World Cup play-off in 2009. Like the last tango in Paris, there was no fairytale finish for keeper Given and defender Dunne at the Emirates. Robin Van Persie saw to it that they all lived unhappily ever after. And so Aston Villa ca... Cheated by the Hand of Frog in Paris, beaten by the Foot of Clog in the FA Cup. Shay Given and Richard Dunne crossed paths with Thierry Henry for the first time since the France striker played basketball in the six-yard box to knock the Republic of Ireland out of a World Cup play-off in 2009. Like the last tango in Paris, there was no fairytale finish for keeper Given and defender Dunne at the Emirates. Robin Van Persie saw to it that they all lived unhappily ever after. And so Aston Villa ca... 2012-01-29T21:30:55Z Mike Walters' Big Match Verdict: How three mad minutes changed the course of the season for Spurs 2012-01-22T21:06:25Z 2012-01-22T21:01:49Z Harry Redknapp's first sip from the poisoned chalice of title deciders turned out to be pure cyanide. Clocks at the Etihad had ticked over into stoppage time when Gareth Bale delivered his low centre across the six-yard box and Jermain Defoe arrived at the far post to deliver the telling last act of a spellbinding Spurs ­fightback. But as Redknapp, out of his seat in anticipation of the winner, recoiled in horror, Defoe could only poke his shot inches wide. And when Ledley King, normally such... Harry Redknapp's first sip from the poisoned chalice of title deciders turned out to be pure cyanide. Clocks at the Etihad had ticked over into stoppage time when Gareth Bale delivered his low centre across the six-yard box and Jermain Defoe arrived at the far post to deliver the telling last act of a spellbinding Spurs ­fightback. But as Redknapp, out of his seat in anticipation of the winner, recoiled in horror, Defoe could only poke his shot inches wide. And when Ledley King, normally such... 2012-01-22T21:01:49Z