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Get set for Neil to make return shortly
Neil Warnock’s entertaining stint as a pundit during Monday’s Leicester v Ipswich clash was a timely – and almost certainly […]
Drop down can make big deals a Louza
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL Imran Louza is a reminder that signing good players doesn’t always equate to […]
Solution is out of EFL hands
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL They started by throwing tennis balls. Last weekend, they stormed the pitch. Now, […]
No need for ace Tommy to rush
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL Tommy Conway has been linked with clubs left, right and centre following his […]
Gordon shows way for Clarke
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL In the aftermath of Sunderland’s chastening derby defeat to Newcastle in the FA […]
Bungling Blues hierachy take step in right direction
Tony Mowbray has been hailed by Birmingham’s chief executive Garry Cook as “the right leader at the right time”. Which […]
Barton’s turned himself into an outcast
Joey Barton’s abrupt rebrand as a misogynist, woke-baiting, budget Alex Jones always looked like the calculated attention-seeking of a man […]
Garry cooks up big mess….
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL Garry Cook says he will “do what is necessary” to bring success to […]
Championship could be the making of defender Faes
Chris Dunlavy The flourishing of Leicester’s Wout Faes as a defender of genuine quality recalls the emergence of Fabricio Coloccini […]
Williams gambles on new Swansea approach
When a League Two manager is offered a Championship job, he has to take the plunge. Yet Luke Williams’ move […]
Impatient Ammies need to find some stability
Chris Dunlavy Comparisons with Manchester United are inevitable for Salford given their connections to the Class of ’92. But just […]
Dane’s woe shows loans are a gamble
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL Upon seeing Dane Scarlett recalled from a disastrous loan at Ipswich Town, Blues […]
High bar makes it tougher for Mick
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL Whether or not Sunderland intended their interest in a variety of youthful continental […]
Determined Massimo earned right to call time on Oz
Massimo Luongo’s international retirement is remarkable in the sense that it was actually necessary at all. Eighteen months ago the […]
Dumped Cooper to tempt the Prem hopefuls
Steve Cooper’s departure from Nottingham Forest has left even the best Championship managers nervously peering over their shoulder. The 44-year-old […]
Tasty Bailey boosts Owls
Chris Dunlavy Xisco Munoz got a lot wrong at Sheffield Wednesday. From sidelining the influential Josh Windass to deploying unfathomable […]
Doomed Tony was on borrowed time
Chris Dunlavy Asked about the source of his genius, Albert Einstein said he believed wholly in “intuition and inspiration”. Gut […]
Sacked Neil may have to re-think strategy
Chris Dunlavy What now for Alex Neil? The Scot, sacked by Stoke last Sunday, has made no secret of his […]
New-look Potters, but same old faults
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL ROOT and branch reform, they said. A glorious new dawn. So why are […]