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  CHAMPIONSHIP STAGE MAY BE TOP FOR TYLER

  Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL RISING STAR: Southampton’s Tyler Dibling takes on Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson last term and, inset, ex-Saint Gareth Bale PICTURE: Alamy COMPARISONS with Gareth Bale are inevitable for Tyler Dibling. He’s a winger. He’s built like a barn door. He plays for Southampton. And...

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  Windows are a pain, but make them work

  Graham Westley EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER I’VE long been a critic of transfer windows, particularly in the lower leagues. One man’s medicine is another man’s poison and I accept that. But transfer windows do not really benefit smaller clubs or, more importantly, a mass of players. Let’s examine...

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  Simon Grayson: Patience pays for cherry on the cake

  Supporters often get frustrated at this time of year because transfers aren’t happening as quickly as they’d like.

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  Chris Dunlavy: Service & system hold key for Macaulay Langstaff

  Imagine, for a moment, that Thierry Henry had not been rescued by Arsenal in the summer of 1999.