Chris Dunlavy
Neil could’ve got Baggies bouncing
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL NEIL Warnock shelved the gardening gloves, mothballed the golf clubs and dusted down his tracksuit to take charge of...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 week agoChris Dunlavy: Kalvin Phillips needs to be quiet man again at Sheffield United
The tears streaming down Kalvin Phillips’ face as he trudged off the Bramall Lane pitch said it all.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 3 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney can rightly take a bow
It’s easy to sneer at Wrexham, isn’t it? At the hype and the hullabaloo. At the schmaltzy documentary and celebrity entourage. At the silly American owners with their gleaming grins, wry wisecracks and ostentatious humility.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 3 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Hayden Hackney is a class apart in the Championship
Don Goodman reckons Hayden Hackney is the best player in the Championship – and he’s probably right.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 4 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Jamaal Lascelles could prove incredibly important to struggling Leicester City
Jamaal Lascelles’ deadline-day loan to Leicester was hardly the most sexy signing of the window. But it could be one of the most important.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 4 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Sorry Watford have lost their heart and soul
Javi felt he no longer had the motivation and was not the right man to continue coaching this exciting group of young players
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoChris Dunlavy: Marti Cifuentes should have let Leicester City run free
Marti Cifuentes did not help his cause - or his team - by sticking rigidly to a style of play that prioritised shape and possession over creative freedom.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoChris Dunlavy: Sheffield United scraps are not all bad
One red card last weekend. Two the week before. Chris Wilder combusting on the sidelines. Do Sheffield United have a discipline problem?
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoTame Terriers in hunt for lost spirit
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL IS MANAGING Huddersfield Town the most difficult job in the EFL right now? Liam Manning is about to find out. On paper, the 40-year-old is walking into a...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoCLOSING ‘CHUTE PAYMENT WILL DO FOR ME…
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL PLEDGE: David Kogan DAVID Kogan, the chair of the new football regulator, has promised to review the impact of parachute payments on the EFL. It shouldn’t take long,...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoChris Dunlavy: James McClean’s time at Wrexham shows the value of a veteran
James McClean’s success at Wrexham shows that there is value in the older generation.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoCHAMP FAILURE CAN BE PATH TO THE TOP
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL CHANCE: Michael Carrick DOWN in the dumps after being sacked by a Championship club? Don’t worry – you might be heading for the top. Michael Carrick’s return to...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Oops! Josh Sargent has made a major error
Josh Sargent clearly hadn’t done his homework on Philippe Clement when he fired off the explosive text that may have ended his Norwich City career.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Scarred Southampton need mental reset to improve Championship form
For a while there, it looked like Tonda Eckert might be the solution to Southampton’s post-Premier League malaise.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoLATE? YES BUT TIGER CALL WAS CORRECT
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL TRAGEDY: Billy Vigar HULL should have called off last weekend’s game with Watford a lot earlier, but that does not mean the decision was wrong. Though the surface...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Listen, axed Ryan Mason needs to learn from West Brom flop
Ryan Mason was sacked because West Brom lost too many games and he struggled to implement a coherent style of play.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: It’s time to cash in and seize the day for Championship hopefuls
January, almost invariably, ends in disappointment and deflation for the average football supporter. It begins with hope of transformative signings and vital reinforcements. It ends with…
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Sheffield Wednesday fans deserve more than a stopgap ownership
When the architects contracted to refurbish Newcastle United’s corporate facilities paid a visit to St James’ Park following the Saudi-led takeover in 2021, they were shocked by what they found.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Hayden Hackney would be mad to leave Middlesbrough in January
From being seen as a source of funds to rebuild an imbalance squad, Hackney has now become the single-most important cog in a promotion push
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoLAMPARD HAS DELIVERED PERFECT RIPOSTE TO DOUBTERS
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL AFTER years of sniping and ridicule, 2025 will be remembered as the year Frank Lampard conclusively dismissed any doubt about his managerial competence. From the moment he first...
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