Chris Dunlavy
Chris Dunlavy: Marti Cifuentes should have let Leicester City run free
Guardiola can point to his trophies, his medals and his lofty berth in the Premier League table as proof of method. Cifuentes cannot.
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/ 5 days 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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/ 2 weeks 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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/ 2 weeks 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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/ 2 weeks 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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/ 3 weeks 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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/ 3 weeks 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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/ 4 weeks 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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/ 4 weeks 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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/ 4 weeks 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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/ 1 month 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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/ 1 month 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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/ 1 month 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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/ 1 month 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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/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Ipswich Town – Finding their feet or a team in crisis?
Ipswich Town are rubbish! No, they’re coming good! They’ve definitely turned a corner this time! Oh wait… they’re back to square one again.
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/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Blackburn Rovers woe is just tip of the iceberg
Another week, another washout at Blackburn Rovers. At this rate, the only sport you’ll see at Ewood Park will involve Adam Peaty and Michael Phelps.
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/ 2 months agoTONDA’S SYSTEM GIVES SAINTS ACE ADAM CHANCE TO SHINE
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL IN WHAT seems like the blink of an eye, Adam Armstrong is suddenly leading the Championship scoring charts. A brace in the 3-2victory over West Brom in midweek...
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/ 2 months agoBACK THE REBORN BLADES TO CUT LOOSE…
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL ABILITY: Gus Hamer UNDER normal circumstances, any team in Sheffield United’s position at this point in the season would be written off. But the Blades are not just...
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/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Championship managers all support Leeds United!
Championship managers across the land breathed a sigh of relief when Daniel Farke saved his skin on Wednesday night.
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/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Kieran McKenna should ignore Chuba Akpom No.9 call
Ipswich Town look a shadow of the well-oiled machine that romped to promotion two years ago and are clearly lacking a focal point following the summer departure of Liam Delap.



