Chris Dunlavy
Chris Dunlavy: Sad Blacburn Rovers’ misery is years in making
Next weekend, Michael O’Neill will leave Blackburn’s relegation struggles behind and jet off to oversee Northern Ireland’s World Cup play-off against Italy in Bergamo.
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/ 4 days agoAT LEAST CHANSIRI WILL BE OUT OF POCKET!
Chris Dunlavy COST: Dejphon Chansiri SHEFFIELD Wednesday’s annus horribilis plumbed new depths this week with news that the Owls are likely to be docked 15 points next season. Arise, a group led by US investors...
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/ 4 days agoChris Dunlavy: Southampton must take care with Ross Stewart
Strange though it may sound, Southampton’s hopes of promotion could hinge on a player who has started just eight Championship games this season.
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/ 2 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Neil Warnock could’ve got West Brom bouncing
Neil Warnock shelved the gardening gloves, mothballed the golf clubs and dusted down his tracksuit to take charge of Torquay United this week.
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/ 2 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Leo Scienza shines amid the ups and downs at Southampton
Southampton's rollercoaster form means their players are unlikely to feature when the end-of-season awards are doled out next month.
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/ 3 weeks 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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/ 1 month 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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/ 1 month 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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/ 1 month 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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/ 1 month 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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/ 2 months 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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/ 2 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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.



