Chris Dunlavy
Chris Dunlavy: Swansea City must learn from pass masters
Judged in isolation, Joe Allen and Leon Britton could each stake a strong claim to be Swansea City’s greatest modern-day player.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 4 days agoBLADES’ US OWNERS SHOULDN’T THINK FRANCHISE HERE…
Chris Dunlavy DID Sheffield United’s American owners really make an enquiry about buying Sheffield Wednesday and merging the city’s bitter rivals into a superclub? COH Sports, who bought the Blades for £111m last December, certainly...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 4 days agoCLEMENT KNOWS SIZE OF TASK NOW
Chris Dunlavy TEST: Philippe Clement WHEN Philippe Clement took charge at Norwich last week, the reaction in his native Belgium was one of disbelief. A comment piece in Flemish daily newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen was...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Bolton Wanderers sweat on their super Amario Cozier-Duberry
Steven Schumacher is getting sick of talking about Amario Cozier-Duberry, the 20-year-old attacking sensation currently lighting up League One for Bolton Wanderers.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 weeks agoLET’S NOT BE TAKEN IN BY THIS PERCENTAGE GAME NOSTALGIA
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL IS IT my imagination? Or has everyone simply forgotten how terrible percentage football is to watch? The revival of the long throw has been greeted with an outpouring...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 weeks agoCHERRIES & DONS SHOW IT’S BROKEN…
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL BATTLE: AFC Wimbledon BOURNEMOUTH’S average home attendance in the Premier League last season was just 11,214. AFC Wimbledon’s average gate in the current campaign in League One is...
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Charlton Athletic
/ 2 weeks agoPlayer Profile: Lloyd Jones – Charlton Athletic’s brick wall in defence
Widely regarded as one of the most promising English defenders in his age group, Jones was compared to everyone from Alan Hansen to Vincent Kompany but never got anywhere near Jurgen Klopp’s first team.
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Bristol City
/ 3 weeks agoGary Johnson: Windass goal still gives me sleepless nights
When Bristol City crumbled to a 6-0 aggregate defeat at the hands of Sheffield United in last season’s Championship play-off semi-finals, it brought back painful memories for Gary Johnson.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 3 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Errors? Yes, but don’t be too harsh on Rob Edwards
Rob Edwards, you rat. So read a banner hoisted above the Riverside’s South Stand in the second half of Middlesbrough’s 2-1 victory over Birmingham last weekend.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 3 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: If Patrick Bamford stays fit, Sheffield United have got a class act
Patrick Bamford, who this week joined Sheffield United as a free agent, has seen more flak over the years than the average bomb disposal expert.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 4 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Tatsu Sakamoto proves to be bargain buy for Coventry City
Eyebrows were raised when Coventry City paid £2m to sign Tatsu Sakamoto from KV Oostende in 2023.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 4 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Flailing Foxes need changes at the top
Leicester City are having a shocker, but sacking Marti Cifuentes would not fool anyone – least of all the club’s supporters.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoChris Dunlavy: Eager Will still has time, but not a lot
Chris Dunlavy FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL WILL Still must be elated that Liam Manning’s struggles at Norwich are hogging all the sack race headlines. If they weren’t, the full glare of the spotlight would currently...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoChris Dunlavy: Dejphon Chansiri stadium call is one plus
Pettiness ran through Dejphon Chansiri like a stick of rock. He was a man who craved adoration, took any slight personally and reacted to criticism like a petulant child.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoChris Dunlavy: Wrexham are wise to catch breath now
Before the season began, practically every pundit going tipped Wrexham’s meteoric rise to stall in the Championship.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoChris Dunlavy: Middlesbrough wideman Morgan Whittaker has got belief back
Morgan Whittaker’s first two goals for Middlesbrough were a sweet relief to the 24-year-old, who has roundly failed to impress the Riverside faithful since January’s £5m switch from Plymouth.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoEFL GIVES PLAYERS SUCH AS CLEARY A CHANCE
Chris Dunlavy FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL STRIKE: Reyes Cleary KICKING a ball for miles is difficult. If you or I or any average Joe tried to score from our own half, the chances of that...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Data overdose can dilute natural game
Can you have too much knowledge? Is it possible to be overprepared? Most coaches would say no.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Maestro Michael Cheek is worth weight in goals
Michael Cheek is at it again. The winner of last season’s League Two golden boot had scored six goals in 12 games for Bromley ahead of the weekend.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Wingers? Just leave it to the full-backs now
Chris Dunlavy says the art of old-school wing play isn’t dead – it’s just been reborn through modern full-backs like Ryan Giles and Milan van Ewijk.


