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Graham Westley: Dino Maamria’s hurting but this will fire him up
When I commented in my last column that I was sure Dino Maamria would have his ups and downs as he got Barrow going, I had...
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/ 2 weeks agoGraham Wesley: Don’t underestimate Wrexham’s spirit
Wrexham have secured three consecutive promotions – and a fourth would represent an incredible achievement.
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/ 1 month agoGraham Westley: I’m chuffed to see Dino Maamria back in EFL with Barrow
In recent times, I’ve been really pained to see my former assistant Dino Maamria’s absence from the managerial scene.
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Graham Westley
/ 3 months agoGraham Westley: Collaboration can work – with effort
Gareth Southgate was reported as saying this week that the erosion of a manager’s authority has been a gradual process over many years. He added that the process has accelerated with the widespread introduction of...
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Graham Westley
/ 3 months agoMATT & JON HAVE TOOLS TO TURN THE TABLES
Graham Westley EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER ENERGY: Matt Bloomfield BOTH Matt Bloomfield (Oxford United) and Jon Brady (Port Vale) have picked up fantastic new challenges. Young managers who inherit relegation threatened squads in...
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/ 4 months agoGraham Westley: Smart calls are key at this time of year for League Two sides
Going into the weekend, just six points separated the top 12 clubs in League Two. Even Barnet in 14th place were just three points outside the play-off spots. Now that is a real competition.
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoGraham Westley: Frank Lampard is better for hard times
Those who know Frank Lampard will describe him as a level-headed, thoughtful, clever, educated and knowledgeable football man.
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/ 6 months agoGraham Westley: Don’t take Alex Revell and Stevenage for granted
I am constantly asked what I think about Stevenage’s charge to the top of League One. With a 46 per cent win rate across 492 games in the Stevenage dugout, I guess people think I...
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Graham Westley
/ 6 months agoLESSONS OF GAFFER NEIL TO PONDER
Graham Westley WINNER: Neil Warnock WITH 801 wins in 1,960 games in the dugout, Neil Warnock earned a record eight promotions with his 40.8 per cent win record. On Thursday night, I was privileged to...
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Graham Westley
/ 6 months agoCHRIS’ RETURN SUGGESTS: IF IT AIN’T BROKE, DON’T FIX IT…
Graham Westley HAVING lost out in heartbreaking fashion to Sunderland in last season’s Championship play-off final at Wembley, Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder could not have expected unemployment to follow next. However, the Blades sought...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoGraham Westley: Differences? Yes, but you can bridge gap
I am often asked about the differences between the divisions in the EFL.
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/ 7 months agoGraham Westley: Transfer windows are a pain, but make them work
I’ve long been a critic of transfer windows, particularly in the lower leagues.
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoGraham Westley: Going up? Do not make big changes
With Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Southampton firmly rooted to the bottom of the Premier League, the question once again arises around what it takes to win promotion into the top tier and to then...
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/ 1 year agoGraham Westley: If you work hard, you’ll get rewards
My youngest lad Joe enjoyed a dream Football League debut for Swindon Town last weekend as he began his loan spell away from Burnley.
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/ 1 year agoGraham Westley: Walsall can drive home big advantage
With 21 games of the League Two season remaining, Walsall were 15 points clear of fourth place and seemingly cruising towards automatic promotion.
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/ 1 year agoGraham Westley: Transfer window system is just not for me…
Transfer windows are a football anomaly that I really don’t like - two key elements in sport ought to be skill and equitability.
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Championship
/ 1 year agoHumble Frank Lampard can shine in Coventry City glare
ARECORD of 13 wins (23%) and 32 defeats (57%) in his last 56 games in a dugout is being held up as a reason for Coventry City not to have employed Frank Lampard, evidence that...
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Graham Westley
/ 1 year agoLET’S BE POSITIVE ABOUT OUR CHANGING GAME
Graham Westley EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER AS I stood on the side of the pitch watching my lad Joe bang in four well-taken goals for Burnley against Birmingham in an U21s game in...
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Graham Westley
/ 1 year agoSTAYING UP WOULD RANK HIGH FOR WAYNE
Graham Westley EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER GOING into the weekend, Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth Argyle were just two points outside the bottom three off the back of two heavy away defeats at Bristol City...
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Graham Westley
/ 1 year agoExceptional Mark will bounce back
Graham Westley EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER AFTER 154 wins in 387 games at a 39%+ win rate, Mark Robins was dismissed by Coventry on Thursday in the eighth year of his tenure. On...
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