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Championship
/ 1 year agoDoomed Tony was on borrowed time
Chris Dunlavy Asked about the source of his genius, Albert Einstein said he believed wholly in “intuition and inspiration”. Gut instinct,...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 year agoSacked Neil may have to re-think strategy
Chris Dunlavy What now for Alex Neil? The Scot, sacked by Stoke last Sunday, has made no secret of his reluctance...
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Championship
/ 2 years agoNew-look Potters, but same old faults
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL ROOT and branch reform, they said. A glorious new dawn. So why are Stoke...
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Championship
/ 2 years agoPrince left sad Hecky in no-win situation
Chris Dunlavy Paul Heckingbottom wasn’t let down by his players. He was let down by Sheffield United’s owner, the spendthrift Prince...
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Championship
/ 2 years agoGoals a fraction of what Vardy brings
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL JAMIE Vardy delivered a welcome reminder of his enduring quality last weekend, but it...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoWinner Tel made football magical
As a nine-year-old I was captivated by his Tottenham team. My primary school friends supported Newcastle but, for me, it was...
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Championship
/ 2 years agoVar would be a huge error, Erol
So Erol Bulut wants VAR in the Championship? The Cardiff manager clearly hasn’t been watching the Champions League. The ridiculous penalty...
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Chris Hargreaves
/ 2 years agoDavid and Des’ timing is spot on…
Chris Hargreaves FORMER EFL MIDFIELDER A couple of former clubs from my playing days, Oxford United and Grimsby Town, have made...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoCourt claims could be fatal in the EFL
Cheating is cheating, whether it’s bribing a referee, diving to win a penalty or, in Everton’s case, spending money you haven’t...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoBosses must be on same page as players
As Millwall's Alex Aldridge explained last week, clubs across the EFL are now shunning experienced managers in favour of younger coaches...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoIt’s time to give James a break
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL IS IT any wonder James McClean relished playing for the Republic of Ireland so...
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Championship
/ 2 years agoTop Cat Clarke is destined for Prem
Guy Branston FORMER EFL DEFENDER AND FOOTBALL CONSULTANT Jack Clarke is a Premier League player all day long, and that’s where...
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Guy Branston
/ 2 years agoNow clubs prefer coaches to managers in head role
GUY BRANSTON Des Buckingham is a name very few people will have heard of, but I completely understand why Oxford...
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Championship
/ 2 years agoBack the American owners to give it a real go
Ipswich are flying under Kieran McKenna, but can they sustain a challenge for automatic promotion to the Premier League? The chasing...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoMoore needs more quality
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL Much has been made of Huddersfield’s horrific attacking stats under Darren Moore, which reached...
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Championship
/ 2 years agoA sorry end to Taylor’s Millers’ vision…
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL Matt Taylor’s departure from Rotherham is a reminder of what can happen when soaring ambition collides...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 years agoDismal Dai makes Ashley look good!
IT IS testament to how horrifically Dai Yongge has run Reading that supporters of the Royals would welcome Mike Ashley in...
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Graham Westley
/ 2 years agoEFL miss big trick by not using VAR
... AND THESE IDEAS CAN IMPROVE IT OVER the years, I have strongly advocated the introduction of a form of VAR...
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Graham Westley
/ 2 years agoYOU HAVE TO DIG SO DEEP TO LAND AN EFL SHOT
BID: Jonathan Greening IN LAST week’s FA Cup first round, there was a much publicised story emanating out of Scarborough Athletic....
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Championship
/ 2 years agoDavid’s in need of confidence boost
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL Nobody thinks twice about ascribing a player’s poor performance to a lack of confidence,...