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  Scarred Saints are always near to hell

  Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL FRUSTRATION: Southampton boss Tonda Eckert has seen his bright start fade away PICTURE: Alamy FOR a while there, it looked like Tonda Eckert might be the solution to Southampton’s post-Premier League malaise. Now? The German looks as helpless and frustrated as Will Still,...

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  LATE? 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 was playable 20 minutes before kick-off, the perimeter was frozen solid. If a player’s head...

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  LISTEN, AXED MASON NEEDS TO LEARN FROM BAGGIES FLOP

  Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL RYAN Mason was sacked because West Brom lost too many games and he struggled to implement a coherent style of play. But the 34-year-old also had a communication problem. Like so many of today’s media-trained ex-pros, his first instinct is to be seen...

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  Guy Branston: Zan Vipotnik can keep Swansea City afloat in the Championship

  Swansea City are a club who shouldn’t be struggling in the Championship, but they just aren’t run properly.