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Glory, Glory, Philip Neville!
Wednesday, Phil Neville was appointed Manager for the Portland Timbers. Just minutes ago, he appeared on NBC Sports in the studio alongside Rebecca Lowe and Robbie Earle! Is he conflicted or just polymath? It may be another one-off but in that NBC Half Time Show during the Crystal Palace v Liverpool game we saw the potential of a Neville/Earle tag team. If I were JK Rowling I would call them […] Read More
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Smash and Grab at the St.James’ Coliseum – Newcastle Crush Chelsea in Second Half
Two good teams you would say. Champions League material. And for the first 45 minutes it was pretty even at 1-1, a goal each for Isak, returning from injury and an in form Raheem Sterling who should be back on the England team Joelinton missed a header that I could have buried. And in the second half, Newcastle took over with a fine display of controlled aggression. In the 60th […] Read More
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Manchester City v Liverpool Which Player deserves an A?
Out of all the players on the field for the early game at the Etihad today, who deserves an A for their performance? To qualify your last name has to begin with the letter A! Alvarez. C. Missed a promising chance. Should have been subbed off but for a surprising shortage of goalscoring talent on the City bench. Ake. B. Very solid. Quietly efficient. Allison. F. (Becker) Poor distribution. Gave […] Read More
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Nicolas Jackson and Johan Cruyff
For a revealing profile of the 22 year old Senegalese Chelsea Striker, take a look at the menu selection ‘Warriors and Virtuosos’ This week’s new funny is published in menu selection ‘Cruyff Turns.’ Enjoy! Buy me an England Shirt for Black Friday!
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Hanging by a Thread – Erik ten Hag
Rumor has it he has a new list. Now Ronaldo is no longer an irritant, we can’t call it the naughty list. He had a list in the summer and some of the names on that list are back in disfavor. Tom Heaton and Jonny Evans. Casemiro, Eriksen, Varane. Jadon Sancho. You could get rid of most of the team and not feel a twinge. Obviously Antony and Martial – […] Read More
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