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THE SAD DECLINE OF BOLTON WANDERERS
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Pre-season friendlies? I love ’em
GETTING READY SOME PEOPLE CAN’T STAND WARM-UP GAMES BEFORE A NEW SEASON, BUT COLIN ALLAN IS AN UNASHAMED FAN… Flying: […]
Doswell did well
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92 AT 22
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ENGLAND TO REIGN? ER, MAYBE NOT…
GUNNING FOR GLORY Chris Dunlavy says English clubs’ success in Europe this season doesn’t necessarily herald a new era Plenty […]
MONK ANSWERS BLUES’ PRAYERS
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BIG IN JAPAN THE OSAKA DERBY
WORLD SCENE KARAN TEJWANI EXAMINES THE INTENSE RIVALRY BETWEEN GAMBA OSAKA AND CEREZO OSAKA… JAPANESE football has grown immensely over […]
CAN OLE STEER RED DEVILS TO SUCCESS?
MANCHESTER UNITED ROBERT J WILSON EXAMINES THE PROSPECTS OF OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER TURNING MANCHESTER UNITED’S FORTUNES AROUND… MAY 3, 2014, […]
A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE…
HIGHS AND LOWS VASTLY EXPERIENCED NON-LEAGUE PHYSIOTHERAPIST GAVIN BLACKWELL REFLECTS ON WHAT A SEASON AT THE COALFACE IS REALLY LIKE […]
NEIL FRANKLIN’S COLOMBIAN MISADVENTURE
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SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME Pat McGuinness reports on how remote Saint Helena are preparing to test themselves on the international […]
The odd couple: George Best and Stockport County
LOOKING BACK Stuart Bolton recalls when the former Manchester United star sparkled briefly for the unheralded Hatters… GEORGE Best’s very […]
STU’S WEMBLEY WONDERLAND
LOOKING BACK ASTON VILLA FAN STUART STEELYARD RECALLS WATCHING HIS BOYHOOD FAVOURITES BEAT MANCHESTER UNITED IN THE LEAGUE CUP FINAL […]
BEST OF BRITISH
LOOKING BACK SIMON SHELDON TAKES A LOOK BACK AT THE LONG SINCE GONE BRITISH HOME CHAMPIONSHIP… Smart finish: England’s Kevin […]
DANIEL’S BIRTHDAY BONANZA
MAGICAL MEMORIES DANIEL COOPER GIVES US THE LOWDOWN ON HIS UNFORGETTABLE EUROPEAN ADVENTURE… NOT many people would want to celebrate […]
HARVEY’S HEROES
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BRING ON THE COPA In the 1999
WORLD SCENE IAN MCFARLANE REFLECTS ON THE HISTORY OF SOUTH AMERICA’S LEADING COMPETITION AND LOOKS AHEAD TO THIS SUMMER’S EDITION… […]
LEAD UND WEST BROM ½
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CONQUERING THE MARATHON
SUPPORTING YOUR CLUB KEVIN HALLS REFLECTS ON WHAT A SEASON IS LIKE FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW THEIR TEAM THROUGH THICK […]
Why the League Cup still matters in English football
Tom Griffin examines how the Carabao Cup is benefitting clubs at all levels of the professional game
THE MYSTIQUE OF THE SUPERSUB
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BRENDAN CAN MAKE FOXES SPARKLE
JOHN WRAGG EXPLAINS WHY LEICESTER CITY HAVE MADE A SHREWD MOVE IN REPLACING CLAUDE PUEL WITH THE FORMER LIVERPOOL AND!!CELTIC! […]
JEFF’S ON THE MARCH AGAIN
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WHY THE CLUB CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY
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REACTING TO REJECTION
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BLUES BROTHERS
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THE MAGIC OF THE CUPI 1959-STYLE…
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