Category: Opinion
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A Summer’s Tale: The Eternal Optimism of the Deluded Football Fan
Football is a prism that warps even the most logical of minds, especially in the warm, hazy days of summer. It’s the hope that kills you, they say…
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Ally & Clive: Football’s Great Orators
With Clive Tyldesley’s emotional departure from ITV duty on Sunday, we celebrate the beautiful chemistry he and partner in crime Ally McCoist, Football’s Great Orators, have produced.
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Manchester City: The biggest club in history – and here’s why
It is one of the most tired narratives that Manchester City have no history; here’s why those naysayers are totally wrong about the modern giants.
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A Deep Dive into Liverpool FC’s Reserve Goalkeepers
Liverpool have been blessed with a myriad of iconic goalkeepers, but what of the men waiting patiently behind them?
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Scotland: Braveheart of Football
Is it ever acceptable for an Englishman to support Scotland? When club loyalties merge into international football, it just might be.
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Euro 2004: A Tournament for the Aegeans
Greece may have pulled off the biggest shock in football history by winning Euro 2004, but the joy of some Turkish fans at their success might trump even that.
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Striking the Angle | Turncoat Wankers, A Boiled Frog and the State of being Whelmed
What do Declan Rice, an unwitting amphibian and Arne Slot all have in common? Well, nothing directly, except irking our resident grumpy Irishman…
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Guess who’s back, back again? Malky’s back, hang your head
A decade on from Malky Mackay’s racist WhatsApp message scandal, and he still walks into top football jobs. He says he’s a changed man – but is he?
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From doubters to believers – Boom!
As English football hears the last booming chuckles of Jurgen Klopp, what will his legacy be? What is success? Bryan Moore delves deep into what makes Liverpool’s iconic figure so unforgettable.
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Joey Barton…Are You Ok, Hun?
Joey Barton will scream his mysoginistic and racist bile to anyone who will listen. Sadly, many do – but how much of that is down to the dangerously powerful coercion of social media?
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