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Already pictures of strippers are flooding in...
Already pictures of strippers are flooding in...

Hours after the Premier League season ends, the game’s brightest and best are getting busy blowing off steam

Mon, 14 May, 2018

‘I’ve been relegated from the Premier League. My wages were cut in half and I couldn’t pay my bills’
‘I’ve been relegated from the Premier League. My wages were cut in half and I couldn’t pay my bills’

Don’t worry, I’m not expecting sympathy. The real cost of relegation comes when you see a flood of staff members with their lives packed into cardboard boxes that they pack into banged up old cars

Mon, 07 May, 2018

The stale paradox that is the managerial merry-go-round
The stale paradox that is the managerial merry-go-round

Our man inside the game on the managerial survivors postponing football’s future.

Mon, 30 Apr, 2018

Youth team graduates at every club owe something to wise Wenger
Youth team graduates at every club owe something to wise Wenger

Our man inside the game witnessed first hand the remarkable influence of Arsenal’s Frenchman.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo: A talent given by the Gods
Cristiano Ronaldo: A talent given by the Gods

Our man inside the game on his slightly begrudging admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo

Mon, 16 Apr, 2018

The day Big Sam hung Wayne Rooney out to dry
The day Big Sam hung Wayne Rooney out to dry

Our man inside the game says that Wayne Rooney has long been finished as a top player

Mon, 02 Apr, 2018

Finding surprise and cheer in friendly boredom
Finding surprise and cheer in friendly boredom

Our man inside the game struggles to watch international friendles, but this week he tried

Mon, 26 Mar, 2018

What do I think of Jose? Where do you start?
What do I think of Jose? Where do you start?

Agree with him or not, our man inside the game would pay to listen to Mourinho.

Mon, 19 Mar, 2018

Just another spin on Hammers’ fans cycle of shame
Just another spin on Hammers’ fans cycle of shame

Our man inside the game wonders where the stewards were at the London Stadium.

Mon, 12 Mar, 2018

Arsene and I are desperate for that last spin on the carousel
Arsene and I are desperate for that last spin on the carousel
Our man inside the game on how he lost a friend by betraying his trust and failing to see the big picture.

Mon, 05 Mar, 2018

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