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Big Sam none the wiser but a whole lot richer

It may seem swift, Big Sam’s fall, but that is the way things go, in the precarious world of football. You lock things in while the going is good. That is all Sam was doing. Locking in his value.

Sat, 01 Oct, 2016

Thinking outside the box for TV punditry

For those of us who have kept a close eye, over the years, on the much-maligned industry of football punditry, this was a gratifying week. A week that almost certainly brought us closer to the day when a great football manager, a man such as Alex Ferguson perhaps, will be asked the key question we have waited for all our lives.

Sat, 05 Dec, 2015

The art of revelling in the self

In a week when the Premier League more or less disgraced itself on the fields of Europe, we saw further impressive efforts in the one area where its managers continue to set high standards: goal celebrations.

Sat, 28 Feb, 2015

McCarthy’s fairytale ending turns to tragedy

MICK McCARTHY is rarely one to mince his words. On Saturday Mark Halsey was on the receiving end of some no-nonsense Yorkshire words of wisdom from the Wolves manager after his side’s 2-1 defeat.

Mon, 03 Oct, 2011