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Why the Championship must control its finances to avoid this Dutch combustion:

The Championship

With Championship financial figures released this week and being analysed by reporters, experts, clubs and supporters up and down the country and the fact that a sponsor has still not been found for the Football League for next season, money...read more »

The Scottish Cup: all about the Rangers

It seems that there are some supporters of rival clubs who will be buying tickets to watch the Rangers versus Dundee United Scottish Cup tie at Tannadice this Saturday. This of course is the game that Rangers supporters are to...read more »

Have recent events seen some of football’s soul return?

On the day after the night before for Bradford City, a comment was made in a live television interview that tried to sum up the achievements of the Yorkshire club. Their story, it was said, was returning some of the...read more »

Will the Premier League learn to control its spending this Christmas?

How apt that at this time of year it was announced that the Premier League has, in principle, agreed to new cost control rules. Like the cantankerous Ebenezer Scrooge, perhaps the Premier League has been shown where its future lies...read more »

Sponsors are rubbing their hands at prospect of Euro 2020:

And so it comes to pass that the 2020 UEFA European Championships will be a pan-regional affair. Early comment and analysis is understandably sceptical and critical. There will be too much travelling for the players, meaning they will tire easier and...read more »

Would a European Super League actually be successful?

Amidst all the recent talk about the future of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League a suggestion has seemed to make its way into the public conscience that has not been around for a while. The response in some...read more »

Could Champions League qualification could save the Europa League?

Recent developments from UEFA have suggested the possibility of doubling the Champions League and ending the Europa League. An alternative that was also touted was rewarding the winner of the Europa League with a place in the following season’s Champions...read more »

Is it time to put the Europa League out of its misery?

'Thursday nights, Channel 5' used to be the chant that rang around the terraces of Champions League hopefuls looking like they were about to fall short of their holy grail. These days much derided as a competition, the current incarnation of...read more »

In Defence of Rafa Benitez:

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It was impossible to ignore the despairing, desperate cries of Chelsea supporters across the world at roughly 7:30pm on Wednesday 21st November. Rafa Benitez has been appointed manager of the Blues in the aftermath of the dismissal of Roberto Di...read more »

How this UEFA report should drive the future of English football:

Trev and Roy

Possession is nine tenths of the law, but whilst England understand their possession stats are much improved, there are other areas in the our game that need addressing too before being able to sit at Europe’s top football table with...read more »

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