By Walter Broeckx Does it help to have the QPR owner sponsoring the PGMOL? At the start of the season some voices spoke in concern about the fact that the sponsor of Queens Park Rangers also sponsored the refs organisation PGMOL. Let us say that this isn’t the ideal situation to have. Could the sponsor …
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By Walter Broeckx Was there anything suspicious to see when the refs came to Swansea? Swansea was a new team in the PL at the start of last season. And they played football in a rather nice way. Not kicking the ball just up field and starting the charge of the light brigade. No they …
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By Tony Attwood England for once started as no hopers. Normally we start as the team that is going to sweep all before us, because we are so good. We know we are so good because we are England. The rest of them will be quaking in their boots. But this time we didn’t. We …
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By Phil Gregory Looking at the midfield for next season, two words loom large: Jack Wilshere. The youngster was a huge player during his breakthrough season which culminated in a sublime display in that fantastic 2-1 victory over Barcelona but missed the entirety of last season after picking up what was initially thought to be …
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