By Tony Attwood I have often commented that the job that journalists and commentators have, is not to describe football matches, but to tell the readers, viewers and listeners what to think. And maybe many people still follow what they say – including those who will phone into the phone-ins and argue with the pundit …
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By Tony Attwood and a cat named Origami. Yep – there always is one rumour that turns out to be right – although quite often it doesn’t turn up until the very last moment. In between there are the phantom transfers, the vapour transfers and all the other transfers as agents and clubs seek to …
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By Walter Broeckx How strange things can go in life. A few weeks ago I was counting how long I have been an Arsenal supporter for. And the first time I noticed the name Arsenal and felt something for them was in 1970. The day that Arsenal beat Anderlecht. Anderlecht, the biggest club in Belgium …
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