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Greed? Sure. But our indifference to UEFA’s decadence makes us equally complicit for the European Super League proposal existing.

Posted on 27/04/2021 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Though we’re loathe to admit it, Gordon Gekko was right. The proposed European Super League captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit and clarifies how we feel about greed in its most brazen form. Europe’s biggest and wealthiest clubs attempting … Continue reading →

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The Premier League Preview 2020/21

Posted on 11/09/2020 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Just as you didn’t need Covid-19 to return, here’s the return of my rubbish Premier League Preview column. Still, take some small amount of solace in this – Covid-19 has upset the established order of things, and my preview column … Continue reading →

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The Premier League Preview 2019/20

Posted on 09/08/2019 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

And just like that, it’s back. Normally a new season brings excitement, but not this time. There’s been no hiatus from football to build anticipation. Between highly profitable summer overseas tours for top European clubs in North America and East … Continue reading →

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The Premier League Preview 2018/19

Posted on 10/08/2018 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

And so another season in the Premier League. This one has arrived quickly, with a foreboding urgency. The combination of the World Cup stifling the transfer market for five weeks, and the transfer window in England ending before the season … Continue reading →

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The Premier League Preview 2017/18

Posted on 10/08/2017 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

So yeah, another season. Time flies, doesn’t it? And during transfer season so does the money. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you might miss where it’s going and to who. I’d imagine many of … Continue reading →

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