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Manchester City look set to be punished, finally. But it’s fair to wonder if it’s too little too late.
The 1st of July 2003. If you’re unsure of the significance of this date, it was the day that Ken Bates officially sold Chelsea football club to Roman Abramovich. On the 29th September 2026 Manchester City were found guilty of … Continue reading
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The Premier League Preview 2024/25
Normally I’d leave writing this until the eve of the Premier League season in mid-August. The rationale – it gave me the most time to assess the state of each team before making a prediction. The flaw has always remained … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bayern Munich, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Bundesliga, Champions League, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Erik Ten Hag, Everton, Farmer's league, Fulham, Geopolitical toy, Idiotic fat-fuck American tourist running a football club, Ipswich Town, Jason Tindall is a Patrick Bateman knockoff, Jürgen Klopp, Juventus, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Martin Jol, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Pep Guardiola, Premier League, Premier League Preview 2024-25, PSR, Real Madrid, Ruud Gullit, Serie A, Southampton, Thursday Night Wankers, Todd “Burger Me” Boehly, Tottenham Hotspur, Transfer window winners, West Ham United, Whiner transfer obsessed fans on Twitter, Wolverhampton Wanderers
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The Premier League Preview 2023/24
Life ceases to be interesting if you lose the capacity to be surprised. If Donald Trump is never brought to trial, would you be surprised? Or, if Trump went all Budd Dwyer and killed himself on TV if he’s brought … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, Arteta is a metrosexual cosplayer, Aston Villa, Bayern Munich, Brendan Gleeson, Brexit, Budd Dwyer, Burnley, Champions League, Chelsea, Cunt fucking kids, Donald Trump, Erik Ten Haag, Everton, Financial Fair Play, France, Fulham, Germany, Harry Kane, In Bruges, Italy, Karim Benzema, Kenilworth Road, Kylian Mbappe, Lee Anderson's son is a vegetarian, Liverpool, Luton Town, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mohammed bin Salman, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Paul Heckingbottom, Premier League, Priti and Suella are cunts, Ralph Fiennes, Saudi Arabia, Sean Dyche, Spain, Thursday Night Wankers, Todd “Burger Me” Boehly, Tottenham Hotspur, United Kingdom, Wolverhampton Wanderers, YouTube
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So much of modern football feels fake, but Relegation Day is still as authentic as it gets
Douglas Murray, who, let’s just say, has some glib descriptions of twentieth century nationalism, was on better form when offering an anecdote on Lex Fridman’s podcast about advice to writers. Namely the cynical propensity writers have to view events in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Ferguson, Championship, Chelsea, Douglas Murray, England, English football, Everton, Football, Going down you cunts, Hull City, Leeds United, Leicester City, Lex Fridman, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Peter Risdale, Premier League, Relegation Day, Sam Allardyce, Sociology
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