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It’s all change in the NFL. Over the last few weeks we’ve seen numerous coaching changes, big injuries to top players and some shocking results. It’s all part of the drama of the sport and one of the reasons why the NFL is such essential viewing. This week’s accumulator sees us largely looking at how many teams will score over results. So let’s get…
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Dayne Beams, Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom, Adam Treloar, Taylor Adams, Will Hoskin-Elliot, Jordan de Goey, Brodie Grundy – never before has a side had a midfield of this calibre. It is hard to fathom with the strict salary cap implemented in today’s modern game that a side could have so many A-grade midfielders in the line-up, yet this is something that Collingwood and its…
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For Ross Barkley, it has been a year of frustration. A January move to Chelsea that promised so much did not, at first, take off, and he was left to mull over his career choice. He made just four appearances for his new club last season and appeared alienated, disillusioned. In football, though, things change quickly. Chelsea have a new manager, a new way…
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The appeal and stature of a manager can often be drawn on the basis of the crowd they attract to their unveiling at any given club. The press room at the Santiago Bernabeu, for instance, was packed from wall to wall when Zinedine Zidane was announced as Real Madrid’s new coach, albeit on an interim basis at the time, back in January 2016. Julen…
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It would be a stretch to claim that ‘second season syndrome’ is a complete myth. After all we have too often seen a side propelled by momentum and a united dressing room go on to enjoy a fantastic campaign straight after gaining promotion only to then settle back into the pack. There is, it seems, a maximum period of one year before the other…
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