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I think the correct introduction runs along the lines of … Thank goodness that interminable international break is over and we can get back to real football. I honestly haven’t checked but I think I probably say that after most of these poorly organised shambles’. Of course this time we return to Premier League action […]

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What should have been a break to recharge the batteries in Dubai was cut short when Kieran Gibbs got the call to join the England squad ahead of their match in Slovenia due to a hamstring injury sustained by Ryan Bertrand. In the end Danny Rose was fit to start and Kieran spent the evening […]

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Thank you to regular drinker Pangloss for contributing a thought-provoking (and decidedly radical) piece as a response to a healthy discussion in the last drinks. The relationship between supporters of club and country has changed a great deal in the last thirty years. Pangloss presents an option that I am sure will provoke a healthy […]

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The international break is a time for journalists and bloggers alike to feed off scraps. I thought I would have a look at what they are finding. There is no doubt about the one that catches the eye first is a piece by Darren Lewis in the Mirror. He doesn’t write too often about the […]

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The anticipated starting eleven in the preview was selected, although it didn’t take a genius to predict that. With Lucas and Olivier Giroud ruled out by injury there was a place on the bench for Jeff Reine-Adelaide. Manchester City’s defeat in Middlesex gave us a great opportunity to narrow the gap to the top of the […]

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Something called the Ryder Cup has prevented me from starting this preview until after nine in the evening. The fact that the afternoon foursomes are approaching halfway means this could take hours to complete! A big thank you first to those who have said such kind words about the Arsene twenty years piece. Save your […]

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