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Tom McNeil

Writer for Caughtoffside.com. St Johnstone fan and scout for an English League two side. I try to focus on the weird and bizarre happenings in football. Also trying to start some sort of crusade against VAR.

Video: Heartwarming moment as West Ham star Tomas Soucek facetimes former Slavia Prague teammates after Leicester victory
Not every player will remain popular when they move on, but if they give 100% every week and eventually need to move...
Video: Arsenal target Sima seals Slavia win over Leicester City with a great strike from distance
It’s a brave move for anyone to be labelling a talented youngster as the next Thierry Henry, but those comparisons were being...
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“Game changer” Cesc Fabregas heaps praise on Arsenal star after inspiring performance vs Benfica
It was a brave move for Mikel Arteta to place so much faith in his younger players when his job was effectively...
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Arsenal star issues a message to the fans after a bad mistake against Benfica
A victory always makes everything so much better, so the mistake from Dani Ceballos tonight should be forgotten about fairly quickly. He...
“He changed the game” Mikel Arteta may surprise some Arsenal fans with his praise for under-fire star after Benfica victory
It’s much easier to be magnanimous on the back of a big result in Europe, and Mikel Arteta has been dishing the...
Video: Arsenal fans will love Martin Odegaard’s joyous celebration after late Aubameyang winner
One problem with loanees is you worry that they won’t really care or be that passionate about the club as they simply...
Video: Brilliant Kieran Tierney comes up with a huge goal for Arsenal to drag them back into the game vs Benfica
It’s bizarre that away goals could settle this tie when neither team has played a home game, but Arsenal are right back...
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“Why?”- These Man United fans are perplexed by a bizarre team selection from Solskjaer vs Real Sociedad
You have to think that Man United are home and dry after a 4-0 win against Real Sociedad last week, so this...
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Photo: Thierry Henry confirms he’s stepped down as CF Montreal Manager
It’s easy to forget that players often move abroad and leave their families behind, while managers are often in the same position...
Real Madrid likely to get €15m this summer to put towards rebuild as loan clause to be triggered early
Real Madrid face a crossroads this summer as some work will need to be done on the first team squad, but finances...
Wonderkid fuels Arsenal and Chelsea transfer rumours as he makes Premier League admission
Clubs will try to media train players to the point that their interviews are largely meaningless, but you can still get a...
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Roman Abramovich had to personally intervene as controversial former boss accepted offer to replace Frank Lampard
It looked like Chelsea already had Thomas Tuchel lined up to replace Frank Lampard when he was sacked, but some reports are...