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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.

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Steve Bruce wants rapid Chelsea defender on loan to boost the Newcastle defence in January
Newcastle United fans will be used to seeing the team muddle through transfer windows without any meaningful backing, so it’s not a...
Spurs to make another approach for talented striker after hat-trick on breakthrough performance
Every talented young player will have that one game that makes everyone sit up and notice how good they are, while it...
Report suggests Liverpool have no interest in Dutch defender and rumours are simply a negotiating tactic
The transfer market in football is pretty similar to the marketplace in real life – if you want to sell something for...
“Next days will decide” – Fabrizio Romano indicates Man United will decide on another January signing next week
Man United find themselves in a delicate situation just now in terms of their squad because you can pick plenty of positions...
Celtic will need to make a January signing as star ruled out for four months
Celtic’s defence has been a big problem this season both in terms of performances and the number of players available to Neil...
Video: Allan McGregor proves his class with an amazing fingertip save from Leigh Griffiths
Nobody really expected Celtic to come out and completely dominate Rangers in the derby today, but Steven Gerrard will be fully aware...
Video: Celtic fans turn out to give the team a send off as the team bus departs for Ibrox
Every manager will attempt to shy away from the term “must win”, but there’s no doubt that Celtic have to win at...
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Arsenal are now open to making shock decision on William Saliba’s future this month
We’ve all seen a transfer which just hasn’t worked out at all, but there’s something incredibly unusual about Arsenal’s treatment on William...
“When will Zidane ever learn?” – These Real Madrid fans point out multiple flaws in Zidane after draw with Elche
Real Madrid had bounced back from a poor start to put themselves right back into title contention with five straight wins, but...
“Can we build a statue?” – These Man United fans hail Steve Bruce as Newcastle hold Liverpool to a draw
We saw last week that the Man United fans were delighted to see their former goalkeeper Sam Johnstone come up with a...
Video: Elche equalise from the spot vs Real Madrid after Carvajal wrestles a player to the ground in front of the ref
It always feels like referees occasionally threaten to punish grappling in the box before turning a blind eye to it for months...
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Arsenal defender will give up part of his salary to return to Germany on loan next month
The big European sides have a real problem with trying to offload players because they pay them so much money. They’ll usually...