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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.
Photo: Ronald Koeman openly questions the referee as Sergio Ramos avoids penalty call for Real Madrid vs Eibar
There’s an ongoing debate about VAR and whether is favours Real Madrid or Barcelona, but it’s very possible that fans of the...
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Big injury blow for struggling Arsenal as star player ruled out of Carabao Cup clash with Man City
Admittedly Arsenal’s priority has to be fixing their utterly horrendous league form, but any win can build momentum and it could be...
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Spurs star could leave for only €40m as he admits to not having a good time under Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho’s managerial history shows that the majority of his squad will do anything for him and give everything on the pitch,...
Tottenham FC
Spurs emerge as likely destination for Premier League winner as he looks to resurrect his career
You don’t really see a team just letting a good quality player join a Premier League rival unless they don’t value them...
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West Brom eye faltering centre back previously valued at £60m to solve their defensive woes
The January window is generally dominated by struggling teams who need to make some panic signings, so it will be interesting to...
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Sam Allardyce eyes former England star for West Brom as he looks for a target man to cement the long ball game
Sam Allardyce might claim to be the ultimate pragmatist who could play beautiful football if given the appropriate tools, but we’ve yet...
Newcastle United FC West Bromwich Albion FC
Steve Bruce could lose the services of Allan Saint-Maximin
Big problems for Newcastle as reports suggest star player has fallen out with Steve Bruce and returned to his homeland
Steve Bruce has probably done better than most Newcastle fans expected, but it’s still not really clear if he’s managed to win...
Newcastle United FC
Video: Unreal defending from PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe as he injures himself while making a tackle in a 4 v 1 counterattack
In football you want to figure out a way to get two players attacking one defender, so having a four one one...
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Liverpool could solve their defensive crisis by offering Divock Origi in exchange for emerging star
There was a time when Liverpool could turn to Divock Origi as the last throw of the dice to get them a...
Liverpool FC
Chelsea star will need to force a January exit after recent resurgence impresses Frank Lampard
It feels like we’ve been here before with Olivier Giroud, but will it have a different outcome this time round ? The...
Chelsea FC
Video: Great start from Real Madrid against Eibar as quick goals from Modric and Benzema make it 2-0
The early form in La Liga suggested that there could be numerous teams in the title race this season, but it’s starting...
Real Madrid CF
Video: Jake Livermore can’t survive the VAR review and he’s sent off for a bad lunge on Jack Grealish
This has been a pretty disastrous start for Sam Allardyce at West Brom as his team looks set to go into the...
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