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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: Nightmare start for Big Sam at West Brom as Aston Villa score after six minutes
There’s a strange excitement around the appointment of Big Sam Allardyce from those who don’t support West Brom. It mainly comes down...
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“Why not?” – These Man United fans talk up Premier League title hopes after demolishing Leeds
Man United keep doing things the hard way so it feels like they’ve failed to win more games than they have, while...
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Video: Bruno Fernandes piles on the misery for Leeds as his penalty makes it 6-1 to Manchester United
Man United are capable of both brilliance and disaster just now and Leeds generally look like a good team, so there every...
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Video: Dan James shows why Leeds want to sign him with a fine touch and finish for Man United to make it 5-1
It was a surprising decision from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to throw Daniel James into the Man United team this evening, especially when...
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Video: Anthony Martial still looks short of confidence as he takes too long and wastes a great chance to finish off Leeds United
You can usually tell how confident a striker is depending on how they take their chances. A forward who is in-form and...
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Video: Utter scenes as Conor McCarthy stuns Rangers with a last minute winner for St Mirren
Celtic’s loss to Ross County essentially handed Steven Gerrard his first Rangers trophy on a plate, so this is a glorious night...
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Video: Pedri saves Barcelona with an outstanding block but smashes into the post as a result
Pedri took some criticism earlier for completely switching off for the Real Sociedad goal, but he’s more than made up for that...
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Video: De Jong gives Barcelona the lead vs Real Sociedad as VAR overrules the assistant’s flag
VAR does take a lot of stick for making some baffling decisions, but this is the perfect example of why it’s needed....
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Video: Willian Jose puts Real Sociedad ahead as Barcelona switch off from a corner
It’s amazing how man goals come from the second phase of a corner once the defending team thinks the danger is over...
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“Resign tonight” These Arsenal fans are furious with Mikel Arteta after tonight’s draw with Southampton
It’s bizarre to think of Southampton coming into a game against Arsenal at The Emirates as strong favourites, but it also demonstrates...
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“Koeman gone mad?” – These Barcelona fans react to surprising selection choices vs Real Sociedad
History dictates that Barcelona must always be thought of as title challengers in Spain, but they could end up 12 points away...
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Video: Aubameyang finally gets his goal after strong work from Bukayo Saka to level for Arsenal vs Southampton
It was starting to feel like we would need to seriously consider Arsenal as contenders for relegation this season if they lost...
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