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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.
Amazing turnaround for Barcelona youngster as he looks set for a debut one year on from contract ultimatum and likely exit
You can’t really blame any youngster at Barcelona just now if they do want to leave as the pathway to the first...
FC Barcelona
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Julian Nagelsmann hopes to draw Real Madrid in the Champions League for the weirdest reason
Cup draws are an interesting thing for a manager because there’s two ways of making yourself in a competition. You can either...
Champions League
Video: West Ham could end the night in 5th place as Ogbonna gives them a late lead away to Leeds
It’s easy to think of West Ham as a team fighting against relegation due to the general disrespect hat David Moyes gets,...
West Ham FC Leeds United FC
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Transfer update on Chelsea star as Euro giants make a decision ahead of the January window
The January window has never been a great time for teams to make major signings, while the lack of finances in football...
Chelsea FC
Video: Klich puts Leeds 1-0 up over West Ham as Fabianski goes from zero to hero and all the way back again
Obviously the rules are the rules so it doesn’t matter if a keeper is inches or yards off his line, the penalty...
West Ham FC Leeds United FC
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Barcelona could go back to Ajax to bolster their defence again as Eric Garcia transfer looks unlikely
Barcelona’s lack of finances means they are always going to struggle in the transfer market, so it makes sense to go to...
FC Barcelona
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Arsenal’s failed attempts to offload high-earning misfit involved offering him to the same club five times
There is some truth in the belief that you need to be persistent to get what you want, but there also comes...
Arsenal FC
Paul Pogba’s Man United return may have been doomed from the start over claims he never wanted to return
Mino Raiola’s plan to get Paul Pogba out of Manchester United has gone into overdrive in recent weeks, so it must be...
Manchester United FC
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“Why not?” Lionel Messi could be reunited with Luis Suarez at Atletico Madrid after captain’s plea
It still feels weird to think that we could be seeing Lionel Messi play for a club that isn’t Barcelona next season,...
FC Barcelona
Real Madrid edge closer to securing first summer signing after contract talks development
There was a sense of inevitability that David Alaba would be moving on from Bayern Munich in the summer, but that now...
Bayern Munich
Arsenal likely to miss out on £25m rated star with transfer decision expected before Christmas
Erling Haaland’s move to Borussia Dortmund gave everyone hope that great players could be signed directly from RB Salzburg without having to...
Arsenal FC
Nightmare situation for Barcelona outcast as neither loan club or Barca want him in their squad this season
It has to be bad enough knowing that your parent club don’t want you, but Jean-Clair Todibo is experiencing the fairly unusual...
FC Barcelona