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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: Interesting goal for Barcelona and Arsenal as Depay and Aouar combine for slick breakaway goal
It was surprising to see Lyon hold on to two of their key assets this summer, but it won’t be a surprise...
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Video: Timid Lacazette passes up a great chance following an incredible touch and pass from Kieran Tierney
Sometimes being a successful striker requires bravery and desire as well as technical skill, so it’s hard to figure out if Lacazette...
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Video: Arsenal look bemused as early Lacazette header is disallowed for offside
It’s a good thing that the offside rule has advanced in recent years so a player needs to be interfering with play...
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Mesut Ozil makes his prediction for Arsenal to win but it’s clear he’s a big admirer of one Leicester player
You would usually expect a player to kick off and look to take shots at a club when they’ve been treated poorly,...
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“Clearly doesn’t trust him” – These Arsenal fans react as Mikel Arteta leaves forward out vs Leicester City
There was a feeling that Arsenal might have enough for an outside push for the title this season, but their start to...
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Video: Jermain Defoe proves he’s still got it with a phenomenal first time half volley for Rangers vs Livingston
While most ageing Premier League players who come to Scotland tend to fail, Jermain Defoe has proven to be an excellent signing...
Rangers FC
Video: Celtic should be fearful as Lille show what they are capable of with a blistering counter attacking goal vs Nice
Celtic aren’t in a good way just now with some poor results and disjointed performances, so the last thing they need is...
Celtic FC
Video: Thomas Partey has the Arsenal squad clapping along with him with his initiation song
Usually an initiation song only goes public if a player has a terrible set of pipes on them, but this is one...
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Carlo Ancelotti blames the hysteria around Pickford and van Dijk for Lucas Digne’s red card
We’re all used to Everton being little more than a top half side in the Premier League, so it means that any...
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Fixing VAR in the Premier League – Former ref Keith Hackett on specialised roles and lessons to be learned from the NFL
We’ve reached a point where it’s obvious that something needs to be done about VAR in the Premier League, but it needs...
Photos: Suggestions that Man United were also denied a penalty vs Chelsea due to holding on Maguire and McTominay
The issues with VAR and poor refereeing decisions seem to be getting worse with each passing week, and all the talk after...
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“Bringing the game into disrepute” – Former PGMOL boss Keith Hackett questions Premier League use of VAR after Man United vs Chelsea failure
There was definitely a more innocent time where we naively thought that VAR would come into the Premier League and solve all...
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