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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: Liverpool’s Diogo Jota shows incredible pace and finishing to put Portugal 3-0 up against Sweden
Sometimes a bunch of players will come out of their shell and shine when the talisman is missing, and that does appear...
Video: Ruthless Diogo Jota slams Portugal 2-0 up against Sweden
Diogo Jota has already started to make an impact at Liverpool after his summer move to Anfield, but he’ll find it just...
Photo: Promising Liverpool midfielder confirms he’s signed a new long term contract
Signing a long term professional deal is an amazing achievement for any kid in football, but you could also argue that the...
Video: Man United’s van de Beek continues to show his attacking instincts as he scores for Holland vs Italy
There’s still some debate over where Donny van de Beek could fit into Man United’s midfield, but it’s probably reached a point...
Video: Barcelona’s Griezmann continues his resurgence with a thumping effort in off the bar for France vs Croatia
It looks like Antoine Griezmann is going to get a chance to lead the line for Barcelona until January at least, so...
Video: Tidy finish from Newcastle’s Ryan Fraser gives Scotland an early lead against the Czech Republic
There’s no doubting that Scotland have been pretty tedious to watch lately, but Stevie Clark has found a way to get results...
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Chelsea hope to sign world class striker next summer after rumours of a £63m release clause
When Frank Lampard first took over at Chelsea it looked like years of ploughing money into the academy would finally pay off....
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Sporting Director completely denies that world class winger had an approach from Man United this summer
It’s usually easy to figure out which transfer rumours have an element of truth in them, but Man United’s approach to recruitment...
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Done Deal: Defender re-joins his former club after his Liverpool contract expired this summer
The emergence of Trent Alexander-Arnold means that no other right back is getting a look in at Liverpool just now, but it’s...
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Medical tomorrow: West Ham look set to sign star for £30m as he returns from international duty
It was widely expected that the closing of the domestic transfer window would merely be the biggest sides emptying their U23 squads...
Medical set: West Brom look set to boost survival hopes by signing prolific striker for £15m
One of the biggest problems for the newly promoted teams tends to be keeping things tight at the back while also finding...
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Meeting planned: Club want to sign Man United loanee on a permanent basis already despite not playing a game
It was clear that Diogo Dalot still needed to develop if he wanted to become a regular starter at Man United, but...