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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.

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Further transfer blow for Arsenal as club claim they’ve missed the deadline for selling their star player
While the official transfer deadline is the only official one that can stop a transfer from going through, it does make sense...
Video: Man United ace lands in Italy with a medical and contract signing scheduled for tomorrow
Usually seeing some fringe players leaving the club would be a clear sign that further signings could be coming in, but nobody...
“It’s true” Ronald Koeman offers hope that Barcelona will land their key target this summer
We often see a lot of business being done late in the window anyway, but it does make sense that the final...
Photos: Arsenal ace edges closer to exit as he completes his medical
While Arsenal fans will mainly be hoping for news about players coming into the club, seeing some exits being sorted should eventually...
Video: Wayne Rooney proves he still has some magic as a stunning late free kick wins the game for struggling Derby
We’re used to Derby County being a team who will regularly push for the play offs and play some nice attacking football,...
Video: Unhappy Tammy Abraham dragged away from taking the penalty by Azpilicueta against Palace
A penalty is such a simple yet brilliantly easy way of scoring a goal and everything is loaded in the taker’s favour,...
Video: Jorginho penalty puts Chelsea 3-0 up and finishes off Crystal Palace
When we saw how effective Crystal Palace were against Man United it did make you wonder if Chelsea could have a lot...
Deal agreed: Barcelona defender expected to confirm €18m Premier League move within hours
It’s been a long transfer window where nothing has happened for long stretches, but it was always going to be like that....
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MAJOR blow for Arsenal over Houssem Aouar as Zinedine Zidane personally makes contact over Real Madrid transfer
For weeks it did look inevitable that Houssem Aouar would end up at Arsenal, but the longer this has dragged on then...
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Arsenal set to bank up to €20m for ace but one final obstacle remains
There were a lot of expectations that a midfielder would move between Arsenal and Atletico Madrid this summer, but it appears it...
Man United still have long term plans for defender as loan talks reach the final stages
It’s not clear if Diogo Dalot’s performance against Brighton last week was enough to convince Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that he has a...
Video: Jose Mourinho finally gets his striker as Spurs confirm a signing with an excellent video
While the Premier League isn’t quite at the standard of Serie A clubs when it comes to cheesy signing announcements, Spurs have...