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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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Chelsea forward finally leaves Stamford Bridge permanently after seven loan spells
Chelsea do have an impressive recruitment system where they stockpile players to sell for a profit, but it inevitably means that some...
Chelsea FC
Video: Luka Modric shows his class with an outside of the boot stunner for Croatia vs Scotland
The second half was perfectly poised tonight at Hampden with both Scotland and Croatia needing a win to progress to the next...
Real Madrid CF
Video: Celtic’s Callum McGregor gives Scotland hope with a stunning strike vs Croatia
Scotland actually started the game tonight with a ton of energy and they looked the more likely, but Hampden just fell silent...
Celtic FC
Video: Jack Grealish proves his worth for England with a great assist for Sterling’s goal vs Czech Republic
Jack Grealish is the kind of player who can cause chaos when he gets on the ball and he gets fans off...
Manchester City Aston Villa FC
Premier League rivals expected to beat Arsenal to free-agent signing
It’s never easy to sign a backup for one of your most established players, as any incoming signing will need to accept...
Arsenal FC Southampton FC
Folarin Balogun
Former Arsenal star will take a paycut to secure return – Gunners will need to give up talented youngster in return
Every football club has to make decisions between trying to win now and setting themselves up for the future, so this could...
Arsenal FC
Jose Maria Gimenez
Real Madrid are willing to pay €100m to replace Sergio Ramos with Atletico Madrid star
There’s no doubt that Real Madrid are still the biggest club in the city, but the excellent work from Diego Simeone over...
Real Madrid CF
Ludovit Reis
Report claims German side have completed the signing of Barcelona midfielder
Barcelona’s transfer policy has been a bit of a shambles in recent years, with a mixture of big-money transfers that haven’t worked...
FC Barcelona
Collins
Medical planned: Arsenal set to miss out on Championship starlet as Premier League side close in on £12m transfer
There’s no doubt that Arsenal need to improve the first-team squad this summer, but it was always going to be interesting to...
Video: Griezmann spares French blushes vs Hungary after a Hugo Lloris long-kick causes chaos
Of course you want your team to play some lovely flowing football before scoring a few exceptional goals, but sometimes you can’t...
Tottenham FC FC Barcelona
“What a player we have on our hands” – These Chelsea fans want Scotland star to get a chance after outstanding Euro 2020 performance vs England
There’s no doubt that Billy Gilmour was a surprise inclusion for Scotland this summer purely because of his relative lack of experience...
Chelsea FC
Video: John Stones misses a huge chance for England vs Scotland as he hits the post
There are some moments in football where your mind just registers a goal before the shot is even taken, and that happened...
Manchester City