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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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Liverpool star given ominous warning from top surgeon as comeback from injury looms
There’s always a bit of friction between clubs and countries when it comes to players and how they are treated when it...
Liverpool FC
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Man United could expose Arsenal’s transfer mistake by moving for former Gunners star this summer
The goalkeeping position is one of the toughest ones for a club to get right in the long term, mainly because finding...
Manchester United FC Arsenal FC
Forgotten Newcastle United star tipped for recall ahead of huge game with Brighton
Sometimes it’s easy to purely get bogged down in goalscoring stats when it comes to selecting a striker, but we’ve reached the...
Newcastle United FC Brighton and Hove Albion
Leeds United star left out of international squad amid fears he’s contracted Covid-19
It’s easy to forget that players can’t pick up various different viruses, but the mind immediately goes to Covid-19 if anyone is...
Leeds United FC
Leicester City could take advantage of positive relations to land 20-goal striker this summer
It’s common to see the bigger clubs find partnerships with foreign teams in the modern game, and it looks like Leicester City...
Leicester City FC
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Horrific Barcelona transfer decision somehow gets even worse as they miss out on windfall
There often comes a point where certain senior players need to be moved on, but there’s a good and a bad way...
Chelsea FC
AC Milan team news vs Man United: Big Zlatan update, four senior players officially ruled out
AC Milan came to Manchester last week with a host of injury issues, and it still looks like they’ll be missing a...
Manchester United FC
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“Tuchel is just too good” – These Chelsea fans wonder if Atletico Madrid win happens if Frank Lampard was still in charge
It’s easy to forget that Thomas Tuchel has only been in charge of Chelsea for a few weeks, but you can really...
Chelsea FC
Video: Emerson seals Chelsea’s victory over Atletico Madrid with a fine finish on the counter attack
Atletico Madrid looked like a truly formidable opponent for Chelsea when the draw was made, but they didn’t really attack the tie...
Chelsea FC
Joan Laporta uses Barcelona inauguration to send clear message over Ronald Koeman’s future
You can’t deny that finishing second in their Champions League group was a bit of a disaster for Ronald Koeman and Barcelona...
FC Barcelona
Video: Huge moment for Chelsea as Werner and Ziyech show their class to combine for the opener vs Atletico
Chelsea absolutely have the pace to take Diego Simeone’s men on the counter attack, but sometimes it can be tough to coax...
Chelsea FC
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Arsenal ace admits he would be “happy” to sign a new contract this summer
It was hard to see how Mohamed Elneny would get another chance at Arsenal after a mixed loan spell with Besitkas, but...
Arsenal FC