Vox in the Box: Darren Lewis
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CM01/02: The Return (January ’05)
THE MISSION: Return to Championship Manager 01/02 and win silverware with Everton. THE CATCH:…
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THE MISSION: Return to Championship Manager 01/02 and win silverware with Everton. THE CATCH:…
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Vox in the Box: Rory Smith
Rory Smith is a football writer for The Times, but he’s also…
Read More CM01/02 The Return: Pre-season ’04 Pt 2
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If You Know Your History (1972/73)
At the outset of the 1972/72 season, total football was on everyone’s…
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If You Know Your History (1971/72)
In the 128 years since the Football League was founded, we’ve seen…
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The Briefing (11/01/16)
Good morning. Here is your briefing. Let’s start with the news. There’s…
Read More CM01/02: The Return (November ’03)
THE MISSION: Return to Championship Manager 01/02 and win silverware with Everton. THE CATCH:…
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How To Get Better At FM16
So, you got Football Manager 2016 for Christmas and it’s not going…
Read More CM01/02: The Return (October ’03)
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Our Man In Cologne (08/12/15)
It’s half time at Borussia Park. Up against the unbeaten champions, Bayern…
Read More The Briefing (07/11/15)
Good morning. Here is your briefing. Let’s start with some good reads It…
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Our Man In Cologne (26/11/15)
It is a cold and wet Friday morning at the Borussia Park,…
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The Monday Briefing (23/11/15)
Good morning. Here is your Monday briefing. Let’s start with the news. …
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Vox in the Box: Graham Hunter
Graham Hunter is one of the most recognisable voices in football media,…
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Letters (02/11/15)
COMPETITION WINNER We had some incredible entries for the ‘Draw With A…
Read More Letters (26/10/15)
You lot don’t need asking twice. One request for more letters and…
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The Long Read: Football’s New Holy War
Let’s start with a caveat. This piece was inspired, if that is…
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Classic TMYM: FA CUP FINAL 1986
There have been many occasions over the past 30 years when there…
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David Fairclough
The problem with nicknames is that you cannot choose you own. Not…
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Our Man In Cologne (15/09/15)
The Germans have a wonderfully odd way of describing those whose grasp on…
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First Look: Florian Thauvin
Wyscout is one of the world’s most advanced and comprehensive online football…
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First Look: Salomon Rondon
Wyscout is one of the world’s most advanced and comprehensive online football…
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Our Man In Cologne (12/08/15)
The big, bald waiter looks me up and down before raising his…
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Vox in the Box: Rob Smyth
Rob Smyth is a freelance writer and author, best known for his…
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Swansea – Premier League Predictions
Swansea – Premier League Predictions IAIN’S PREDICTION: 9th PHIL’S PREDICTION: 8th – I…
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2015/16 Preview: Swansea
Where next for Swansea then? They have escaped financial oblivion, they have…
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Newcastle – Premier League Predictions
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Read MorePremier League Predictions
We asked 50 friends of the Set Pieces (we actually asked…
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The Homeless Football Association
St. George’s Park, Burton. The English Football Association’s gleaming, state-of-the-art facilities are…
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Football Manager Cup: Round of 16
From all around the world, they came. They had been chosen for…
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Vox in the Box: Amy Lawrence
Amy Lawrence has been writing for the Guardian and the Observer since…
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U21 PROFILE: PORTUGAL
The U21 European Championship begins on Wednesday, June 17 and The Set…
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Vox in the Box: Scott Murray
Scott Murray is one of the finest football writers of his generation,…
Read More Letters: 28/05/15
IT’S NOT WEMBLEY, IT’S ARSENAL I think Phil Costa’s Wembley experience, is…
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The Joy Of Squiggles
You might know him for his phenomenally popular Football Manager Meets Moneyball…
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Thoughts From: Liverpool
Before I begin in earnest, let me preface this piece – for…
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Football Manager Meets Moneyball (Pt 9)
How best to run a football club? With big spending? With youth development?…
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Japan: The Social Media Motherlode
If you had to guess the most popular tweet in Bundesliga history,…
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Jon Hare: Father of Sensible Soccer
Jon Hare was one of the two founder members of Sensible Software,…
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Vox In The Box: Clive Tyldesley
Clive Tyldesley has been ITV’s lead football commentator since 1998, and has…
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20 Years of Resistance. 20 Years of IMUSA
This month was the 20th anniversary of the formation of the Independent…
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Vox in the Box: Jonathan Wilson
Author of the seminal work ‘Inverting the Pyramid‘ and editor of The…
Read More Football Manager Meets Moneyball (Pt 6)
How best to run a football club? With big spending? With youth…
Read More Letters (30/03/15)
By Jove, we think you’ve got it. We’ve been getting letters on,…
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Thoughts From: Crystal Palace
I hate it when football fans describe anything as “typical [insert team…
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Vox in the Box: Sid Lowe
The Guardian’s Spanish football correspondent Sid Lowe talks to The Set Pieces…
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Thoughts From: Manchester City
Tony Pulis doesn’t sit down for press conferences. Every other manager does….
Read More Letters 20/3/15
Maybe, you can never be sure. There’ll be a knock. *knocks* Ring….
Read More Football Manager Meets Moneyball (Pt 4)
How best to run a football club? With big spending? With youth…
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Pat Van Den Hauwe: Not Happy
“So I just turned around, put me leg up on the wall,…
Read More Letters 03/03/15
We’re delighted to report a surge in the number of letters! Three…
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The Calcutta Derby
The man sitting beside me has travelled three hours after work on…
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Interview: Jimmy Case
Three time European Cup winner Jimmy Case did not have a conventional…
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Interview: Tim Lees, Liverpool Youth Coach
If you were to create a shortlist of the brightest young football managers…
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Vox in the Box: Paul McCarthy
As sports editor of the News of the World, Paul McCarthy was…
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Interview: Jérôme Champagne Pt I
In the fight for the future of FIFA, only one man stands…
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The Story of New Star Soccer
Late at night in 2012, programmer Simon Read was awakened by his…
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