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Ian Ridley
Professor must be pragmatic
Thierry Henry’s suggestion was pounced upon, and now everyone finally seems to agree: Arsenal need surgery. Thus far, the surgeon has escaped lightly. Having given his all to the…
Blaming foreigners avoids issue
Like the theatre and the novel, English football is constantly in decline, someone once wrote. There are dire warnings that England are about to enter the international…
Hard bargains
Premiership managers are fending off agents as the amount of business done during the current transfer window struggles to match the speculation. It feels quite like old times.…
Don’t ditch the dinosaurs
Though it follows that some managers are not right for certain clubs, others fit, being in the right job at the right time for the club’s development. Harry Redknapp is one such.…
The folly of Owen’s going
Winning is not everything, Bill Shankly once said; it’s the only thing. Thus will Real Madrid, for which above all or anyone else victory is paramount, be unhappy about winning…
Foreigners in the pound seats
Enter Jose Mourinho at Chelsea, Rafael Benitez soon at Liverpool and Jacques Santini at White Hart Lane. Next season, the Premiership will boast a European Cup, Uefa Cup and,…
An example to all
With a lack of fuss and fanfare evident in his neat, tidy and unhurriedly sublime skills, on Saturday Dennis Bergkamp overtook Peter Schmeichel’s record for a foreign player of…