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Newcastle controversy highlights current weakness of offside rule

 January 13, 2014   John Welsh

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Once again the laws concerning the offside rule have been discussed at great length following the decision my referee Mike Jones to disallow a seemingly legitimate goal by Cheick Tiote for Newcastle against Manchester City at the weekend. City won the match 2-0 but Jones caused uproar among the home support with his controversial ruling […]

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Improving Sunderland and Wearside curse deny Manchester City

 November 10, 2013   John Welsh

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On a Premier League weekend when Arsenal’s lead at the head of the table was reduced to two points and Manchester United proved that they will not easily yield the title, it was lowly Sunderland who produced the shock result by defeating title contenders Manchester City. The match had virtually been described as a formality […]

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Champions and Europe League draws provide fascinating clashes

 August 31, 2013   John Welsh

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The draws have now been completed for both the Champions and Europa League group stages and as per usual there is the apparent ‘Group of Death’ and those where two clear favourites are emerging for qualification to the next knockout phase. Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea appear to have a fairly easy passage in Group E with […]

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Football transfer fees remain high despite Eurozone problems

 August 27, 2013   John Welsh

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At a time when the Eurozone in general has just emerged from recession, but with some member states still struggling with negative growth, football transfer fees show no sign of abating and if anything, transactions during the summer have eclipsed previous seasons. While protests at the expenditure on stadiums and infrastructure abounded in Brazilian cities […]

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A wave of uncertainty greets the new Premier League season

 August 15, 2013   John Welsh

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Rarely has a Premier League season commenced against a background of so much uncertainty and speculation, with so continual attention being devoted to the transfer possibilities of Wayne Rooney, Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez in particular. With the welcome return of the football action, maybe it is now time to concentrate on which team might […]

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