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Neil Jones

Neil Jones has written 20 posts for Footballing World

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They say familiarity breeds contempt, well Liverpool and Chelsea are familiar enough with one another to harbour a rather hefty level of contempt these days.
And football fans are familiar enough […]

Bentley is the natural successor to Beckham

So Fabio Capello named his maiden squad last week, and as usual all the attention was centred on one man.
Not the likes of Curtis Davies or Gabriel Agbonlahor, who received […]

Referees, Reading, Roy’s revival & Ramos’ revolution - the weekend in review

So the see-saw that is the Premier League lead has swung back the way of Arsenal again after they became the first side this season to leave the City of […]

Flamini & Adebayor: Two more for Wenger’s success list

Arsene Wenger is a man not afraid to make bold decisions.
Selling Nicolas Anelka to Real Madrid in 1999 after the young Frenchman had looked set to become an Arsenal legend […]

Why a speechless Jewell must regret leaving Wigan

When Paul Jewell announced he was leaving Wigan Athletic just twenty four hours after his side had won a last day relegation shoot-out at Sheffield United, few people criticised him. […]

City’s season, unlike their balloons, may just have gone pop

It wasn’t a good day to be a Manchester City player. They were comprehensively outfought by a Sheffield United side that last week were comprehensively outfought by a Sheffield Wednesday […]

The chase for fourth spot hots up as underdogs lurk

To older football fans, the idea of the race for fourth place being as interesting, or as important, as the title chase or the relegation dogfight is fundamentally absurd. After […]

The Real machine shows no sign of letting up

It was a familiar story at the Vicente Calderon on Sunday evening following yet another Real Madrid success over their poor, downtrodden relatives. A story that more often than not […]