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Football Editor at Mail Sport and host of the 'It's All Kicking Off' Podcast ian.ladyman @dailymail .co.uk

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3 years
That Solskjaer exit interview is wonderful. Just shows it doesn’t always have to end in anger and hate. He did his bit. He reached his limits. He goes. 👏👏
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2 years
The options to use five subs removes a key pillar from football coaching - team selection. It doesn’t matter what team you pick if you can change half of it. This is such a bad move. More power to the bigger clubs and, as such, entirely predictable.
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4 years
Spoke to @shrewsweb boss Sam Ricketts last week. He said a replay would enable the club to buy video analysis equipment for the training ground and better drainage for some of their pitches. It’s more than just about the glory to many clubs. 👍
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3 years
Football in 2021. Where you are penalised for lifting your head up. Bonkers.
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2 years
Why are man united announcing their player departures day by day? Are they that desperate for social media traffic? Who is it tomorrow?
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22 days
You make it on to the honours list by kicking a football or by being a fast runner. So why not for feeding the homeless? On his 75th birthday Lou Macari is still waiting. For ⁦ @MailSport
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3 years
Ronaldo straight down the tunnel at full time. No acknowledgement of travelling fans who face 150 miles back home in the rain. No acknowledgement of opponents. Does it every week. Abysmal. He is part of this team and should be reminded of that.
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7 years
Noel Gallagher is worth listening to on many things but to have him as a pundit on a big football match is ridiculous. Do we really pay ££££ a month to listen to a musician talk about football?
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2 months
City have not filled their seats at Wembley? Maybe this is why: Its expensive. The trains are shit. And expensive. City’s traditional fan base is working class. They don’t have loads of fans living in the south. AND it’s not a final.
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3 years
Those optimists suggesting Spurs should replace Nuno with Potter should realise or remember that he’s already turned them down.
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5 years
When you play for a club where you know the manager is always disposable, just a small piece in a big jigsaw then why would you listen to him or respect or fear him? This is one of the many flaws in the Chelsea model. This is their culture. They created this.
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9 months
Five years ago Jones stays on & the goal is disallowed. Go to the pub, moan, go home. But the great lie of VAR was we’d get perfection, that it would rid football of human failings. It hasn’t. Now we have a big club issuing statements of vague intent towards PGMOL. Nobody wins.
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4 years
There is no asterisk against what Liverpool are about to achieve. A quite remarkable season.
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2 years
It’s important to realise @ManUtd transfer window is not done. There is plenty of time. But when an injury to Martial comes as a big setback you know you are nowhere near where you need to be.
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7 years
One final thought. #MUFC fans behaved impeccably in Stockholm. We are quick to criticise when they don't. Credit to their city this week.
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8 months
Once again talk of FA Cup replays being scrapped. Lge Cup semi finals down to one game. This as our big clubs sign up to expanded Champions League & summer Club World Cup. Don’t listen to them bleat about player welfare. It’s about money. They are stealing our game. Disgraceful.
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6 years
Nice story from Munich ceremony today. Zlatan bumped in to Harry Gregg at Carrington this morning and asked to be introduced to his very young grandson. Two members of the Gregg family have gone home happier than they were when they arrived. #MUFC
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2 years
Todd Boehly’s idea of an all-star game is off-key but some of the reaction to it has been shameful. It’s an idea. People are allowed to have them. English football can appear terribly small minded at times.
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6 years
Weird that when Twitter, Facebook and all that do compilations of ‘classic Roy Keane’ moments its all fouls, shouting & general argy bargy. No reference to him being one of best footballers the PL ever had. As Darren Fletcher said: ‘Just about the best first touch I ever saw’.
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5 years
In the form of his life at @WatfordFC but @BenFoster almost retired in the summer. Also talks mental toll of PL football & how @ManUtd was just too big for him. (Includes strange reference to Harry Styles and the obligatory Fergie hairdryer story)
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4 years
‘If a player has decided returning to play is not for him, I presume he is sitting in the house all day and not going out’. Sean Dyche interview.
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Sean Dyche admits football’s return isn’t ideal but he says he and his Burnley players are raring to go | @Ian_Ladyman_DM
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Ian Ladyman
7 years
I don't buy the mourinho criticism. Away draw @ #LFC always good result. Brian Clough parked the bus in a European Cup final once. And won.
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Ian Ladyman
5 years
Not sure I buy the Lampard success story just yet. Derby finished in same position as last season with a point less. 16 points from automatic and ten points behind third. Beating Leeds was fantastic but I think he has much more to do before we talk of him as next Chelsea boss.
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5 years
Bielsa blowing a raspberry to the world and it’s terrific. I still don’t think he has done anything wrong. If you can see over/through/round/under a fence then why not take a look?
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6 years
Mourinho wants his career to be judged as a whole. And one day it will be. But he misses the point again. Nobody doubts what he once did, only what he is doing now.
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6 years
Karren Brady in the Sun today. Second paragraph sums up part of the problem. Frankly it’s just not true. West Ham continue to massively over-estimate their standing.
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2 years
@WestHam fans apparently plan to throw money at Jesse Lingard on Sunday which is weird given their club offered him a higher wage than he is on at @NFFC
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Ian Ladyman
6 years
Heartening in a way that so many MUFC fans thoroughly sick tonight. Shows that old school rivalries still exist. It’s how it should be. They will root for Real in Kiev and it’s only right.
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Ian Ladyman
5 years
Imagine how good Lingard would be if he didn’t have his own clothing range.
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Ian Ladyman
2 years
I am glad @GNev2 is using his profile to highlight the shambolic nature of @AvantiWestCoast current ‘service’. It’s a disgrace and must not be allowed to continue. Other loud voices will hopefully follow.
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Ian Ladyman
6 years
Keane & Souness a good listen pre-match but I don’t buy the Lingard criticism. He is allowed to have interests outside of football. George Best has a boutique didn’t he and that was seen as part of the ‘charm’. There are many problems at Utd but Lingard isn’t one of them.
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8 years
Zaha not booked for two embarrassing dives. Firmino booked for celebrating a goal. Modern football eh? #LFC #CPFC
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Ian Ladyman
6 years
#MUFC fielding a back five today all bought by Sir Alex Ferguson. He left in 2013. I don't know what that says but it says something.
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7 years
I think the one thing Mourinho has forgotten to do during recent weeks is actually manage. His preoccupation with everybody and everything is now being mirrored by his team. Just manage. #MUFC
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6 years
Many understandably don’t like to admit it as they feel it tarnishes his legacy (it doesn’t) but Ferguson lost his way in the transfer market towards the end. It was his man management skills that didn’t falter. They kept #MUFC afloat towards the end.
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5 years
A lovely and uplifting couple of hours with the indomitable Mickey Thomas as he recovers from cancer. Interview.
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6 years
An interview with Liverpool’s Joe Gomez. Adapting to life as a grown up, defending better and how things would not have been the same without the number 75 bus to school. #LFC
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2 years
Prem Lge keeper (I won’t name him, people get sensitive) already wasting time 20 mins in. Goal kick takes for ever. Referee points at his watch. Book him FFS.
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Ian Ladyman
7 years
Remember when #MUFC 'pulled out' of chase for Pedro about a minute and a half before he signed for Chelsea? Yes, so do I...
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Ian Ladyman
5 years
Also, if you take offence at that ‘cup of tea’ celebration then it’s time to find something else to do.
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Ian Ladyman
3 years
Soccer Saturday was once unique and groundbreaking. It was fun. Now it’s coming last in its own race. Today’s Verdict column:
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8 years
Personally I think charging a manager for kicking a water bottle is a bit unnecessary. #MUFC
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Ian Ladyman
7 years
I also dislike the insinuation that playing safe football - playing for a draw - is easy. It's not. It actually demonstrates good coaching.
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Ian Ladyman
2 years
Much of the footage of fans climbing over walls etc is of scared supporters trying to escape crushes on the walk up ramps to the actual gates. when i arrived more than three hours before KO it was clear the outer circle of ticket checks was going to get dangerous.
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Ian Ladyman
4 years
Tottenham now have a work permit allowing them to complete loan deal for Benfica's Brazilian striker Carlos Vinicius.
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2 months
Hull sack Liam Rosenior after progressive season. Popular manager. Fans engaged. Club moving forwards. Rosenior will now be picked up by another decent sized club. Hull will make a bad appointment and go backwards. This is football in 2024. Madness. @HullCity
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Ian Ladyman
6 years
Goals conceded by Roma away from home this season in Europe: 17. Goals conceded by Roma at home this season in Europe: 0.
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3 years
There are two kinds of apology. The one where you are actually really sorry. And the one where you are sorry but only because you got caught. Only one of them actually means anything.
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Ian Ladyman
4 years
At least two @BurnleyOfficial players looked up and shook their heads as that plane flew over. Now the club have condemned it. Don't let a handful of muppets stain a town and its football club.
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1 year
I think arsenal have been superb this season. But the psychological pressure Man City place on rival teams is as extraordinary as it is relentless. Eleven wins on the spin. They always do this at this time of year. It’s a truly modern phenomenon.
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Ian Ladyman
3 years
The Glazers can deal with sporting short comings but financial shortfalls terrify them. The drift away from the CL places is what threatens Solskjaer now. Moyes, Van Gaal and Mourinho were seventh, fifth and sixth when sacked. That is a pattern, not a co-incidence.
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2 months
Own your mistakes, they say. So. Man City did sell their Wembley allocation. My error. (Semi finals still shouldn’t be at Wembley though) Turns phone off…
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Ian Ladyman
5 years
Pochettino asked if he is staying at Spurs. ‘Now is not the time to talk about that’.
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Ian Ladyman
6 years
And still we have to listen to those who tell us how much Liverpool’s defending has improved....
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Ian Ladyman
2 years
Liverpool's evisceration of Manchester United is absolutely nothing compared to what Gary Neville is doing to them on commentary.
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Ian Ladyman
2 years
Is Arnautovic about to become the new Cavani, who in turn was kind of the new Falcao? Seems a desperate move. Coaches who work with Arnautovic talk of great ability but little of the other stuff.
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Ian Ladyman
5 years
The @ManUtd treble season thro the eyes of Ryan Giggs. Bollockings from Fergie, why he disliked Petit & Vieira, the first time he saw Solskjær and why he’s supporting LFC this year. Exclusive interview on @MailSport
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2 years
This was a dreadfully late challenge by John McGinn. ⁦ @dpcoverdale ⁩ has his say for ⁦ @mailplus ⁩ 5pm edition #LUFC
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Ian Ladyman
5 years
A pleasure to talk to @pnefc striker @louismoult , a brave footballer who has not had it easy on or off the field. Interview in conjunction with the @TheFoxtonCentre and @EFL day of action, taking place tomorrow. Yes, sometimes football does good stuff.
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6 years
Good to see this bloke smiling again. Aaron Lennon believes Burnley saved his career while his manager feels mental well-being of players is the biggest challenge facing the game at the top level.
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6 years
Getting rid of Mourinho is like skimming the head off a garden weed. Will anyone at Man Utd have the courage to get to the root of the real problem?
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Ian Ladyman
6 years
Mourinho correct in part tonight. United were better, more vibrant and aggressive. They looked dangerous for once. But there is zero confidence among members of his back four (or five) and whose fault is that? It's his and only his. #MUFC
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4 years
The thing about replays in the FA Cup is that clubs in the PL tend to look at it as though it's their competition. It's not. It's everybody's. Replays are part of what make a special competition inclusive. They should stay, in the early rounds at least.
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6 years
Ozil has great quality but utterly anonymous in another big game today. He wouldn't be indulged at any other top PL club. #AFC
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5 years
A brilliant Derby goal ruled out by a chap sitting in a caravan with a ruler and a set square. VAR? You wanted it and now you have it. Enjoy.
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5 years
The great flaw in the Pochettino ‘cups versus top four’ debate is that he seems to think the two things are mutually exclusive. They aren’t. For a club of Spurs size, it should be possible to aim for for both. His squad at Spurs isn’t deep enough and that is partly his fault.
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7 years
Manchester United boss Mourinho has club acting big again via @MailSport
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5 years
One thing in football is increasingly clear. Offside doesn’t work. Something that at its inception was very simple has been made very complicated. Time to press the reset button.
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2 years
It took me an extra twenty minutes to get into the stadium because my water bottle had non-FIFA branding on it. You see, nobody can accuse them of not prioritizing the important stuff.
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5 years
This is one of those days when people have a pop at Man Utd for making lots of money. Fact is every club in England wish they could replicate it. United’s recent problem has merely been spending it badly.
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6 years
Pat Nevin was not like many footballers and is not like many broadcasters. We need more like him, frankly. Interview from @MailSport
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7 years
Fantastic, this. I hope it is remembered....
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Maguire looks shot to pieces and it's a problem he is about to land straight on Solskjaer's doorstep. United's immediate fixture list is unpleasant.
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7 years
Final thought ahead of what should be a brilliant FA Cup weekend. Semi-finals shouldnt be at Wembley. Will always be wrong. Shameful really.
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8 years
Pep v Jose. How something good turned bad. #MUFC #MCFC
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4 months
Will be interesting to see proposed breakdown of funding for the new Old Trafford. What is clear is if @ManUtd paid for it themselves it would still provide jobs, regenerate that part of Manchester, attract other industry etc... Wembley of the North? For who?
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7 years
Scott Parker not short of options & has already to spoken to Tottenham about a role as academy coach. story on @MailSport #THFC
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3 years
Watching Hazel Irvine and Chris Hoy dissect and explain this mornings cycling is a reminder how brilliantly authoritative @BBCSport can be.
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7 years
It's irrelevant that Redmond took Guardiola's behaviour well. Another player may not have done. It was provocative behaviour and therefore worth looking at by the FA. Correct call.
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5 years
Exclusive Victor Lindelof interview. How autumn’s whipping boy became a star of the Solskjaer show. Talks José, Ole, Zlatan, hard times at Benfica and of the childhood friend who could have made it big at #MUFC before him. @ManUtd
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6 years
The strange thing about #MUFC and transfers is the lack of a discernible strategy. If they do have one, they have been hiding it very well for an awfully long time.
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2 years
The Rangnick consultancy thing at United sounded like a good idea but never seemed to have a great deal of structure or detail to it. Now it doesn’t even sound like a good idea. He’s been an enormous disappointment.
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6 years
Paul Scholes just looks and sounds thoroughly bored of watching Manchester United.
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4 months
Having an FA Cup draw with half the ties still to be played is just stupid. Brainless. Ignorant. Embarrassing. And other such words.
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6 years
As the 60th anniversary of Munich approaches, Harry Gregg has written for us.
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5 years
Astonished to learn @PhilWilliams is leaving the BBC. Why would you not want to keep one of your most talented, versatile and experienced presenters? Extraordinary way to end 18 years of service. Good luck Phil. Please advise when and to where I should retune my wireless.
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9 years
Confirmed dialogue ongoing between #mufc and Torino over defender Matteo Darmian. A bit of old school off the radar United business, this.
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6 years
One thing VAR has made even worse is the hounding of referees on the field. Only happens in football and must stop.
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7 years
Am I the only person who thinks #MCFC have dodged a bullet with Alves?
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3 years
Chris Wilder and Sheff United almost parted company in January but stepped back. LMA been involved for weeks. Wilder tried to save it last week by outlining four key needs for the summer. 1 Dont sell. 2. A few loans. 3. Sort training round. 4. Dont change mgt structure.
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#MCFC have handled Zabaleta exit very well. Hope he gets the thanks he deserves tomorrow night. One of the very best in many different ways.
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8 years
Interviewed Andy King in May and he said he thought #WAL could win #Euros2016 . I didn't use the quote cos I thought it made him look daft.
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