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@reluctantnicko

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Journo, Jags fan, not in that order, anti-social, sofa bear, likes blocking fuds. Football story feed to be found at

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Alan Nixon
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Sunday stories on: Carlisle Palace Everton Fulham Liverpool Man U Millwall MK Dons Preston Sheff U Stoke Spurs Wigan
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If the Premier League deducted the Big Six enough points to relegate them they would have to play 46 games in the Championship next season ... all the best fitting that in with your new tourney 😂😂😳
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Man U finished as close to Cardiff as they did to Man City 🤔
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So Arteta could relegate Everton … Jansson could send down Leeds … and Chris Wood see off Burnley. Super Sunday coming up 😳😳😳
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Chelsea. Big shock coaching move. Anthony Barry from Wigan going to work with Frank Lampard and the first team.
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Lose top scorer. Lose most important player. Both capped by England thanks to you. Get zero help in transfer window. Lose job.
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Stuart Attwell has been a ref since 2007. And never been in charge of a Luton game. So somebody knew something about these ‘allegiances’ … all a bit odd.
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Derby County. Players turn up for training fearing the worst after Morris comments. Have summit and then ALL handed contracts. Names on but no figures of wages. Need to be signed by tomorrow midday to play at weekend. Beyond words 😳😳😳
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Premier League people saying Championship clubs have to finish to get promoted. What? Championship clubs plan to play. Sort out your own shit before you speak about the Championship. 😳😳
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Southgate departure announcement shortly … very shortly
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He’s going to announce the Stoke team 😂😂
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@reluctantnicko Why emergency presser at Leeds at 5pm?
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The postman
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@reluctantnicko Any ins/outs at Pride Park today Al ??
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So there is NO incentive in any of the Big Six teams trying to finish in top four of the Premier League now? Have I got that right? All remaining fixtures involving them have now undermined the integrity of the competition???
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Bolton. 20 weeks no pay. Just take that in for a minute. Football League ... where are you?
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Good news … EFL to scrap ‘on the day’ testing before matches. This means no late results that can lead to call offs and very frustrated supporters already at or going to games. Sensible.
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The 14 need to get lively. Meet and vote to kick out the Big Six. Appoint a leader. What’s Scudamore doing? Invite Rangers and Celtic to the Premier next season. Scrap relegation. Promote four from Championship. Keep the Sky deal as intact as possible. Sorted ...
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This is about Gibson v Morris … so let them both go to court and pay for it. Keep Derby County out of it and find a buyer.
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Leicester. West Ham. Everton. Leeds. All an expulsion of the Big Six away from being in the Champions League next season. 😳 Drink that in. 😂 All of that cash and a more competitive Premier League. A new and bigger group of wealthy clubs ... it’s quite an up side.
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Chelsea are willing to let Ethan Ampadu out on loan to Sheff U. One of those that works for all parties. More online shortly. Ish.
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Wigan have lost their points penalty appeal. Relegated.
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LEEDS. Already looking at Harry Wilson at LIVERPOOL for a loan next season if they go up. Playing for DERBY. Must have been checking him out from the bushes.
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Will be tight. Can see a 0-0.
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Leeds. Making a bid for Ryan Kent at Rangers. Long term Bielsa fancy. More online shortly.
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Man U. Dan James offered round yesterday after Ronaldo deal. Snubbed loads for him in summer and started first game. Now it’s whether Brighton Palace Everton Leeds … maybe even Wolves and Leicester fancy doing it with three days left 😳
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Kalvin Phillips. England 1 Jamaica 0 😉
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Got to respect this Derby County team … 😳
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If the VAR line at Wembley was wrongly drawn then that should be an excuse to bin this grotesque nonsense that’s damaging the game
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Can’t think of too many better midfielders than Barry Bannan in the Championship ...
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Huddersfield have lost 64 league games since January 1 2018 ... out of around 100. 😳😳
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I can’t write that small 😂😂
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Alan Nixon
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Richard Branson wants a bail out? Sell an island, ya odd looking creep.
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Derby County. A FIFTH charge on their EFL crime sheet. Wow.
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Oh dear. Robinson dream move from Wigan to AC Milan is off. Flying home. Row over deal terms. Wow.
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5 years
Have the Peaky Blinders robbed a bank or what?
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4 years
These Sky Saturday pundits are dismal. Bring back the fossils.
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Dwight McNeil not in England under 21s? Has anyone resigned over this yet? 😳😳😳
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3 years
No idea who came up with this ... but 👏
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Bury. Yes there is a bidder. Multi national concern. Asking EFL to consider the offer. They had notice of this last night. And the money came over today. Hopefully someone has a review of the case. Do the test. Do the deal. Pronto.
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I hope Bielsa smashes them
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@reluctantnicko prediction for Leeds Liverpool tonight Al? Should be tasty 😋
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The Bolton Babes. Has there ever been a younger senior squad? Numbers on right are their ages.
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Ally McCoist. Comfortably the best co commentator in the game.
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Moss. Dear me.
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Bury. There is a live bidder. This chap has been through EFL test today. May just be credible enough to win an extension if it comes to that. Previous football club links. Made money on gambling front. Wouldn’t be first. Has allies too.
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Alan Nixon
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Been looking at the FFP thing again. Derby would have been within the limits in 20-21. The exact penalty for that season was NEVER worked out in the nine points for three offences penalty. When Derby accepted the penalty it was final and with no appeal. They have been stitched.
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Sheff U. Ramsdale very keen to get this Arsenal move on. Pushing hard to get away. Clubs can’t sort a fee. And he wants to be in Premier. This one may escalate …
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Bury. New attempts to get a meeting with EFL dismissed. Now using a lawyer at the EFL to ignore and belittle. Claiming they are no longer an EFL club. There’s something far wrong here.
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Players off until May 16. Full season to complete inside 56 days. Play offs retained. Home and away semis. All closed doors. Players must be paid. Prem rescue cash NOT being handed out yet. Up to clubs to have a say on all this. Parry has put a lot of though into this. Fair play.
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Imagine if a player walked out of a contract with no transfer fee agreed because he wanted a move ... game’s gone.
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Why no VAR? 😳
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Does this mean Jamie Oliver starts next season on minus 12 points?
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Man A goes into a restaurant. Orders a huge meal. Pays for it. Man B goes into a restaurant. Orders a huge meal. Doesn’t pay for it. Who gets punished by the EFL?
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Villa. Going to be spenders. Want Edouard badly ... also heavily into Watkins. Money willing to spend putting off many rivals for those two.
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Bolton players are refusing to train over lack of pay and information. For them and staff. Good on them.
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Wigan. Shinnie bid is 30k. Derby admins accepted. Should get done. 30k??? 😳
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EFL in danger of double standards over Coventry farce. Told Derby they had to have a stadium to play in just a couple of months ago … now this. Sort it out.
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BRIGHTON. Sign below average players. Sack coach who didn’t sign them. Football 2019.
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So the Football League’s solution to the Bolton crisis is to tell them to send the kids out ... must be the ones who aren’t even due to be paid ... that would leave the under-16s then ... Top work, guys.
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Scorelines you didn’t think you would see 😂😳
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Whatever your views are on the appeal result the fact is that a foreign owner chose to abandon a club. That can’t be allowed to happen again.
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Bizarre stat … the four Palace players in the England squad only started ONE game together at club level 😳😳
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Don’t pay for your players = 2 points. Pay too much for your players = 10 points. Ok 😂😂😂
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Sheffield United didn’t pay on time for FIVE of their promotion winning squad 😳 Wow.
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Sky going in pretty hard against the Super Leaguers ... so they can’t be the TV company who will be behind it ... interesting 🤔
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😂😂😂
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Odsonne Edouard fever. Crystal Palace have now made an official offer. In 15m region. Close to Rubin Kazan and with Bordeaux also involved. Celtic have their auction …
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Leeds. Looking into price if Maxwel Cornet at Lyon. French club want 20m or so. Top talent.
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Derby. American billionaire has now gone a step further. Bid inbound. More as and when.
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Have I got this right? The EFL let Dale in without a proper test. And now they are stopping the next owner when they COULD give him a proper test?
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If you’re bored … Bowen to score Paqueta to score or assist Double 13-2
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Bury. One of the buyers has approached the EFL to ask them to intervene and have Dale removed because of his current behaviour.
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Alan Nixon
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And careful or I will name your next boss before you do AGAIN 😂😂👍
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@BroxapLtd 'loan' @reluctantnicko Better luck next time #ITK
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If the EFL had a bit of imagination they would go the BBC and ITV and ask them to cover their games live if they go closed door. Make it accessible to mass public. Sky going focus on Premier. May not be slots left to go round. Would need them to allow it. Great PR for all
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Whoops 😂
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Leeds. Taking a big interest in Luke Freeman at Sheff U. Would be a handy addition. Poss loan or buy. Not getting much chance with Blades since joining. Also looking at Woodrow at Barnsley. Difficult.
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Wigan. Team are on the bus. Fair play.
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Sheff Wed. Connor Wickham emerging as the striker target at top of list and most likely. Loan. Palace may well play ball.
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Sky Sports News just ignoring FA Cup replays scores tonight? Shocking channel these days
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Sky Sports News. Get rid of experienced reporters and use random fans in the street for content. Top work 😳😳
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Sheffield United didn’t pay on time for FIVE of their promotion winning squad 😳 Wow.
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Leeds. Have met Joe Gelhardt today. Wigan striker. Many keen. However they are in first and strongest. No fee agreed yet. But keen to take him ASAP. Admin want money up front ASAP as bills to pay. Mad times.
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Derby. Potential game changer. Council and MPs discussing buying stadium and leasing to a bidder. Makes deal more attractive. Working on numbers but could be a plan. If bidders fancy idea too admins can pick and send to EFL.
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Forest. Want Lyle Taylor. Free. Talks have begun. Keen on him for either division. Not done yet but ideal for what Lamouchi wants.
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Watford. Signing James Garner from Man U on loan. Season job. Great opportunity. Loads others been in.
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Championship clubs who are paying their players think those who are using deferral schemes should be stopped from making signings. I can see that logic. That’s going to get feisty. And soon.
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Alan Nixon
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Btw the Liverpool ball boy kid who spotted ball for the quick corner needs a seat in directors box for the final ...
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No games for a month yet
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Bristol City. Lee Johnson will be raging over Nketiah of it goes wrong. Due in for medical yesterday. No word. Best avoid him today ...
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Birmingham. Will firm up a move for Lyle Taylor at Forest if Cosgrove goes. Also looking into a return of old hero Scott Dann.
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I didn’t realise VAR stood for Vardy and Rooney 😂😳
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NEWCASTLE. Charnley stayed off tour to push through Bruce deal. Work on compo (😂). Btw SHEFF WED want money up front and in one hit. Might be a long chat.
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Bolton fans singing England’s number one at Matt Alexander. I don’t think they knew his name two hours ago. 😳What a game. What a day.
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Alan Nixon
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Bill Shankly used to spy on Everton training. Jock Stein would know the opposition team. Fergie would know who checked into the hotel the night before. All legends. What is new?
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Alan Nixon
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So it took Vydra two months to realise Leeds were below Derby in table last season? As feeble excuses go that's an award winner. All about the cash ...
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Alan Nixon
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So that’s two years running a team has been relegated from the EFL showpiece division by a points penalty ... not a good look.
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Anybody have Birmingham Plymouth Sheff Wed and Blackburn four fold?!?! 😳
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Derby. Major moves. Imminent.
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Hope Manchester City win the Champions League and refuse to pick up the trophy. What a joke.
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Derby County. Result.
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Ryan Christie. Late drama. Burnley agreed a deal. Bournemouth have now come in. More wages at Burnley. But better chance of playing where he wants at Bournemouth. Needs a quick decision …
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Wigan relegated by NLF. Bury expelled by EFL. Tranmere sent down by PPG. Macclesfield and Stevenage in a row over IDC. WTF goes on in the game?
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