Henry Winter's Goal Posts

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Andrew, William and the FA succession.
“Doesn’t he just like golf?” So said a senior FA official when the governing body of English football was presented with the prospect of the then HRH…
 • Henry Winter
Manchester City, the 115 and the waiting game
Hi all.
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When time-wasting is a waste of time
Accusations that Arsenal are “bottling it” are far too simplistic.
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Reports of the FA Cup's death are greatly exaggerated. Again.
Try telling everyone from Mansfield Town to James Trafford and Eberechi Eze the Cup doesn't matter.
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A riff on PIF
Latest episode of The Football Boardroom - from Gareth Southgate’s new 1071 pod squad - sees Christian Purslow and I analysing almost five years of…
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England, Tuchel, a new deal but the need for a break clause
Important to heed lessons from history going back to Italia 90
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Dyche and Tuchel. One goes, one stays. Another busy day in managerville.
I was focusing on Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s comments when news broke about Forest sacking Sean Dyche and then Times broke the story about Thomas Tuchel…
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Ratcliffe embarrasses United.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is entitled to his views even if they are considered offensive to many.
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Spurs sack Frank
I went into the Spotify studio in London at 10am to record a Football Boardroom pod on Newcastle United but then the Thomas Frank story broke.
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Inside the Guehi deal...
We did this as a pilot but a lot of it seemed very relevant when we put it out last week, and still does.
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VAR is needed but it mustn't kill the thrill
How to improve VAR ...
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Ngumoha, colts, thoroughbreds and pathways
Liverpool have got themselves a gem of a player in Rio Ngumoha and a diamond of a deal.
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