Henry Winter's Goal Posts

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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.
 • Henry Winter
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…
 • Henry Winter
England, Tuchel, a new deal but the need for a break clause
Important to heed lessons from history going back to Italia 90
 • Henry Winter
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…
 • Henry Winter
Ratcliffe embarrasses United.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is entitled to his views even if they are considered offensive to many.
 • Henry Winter
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.
 • Henry Winter
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.
 • Henry Winter
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.
 • Henry Winter
The price of Sterling...
Plus a look at Elliott and Phillips...
 • Henry Winter
Loyalty, love and the modern world.
Does a professional footballer owe a supportive manager anything?
 • Henry Winter
Phillips has to seize chance to be the main man not the forgotten man
Kalvin Phillips’ story is a sadly familiar footballing tale of risking career development for a tempting offer at a young age.
 • Henry Winter
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