Are We Losing The Game To VAR?
You may have noticed that here in England, we’ve developed a fabulous talent for doing the wrong thing in recent years.Want an example? VAR.
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The Dave Bowler archives
A fascinating collection of Dave Bowler’s best work for First Touch. Dave is the author of many great biographies including Alf Ramsey and Bill Shankly.
Manchester United – Disunited We Fall
By Dave Bowler. I know two games in is a bit early to be revising predictions, especially with the transfer window still open. But Man United. Bloody hell, eh?
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EPL Results Affected By Lack Of Fans
The logic would be that home advantage doesn’t matter as much, that not having thousands of EPL fans urging on the home side would automatically make life better for the away team.
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Premier League Football Faces Day Of Reckoning
There comes a point, and I don\’t think we are all that far away from it, when football, especially Premier League football, really needs to start watching its step.
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Football Without Fans Is Suffering
A couple of months of watching football in empty stadia has made it very apparent that without fans, football dies.
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English Football And Racial Equality
Dave Bowler asks if English Football is doing enough for Racial Equality.
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Spurs On The Slippery Slope
A couple of weeks back, you could accuse Spurs of no more than just a sluggish start. Not now though, after they were schooled by Bayern Munich.
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Manchester United -What’s Gone Wrong?
The problem at Manchester United, year in, year out, has been atrocious recruitment, spending too much on players who aren’t up to the mark.
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The Football Pyramid Is Crushing Smaller Clubs
The football pyramid is, quite simply, in crisis, a crisis masked by the riches and glamour of the top end of the Premier League.
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Do National Allegiances Matter?
Due to movements of populations from one place to another, covering countries and continents, the concept of national allegiances are in question.
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