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£50m Championship Teenager, Nile Ranger to Play for Free and Sheffield Wednesday’s Point Deduc
Hillsborough stadium, credit; WikiCommons (Terry Robinson) This weeks edition of the Talk the Football League column brings you up to...
Feb 17, 20203 min read
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Brentford’s Brillant Business, Hull’s Bad Day and Football Unites – Talk the Footb
Matlock Town’s football ground, credit: Geograph (David Martin) The January transfer window slammed shut on Friday last week with more...
Feb 5, 20203 min read
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All-Seater Reform, Nahki Well’s Roller Coaster and Leyton Oritent’s Class Gesture –
Safe standing, credit; WikiCommons (Jon Darch) The winter transfer window draws to a close later this week with very few headline...
Jan 30, 20202 min read
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Derby’s Middle Finger to the EFL, Ten Year Season Tickets and 300 Capacity Upgrade – Tal
St. Andrews, home of Birmingham and for this season, Coventry – Geograph (SP0986 ) THE PAST week has been dominated by stories in...
Jan 21, 20203 min read
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Transfer Window, the Best League in the World and the Start of Something Good at Charlton – Ta
Various footballs, credit; Pixabay The whirlwind roller coaster ride that is the January transfer window is well and truly upon us with...
Jan 14, 20204 min read
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The Championship Play-Off Race, the Country’s Top Goal Scorer and Worrying Times for Macclesfi
Credit; Pixabay Christmas is upon us meaning the time for consuming ridiculous amounts of food and drink is here and with that comes the...
Dec 23, 20193 min read
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Rooney’s Rams Revival, Charlton Takeover and Fourth Time Lucky for One Manager – Talk th
Football, credit; Pixabay The Talk the Football League column is back and back with a bang following an extended break. Expect to find...
Dec 16, 20194 min read
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Barnsley’s Managerial Gamble, Bolton’s New Challenger and the Ugly Side of Football R
Kick it Out logo The second week of the international break is always notoriously dull, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have plenty to...
Nov 25, 20193 min read
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Warnock’s Successor, the Derby Conspiracy and the Player Partying with the Opposition –
Hillsborough stadium, credit; WikiCommons (Terry Robinson) As we approach and enter the last international break of the year, thankfully,...
Nov 17, 20195 min read
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The Richard Keogh Case, the Potter’s Preserver and Campbell’s Unusual Ban – Talk t
Sol Campbell in action for Arsenal, credit; WikiCommons (Ronnie Macdonald) Following a break in the Talk the Football League column it’s...
Nov 8, 20193 min read
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The Demise of Stoke, Southend’s Saviour and the Bury Saga Continues – Talk the Football
Stoke’s mascots, credit WikiCommons (Ronnie Macdonald) The Bury saga is the news taking the headlines this week with the pure failures of...
Oct 26, 20194 min read
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Managerial Madness, Over the Top Fines and the Manager That Has Never Paid For Players – Talk
Usually during the international breaks news EFL news tends to be a lot harder to come by with the Championship and select League One...
Oct 21, 20194 min read
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Changing of managers, the League One shakeup and September awards – Talk the Football League c
Football, credit; Pixabay Managerial outgoings have dominated the past weeks headlines with Reading, Barnsley and Sunderland parting ways...
Oct 14, 20193 min read
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Dismal Derby, What a Wally and Sour Owners – Talk the Football League Column
Derby’s Pride Park, credit WikiCommons (David Dixon ) The outright ridiculous situation at Derby has dominated news headlines within the...
Oct 3, 20194 min read
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Eye-Catching Youth Talent, the Sack Race and Groundsman of the Year – Talk the Football League
The past week the Championship saw it’s fair share of empathic away wins with Bristol City, Birmingham, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield...
Sep 20, 20194 min read
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Fruits of the Football League, Players of the month and Wonderful Wycombe – Talk the Football
Huddersfield’s John Smith Stadium, credit; Geograph (Neil Theasby) The international break is finally over and so the entirety of the EFL...
Sep 14, 20193 min read
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EFL Investigate Three Clubs, Abhorrent FA Fines and Mangerial Media Snub – Talk the Football L
Madejski Stadium, credit; Flickr (John Fielding ) Controversy hit the Championship this week when the EFL decided to launch an...
Sep 6, 20194 min read
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The Failure of the EFL, Wanderers Wonder On and Boring Cup Draws – Talk the Football League Co
Bury’s Gigg Lane, credit Geograph (Martin Thirkettle) The past week has been a dark week for the football league as Bury were expelled...
Aug 30, 20193 min read
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The Mangerial Merry-Go-Round, VAR and the Ugly Side of Football – Talk the Football League Col
Kick it Out logo, credit; WikiCommons (Joseph2302) The past week has seen it’s first casualty of the managerial sack race, what seems...
Aug 23, 20195 min read
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Which Newly-Promoted Premier League Side Has the Best Chance of Survival – Talk the Football L
Premier League football, credit: pixabay Norwich City and Sheffield United were the two sides to secure automatic promotion to the...
Jul 30, 20194 min read
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