Tag: aims

14 August 2026 Off

Cardiff City: Boss Barry-Murphy aims to prove doubters wrong

By Total Football News

Asked what would constitute a successful season for his side, Barry-Murphy said: “We don’t know. I think one of the beauties of this season is that, for a lot of us, we’re going into the unknown.

“Our feeling is that we can surprise a lot of people. We have a real hunger and appetite to improve on what we did last season.”

Barry-Murphy is preparing for a blockbuster start to

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1 August 2026 Off

Phil Foden: Man City midfielder aims to repay ‘faith’ shown in him by club with ‘fresh start’

By Total Football News

Foden started for England in their 2024 European Championship final defeat by Spain but missed out on a place in Thomas Tuchel’s squad for the 2026 World Cup.

The Three Lions reached the semi-finals of the tournament before losing 2-1 to Argentina, and Foden said it was hard watching them walk out for the national anthem before games.

Foden said Maresca had checked in with him after he was left

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1 December 2025 Off

Blackburn Rovers: George Pratt aims to give Valerien Ismael selection headache

By Total Football News

Blackburn Rovers defender George Pratt has vowed to stay grounded and work hard to stay in Valerien Ismael’s plans going forward.

The 22-year-old was recalled from a loan spell at National League North Chorley last month as Rovers lost Scott Wharton and Hayden Carter to injury.

After being named on the bench for the home defeat by Derby County, Pratt was handed his debut in the derby win at Preston

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11 October 2025 Off

Kieffer Moore: Wales and Wrexham striker aims to graduate from World Cup to boardroom

By Total Football News

Moore has not yet thought about where any post-playing job would be.

He jokes that had he started the directorship course – “two years and very demanding like any education” – sooner, he could have looked after his own contract talks this summer when he joined Wrexham.

Moore was among 13 summer signings, and while a fourth successive promotion may prove too much to ask, the club’s ambition is obvious.

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30 September 2025 Off

Preston North End: Paul Heckingbottom aims to continue improvement

By Total Football News

Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom won’t rest on his laurels despite their positive start to the season.

The Lilywhites lie sixth in the Championship with 12 points from seven testing early fixtures, losing only once and boasting the division’s joint-meanest defence.

They head to Hull City on Tuesday (19:45 BST) aiming for a third straight clean sheet following Saturday’s goalless draw at home to Bristol City, ensured by Daniel Iversen’s stunning

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9 June 2025 Off

Alex Neil: Millwall manager aims for Championship promotion push

By Total Football News

Alex Neil has set his sights on a sustained Millwall promotion challenge next season after agreeing a new deal at The Den.

The Lions surged up the Championship table following Neil’s arrival in December and finished in eighth place, missing out on the play-offs by just two points.

But the 44-year-old, who guided Norwich into the Premier League a decade ago and oversaw Sunderland’s League One play-off success in 2022,

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26 December 2024 Off

Wayne Rooney: Plymouth Argyle boss aims to bolster squad – but Morgan Whittaker not for sale

By Total Football News

Whittaker, who has been out since the start of the month with a foot injury, is still seen as one of Argyle’s prized assets.

The 23-year-old was named in last season’s Championship team of the season and was the subject of a bid from Italian giants Lazio last January.

Last season’s top scorer has found the net three times in 16 appearances this season and is likely to return to

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7 September 2024 Off

Amario Cozier-Duberry aims to showcase skills at Blackburn Rovers

By Total Football News

After being an unused substitute for the derby game at Burnley last Saturday and with no game this weekend, Cozier-Duberry will hope to feature for the first time when Rovers welcome Bristol City to Ewood Park on 13 September.

He said: “I am happy to be here. I am hoping to settle down and get started.

“Burnley was a great atmosphere to be a part of and I was grateful

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