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Man Utd boss Michael Carrick remaining in charge vs Bournemouth amid growing concerns at Old Trafford | Football News
22 October 2026 Off

Man Utd boss Michael Carrick remaining in charge vs Bournemouth amid growing concerns at Old Trafford | Football News

By Total Football News

Michael Carrick will be in charge of Manchester United against Bournemouth on Sunday, but there is growing concern among club bosses about the team’s poor run of form.

There is a feeling both inside and outside Old Trafford that Sunday’s Premier League match could be pivotal in determining Carrick’s future.

No decision has been taken about plans beyond Sunday as things stand following the 4-1 defeat to Como in the

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Swansea City: Adam Idah faces lengthy spell out as Josh Key and Ronald add to injury concerns
1 January 2026 Off

Swansea City: Adam Idah faces lengthy spell out as Josh Key and Ronald add to injury concerns

By Total Football News

While Idah’s probable lay-off is a heavy blow to Matos’ options in attack, there is better news of Cullen.

The Wales international has missed Swansea’s past two matches with a calf problem and Matos expects him to be out for another fortnight.

The absence of Idah and Cullen meant Swansea started without a recognised striker against West Brom, with attacking midfielder Melker Widell operating in the most advanced central role

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Swansea City: What next for Vitor Matos’ struggling side amid mounting concerns?
1 December 2025 Off

Swansea City: What next for Vitor Matos’ struggling side amid mounting concerns?

By Total Football News

Former Swansea midfielder Owain Tudur Jones, speaking on Radio Wales before the West Brom defeat, said: “Anybody who’s looking at that table and thinking Swansea aren’t in trouble is fooling themself. It’s been a really bad run, a really poor few weeks which has led to the Swans being in this position.

“Three weeks ago, you were talking about them being only three points off play-offs, so things need

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Rob Edwards: Middlesbrough boss has no concerns with team’s strikers
1 November 2025 Off

Rob Edwards: Middlesbrough boss has no concerns with team’s strikers

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards says he has no concerns about his strikeforce in the Championship this season.

Boro go into this weekend’s match with Edwards’ previous side Watford in second place in the table.

They have scored 16 goals in 12 games – fewer than half the 34 hit by leaders Coventry – and no player has more than two goals in the league.

Coventry’s Haji Wright and Brandon Thomas-Asante

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Newcastle United’s uncertain summer after boardroom changes and transfer concerns
13 August 2024 Off

Newcastle United’s uncertain summer after boardroom changes and transfer concerns

By Total Football News

At the beginning of July, Newcastle announced the appointment of Paul Mitchell as their sporting director, replacing the Manchester United-bound Dan Ashworth. It was a real coup to lure a man who had an incredibly strong reputation after working with the likes of Tottenham, RB Leipzig and Monaco.

Not even a week later, Staveley left the club. In practical terms, it would change very little; every key job in the

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Concerns over council ties with Saudi-backed Newcastle United
14 May 2024 0

Concerns over council ties with Saudi-backed Newcastle United

By Total Football News

Last year, Ms Staveley, a minority shareholder who has become the face of the club’s Saudi ownership, asked senior council officer Michelle Percy to prepare a briefing ahead of a meeting she was having with Lord Dominic Johnson, a UK investment minister.

The briefing concentrated on attracting Saudi investment to the north-east of England.

Emails obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by the campaign group NUFC Fans Against

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Chelsea fans have ‘significant concerns’ about club’s future, says supporters group
20 March 2024 0

Chelsea fans have ‘significant concerns’ about club’s future, says supporters group

By Total Football News
Todd Boehly
Chelsea have outspent their Premier League rivals by hundreds of millions of pounds since Todd Boehly took over as owner

Chelsea Supporters Trust says fans have “significant concerns” about the club’s future in a lengthy letter to co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali.

It says feeling among fans is at its lowest since the early 1980s and is close to “irreversible toxicity”.

Despite a record outlay on players since the

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