13 September 2026
Foden dismissed in derby – but did he deserve it?
Foden dismissed in derby – but did he deserve it?
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…Tag: deserve
27 May 2026 …
Frank Lampard: Coventry players deserve their chance in the Premier League
The players who helped Coventry City win promotion to the Premier League deserve their chance to show what they can do in the top flight, according to boss Frank Lampard.
After being named the League Managers Association’s manager of the year, Lampard is planning for the Sky Blues’ first season in the top flight for 25 years.
“We haven’t got Premier League minutes in our team. We’ve got a couple
26 May 2026 …
72+ podcast: Did Middlesbrough feel they didn’t deserve play-off place?
“It must have been difficult for them with the way they come into the final, with all that went on with Spygate. I just wonder if they, as a group of players, had a bit of impostor syndrome and just felt they don’t really deserve to be here.”
The 72+ team are joined by Bromley boss Andy Woodman to reflect on a difficult day at Wembley for Middlesbrough, who lost
29 December 2025 …
Sheffield Wednesday fans deserve transparency over takeover writes Rob Staton
There are still a lot of questions to be answered at Sheffield Wednesday, after administrators chose a consortium which we understand is being led by James Bord as the club’s preferred bidder.
What isn’t known are the other people who are part of the consortium and where the bulk of the financial backing, or influence, will come from. Bord is the name fronting the group but it’s a mystery as
1 December 2025 …
Alan Shearer: ‘Arsenal deserve to be clear – but who’s best placed to challenge?’
What hasn’t changed this weekend is that Arsenal are still the team to beat.
You could argue they could have done more against Chelsea’s 10 men, and they might be disappointed not to create more chances after the red card, and to only get a draw.
But, looking at the bigger picture, they have come out of a very difficult week in the Champions League and Premier League with impressive
16 April 2025 …
Jacob Murphy: Does Newcastle winger deserve place in the England squad?
It is quite odd for a player to have a breakthrough season aged 30, but that is exactly what is happening with Murphy, who did not start more than 17 matches until this campaign.
Boyhood Toon fan Murphy joined the club from Norwich in 2017.
For seven years he was on the fringes of the Newcastle squad, and had been loaned out to West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield Wednesday.
But,
14 April 2025 …
Sheffield Wednesday: Expert View – Owls fans deserve clarity
The protest on Saturday, arranged by the Sheffield Wednesday Supporters Trust, was the most participated in protest I can recall at Hillsborough.
As noted a few times recently, this isn’t a fan base with much appetite for protest. You’re unlikely to see anything like you’re witnessing at Spurs currently or Manchester United.
However, this one apparently struck a chord.
Not everyone took part but a lot of people accepted the
28 March 2025 …
Manchester City ‘don’t deserve’ bonus for winning Club World Cup, says Pep Guardiola
However, even if City lift the trophy at the MetLife Stadium on 13 July, Guardiola feels an overall campaign where his side were eliminated from the Champions League before the last-16 stage for the first time since 2013 and are currently fifth in the Premier League – and under severe pressure to secure qualification to Europe’s elite competition next season – should not mean an additional reward.
“We don’t deserve