Tag: fail

1 May 2026 Off

West Bromwich Albion: ‘James Morrison has earned the right to fail’

By Total Football News

We asked you what you thought of James Morrison’s permanent appointment at West Bromwich Albion and most of you seem pleased as punch.

Here is a selection of what you had to say:

Southern Baggie: Even if it doesn’t work out, he has earned the right to fail. He is ultimately the reason we are not in League One. Thank you, Mozza.

As the core of the team that he

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9 June 2025 Off

George Saville and Liam Roberts: Duo leaving Millwall as contract talks fail

By Total Football News

Midfielder George Saville and goalkeeper Liam Roberts are to leave Millwall at the end of the month after both failed to agree a new contracts with the club.

Saville made almost 250 appearances for the Lions across four spells and last rejoined the club in July 2021 from Middlesbrough.

The 32-year-old Northern Ireland international played in 45 out of 46 of the club’s Championship matches in 2024-25, scoring one goal.

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12 April 2025 Off

QPR 1-1 Bristol City: Robins fail to pull clear in play-off fight

By Total Football News

The R’s were quickest out of the gates, forcing Robins goalkeeper Max O’Leary into a string of early saves.

Yang Min-hyeok and Harrison Ashby – two of Marti Cifuentes’ four tweaks to the hosts’ line-up from the previous match – threatened to break the deadlock first before Dembele, another of the Spaniard’s changes, snuck through City’s backline to nod home from a Nicolas Madsen delivery at the back post.

That

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31 March 2025 Off

Sheffield Wednesday: Owls fail to pay wages of players for March due to cashflow issues for owner Dejphon Chansiri

By Total Football News

Sheffield Wednesday have failed to pay their players’ wages for March due to cashflow problems suffered by owner Dejphon Chansiri.

The club said it was a “temporary issue” due to debts owed to the 56-year-old Thai businessman, whose family control the Thai Union Group, the world’s largest producer of canned tuna.

Wednesday are 12th in the Championship – five points outside the play-off places – and face Hull City at

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16 October 2024 Off

Waiting for others to fail: Life as an out-of-work manager

By Total Football News

Holloway has sometimes struggled with the lack of responsibility and sense of purpose when out of work. He loses an important part of his identity. More than just a job, management can be a compulsion. He thrives on having a squad of players who take their lead from him.

“You need to make every decision – what days are they in? What time are they training? Who’s involved and who

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