Tag: Mark

Mark Robins: Stoke manager says he wants to give ‘time’ for his search for a new assistant
20 February 2026 Off

Mark Robins: Stoke manager says he wants to give ‘time’ for his search for a new assistant

By Total Football News

The positive news for Stoke has been a move into “awesome” new facilities at their Clayton Wood training ground.

Robins will hope the £10 million investment by chairman John Coates can have a impact on the club’s growing injury list, with defender Bosun Lawal, goalkeeper Viktor Johansson and forward Divin Mubama among those currently sidelined.

“It is awesome,” he said. “But it comes with strings attached. The investment has been

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Leicester City 1-2 Oxford United: Mark Harris earns rare win for U’s
24 January 2026 Off

Leicester City 1-2 Oxford United: Mark Harris earns rare win for U’s

By Total Football News

The anger was mirrored on the pitch as both sets of players pushed and shoved each other at the full-time whistle following a niggly contest on a freezing cold afternoon.

Oxford, who had not scored in their past two matches, were aggressive and spiky from the off, constantly disrupting Leicester’s rhythm and setting the tone for a combative contest.

And, buoyed by the cleverly worked set-piece opener when a long

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Mark Robins: Stoke City boss unhappy at dropping out of top six
12 December 2025 Off

Mark Robins: Stoke City boss unhappy at dropping out of top six

By Total Football News

Stoke City boss Mark Robins says it “doesn’t feel good” to have dropped out of the promotion places in the Championship after five defeats in six matches.

That poor run has seen the Potters fall from second spot down to eighth ahead of Swansea City’s visit to the bet365 Stadium on Saturday (12:30 GMT).

Although frustrated, Robins says being only one point off seventh is a reason to remain positive.

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Mark Robins: Stoke City defender Junior Tchamadeu can be ‘a real success’
5 December 2025 Off

Mark Robins: Stoke City defender Junior Tchamadeu can be ‘a real success’

By Total Football News

Stoke City full-back Junior Tchamadeu has all the attributes to make further progress in the game, according to boss Mark Robins.

The 21-year-old will only be available for the Potters’ next two Championship games before heading off to the African Cup of Nations to play for Cameroon.

“When you look at the Championship as a whole there aren’t many better, if any,” Robins told BBC Radio Stoke.

“He’s got everything

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Stoke City: BBC Radio Stoke’s Mark Elliott on Potters’ loss to Hull
30 November 2025 Off

Stoke City: BBC Radio Stoke’s Mark Elliott on Potters’ loss to Hull

By Total Football News

At half-time, it looked like Stoke were cruising to a second successive win. By full-time they were coming to terms with a third defeat in four games.

Such are the highs and lows of this rollercoaster Championship season in which nobody bar Coventry can seem to put a decisive run of wins together.

Mark Robins was as emotional as we’ve seen him post-match. He said his team deserved to lose

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Norwich owner Mark Attanasio gives backing to Manning
30 October 2025 Off

Norwich owner Mark Attanasio gives backing to Manning

By Total Football News

Attanasio announced that proposed changes at Carrow Road, which would have involved moving 3,000 season ticket-holders who sit in the lower tier of the River End and part of the South Stand, had been paused.

The plans to improve and expand the stadium would also have involved the creation of a fan zone behind the Barclay Stand, but have been met with vocal opposition by supporters.

He said the management

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Canary Call special Q&A with Norwich City chief Mark Attanasio
29 October 2025 Off

Canary Call special Q&A with Norwich City chief Mark Attanasio

By Total Football News

The main man

David Freezer
BBC Norfolk

Evening folks and thanks for joining us for this very special Canary Call.

I’ll be bringing you the key quotes and main news lines as Norwich City’s majority shareholder Mark Attanasio takes the questions from Canaries fans.

We’ve been inundated with questions for the exclusive interview and will be doing our best to cover the main topics

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Mark Harris: Wales striker signs new Oxford United contract
22 June 2025 Off

Mark Harris: Wales striker signs new Oxford United contract

By Total Football News

Wales international striker Mark Harris has signed a new contract at Oxford United.

The 26-year-old was an ever-present in the Championship last season, finishing as the club’s joint leading scorer with six goals and earning a recall to the international set-up.

Harris scored 19 goals in his first season at the Kassam Stadium after signing from Cardiff, helping the U’s win promotion from League One via the play-offs in 2024.

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Goodison Park: Emotional scenes mark Everton’s last game at old ground
18 May 2025 Off

Goodison Park: Emotional scenes mark Everton’s last game at old ground

By Total Football News

The blue smoke could be seen rising around Goodison Park almost four hours before kick-off. This grand old arena was not built for serene farewells, so a day of history and high emotion was never going to pass off quietly.

A football match broke out briefly, separating the celebrations marking the end of 133 years of men’s senior football here, Everton delivering a fitting farewell as Southampton surrendered to the

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