Tag: positive

Man City charges: Enzo Maresca tells players to be positive as they return to training
8 October 2026 Off

Man City charges: Enzo Maresca tells players to be positive as they return to training

By Total Football News

As Premier League football returns following a three-week hiatus, rival clubs are proving reluctant to let their managers speak about the City verdict publicly.

Managers and head coaches – including Maresca on Friday – will be asked to comment on the matter during compulsory pre-match press conferences.

But it is understood a number of clubs have already taken a clear stance for their managers not to comment.

Some Premier League

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Leicester City: ‘Positive trends among concerning financial losses’ – analysis
27 March 2026 Off

Leicester City: ‘Positive trends among concerning financial losses’ – analysis

By Total Football News

There is clearly going to be concern, from any business, when it makes a pre-tax operating loss of over £71m.

Leicester City fans are also within their rights to feel concern around a football club that earlier this season received their first ever points deduction.

However, I think it’s fair to point in the direction of significant investment from the owners as the main reason behind these losses – in

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Interest in Sheffield Wednesday is ‘positive’, says administrator
6 November 2025 Off

Interest in Sheffield Wednesday is ‘positive’, says administrator

By Total Football News

With Wednesday entering administration on 24 October, the Owls will be on the market for 28 days, until at least 21 November, under EFL rules.

But Wigfield has thanked the club’s supporters for their show of loyalty in buying match tickets and merchandise from the club shop to help with day-to-day running costs.

“This also has a secondary effect of clearly demonstrating to prospective buyers the huge potential of this

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Taiwo Awoniyi: Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo ‘concerned but positive’ for striker
16 May 2025 Off

Taiwo Awoniyi: Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo ‘concerned but positive’ for striker

By Total Football News

Awoniyi was hurt when he collided with the post while trying to reach a cross from Anthony Elanga, who was offside in the build-up to the 88th-minute incident, but the assistant referee did not raise the flag until play was completed due to an offside protocol introduced in 2020.

Forest full-back Ola Aina said the injury “would never have happened” had the flag been raised earlier.

Nuno said medical staff

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Matt Bloomfield: Luton boss says they fell below recent standards against Blackburn after positive form
14 April 2025 Off

Matt Bloomfield: Luton boss says they fell below recent standards against Blackburn after positive form

By Total Football News

Luton Town boss Matt Bloomfield said his side were below par in the home defeat against Blackburn Rovers.

“We really felt we were building momentum and our performances have been good,” Bloomfield told BBC Three Counties Radio.

“But that wasn’t good enough for the standards we have been setting and we are very disappointed.

“Blackburn have had a tough run of results but they have a very good group of

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Millennic Alli: Luton drawing on ‘positive energy’ in relegation fight says forward
9 April 2025 Off

Millennic Alli: Luton drawing on ‘positive energy’ in relegation fight says forward

By Total Football News

Luton are at home to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, to be followed by a crunch trip to Derby County, the team currently just above the bottom three, on Friday 18 April.

After that, they have a tough finish with games against Bristol City and Coventry City at Kenilworth Road and a concluding away fixture at West Bromwich Albion, all teams in or around the play-off places.

Alli has taken

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Everton: Sean Dyche says Toffees takeover has created ‘positive energy’
23 December 2024 Off

Everton: Sean Dyche says Toffees takeover has created ‘positive energy’

By Total Football News

The Friedkin Group’s takeover of Everton from Farhad Moshiri has created “more of a positive energy” around the club, says Toffees boss Sean Dyche.

The deal, which was completed on 19 December and is believed to be worth in excess of £400m, ended Moshiri’s turbulent reign at Goodison Park.

The British-Iranian businessman bought a 49.6% share of the club in 2016 before increasing his stake to 94.1% six years later.

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Bukayo Saka: Arsenal winger seeking to emulate Cristiano Ronaldo would be ‘positive thing’, says Mikel Arteta
3 December 2024 Off

Bukayo Saka: Arsenal winger seeking to emulate Cristiano Ronaldo would be ‘positive thing’, says Mikel Arteta

By Total Football News

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says it would be “a positive thing” if winger Bukayo Saka sought to emulate Cristiano Ronaldo’s career numbers.

England international Saka already has a combined 18 goals and assists in as many appearances for the Gunners this season.

The 23-year-old has scored in each of his past three games before facing Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, and is behind only Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah for

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Ethan Ampadu: Leeds captain says team are positive despite slow start
20 August 2024 Off

Ethan Ampadu: Leeds captain says team are positive despite slow start

By Total Football News

In addition to their slow opening on the field they have also seen midfielder Archie Gray and forwards Crysencio Summerville and Georginio Rutter move on to Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Brighton and Hove Albion respectively this summer, with the latter leaving on Monday.

So far this summer Leeds have made defender Joe Rodon’s loan move from Spurs permanent, while full-back Jayden Bogle has joined on a free from

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Matt Ritchie: Portsmouth’s new signing aiming to make positive impact
10 August 2024 Off

Matt Ritchie: Portsmouth’s new signing aiming to make positive impact

By Total Football News

New Portsmouth signing Matt Ritchie says he will “give everything to make the team better” this season, after returning for his second spell at Fratton Park.

Ritchie may be best known for his time at Bournemouth and Newcastle as well as some impressive goals in the Premier League, but Portsmouth is where it all started for the now 34-year-old.

“I have some great memories with this club but I want

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