Tag: Review

16 September 2026 Off

VAR controversy: Pressure for quick decisions obvious in rushed derby review

By Total Football News

Completing a VAR review in the shortest possible time is not about skipping steps. And it was a critical mistake by Donohue and Antrobus.

Speed is a factor, but the most serious error in process came before Donohue tried to rush through the attacking phase.

Donohue asked the replay operator to stop the video on the first replay when Josko Gvardiol touched the ball to cross into the area. He

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12 May 2026 Off

Southampton begin internal review over spying claims

By Total Football News

The situation leaves a shroud of uncertainty over the play-offs before the second leg. And it will continue to cast a cloud if Southampton get to the final.

The independent disciplinary commission has all powers open to it – from just issuing a fine, to a points deduction to even removing Southampton from the play-offs.

For this reason the EFL – which does not decide the punishment itself – has

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14 November 2025 Off

Solent Sport Special: Pompey review of the season so far

By Total Football News

Pompey review of the season so farpublished at 20:11 GMT 13 November

Solent Sport Special

Watch a BBC Radio Solent Sport Special reviewing Portsmouth’s start to the 2025-26 Championship season from 18:00-19:00 GMT on Friday, 14 November.

Ian Wilding is joined by former Pompey winger Mark Kelly and the Portsmouth News’ chief Pompey reporter Neil Allen.

This article was originally posted on https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c3rj02nwxjlt

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4 November 2025 Off

Premier League Roundup – 4th November 2025

By Total Football News

Arsenal’s 2–0 win at Burnley on Saturday was the weekend’s most consequential result. Viktor Gyökeres and Declan Rice struck in the first half as the Gunners extended a dominant run, keeping a clean sheet and stretching their lead at the summit to a comfortable margin. The victory consolidated Arsenal’s position as table leaders and gave them a clearer cushion over the chasing pack.

Several other Saturday results reshaped the mid-table. …

26 May 2025 Off

Phil McNulty’s Premier League end of season review

By Total Football News

Everton: 13th

McNulty’s pre-season prediction: 11th

A season that was one of despair until Sean Dyche’s sacking in January ended full of hope. The Friedkin Group, ambitious new American owners, took charge, and David Moyes returned to inspire a superb revival.

Three successive league wins at the end, including victories at Fulham and Newcastle United, confirmed the improvement, but Moyes will still oversee a major squad overhaul.

Now it is

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7 May 2025 Off

Stoke City: Deja vu? Listen to the Potters’ season review

By Total Football News

“Frustrating, a bit of deja vu in there as well. Chaotic with the number of managerial changes. Tense towards the end as they continued to flirt with relegation.

“I think you can sum it up by saying [it’s] one to put well behind the club, the fanbase and everybody else.

“We’ll get this season review out the way and then never think about it again hopefully.”

Those are the thoughts

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13 January 2025 Off

Plymouth Argyle to review structure in wake of Neil Dewsnip departure

By Total Football News

Plymouth Argyle will look at the structure of the club’s football operation after confirming the departure of director of football Neil Dewsnip.

The former England youth coach left the club soon after Wayne Rooney’s exit as head coach earlier this month.

Dewsnip was appointed in December 2019 and oversaw the club’s rise from League Two to the Championship under managers Ryan Lowe and Steven Schumacher.

He also led the side,

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13 November 2024 Off

Football regulator: EFL chief hopes ‘seminal review’ can end Premier League ‘deadlock’

By Total Football News

Parry also expressed concern at “a whole raft of competition law cases which are impacting on the way that we run the game”.

He continued: “Having been left more or less free to set their own rules for many years, now the competition law authorities… seem to be saying, ‘we don’t think that the people running football are doing a terribly good job of it’.

“To be looking over our

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