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2 April 2025 Off

Luton Town expert view: Christ Makosso among reasons for resurgence

By Total Football News

This weekend’s match between Luton and Leeds is set to be a humdinger of an occasion.

It’s second from bottom versus second from top. Contrasting positions and contrasting form of an unusual kind.

The Hatters’ win at Hull and Leeds’ late heartbreak at home to Swansea has added to the mouth-watering encounter.

Luton have gained confidence from three wins in five, while Leeds are having a wobble at precisely the

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13 March 2025 Off

Sheffield Wednesday: Expert View – Not your ‘typical Wednesday’

By Total Football News

There’s a reason why the phrase ‘typical Wednesday’ exists. Shade often follows light. They typically haven’t been very good away from home over the years. They’ve had long runs in the past where they haven’t been able to overcome deficits.

Last season they looked doomed to relegation after a heavy defeat at Ipswich Town and an abject performance at Middlesbrough.

This is a new Wednesday these days. Now the Owls

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6 March 2025 Off

Sheffield United: Expert View – Summer rebuild pivotal to success

By Total Football News

You won’t see many cleaner strikes than Tyrese Campbell’s winner for Sheffield United at QPR.

It was the 25-year-old forward’s seventh goal of the season since switching from Stoke City last summer, and it was due, after a purple patch of six goals in eight matches before injury stuck in December.

Free-transfer Campbell is just one example of the Blades’ excellent pre-season recruitment drive that has propelled Chris Wilder’s men

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25 February 2025 Off

Coventry City expert view: Jack Rudoni starting to show his class

By Total Football News

I don’t like saying “I told you so” about anything, but in Jack Rudoni’s case, I’ll make an exception – “I told you so!”

Regular consumers of our content on BBC CWR will know I was advocating signing him long before the Sky Blues got the then 22-year-old to put pen to paper last June.

I’d seen enough on several occasions, watching him play for Huddersfield, against both West Bromwich

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13 February 2025 Off

Blackburn expert view: John Eustace exit more disappointing than surprising

By Total Football News

In terms of the hierarchy, previous bosses Jon Dahl Tomasson, Tony Mowbray, Owen Coyle and Paul Lambert have all had their issues which ultimately led to each moving on after varying degrees of success.

Whoever the next head coach is of Blackburn Rovers, their must be clear or clearer objectives of what they want. Are they aligned in terms of recruitment? Do they know exactly what the remit is?

Despite

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16 January 2025 Off

Portsmouth expert view: Pompey lack quality in depth

By Total Football News

We have seen some desperate Pompey performances on the road this season but Wednesday night was not one of them.

Head coach John Mousinho felt his side had two blatant penalties turned down in the second half and even those of a Blackburn persuasion probably would not have argued had they been awarded.

Unfortunately, on the road, Pompey aren’t good enough to overcome significant moments of officiating going against them.

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27 December 2024 Off

West Bromwich Albion ‘will not rush head coach search’ – expert view

By Total Football News

West Bromwich Albion’s search for Carlos Corberan’s successor is being led by sporting director Andrew Nestor.

They’ve been working over Christmas but aren’t going to rush the search for a new head coach because they want to get the right person for the job.

Unsurprisingly, the club has received a lot of interest in the role.

Even before Corberan left the club, Albion were planning for this eventuality, which is

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