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With the sacking of Will Still by Southampton this evening, 52 of the 92 clubs in England's top four divisions (56.5%) have changed manager at least one in the past year.
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After watching @AllisonBJanney and @bradleywhitford in the latest season of The Diplomat, started probably my 8th or 9th rewatch of The West Wing. And nearly 26 years after it was first shown, 'In Excelsis Deo' remains an extraordinarily moving piece of TV.
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This remains an unfolding story. And I'm continuing to add new details, and evidence, to this piece. I'm also asking subscribers whether they want to see the legal letters / threats that arose from parts of this multi-year investigation.
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17 days ago
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UPDATE: Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
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UPDATE: Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
Yesterday’s feature about Bradley Wiggins’ latest autobiography, The Chain, included lots of background detail about the investigative work that underpinned years of digging into corruption in British...
https://open.substack.com/pub/sportingintelligence832/p/update-wiggins-explosive-new-jiffy?r=g21kd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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UPDATE: Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
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UPDATE: Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
Yesterday’s feature about Bradley Wiggins’ latest autobiography, The Chain, included lots of background detail about the investigative work that underpinned years of digging into corruption in British...
https://open.substack.com/pub/sportingintelligence832/p/update-wiggins-explosive-new-jiffy?r=g21kd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
16 days ago
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This remains an unfolding story. And I'm continuing to add new details, and evidence, to this piece. I'm also asking subscribers whether they want to see the legal letters / threats that arose from parts of this multi-year investigation.
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17 days ago
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Have added extra details, and documentary evidence, since first published yesterday, including info on Sky riders suspecting each other, docs from Freeman's tribunal and info about the duplicity of the DCMS inquiry.
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17 days ago
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Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays the groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
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Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays the groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
Bradley Wiggins' latest autobiography, The Chain, contains claims about a dark conspiracy at Team Sky. Mutual destruction awaits if someone tells the actual truth
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/wiggins-explosive-new-jiffy-theory
17 days ago
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For anyone who enjoyed last year's "Skyfall" investigation, this is one for you. It's a biggie. Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays the groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
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Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays the groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
Bradley Wiggins' latest autobiography, The Chain, contains claims about a dark conspiracy at Team Sky. Mutual destruction awaits if someone tells the actual truth
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/wiggins-explosive-new-jiffy-theory
18 days ago
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REVEALED: the true extent of doping across elite sport, as admitted by athletes themselves
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REVEALED: the true extent of doping across elite sport, as admitted by athletes themselves
A recent report by Ed Willison revealed more than one in five athletes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games admitted doping. Today: 11 other "prevalence" studies in sport
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-the-true-extent-of-doping
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REVEALED: the true extent of doping across elite sport, as admitted by athletes themselves
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REVEALED: the true extent of doping across elite sport, as admitted by athletes themselves
A recent report by Ed Willison revealed more than one in five athletes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games admitted doping. Today: 11 other "prevalence" studies in sport
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-the-true-extent-of-doping
20 days ago
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England's Premier League clubs spent £3bn+ this summer on new players. Scotland's top-flight clubs spent £50m. But what matters is not spending big, but cleverly. Here's why.
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Hearts and Hibs broke transfer records this summer but success isn't dictated by big buys
Scotland's 12 top-flight clubs spent £50m collectively om players this summer. England's best clubs spent £3bn. A deep dive into what the transfer activity means
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/hearts-and-hibs-broke-transfer-records
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England's Premier League clubs spent £3bn+ this summer on new players. Scotland's top-flight clubs spent £50m. But what matters is not spending big, but cleverly. Here's why.
sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/hearts-and...
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Hearts and Hibs broke transfer records this summer but success isn't dictated by big buys
Scotland's 12 top-flight clubs spent £50m collectively om players this summer. England's best clubs spent £3bn. A deep dive into what the transfer activity means
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/hearts-and-hibs-broke-transfer-records
25 days ago
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A piece by @simon_lazenbyF1 about his new book, "Pressure", which tells the stories of the unsung heroes and heroines of the F1 circus.
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cc: @CroftyF1, @MBrundleF1
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"I was sceptical about Drive to Survive, treading on our toes. How wrong I was"
Simon Lazenby has been the lead presenter of Sky Sports’ F1 live coverage since 2012 and now his brilliant new book goes behind the scenes with F1's unheralded heroes.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/f1-headline-in-here
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A piece by @simon_lazenbyF1 about his new book, "Pressure", which tells the stories of the unsung heroes and heroines of the F1 circus.
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cc: @CroftyF1, @MBrundleF1
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"I was sceptical about Drive to Survive, treading on our toes. How wrong I was"
Simon Lazenby has been the lead presenter of Sky Sports’ F1 live coverage since 2012 and now his brilliant new book goes behind the scenes with F1's unheralded heroes.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/f1-headline-in-here
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Qualifying for 2026 WC concludes across Africa this week. In this brilliant piece, with Ghana as a case study, Howard Akumiah & James Corbett explore how economics & exploitation have prevented an African World Cup winner and will in the future.
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Ghana's broken football dreams: why an African nation will never win the World Cup
2026 World Cup qualifying concludes across Africa this week, and with Ghana as a case study, a new investigation says economics and exploitation hold Africa back
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/ghanas-broken-football-dreams-why
about 1 month ago
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Qualifying for 2026 WC concludes across Africa this week. In this brilliant piece, with Ghana as a case study, Howard Akumiah & James Corbett explore how economics & exploitation have prevented an African World Cup winner and will in the future.
sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/ghanas-bro...
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Ghana's broken football dreams: why an African nation will never win the World Cup
2026 World Cup qualifying concludes across Africa this week, and with Ghana as a case study, a new investigation says economics and exploitation hold Africa back
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/ghanas-broken-football-dreams-why
about 1 month ago
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Rangers sack Russell Martin. From August: a deep dive into what his time at Saints means for his Rangers future (ie this was inevitable).
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Russell Martin: a deep dive into what his time at Saints means for his Rangers future
The 39-year-old former defender got Southampton promoted from the Championship to the Premier League, then his team imploded and he got sacked. What now at Ibrox?
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/russell-martin-a-deep-dive-on-what
about 1 month ago
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Venky's became the first Indian owners of a Premier League club, Blackburn Rovers, 15 years ago next month. It was a wild story, and still is
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The moment in time when the chance to be a Premier League CEO slipped by ...
Among many strange episodes investigating the owners of Premier League football clubs, one story took an unexpected turn and I almost found myself in charge
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-moment-in-time-when-the-chance
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Venky's became the first Indian owners of a Premier League club, Blackburn Rovers, 15 years ago next month. It was a wild story, and still is
sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-moment...
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The moment in time when the chance to be a Premier League CEO slipped by ...
Among many strange episodes investigating the owners of Premier League football clubs, one story took an unexpected turn and I almost found myself in charge
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-moment-in-time-when-the-chance
about 1 month ago
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Hugely gratifying to get this kind of feedback from a Liverpool fan about this story.
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about 2 months ago
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Jim Kogutkiewicz
about 2 months ago
This is worth the trip down memory lane, and if it’s before your time as a fan, you gotta check it out. A bizarre mini chapter of Liverpool’s 21st century history.
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How conman Kenny Huang nearly bought Liverpool, then scammed Hollywood
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How conman Huang nearly bought Liverpool, then scammed Hollywood
15 years ago Kenny Huang, supposedly a genius Chinese entrepreneur but actually a lying conman, nearly bought LFC. I stopped him. Here's how, and what he did next.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/how-conman-huang-nearly-bought-liverpool
about 2 months ago
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How conman Kenny Huang nearly bought Liverpool, then scammed Hollywood
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How conman Huang nearly bought Liverpool, then scammed Hollywood
15 years ago Kenny Huang, supposedly a genius Chinese entrepreneur but actually a lying conman, nearly bought LFC. I stopped him. Here's how, and what he did next.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/how-conman-huang-nearly-bought-liverpool
about 2 months ago
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The costliest 100 squads in world football today, and insights into the way football functions, or more often doesn’t.
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ANALYSIS: Chelsea No1 in a new list of the most expensive squads in global football
Research shows the 100 most expensively assembled squads in the world have six Premier League teams at the top. Today: analysis, and manager 'life expectancy'.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/chelsea-no1-in-a-new-list-of-the
about 2 months ago
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The costliest 100 squads in world football today, and insights into the way football functions, or more often doesn’t.
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ANALYSIS: Chelsea No1 in a new list of the most expensive squads in global football
Research shows the 100 most expensively assembled squads in the world have six Premier League teams at the top. Today: analysis, and manager 'life expectancy'.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/chelsea-no1-in-a-new-list-of-the
about 2 months ago
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Liverpool's late-show winning record this season is RIDICULOUS, with winners in the PL in the 80th min, 100th min, 83rd min and 95th min, and now tonight, in their first Champions League match, in the 92nd minute. "Can they score? They always score!"
about 2 months ago
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As rumours of Phil Parkinson's demise at Wrexham intensify, re-upping this piece from April about "disruptor" clubs and their almost inevitable chances of failure.
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Wrexham, exemplar of the 'disruptor' clubs, could fail as easily as the rest surely will
Hollywood glitz has propelled the Welsh club from the non-league to the cusp of the Championship and a shot at the Premier League. But the future could be precarious.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/wrexham-exemplar-of-the-disruptor
about 2 months ago
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Haven't enjoyed writing a piece this much for a long time. Great story. And will be a great story in this season's Champions League. The miracle of Bodø/Glimt
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The miracle of Bodø/Glimt & what Scottish clubs can learn from a fellow small nation
Scotland and Norway have populations of about 5.5m people, and long football histories and deep passion for the game. Why does one punch way above its weight?
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-miracle-of-bodglimt-and-what
about 2 months ago
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The miracle of Bodø/Glimt & what other clubs can learn, not least in Scotland, a country with the same population as Norway
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The miracle of Bodø/Glimt & what Scottish clubs can learn from a fellow small nation
Scotland and Norway have populations of about 5.5m people, and long football histories and deep passion for the game. Why does one punch way about its weight?
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-miracle-of-bodglimt-and-what
about 2 months ago
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The miracle of Bodø/Glimt & what other clubs can learn, not least in Scotland, a country with the same population as Norway
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The miracle of Bodø/Glimt & what Scottish clubs can learn from a fellow small nation
Scotland and Norway have populations of about 5.5m people, and long football histories and deep passion for the game. Why does one punch way about its weight?
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-miracle-of-bodglimt-and-what
about 2 months ago
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Premier League clubs obliterate summer spending record in £3bn+ splurge on talent
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Premier League clubs obliterate summer spending record in £3bn+ splurge on talent
England's top-flight clubs have spent more money, gross, on new players this window than the other 'Big 5' leagues in Italy, Germany, Spain and France combined
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/premier-league-clubs-obliterate-summer
2 months ago
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Prem League transfer spending for summer 2025 IS definitely going to blast past £3bn gross, smashing summer 2023 record to smithereens. Will prob post a club-by-club breakdown, plus gross and net spend tomorrow; plus comparisons with other Big 5.
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Sporting Intelligence | Nick Harris | Substack
Following the money, uncovering corruption, and diving into the data to tell the stories that matter. Click to read Sporting Intelligence, by Nick Harris, a Substack publication with tens of thousands...
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2 months ago
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REVEALED: an inside story of a doping probe into multiple TDF winner Froome
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REVEALED: an inside story of a doping probe into multiple TDF winner Froome
Chris Froome won the Tour de France 4 times, and is back in the news after a serious accident. Here's a story about him being uniquely co-operative in a doping probe.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-an-inside-story-of-a-doping
2 months ago
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REVEALED: an inside story of a doping probe into multiple TDF winner Froome
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REVEALED: an inside story of a doping probe into multiple TDF winner Froome
Chris Froome won the Tour de France 4 times, and is back in the news after a serious accident. Here's a story about him being uniquely co-operative in a doping probe.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-an-inside-story-of-a-doping
2 months ago
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Sam Kunti
2 months ago
Samuel Eto'o included details of his personal bank account on invoices for match fees of Cameroon's national team. A story on the Fecafoot president. With
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EXCLUSIVE: Cameroon legend Eto'o facing US probe for fraud after 'stealing' $600k
The three-times Champions League winner and all-time top scorer in the history of AFCON has a troubling history as a football administrator, and faces new allegations
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/exclusive-cameroon-legend-etoo-facing?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1606587&post_id=172011341&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=1e0ea&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email&fbclid=IwY2xjawMdCRtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgoImKQxwXjFdNWEokH94DnqpN1dori7wZfLK7JNrODLUMqT1FzTJr7Gegw6_aem_JZG8PvWjDuWsMbx5eN9mug
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EXCLUSIVE: Cameroon legend Eto'o facing US probe for fraud after 'stealing' $600k (With
@samindrakunti.bsky.social
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EXCLUSIVE: Cameroon legend Eto'o facing US probe for fraud after 'stealing' $600k
The three-times Champions League winner and all-time top scorer in the history of AFCON has a troubling history as a football administrator, and faces new allegations
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/exclusive-cameroon-legend-etoo-facing
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EXCLUSIVE: Cameroon legend Eto'o facing US probe for fraud after 'stealing' $600k (With
@samindrakunti.bsky.social
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EXCLUSIVE: Cameroon legend Eto'o facing US probe for fraud after 'stealing' $600k
The three-times Champions League winner and all-time top scorer in the history of AFCON has a troubling history as a football administrator, and faces new allegations
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/exclusive-cameroon-legend-etoo-facing
3 months ago
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I remember when Indy Kaila was just a toddler.(S)he used to follow me (and still does I think). Fascinating piece.
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3 months ago
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With 11 days of the summer transfer window remaining, the Premier League's 20 clubs have beaten 2023's all-time gross spend record for 1 window (of £2.36bn) by spending £2.4bn already. Related piece from earlier in the week:
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3 months ago
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3 months ago
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Premier League summer spending record imminent. MCFC "115" verdict: not so much.
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Premier League summer spending record imminent. MCFC "115" verdict: not so much.
The Premier League is back! Man City are top of the table and the 20 PL clubs will spend more this summer than ever. But what about THAT case and its outcome?
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/premier-league-summer-spending-record
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Premier League summer spending record imminent. MCFC "115" verdict: not so much.
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Premier League summer spending record imminent. MCFC "115" verdict: not so much.
The Premier League is back! Man City are top of the table and the 20 PL clubs will spend more this summer than ever. But what about THAT case and its outcome?
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/premier-league-summer-spending-record
3 months ago
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Russell Martin: a deep dive into what his time at Saints means for his Rangers future
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Russell Martin: a deep dive into what his time at Saints means for his Rangers future
The 39-year-old former defender got Southampton promoted from the Championship to the Premier League, then his team imploded and he got sacked. What now at Ibrox?
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/russell-martin-a-deep-dive-on-what
3 months ago
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Nutmeg Magazine
3 months ago
🚨 NEW ON NUTMEG FC🚨 ⚽
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casts his analytical eye over Russell Martin's time at Southampton... 💥"I’ll have some good news, and not so good news, for Rangers supporters" 👉
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Russell Martin: a deep dive into what his time at Saints means for his Rangers future
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Russell Martin: a deep dive into what his time at Saints means for his Rangers future
The 39-year-old former defender got Southampton promoted from the Championship to the Premier League, then his team imploded and he got sacked. What now at Ibrox?
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/russell-martin-a-deep-dive-on-what
3 months ago
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Rare interview with Tony Bloom, by @paulhayward.bsky.social for The Observer. Everyone has data and analytics in football these days but Bloom remains streets ahead.
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Meet Tony Bloom: poker expert and Brighton’s cheat code
In an exclusive interview, ‘The Lizard’ explains how his secret algorithm has transformed his boyhood club
https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/tony-bloom-poker-brighton-cheat-code
3 months ago
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From March: "Wrexham, exemplar of the 'disruptor' clubs, could fail as easily as the rest surely will"
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Wrexham, exemplar of the 'disruptor' clubs, could fail as easily as the rest surely will
Hollywood glitz has propelled the Welsh club from the non-league to the cusp of the Championship and a shot at the Premier League. But the future could be precarious.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/wrexham-exemplar-of-the-disruptor
3 months ago
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The genius of Sarina Wiegman ... and the relentless spending in the Premier League
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The genius of Sarina Wiegman ... and the relentless spending in the Premier League
England's Lionesses won Euro 2025 and attracted 65,000 fans to their celebrations outside Buckingham Palace. That's the glory game. The men's game? It's all about £
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-genius-of-sarina-wiegman-and
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The genius of Sarina Wiegman ... and the relentless spending in the Premier League
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The genius of Sarina Wiegman ... and the relentless spending in the Premier League
England's Lionesses won Euro 2025 and attracted 65,000 fans to their celebrations outside Buckingham Palace. That's the glory game. The men's game? It's all about £
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-genius-of-sarina-wiegman-and
3 months ago
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