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MICHAEL MANCIENNE: SOMEDAY BABY

MICHAEL MANCIENNE: SOMEDAY BABY

By Rob Hobson • on March 11, 2010

This article was originally written around a year ago. It was  first publicised in a magazine that CFCnet helped to find articles for. This piece was written by Rob Hobson who helped steer the good ship CFCnet for a few years ...

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IT’S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY, IT’S ABOUT THE CUDDLES.

IT’S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY, IT’S ABOUT THE CUDDLES.

By Rob Hobson • on July 8, 2009

Occasionally, I am accused of being a cold fish. I can live with that. I don’t wear my heart on my sleeve, as the Bard would say. I loathe public displays of affection. Group hugs? Sharing my all? Baring my soul? You can ...

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WHAT HAPPENED TO ARSENE?

WHAT HAPPENED TO ARSENE?

By Rob Hobson • on May 15, 2009

I don’t hear Arsene Wenger these days. On the whole, he seems like a reasonable man: genial, good-humoured, obviously intelligent. I’m willing to bet that he’s excellent company at a dinner party once he’s ...

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WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO SAM DALLA BONA?

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO SAM DALLA BONA?

By Rob Hobson • on May 14, 2009

In July 2002, the mercurial and talented midfielder Sam Dalla Bona left Chelsea under a cloud. His refusal to sign a contract extension had angered Chelsea, as their statement at the time confirms.”In view of the fact that ...

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PLATINI AND THE SOUL OF FOOTBALL

PLATINI AND THE SOUL OF FOOTBALL

By Rob Hobson • on February 20, 2009

Is it too late to save football’s soul? There’s much to admire in Michel Platini’s recent – and clearly heartfelt – appeal to the European Parliament. For those that haven’t had time to look ...

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NO SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVILS?

NO SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVILS?

By Rob Hobson • on February 11, 2009

I was beginning to wonder if there was any point trying to go for a light-hearted and reasonably objective view of what’s happening at Stamford Bridge. As a general rule, no matter what the content of the article, ‘Big ...

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CHELSEA: AT A CROSSROADS

CHELSEA: AT A CROSSROADS

By Rob Hobson • on February 9, 2009

I approached the Times Fanzone with some trepidation when I wrote this after the Liverpool game. Through one half-closed eye, I ran down the list of recent posts. A triumphal Liverpool post would, I thought, act as the Gorgon ...

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CHELSEA / MANCHESTER CITY: EMPLOYER POWER

Try and contain your frustration with the following remark, Chelsea fans. Chelsea Football Club has a certain amount of sympathy for the situation that Manchester City Football Club finds itself in. No,

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MOTIVATION, MOTIVATION, MOTIVATION… THE THREE MS

How do you do your job? Come to think of it, how do you live your life? Apologies for the huge, quasi-metaphysical introduction to what will doubtless be a terribly banal bit of football frippery, but

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IF JOE COLE ISN’T THE ANSWER WHO IS?

Devil’s advocate? Not me. That would be Keanu Reeves, starring in a particularly execrable film alongside about 5 per cent of Al Pacino’s range. But it’s probably best to preface the

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BILLY GOES TO WAR

As anyone who grew up in the Thatcher years knows, there’s nothing like a foreign war to deflect attention from your troubles at home. The duly elected Leader of the Free World(TM), George W Bush,

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SOMEDAY BABY

It was with some dismay that I read the following quote in my newspaper yesterday: “The rules from Uefa on home-grown players and Fifa’s proposal for 6+5 puts a real onus on clubs to develop

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WHY DO YOU FALL FOR IT?

It might be something of a handicap when it comes to writing about football, but I hate football news. I hate rolling updates, 24-7 feeds direct from UEFA HQ via the “Sky News Centre” –

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