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From left: Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon, Leeds United’s Charlie Taylor, Joe Worrall of Nottingham Forest and Brentford’s Jota. Composite: BPI/REX/Shutterstock, Getty, PA

Bubbling Under: Football League Players Who Should Be on Premier League Radars

by Nick Miller | Jun 25, 2017 | Sports

Ryan Sessegnon, Fulham Fulham’s manager, Slavisa Jokanovic, might want to have a word with Ragnar Sigurdsson. Jokanovic has spoken on a number of occasions about his desire to keep his star players after their hugely impressive run to the play-offs, so when Sigurdsson...

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Marco Silva came in for criticism when he took over as the manager of Hull City but he has given the club a chance of escaping relegation. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

British Managers Are Overrated By English Clubs – And the Stats Back It Up

by Sean Ingle | Apr 6, 2017 | Sports

“What does he know about the Premier League?” Two decades on from Arsène Wenger’s arrival from Japan it remains a sneer posed as a question whenever an unknown overseas manager comes to England. Paul Merson and Phil Thompson’s visceral reaction to Marco Silva becoming...

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Watford fans pay tribute to Graham Taylor at Vicarage Road. Photograph: Zemanek/BPI/Rex/Shutterstock

Graham Taylor’s Greatest Season: When Watford Finished Runners-Up in 1982-83

by Steven Pye | Jan 27, 2017 | Sports

When you look back at what Graham Taylor achieved at Lincoln City and Aston Villa, it’s not hard to see why England came calling in 1990. But his most glorious spell in management came with Watford, where he achieved three promotions in five years and then led an...

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Newcastle United open up as clear favourites to win the Championship. Photograph: Serena Taylor/Newcastle Utd via Getty Images

Football League 2016-17 Season: 16 Things to Watch Out For

by Alan Smith and Gregg Bakowski | Aug 3, 2016 | Sports

1) Benítez battling for top-flight return Rafael Benítez feels loved but it is hard to forget that 12 months ago he was preparing Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale for a season where Real Madrid ended up winning the Champions League long after the manager’s departure....