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			<title><![CDATA[Calm Yourselves Over New Signings...]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The madness of the summer transfer window is well under way, but the excitement generated by new signings could soon turn to embarrassment...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:06:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[But England Were Never Any Good...]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Everybody is queuing up to discuss the root cause of England's malaise at senior and Under-21 level but they're ignoring something massive: We were never any good.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:02:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Don't Think About It, England - Just Do It]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[When England's players try to think about how they play, things start to go wrong. But when they're instinctive, good things happen, says John Nicholson...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:19:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Appointing Martinez Could Be Everton's Downfall]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Roberto Martinez may have led Wigan to the FA Cup this season, but he also took them into the Championship. Is he really the best manager Everton can attract...?]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8740082/Appointing-Martinez-Could-Be-Everton-s-Downfall</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 14:46:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Top Dogs Always Die Young...]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We're all über impressed by Bayern's brilliance, but enjoy their success while you can, for it won't last. That's not the way football works, says Johnny...]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8738397/Top-Dogs-Always-Die-Young...</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 12:25:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Evaporation Of Michael Owen]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[With all the goodbyes on Sunday, one slipped under the radar. John Nicholson says we won't miss Michael Owen because, for the last few years anyway, he hasn't really been here...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 09:28:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[See...It Is Worth Winning After All]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Being sniffy about the Europa League is ridiculous. All football is inherently pointless and this competition is no more pointless than any other. Well done Rafa and Chelsea...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:18:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[It's Time For A Change, Wayne...]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We're all bored of seeing Wayne Rooney chugging around the pitch for Manchester United. He needs a new story and a new stage. Anywhere would be better...]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8710514/It-s-Time-For-A-Change-Wayne...</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 09:45:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Moyes Has Done Sod All To Deserve This...]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Johnny is apoplectic at the news that David Moyes could soon be appointed Manchester United manager. Jose Mourinho is available, so why Moyes? Why? Why? Why?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 16:37:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jose The Only Man For Cock Rock Job]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Making an utter bollocks of being Manchester United manager is easier than making a success of it - it takes balls the size of Jupiter and Johnny thinks only one man fits the bill...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:32:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Are We Not Entertained? No, We're Not]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Top division football as a game for the community is dead, & Johnny is fine with that as long as it's entertaining. The trouble is, the Premier League isn't entertaining enough...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 10:25:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Benteke Highlights The Paucity Of Scouting]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Christian Benteke has scored 18 PL goals for around &#163;7million for Villa this season. Why was that value ignored by the teams that will now fight to pay triple that figure?...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:04:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gareth Bale: The Obvious Choice]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Gareth Bale is a big, fast, nuclear-thighed sod bulldozing his way through a defence and hitting the ball so hard it damn near takes someone's head off. And that's pretty thrilling...]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8679772/Gareth-Bale-The-Obvious-Choice</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:13:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[No-One Died, No Blood Was Drawn]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[John Nicholson doesn't understand a couple of things. Firstly, why Luis Suarez didn't go for Branislav Ivanovic's buttocks, but also why the bite is such a big deal...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:57:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Are United Fans Anaesthetised By Success?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Success is most exciting when unexpected or rare, our Johnny argues. Has trophy after trophy numbed the feelings of  happiness in United fans, or is it now just shelling peas?...]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8645255/Are-United-Fans-Anaesthetised-By-Success-</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:35:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lose Your S*** And Gain Friends]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We look suspiciously at the likes of Rafa Benitez, who barely notices a goal. We want someone going, frankly, a little bit mental. Whether it's with a guitar or next to a pitch...]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8641597/Lose-Your-S-And-Gain-Friends</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:04:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Don't Tell Us How To Feel About Maggie...]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Neither Johnny nor anyone else can nor should tell you how you should feel about a dead PM so why should we join together in a minute's silence? We're not all the same...]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8629165/Don-t-Tell-Us-How-To-Feel-About-Maggie...</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:45:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fitness The Key In Gaining Maximum Reward]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Draws are football's buzz killer, says John Nicholson. Perhaps if teams put more effort into their fitness one point could become three more often...]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8625446/Fitness-The-Key-In-Gaining-Maximum-Reward</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:35:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Here We Are Now...Entertain Us]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Our Johnny has no sympathy at all for managers getting the sack for producing dull or poor football. We want some bang for our buck. Welcome, Paolo...]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8611096/Here-We-Are-Now...Entertain-Us</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:03:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[What Are The Ingredients Of A Great National Team?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Population size doesn't seem to matter too much, with Montenegro easily matching England. So coaching must be the main ingredient to build a strong national team...]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8600952/What-Are-The-Ingredients-Of-A-Great-National-Team-</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Is The Football Media Superstar Now A Supernova?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The obsession over Rio Ferdinand's absence from the England squad is nothing new in a decade dominated by football media superstars. But is this trend about to burn out?]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8596232/Is-The-Football-Media-Superstar-Now-A-Supernova-</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nobody Wants A Break At This Stage Of The Season]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Premier League is so all-encompassing that when it breaks thumb-twiddling and boredom ensues. It would help if England games weren't such damn dull occasions...]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8580925/Nobody-Wants-A-Break-At-This-Stage-Of-The-Season</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[If You Want To Get Physical...]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[...then you can't really complain if somebody gets hurt. Bad challenges happen when players are wound up, over-excited, over-committed or just a bit rubbish...]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8575352/If-You-Want-To-Get-Physical...</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Who Doesn't Want To See A Fight?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Not shaking hands, leaning their heads into each other, pointing - this is what grown men do when they're not allowed to fight. Should we just let them scrap?]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8556772/Who-Doesn-t-Want-To-See-A-Fight-</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Consequences Of A Nani State...]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[When you're trying to achieve the impossible and remove all danger from the world of football then there are going to be nights when people are sent off for very little...]]></description>
			<link>http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/8543682/The-Consequences-Of-A-Nani-State...</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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