Tags: john nicholson
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Johnny NicIn 2018, we need more than misery of Mourinho…
We need some happy to dilute the sad. Which is why Klopp is more loved than Mourinho.
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Johnny NicThe joy of the football ground: You call it Home
They help forge our cultural identity. As a new season begins, we go back Home...
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Johnny NicWhere do I sign up to become a football hipster?
Or can I not sign up because they don't really exist except in the minds of those frightened by difference?
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Johnny NicFeeling sorry for Liverpool and Man United fans; where’s the jeopardy?
The joy of football is not really knowing what might happen. But the Premier League top six is already decided...
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Johnny NicF365’s love letter… to the phenomenal World Cup coverage
As the World Cup draws to a close, Johnny Nic looks back on a summer of sensational coverage.
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Johnny NicFootie idiot? We’re the ones who have become stupid…
Should people who boo Raheem Sterling in a pub even be allowed to vote? We're doing this to ourselves.
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Johnny NicNeville, Wright and Dixon win ITV the broadcasting battle
Someone has finally wrestled the crown from atop 5 live's bonce. Johnny Nic reviews the week.
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Johnny NicWimbledon isn’t the World Cup; nationality means nothing
British players are not playing for Britain and we have no right to pretend they do and celebrate...
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Johnny NicWorld Cup proves that football remains a wild art form
We simply have no idea what will happen. And we should rejoice that...until the PL comes along.
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Johnny NicDid BBC or ITV topple 5 live in World Cup week two?
Did McCoist and Champion do enough to help ITV topple 5 live in the battle of the broadcasters?
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Johnny NicCelebrating Gareth Southgate’s lack of macho bluster…
Basically, find somebody who loves you as much as John Nicholson loves Gareth Southgate...
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Who won World Cup battle of the broadcasters in week one?
Wrighty's shirts, McCoist excellence, wonderful Upson, Aluko and Scott and Mel and Sue. But who won?
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Johnny NicEngland win reaction exposes an unhappy, divided country
What does it say about our nation that we react to a win with negativity? We're not happy or proud...
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Johnny NicThe World Cup is pure, just and so very beautiful…
It might not be the best football, but it is the most wonderful, says a lovestruck John Nicholson.
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Johnny NicThe World Cup battle of the broadcasters – day one
Johnny Nic analyses the battle being waged on TV and the wireless. It was an impressive start from almost all concerned...
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Johnny NicGareth Southgate is a thoroughly modern manager…
...and that is wonderful. The way he has handled the press is exemplary.
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Radio 5 live v talkSPORT: Who wins the World Cup battle?
Will BBC Radio 5 live or talkSPORT get your vote for World Cup radio coverage? Johnny takes a look.
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Johnny NicDitch the England negativity and enjoy the ride…
That doesn't mean thinking England will win the World Cup. But it does mean stop being so miserable...
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Johnny NicLiverpool abuse and apologies cycle is grotesque…
Fans abuse and players apologise. It is ridiculous because it really is only a sodding game...
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Johnny NicMen, don’t be ‘hard’ like football…that is killing us
The biggest cause of death for men under 45 is suicide. When it gets dark, start talking.
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NewsThe good, the bad and the ugly of 2017/18’s football media
Johnny Nic praises the rise of the journalist-broadcaster, and mourns the fall of Sky Sports.
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Johnny NicIt’s time to debunk football’s great ‘experience’ myth…
Why is 'experience' only ever painted as a positive? It can inhibit as much as it can inform...
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NewsA Football365 love letter to…Steve Claridge
Roll down those socks, do the weekly shop and welcome a healthy dose of Steve Claridge into your mind.
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Johnny NicStop fretting about relegation. Instead, embrace it…
Dropping out of the Premier League shouldn't be seen as the death knell we're told it is. It can actually be bloody good fun...
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NewsA Football365 love letter to… Alan ‘Smudge’ Smith
Johnny Nic has found proof that you don't have to sacrifice being a good guy to get ahead. It's Smudge.
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Johnny NicA big job at a big club: Rangers and Gerrard is perfect
Scottish football may be a bit sh*t but it really is fun. This is the perfect job for Steven Gerrard before Liverpool...
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NewsA Football365 love letter to… Alan Green
Sir Alex Ferguson and Sam Allardyce dislike him, such is his outspoken nature. It has to be Alan Green.
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Johnny NicArsenal fans have showed us the power of the people…
They voted with their feet and Arsenal fans forced change. We can all learn from that example...
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Johnny NicThe referee is forever a w*nker…and that stinks
It's poisonous and it is part of a self-perpetuating abuse culture that stains football at all its levels...
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NewsA Football365 love letter to… Peter Drury
Could you imagine Peter Drury commentating on you making love? You surely can now.