Tags: john nicholson
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Johnny NicNuno Santo is the Ole Testament prophet we love already…
Or rather we all love his beard. Everybody loves his beard. Johnny takes a look at the man...
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Johnny NicThe future of Premier League football on TV (Part Two)
This extraordinary mini-series continues with Johnny calling 1992 the date of a 'coup' in football. Can it be undone?
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Johnny NicThe future of Premier League football on TV (Part One)
Hardly anybody actually watches on Sky or BT Sport. Surely this model is unsustainable?
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Johnny NicReferees could strike over abuse…and we should back them
Why should they be abused by players, fans and coaches? Without them, the games does not happen...
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Johnny NicCould Brexit actually be good for football?
Probably not, but Johnny is desperately trying to shine light into this self-inflicted darkness...
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Johnny NicLet’s see Warnock v Carragher go head to head on Brexit…
Let's have more politics in football. Let's see them debate and argue. Let's talk Brexit and money and more...
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Johnny NicLet’s not f*** a dead horse; kill off the FA Cup now
To pretend the FA Cup is still alive and well is to abuse the cadavre in an act of sporting necrophilia...
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Johnny NicA manifesto for football fans in 2019
Let go of the negativity and embrace the joy of football. It worked for Johnny...
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Johnny NicKlopp and Pochettino scream success without trophies…
Success is the antidote to the dull, leaden, practical or functional, says Johnny (and Bruce)....
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Johnny NicRaheem Sterling, racism and the problem lying with people…
...because the tabloid media simply deliver what people want. We have to resist divide-and-rule tactics...
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Johnny NicManager in the media: Everyone’s favourite, Rafael Benitez
Johnny loves him, you love him, everyone loves Rafael Benitez. Don't they?
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Johnny NicWhy can’t Jose Mourinho find his own Eriksen?
It's embarrassing that Jose Mourinho's only option is to buy 'first level' players...
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Johnny NicWhy middle-aged men need to be less Jose Mourinho…
...and more tolerant of the young people with their young ways. Don't be a grumpy old man...
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Johnny NicThe truth: We have gained nothing from the Premier League
Are you with Scudamore and the £5million, or are you with the people? Johnny is an angry man...
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Johnny NicDoes the craving for victory obliterate conscience?
Monied owners are not Santa Claus come to give presents of expensive players. John Nicholson says there is a line...
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Johnny NicWelcome to the weird world of football’s abuse culture…
...where being struck by a coin can be your fault! Why are we enabling fans to behave like neanderthals?
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Johnny NicSo, how good is the BBC’s new ‘goldmine of ear pleasure’?
'BBC Sounds' is the new replacement for their radio section. Johnny Nic takes a deep look at what it offers.
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Johnny NicLet’s be modern and abolish transfer fees in football…
Our Johnny wants a revolution. To be fair, our Johnny always wants a revolution...
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Johnny NicEngland fans abroad: Are they simply tw*ts?
Or does the key to their behaviour lie in toxic masculinity or a lack of identity?
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Johnny NicFootball needs fans; it’s time to go on strike…
If Friday taught us anything, it is that football needs us. So if we want change, we can make it happen...
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Johnny NicJose’s puffed-up and paranoid pout is old hat…
Just compare the Man Utd manager to Gareth Southgate and be more Gareth.
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Johnny NicMan Utd are just too big for Mourinho; he is a mess
He’s bottling it big time and who wouldn’t panic in this scenario? He is a grumpy Ted MacDougall.
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Johnny NicWhy do ex-pros have monopoly on live football on TV?
Why do we hear only from ex-players and ex-managers? Sometimes they know so much less than we do...
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Johnny NicA manifesto for rescuing the Champions League…
None of this will happen but John Nicholson has ideas. And they don't involve seeding or group stages...
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Johnny NicFootball’s marriage to gambling: Can we ever go back?
The very fabric of football is now intertwined with gambling. Can we ever go back..?
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Johnny NicProgramme of the Week: BT Sport’s National League coverage
It is homely, it is welcoming and it is Proper. And it has Matt Smith and Grant Holt being absolute heroes.
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Johnny NicMan United fans: Stop clicking, stop buying, stop reading
Manchester United fans have the power to change football media. Stop clicking. Stop reading.
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Johnny NicProgramme of the week: talkSPORT’s Trans Europe Express
Where else would you hear about occurrences in Ligue Un and La Liga in between blasts of punk rock?
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Johnny NicWho made Jose Mourinho the arbiter of class?
We would like to hear what makes any football club 'classy'. Is the Man United manager talking balls?
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Johnny NicProgramme of the week: BBC’s Match of the Day
Match of the Day is an institution, and it is here to stay. But it has its critics. Johnny Nic takes a look.