Tags: john nicholson
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Johnny NicExpectations are just a fiction you have invented; lose them
If you let go of the idea that your club 'should' do something, life becomes a lot more enjoyable...
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Johnny NicOnly losers think ‘winning’ is just about trophies…
Johnny believes that being a 'winner' doesn't involve actually winning anything. Deal with it.
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Johnny NicHero of the week: The exceptional, canny Steph Houghton
Steph Houghton missed a penalty but remains a hero in the eyes of many. She is a legend.
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Johnny NicEmpathy and joy: It’s watching the Women’s World Cup…
There are England fans in France who are enjoying a wonderful tournament away from the idiots.
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Johnny NicHero of the week: Sam Kerr so ‘suck on that one’…
This week's hero is an Australian with a potty mouth.
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Johnny Nic427 things we learned from the 2018/19 season, ft. Man Utd
Well, not quite 427. But Johnny Nic says this year showed plenty about tactics, money, fans and more...
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Johnny NicThe British media and the ‘mad foreigns’: A worrying trend
Maurizio Sarri is merely the latest foreign manager to be destroyed by the British press...
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Johnny NicF*** ‘market forces’, fans are being screwed at every turn…
The price of Champions League tickets and flights is disgusting. We should be angry about this...
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Johnny NicHow can anyone be ‘proud’ of the Premier League?
English clubs dominating in Europe should make nobody but those clubs proud, says Johnny Nic...
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Johnny NicWhy the Championship is better than the Premier League
Johnny is relieved that Boro remain in a division that is not all about money...
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Johnny NicShould we divorce Man City from human rights abuses?
John Nicholson worries that he is being childish when he struggles with the whole killing gays thing...
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Johnny NicDean Smith: A man for whom Aston Villa legend status awaits
If he gets them promoted and established in the Premier League as a fan, that is. And that's hardly outlandish.
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Johnny NicWhy Man United are brown and being neutral is impossible
Johnny would support Liverpool against Man City or St Etienne, but not Malmo, Rapid Vienna or Carlisle. But why?
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Johnny NicTalking to (ex?) racists about racism in football…
Johnny wants to understand the men who chanted racist things in the 1970s. So he talked to some...
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Johnny NicWhat’s the f***ing point of chasing a distant seventh?
Johnny wants to see the ridiculousness of a Seventh Place Trophy. Why not?
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Johnny NicOle success feeds the ‘knows the club’ brigade
Some are already using this utter nonsense to suggest Frank Lampard to Chelsea...
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Johnny NicShall we rile The Army of Annoyed in a quiet week?
Or 'Stupid People Are Spoiling Everything'. Or 'Postmodern Media Cynicism Promulgates Ignorance'.
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Johnny NicManager in the media: The criminally-ignored Chris Wilder
Commands respect from PFMs but not because he's one of them. Looks like a war-time butcher but the Blades boss is bloody brilliant.
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Johnny NicWe’ve found the one man who welcomes the international break!
And that man is John Nicholson, who is greeting the international break as sweet relief from the Premier League.
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F365 SaysF**ked-up fans are football’s symptom of societal disease
No-one runs onto a pitch to lamp a player unless they are f**ked up. And that is just part of the wider problem.
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Johnny NicTony Pulis: PFM Rating of ‘Intercontinental Ballistic Missile’
Manager in the Media arrives at Tony Pulis, a man who looks weird when he is not standing and wearing a cap...
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Johnny NicFrom Celtic to Leicester is undoubtedly a step down…
There is no doubt in Johnny's mind that Brendan Rodgers has been influenced by money and marketing...
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Johnny NicFootballers don’t need more than 200k a year…
The wages of footballers are extraordinary. Can they be justified? Can they balls...
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Johnny NicThe future of Premier League football on TV: The blueprint
Actually, they will be no more Premier League, once it has been broken. Johnny has a plan.
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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...