I’ve just started reading a book, and typically in a busmans holiday sort of way, it’s a football book – “The Beautiful Game? Searching for the soul of Football”, by ‘Independent’ journalist David Conn. A very apt title considering the souless money driven aspirations of Premiership teams, with Chelsea being a much criticised example of course. One of the points that struck me …

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Football FanCast
columnist Joe Jennings cannot
understand what is happening at his beloved
Everton and feels that David Moyes, as well as the fans, deserve so much
more.

David Moyes has always been a man of integrity, frankness
and total professionalism. Yet chitchat continues to gather speed that the
Glaswegian is slowly losing his patience – and who could blame him?

We as a club are in a muddle; now …

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Football FanCast columnist Alex
Dimond reacts to Aston Villa's assertion that Gareth Barry will remain with
the club next season, and wonders whether one of the summer's biggest transfer
sagas is really over.

There was another
twist in the Gareth Barry saga last night, as Aston Villa publically announced
that their club captain would be staying at the club next …

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Football FanCast columnist Alex
Dimond reacts to Arsenal's victory against Stuttgart last night and wonders,
given the ever impressive performances by their youngsters, if the North London
club have every reason to feel optimistic, ahead of the new season.

Arsene Wenger has
every reason to be a contented man. After a solid pre-season so far, his young
Arsenal side came from behind last night to record an impressive …

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Football FanCast columnist, and United
fan, Mark Bryans is impressed with Spurs' performance in the
transfer market and wonders what heights they can reach.

When Martin Jol was sacked during the earlier stages of last season, there
were rumours that the squad was ridiculously unfit and bewildered by some
tactical decisions made by the Dutchman. He was replaced by …

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Alan Curbishley is the bookie's favourite to be
the first managerial casualty of the new season. Football FanCast columnist Alex
Dimond reacts to the news, and wonders if the West Ham manager has reason to
be worried.

Installed as 4/1
favourite to be the first manager to get the sack this season, Alan Curbishley
has every reason to be a little bit nervous. However, speaking yesterday, the
West …

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Thank
you for joining us on this warm Thursday morning, as we bring you all the top
headlines from the football world today which includes – Arsenal boss lauds his starlets, Aston Villa scupper Liverpool
move, Kirkby move haunts Everton & Arshavin keen to join Spurs.

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Football
FanCast columnist Joe Mann feels it
disgusting the way ex pros are sticking the knife into Arsenal, at the very
time that the club is crying out for solidarity.

Being
an Arsenal fan this summer; we have been more than use to seeing our name and club
affairs being spread over the papers. Fleet Street has been door stopping N5
since the minute that Mathieu Flamini started questioning …

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Football FanCast columnist Daniel Lomax wonders if Manchester United should put full faith in Manucho and
wonders if he can save the clubs millions.

Over the summer months speculation has been rife over the arrival of a
striker at Old Trafford but nothing, as yet, has been unveiled. Manager Sir
Alex Ferguson may have alternative options, including young starlet Frazier
Campbell, should he decide that the …

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Football FanCast
columnist Joe Jennings reacts to Wyness' resignation and wonders
if the club can now breathe easy.

The resignation of chief executive Keith Wyness is an issue
of vagueness and sheer bewilderment. Of course – all things considered – it
will be welcomed by the vast majority of Evertonians.

What did Wyness achieve whilst at Goodison Park?
Barring pawning the club's silver, issuing legal threats to lifelong supporters
and painting a one dimensional image of …

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