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    PREMIER LEAGUE GAMEWEEK 2: SHOCK RESULTS AND CONTENTIOUS REFEREEING DOMINATE PROCEEDINGS

    James Hadland Following on from some shock results, James Hadland returns to provide conclusions from the second Premier League gameweek, with football well and truly back underway. Nottingham Forest 2-1 Sheffield United Nottingham Forest’s strong end to last season seems to have continued into the first two fixtures, unlucky...
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    PREMIER LEAGUE GAMEWEEK 1: WHAT WE LEARNT

    James Hadland Hopefully the start of a weekly segment for Impact, James Hadland is here to discuss what we learnt about each team in the first Premier League gameweek. In chronological order, we will discuss what each match taught us for either team, perfect in case you didn’t catch...
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    Fantasy Premier League Picks You Might Have Overlooked

    James Hadland As the 2023/2024 Premier League season looms over, many look forward to not only giving their Sundays a sense of meaning, but also to manage their Fantasy Premier League team. Whether you take it a bit too seriously, wearing a three-piece while you plan your team’s line-up...
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    ANGE POSTECOGLOU’S TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR – MAKING THE GAME ABOUT GLORY

    James Hadland With the only consistent factor of Tottenham Hotspur over recent seasons being disappointment, there has been mixed reception towards the appointment of Ange ‘he is unproven in a top five league’ Postecoglou. However, after years of pragmatic, negative football only overshadowed by management of the same nature,...
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    Notts County Return To The Football League With Dramatic Shootout Win 

    Notts County met Chesterfield in the National League promotion final at Wembley on Saturday seeking to re-establish their place in the Football League at the fourth time of asking. Chesterfield, meanwhile, having finished 23 points behind County in the regular season, were looking to spoil what most expected to...
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    From Grassroots to Premier League: Treatment of Referees Needs to Change 

    Recently, Aleksander Mitrovi? was sent off for pushing a referee during Fulham’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Manchester United. Mitrovi?’s actions were aggressive and in the end his teammates and coaching staff had to shepherd him off the pitch. It came in response to the awarding of a penalty...
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    UON Cruelly Beaten By Trent On Penalties In Varsity Finale

    The University of Nottingham suffered a cruel defeat in the final Varsity event of 2023, losing out in the men's football penalty shootout despite leading going into second half stoppage time. UoN were the better side, in what was not the most attractive game of football, and were unfortunate...