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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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    The Erik Ten Hag Revolution 

    Ayman Ahmer Manchester United’s transformation into a confident and resolute side is testament to the strong management of Erik Ten Hag. United’s comfortable victory against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final brought them their first trophy since 2017 – a watershed moment in a bright future.  Few would have...
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    The Marcus Rashford Revival 

    Matthew Boyd This time last season, some were saying Marcus Rashford could be ‘finished’ at an elite level club. His revival has been truly remarkable. On the back of missing one of the deciding penalties of Euro 2021, Rashford’s 2021-22 season was disastrous. Matthew Boyd assesses what went wrong, and...
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    The Super League Is Back: Why Does It Matter? And What Might Be The Impact Of It? 

    Ben Broadbent There is an animal in Greek mythology called a hydra. When one tried to slaughter the hydra by cutting off its head, two grew back in its place. The European Super League feels a little bit like that. Two years ago, when the proposal was first made...