Jim White

England

Columnist at Telegraph. Occasional Fighting Talker. Also, with @philmcnulty, author of Red On Red, fully updated and out in paperback on 17 August

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Oldham and Southend fight for big league return ticket

5 days ago | msn.com | Jim White

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Oldham and Southend fight for big league return ticket

5 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jim White

National League play-off final a meeting of two clubs recovering from the damage wrought by irresponsible owners and their broken promisesAccording to Maurice Scott, the chair of the Oldham Athletic Supporters Foundation, when his team face Southend United in the National League play-off at Wembley on Sunday, the game should have a different name. "It's almost the Desperation Cup Final," he says. "I know we're desperate to get back. They must be, too.
What a state Man Utd are in when they are jealous of Crystal Palace

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jim White
What a state Man Utd are in when they are jealous of Crystal Palace

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Jim White

There is one person who must have watched Crystal Palace’s match-winning goal in the FA Cup final with particular envy: Ruben Amorim.
Aston Villa make official complaint over vital referee blunder

1 week ago | msn.com | John Percy |James Ducker |Mike McGrath |Matt Law |Sam Dean |Jim White | +1 more

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Ange Postecoglou future still a mystery as ramshackle Spurs party on

1 week ago | msn.com | Jim White

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Ange Postecoglou future still a mystery as ramshackle Spurs party on

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jim White

A 22nd league defeat of season failed to dampen mood at Spurs - but it did give chairman another reason to sharpen the axeIt was hard to believe as the final whistle sounded, watching the flags being waved in every corner of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, listening to the swell of noise tumbling from the stands, that Spurs had just lost 4-1. The home crowd had witnessed the kind of enfeebled capitulation that has so characterised a season in which their side finished 17th in the Premier League.
Why Alan Hansen's trophy presentation should set Premier League precedent

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jim White

Which means nobody under the age of 12 will have ever seen Hansen in punditry action. Their only knowledge of him will be limited to YouTube footage. They will have no idea of the prominence he once enjoyed, his status, his ubiquity. Sure, he has been a regular at Liverpool games, but always as a member of the crowd, not a host in the corporate sections, preferring to keep his still doubtlessly pertinent views to himself. Or at least sharing them no wider than his immediate circle.
Why Alan Hansen’s trophy presentation should set Premier League precedent

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Jim White

On Sunday the season will end with a pile-up of Rolls-Royce defenders on the Anfield pitch. After Liverpool’s game against Crystal Palace has reached its conclusion, the celebrations will start with the presentation of the Premier League trophy. And the man handing over the silverware to the club captain, Virgil van Dijk, himself no slouch, is the former player who was once the very epitome of the smooth-engined centre-back: Alan Hansen.
BBC bosses can’t wait to be rid of Gary Lineker – this is why they’re wrong

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Jim White

In FocusAs Gary Lineker’s last day at the Beeb is confirmed for this weekend, many at the corporation may be glad to see the back of him. However, says Jim White, the hole left in our television-watching lives won’t be easy to fillThis Sunday, when Gary Linekerpresents Match of the Day for the final time, it will be a moment of mixed emotions for staff at the BBC. For those working in close proximity to him, it will be an occasion framed by sadness.