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December 2010 - Football Food For Thought

Football Food For Thought. Opinions and thoughts from the betting.betfair team from the Premier League to the Champions League to the World Cup. This is where opinions come to live and whatever your football PoV it is sure to disagree with someone here!

Gary Speed: Decent appointment but miracles won't happen overnight

Learning from the master. Gary Speed played under Bobby Robson at Newcastle; pictured here picking p a special ward after playing his 400th Premier League match

The response to the appointment of Gary Speed as the new Wales manager up and down the country has been a mixed one though his credentials as a player and a professional are strong ones....

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Paul Moon

20 Dec 2010

Why the goalkeeper rarely becomes the gamekeeper

David James says football is very black and white for goalkeepers

The stories of goalkeepers becoming successful managers are far and few between. Strange coincidence or are there deep psychological explanations? Gary Boswell investigates....

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Gary Boswell

16 Dec 2010

Nasri proves that Wenger's long-term strategy works

Samir Nasri is approaching peak form after being given the time to develop

Arsene Wenger has been criticised for playing a young team in Carling Cups past - but that competition has provided the perfect arena to blood youngster and it's the Premier League that is benefiting now,...

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Richard Aikman

5 Dec 2010