Well that was a good way to bounce back and end the mini slump Plus we have the added bonus of being in the Top 4 at Xmas Harry Kane is back in the goals which is exactly what we needed A clean sheet as well. What a difference Toby …

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Brief Highlights of the FIFA World Club Cup 3rd/4th place play off  

Alan Curtis has no reported new injury problems in what is expected to be his last game as Swansea’s caretaker boss. Jonjo Shelvey could play after a calf injury but striker Eder and defender Franck Tabanou remain absent with ankle and thigh injuries respectively. West Ham striker Andy Carroll is …

Watford duo Valon Behrami and Sebastian Prodl could both be available after recovering from calf problems. The Hornets remain without long-term absentees Rene Gilmartin and Tommie Hoban. Liverpool’s James Milner has been ruled out with a calf problem while Daniel Sturridge is still sidelined with a hamstring injury. Defender Dejan …

Yesterday it was announced that Guus Hiddink will again become Interim Coach of Chelsea this time to fill the void of Jose Mourinho’s departure The 69 year old took over in the 2008-2009 season in which he went on to win the F.A. Cup with a win over Everton Hiddink …

Another Saturday and another record has fallen here at RealFootballMan – you may have read last week that last Saturday saw a most viewed day with just 500 over page views. Well Yesterday we did better than that, much better than that as there was over 1000 page views on …

An early relegation 6 pointer My word it rained and rained some more and kept raining The first half was quite a tough watch and only sparked into life once Fabrizio Coloccini put Newcastle in front after 38 minutes Brad Guzan might have done better to keep the effort out …

This website may be called RealFootballMan but THE original Real Football Man Jimmy Hill has passed away this early today. Hill passed away aged 87 and what a Footballing life he led. Player, Chairman, Union Representative, Pundit he done it all and more. Unfortunately for Jimmy his last few years …

Middlesbrough get an emphatic win on the South Coast to go 3 points clear Brighton’s unbeaten run finally comes to an end The Seagulls never really turned up a Although Jose Mourinho did Middlesbrough started the better with Brighton hardly getting a touch until David Stockdale had to pick the …