Cultured Football #53

Transfer Window Reviewed, Hodgson's Back, To Loan or Not, Crossley on Walking, Sacrifices for Football

Feb 05, 2022

The transfer window has closed but we’ve not gone anywhere. Instead, we’ve picked some great stuff for you to check out.

Every Premier League club’s January transfer window reviewed

By Fraser Spinney for Post and In

As someone who actually enjoys the drama of the final day of the transfer market, I’m also someone who greatly appreciates a piece like this which summarises the transfer dealings of every Premier League team.

Reading Time: 7 minutes

Hodgson On Board At Watford

By Sachin Nakrani for The Guardian

Many – himself included – thought that when he left Crystal Palace at the end of last season the time had come for him to retire. Yet, Roy Hodgson is back in football after Watford offered him the chance to take over which he colourfully described as the ‘right mermaid going past the right ship’.

Reading Time: 8 minutes

Premier League 2 Or Going Out On Loan: Which Is Best For Developing Elite Players?

By Josh Hobbs for Analytics FC

In 2016, the Premier League 2 was set up with the aim of providing younger players a more challenging competition in which to develop. Yet clubs still seem to prefer sending players out on loan if they want to truly gauge how good the are. This statistical examination of both approaches helps determine whether this is the right approach.

Reading Time: 9 minutes

‘I Hadn’t A Clue How To Handle It’

By Ian Ladyman for the Daily Mail

Mark Crossley spent over thirty years involved as football first as a goalkeeper - most memorably for Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest - and then as a coach. An unexpected end to that career and illness to his father sent him spiralling with mental health problems. Thankfully, he’s now recovered thanks also to the restorative practise of long walks in nature.

Reading Time: 10 minutes

Do families have to sacrifice too much for football?

By Simon Austin for Training Ground Guru

As fans, we all dream of being able to work in football. Those who actually do, however, have to sacrifice a lot to do so, particularly when it comes to family life. To us on the outside, it still seems like a good deal: is it however?

Reading Time: 11 minutes

Love the combination of colours in this image of Maradona in a Boca Juniors shirt, drawn up by 3032fc.

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