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Jacque Talbot’s Journalist Portfolio

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Newcastle fans deserve a morally dubious takeover... - Football365

Newcastle fans deserve a morally dubious takeover... - Football365

Football365.com — Despite his quite heinous actions, Mike Ashley's detachment from the real world can be relatively humorous. Like that time when he, as a gesture of goodwill to rebuild a bridge between him and Rafa Benitez which was almost broken beyond repair, invited the manager and the Newcastle players to a Ponteland restaurant where they were told that - should they plug away and avoid relegation - he would reward each player (some on £80,000 a week) with a free summer holiday.

Sky Sports made changes we didn't know we needed... - Football365

Sky Sports made changes we didn't know we needed... - Football365

Football365.com — They call it a car crash moment. It's when you see something so grotesque and foul that you really want to turn away, shut your eyes and pretend it's not happening, but something pulls you back and you're forced to watch it, even though your skin cringes right into the flesh and your insides twist into knots.

Noble tweet provides small window into dreadful state of West Ham...

Noble tweet provides small window into dreadful state of West Ham...

Football365.com — In one of those obsolete yet mildly interesting discussions on Twitter, a debate surfaced about whether transfer news has now genuinely plagued football to such an extent that sagas are now replacing the game itself.

System of a clown: Lampard is a far bigger Chelsea problem than Kepa

System of a clown: Lampard is a far bigger Chelsea problem than Kepa

Football365.com — 'Acres of space' would not have done justice to the distance between the Chelsea players in the box and Theo Walcott lurking on the edge. With about as much defence as the air provides between a sword and a bare neck on a slab, the forward sliced down the deathblow in the final minutes of the game at Stamford Bridge on Saturday .

Why Sky Sports hate speech campaign is doomed - Football News -

Why Sky Sports hate speech campaign is doomed - Football News -

Football365.com — Sometimes we can become so accustomed and desensitised to something truly abhorrent that we don't even think about making a change. But that's precisely the precedent social media has set for us, especially when you throw the tribalistic nature of football into the mix.

Newcastle fans want meaning, identity and hope, not Champions League

Newcastle fans want meaning, identity and hope, not Champions League

Football365.com — Despite channeling his inner-Fergie with an emboldened rant about fixture congestion five minutes later, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had initially walked out of the Goodison Park dugout with a big grin slapped across his face. It wasn't a smug expression.

No panic yet at Arsenal but Arteta still has plenty to prove...

No panic yet at Arsenal but Arteta still has plenty to prove...

Football365.com — Arsenal's 3-0 defeat against Aston Villa last week was a performance so torrid and abject it almost reminded you of those despairing last days of Unai Emery. They call it the 'Arsenal of old' as a way of verbally disassociating that team from this one. But perhaps they're closer than many might like to believe.

The plight of Jones at Man United shows football has a lot of learning to do

The plight of Jones at Man United shows football has a lot of learning to do

Football365.com — It started with the faces. He makes these unfortunate grimaces when he exerts himself, like the look of someone who's endured a thousand cuts to the stomach and then had citrus poured into the open wounds. Soon these spectacular expressions became an online trend and formed a comical characterisation of the player as a whole, like it was his single defining trait.

Burnley and Sean Dyche should not 'know their place' - Football News -

Burnley and Sean Dyche should not 'know their place' - Football News -

Football365.com — It was a game representative of the huge contrasts in the Premier League. But on this occasion, it was the shiny team gleaming with multi-million-pound players who were undone by a hardy, brittle, northern side consisting of British Isles names, 11 of whom were slung together in a 4-4-1-1.

Steve Bruce: Saved by an empty stadium and hollow owner

Steve Bruce: Saved by an empty stadium and hollow owner

Football365.com — A shrill echoed around the stadium, notifying the managers, the players, a smattering of media staff and journalists that the game was over: a share of the spoils neither side should be happy about. The players left to near-silence, arrowing down the tunnel as the camera picked up a slice of conversation here and there.

Bielsa bluster is bizarre when unique Leeds are a credit to the league

Bielsa bluster is bizarre when unique Leeds are a credit to the league

Football365.com — Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds will accept and ignore the critics. Good on them for doing it their way amid the bluster. This season's absurd and outrageous nature is perhaps best encapsulated by the newly-promoted team no-one can turn away from.

Foden is the phenomenal prototype of English football's present and future

Foden is the phenomenal prototype of English football's present and future

Football365.com — Phil Foden is emblematic of England's new breed. This is what can happen when you embrace different cultures and look outside your bubble. Sometimes you get those moments during a game in which you let out a sudden yelp and notice you're at your feet with your head in your hands.