3-At-The-Back Blog

A collaborative blog ran by three young football enthusiasts. Analysis. News. Nostalgia. Opinion. DMs open. @ben_rowe4 @jamesmcevoy_10 @WillMurray_16

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

2008/09 League Two table at start of play:
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22. Bournemouth -17pts
23. Rotherham - 17
24. Luton -30

2020/21 Championship table at start of play:
1. Bournemouth 0pts
11. Luton 0
19. Rotherham 0

In football, what goes around, comes around
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[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

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The story of The Super-Agent behind Ronaldo’s United return and why he is one of football's smartest men

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[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

While we offer our congratulations to Italy for their European triumph a week ago, @jamesmcevoy_10 highlights some more unacknowledged winners following a successful month at the Euros...
#EURO2020 #VAR #emmahayes #UEFA
https://t.co/EX9lqf7f0n

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

Greed feeds greed. What more needs to be said about the European Super League? Not much in our opinion, but here is @jamesmcevoy_10 with a few words...
https://t.co/yDaNrhZVwr

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

While today saw those in England able to return to pubs and shops, @jamesmcevoy_10 can't help but look forward to fans being allowed back into stadiums, and the longed-for 'away day' that accompanies this...
https://t.co/MEktt6S2br

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

@Analytics_SS DM’s always open if you need a chat. Hoping you start to feel more yourself soon mate!

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

What is life like for a football fan in lockdown? What is life like being a fan of a club who have never visited the new Wembley, nor been promoted or relegated in 13 years? When all appears gloomy, @WillMurray_16
argues that hope always persists...

https://t.co/As5P6kXlWA

[Will Murray @WillMurray_16]

Congratulations to @RangersFC on their 55th title. In October I wrote this article about why they were well placed to stop a historic ten in a row for Celtic. Read it here:

https://t.co/B8tHy9ogv8

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

The handball rule: clear, consistent, correct. https://t.co/nxc3tDcsiI

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

This rule was introduced in compatibility with VAR. It is easy to judge whether the ball has touched someone’s hand, it is not easy to judge whether it was an accident. While the rule seemed strange, it made sense, and reverting will not make officiating any clearer or easier.

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

Football will benefit most if viewers and pundits attempt to learn the rules and accept that they are in place and why this is the case. Then we can focus our discussions and analysis on the matches and players themselves, and leave arbitrary, fruitless VAR-based debate behind.

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

This rule was introduced in compatibility with VAR. It is easy to judge whether the ball has touched someone’s hand, it is not easy to judge whether it was an accident. While the rule seemed strange, it made sense, and reverting will not make officiating any clearer or easier.

[Sky Sports Premier League @SkySportsPL]

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has announced the handball law will be changed from July 1

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

VAR has thrown us into a state of constant rule-analysis, where all narratives around the game are centred around the laws and decisions stemming from them. Just like Wenger’s offside rule proposal, a nature of making, analysing and unmaking rules will solve none of our issues.

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

In our article last year, which documented the 2007/08 Gunners campaign, we argued that the Eduardo injury was a huge turning point in a season which was full of potential.

https://t.co/rRp3T224QX

[Throwback Arsenal @ThrowbackAFC]

#OTD in 2008: Eduardo suffered a horrific broken leg against Birmingham City, which more or less ended his career with Arsenal. Many believe it cost Arsenal the Premier League title that year.

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

Where do you stand on “banter accounts”?

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

Where do you stand on “banter accounts”?

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

With more instances of online abuse and racism directed at footballers, we debate whether a role is played by so-called "banter accounts" on social media in inciting abuse.
Online hatred continues to be a pertinent issue that must be brought to a stop.

https://t.co/6AYRDdDHrA

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

@CamLTFC1 Thanks, Cam!

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

Four consecutive league games without a goal and defeat at Anfield for the first time since April 2017 against Burnley has left Liverpool looking burnt out.
What is happening at Liverpool at the moment?
Here's our take...
https://t.co/AkcU51NCD4

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

It’s been a long, eventful journey for both clubs. Remind yourself of their journeys over the last decade, and the everchanging landscape of football here👇🏼

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[AFC Bournemouth 🍒 @afcbournemouth]

⏪ 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟵 ⏪

The last time we faced Luton Town at home in the league, we were 𝟵𝟭𝘀𝘁 and 𝟵𝟮𝗻𝗱 in the football pyramid 🤯

See you tomorrow, @LutonTown 🤝

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

The story behind and an assessment of the 4-2-3-1 formation and its personnel that helped Arsenal emerge victorious on Boxing Day against Chelsea despite their rotten run of form. An accidental shape which could spell a fresh start for Arteta...

https://t.co/gEgX8RLBtg

[3-At-The-Back Blog @3AtTheBackBlog1]

@ChampionsLeague @ChelseaFC Our piece back in August on the inevitability of Olivier Giroud!

https://t.co/UWYZCKKZWN