October 5, 2026 · 5 min
You sent 140 questions. I answered nine, including the one about the 4–0 I got very wrong.
Next issue: Sunday 16 November
One long read on the week’s football, a few short notes and your letters. Free, and it always will be.
Interview
He arrives at five, sets out the cones himself, and has a theory about rice and stamina he would like you to hear.
Read: A morning at the training ground with the coach nobody can sack
Who bought whom, who overpaid, and the one signing I think will matter by March.