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‘Good touch for a big man’: How Peter Crouch shocked new team-mates with his velvet touch
By Richard Laverty published
Peter Crouch was always told he had good control despite his height – but did he take it as a compliment or an insult?
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Season preview 2023/24: How every Premier League, Championship, League One and League Two club will fare in the upcoming campaign
By Ryan Dabbs last updated
SEASON PREVIEW 23/24 FourFourTwo brings you season previews for all 92 clubs in the top four tiers of English football
![Stoke City season preview 2023/24 Stoke Citys Josh Laurent (centre) celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Stoke City and Stevenage at Bet365 Stadium on January 29, 2023 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Andrew Kearns - CameraSport via Getty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dv22UvZVXTzGau89oQnXu3-320-80.jpg)
Stoke City season preview 2023/24: Why consolidating in mid-table seems inevitable
By Ryan Dabbs published
SEASON PREVIEW FourFourTwo's Stoke City season preview 2023/24 – can Alex Neil impress enough at the Bet365 Stadium to continue rebuilding the squad?
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Championship 2023/24 season preview: How YOUR club will fare this season
By Ryan Dabbs published
SEASON PREVIEW FourFourTwo's Championship 2023/24 season preview - how every club is shaping up ahead of the new campaign
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Quiz! Can you name every manager who's been in charge of three or more Premier League clubs?
By Mark White published
Quiz! There's always a queue of expectant out-of-work managers itching to get on this list - but who would they be joining on it?
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Quiz! Can you name every player to score 20+ goals in a Premier League season?
By Mark White published
Quiz! It's the magic number for a formidable frontman – but who's reached it in the past?
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12 terrible free transfers that didn't live up to their billing
By Greg Lea published
Something for nothing? Pah! Greg Lea picks out some stars whose value proved too good to be true at their new clubs
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The rise of the ‘fake No.2 goalkeeper’: How EFL clubs are exploiting the emergency loan loophole to save budget
By Matthew Ketchell published
FAKING IT Clubs are exploiting a loophole and creating ‘fake No.2 goalkeepers’ to warm their substitute benches with dangerous consequences
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