Don Robbie

  By Charlie Bennett The   Premier   League   campaign is almost a third of the way through and with Christmas now less than a month away, we are heading for a crucial period at both the top and bottom. Round 13 sees Manchester United head to Chelsea on Sunday in the game of the week, while there are plenty storylines up and down the   league .  So, with that in mind, let’s check out the talking points.  Howe has no time to lose  Eddie Howe has barely had time to sip a Brown Ale but he’s already under pressure to deliver results at Newcastle.  Norwich’s upturn in form has left the Magpies bottom of the table and they are now five points adrift of safety.   January, it seems, can’t come soon enough, when Howe will have access to the bottomless pit of cash Newcastle now have at their disposal. But there are seven games between now and then and if they fall much further behind in their battle to stay up, some of their leading targets may be...

By Oli Dickson Jefford The Premier League boasts some of the best managers in the world with Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel, Jurgen Klopp and Antonio Conte all in the dugouts. While these were all established names before being hired by their current clubs, all managers have to start somewhere. Of the other managers in the Premier League, there are a handful who could find themselves in a ‘top six’ job one day- here are a few of them. Graham Potter Potter forged a strong reputation at Östersunds in Sweden, and also stabilised Swansea during his time in Wales. Since moving to Brighton in 2019, the 46-year-old has continued to receive praise for maximising his squad’s potential. Brighton may have issues scoring but the side is well-organised and the Seagulls are flying high this season, sitting in the top half of the table - Potter deserves huge credit for that. He could already be a top six manager, reportedly rejecting the advances of Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy this summer. However, ...