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Thursday Hoddle of Coffee: News and Links for September 28th 2017

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Apoel Nicosia v Tottenham Hotspur - UEFA Champions League Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images

Morning all!

To ease you into Thursday morning we have a track from Alex Cameron’s fantastic new album ‘Forced Witness’ as your theme of the day today, and then below that your usual serving of links.

Links

Promising young defender Anton Walkes has signed a new deal through to 2019... apparently. There’s no photo of him with Pochettino’s arm around his shoulder anywhere online yet so I have a hard time believing this has actually gone through.

Premier League clubs have moved to block a bid by Spurs and the other ‘big six’ teams for a greater share of income from the next round of TV deals. As a committed egalitarian, I firmly believe that Bournemouth should have the extra cash to spend on as many Nathan Akes as they want.

Elsewhere in football...

What does the future hold for English football now that the man responsible for setting up the Premier League’s elite player performance plan has walked away?

The Women’s Super League is restructuring, and it’s fair to say that the planned changes are somewhat divisive.

And finally...

Twitter icon and sometime footballer Michy Batshuayi pulled a neat dunk on former teammate Diego Costa after Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Atleti last night.