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	<title>Express &#38; StarMartin Swain&#8217;s Football Blog &#187; Express &amp; Star</title>
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		<title>Martin Swain on Kevin MacDonald</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2010/08/19/results-shall-decide-future-of-kevin-macdonald/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2010/08/19/results-shall-decide-future-of-kevin-macdonald/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aston Villa FC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[kevin macdonald]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[And so a big night approaches for one of this region's most diligent and trusted football figures.]]></description>
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		<title>How do you solve a problem like Luke Moore?</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/07/21/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-luke-moore/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/07/21/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-luke-moore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Bromwich Albion FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If only Luke Moore could display even a fraction of the devotion offered to Albion by someone such as Nathan Watts, writes Martin Swain.]]></description>
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		<title>David O&#8217;Leary finds that elusive post</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/07/05/david-oleary-finds-that-elusive-post/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/07/05/david-oleary-finds-that-elusive-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Football drew a mighty sigh of relief last night when it was confirmed that it will no longer have to do without His Eminence David O'Leary, writes Martin Swain.]]></description>
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		<title>Time to raise a glass to Steve Bull</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/07/01/time-to-raise-a-glass-to-bully/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/07/01/time-to-raise-a-glass-to-bully/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Wanderers FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We should thank Steve Bull for today pouring some bleach down the drains still carrying  the toxic fall-out from England's meagre World Cup challenge.]]></description>
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		<title>Irish offer antidote to bland banter</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/06/25/irish-offer-antidote-to-bland-banter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/06/25/irish-offer-antidote-to-bland-banter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Feeling better about England's chances after Wednesday's victory and safe passage into the last 16? writes Martin Swain.]]></description>
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		<title>Aruna Dindane back on the radar?</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/06/23/arnuna-dindane-back-on-the-radar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/06/23/arnuna-dindane-back-on-the-radar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Wanderers FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, you can't accuse Wolves of letting the grass grow under their feet this summer, writes Martin Swain.]]></description>
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		<title>Will the real England please stand up</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/world-cup/2010/06/21/will-the-real-england-please-stand-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/world-cup/2010/06/21/will-the-real-england-please-stand-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Cup News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Who are you and what have you done with the real England? writes Martin Swain.]]></description>
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		<title>Man marking wasn&#8217;t really a Fab idea</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/world-cup/2010/05/11/man-marking-wasnt-really-a-fab-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/world-cup/2010/05/11/man-marking-wasnt-really-a-fab-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 09:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Cup News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fabio capello]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oh dear. I think Fabio Capello has just had his Theo Walcott moment, writes Martin Swain.]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t knock Wolves&#8217; achievement</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/04/26/dont-knock-achievement-of-staying-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/04/26/dont-knock-achievement-of-staying-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Wanderers FC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=116513</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some fans went on the pitch thinking it was all over and thankfully it is now, writes Martin Swain.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;When&#8217; not &#8216;if&#8217; for Albion</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2010/04/03/when-not-if-for-west-bromwich-albion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2010/04/03/when-not-if-for-west-bromwich-albion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Bromwich Albion FC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[albion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Albion are now so close to the Premier League they can smell the prawn  sandwiches and hear Arsene Wenger moaning about their pitch, writes  Martin Swain.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Molineux men feeling at home</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/03/24/molineux-men-feeling-at-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/03/24/molineux-men-feeling-at-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Wanderers FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[And another terrible week for Wolverhampton Wanderers comes to a close, writes Martin Swain.]]></description>
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		<title>When hitting the boos can be justified</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/03/22/when-hitting-the-boos-can-be-justified/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/03/22/when-hitting-the-boos-can-be-justified/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Bromwich Albion FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chief Sports Writer Martin Swain gives his take on the shocking boos that greeted Luke Moore's arrival as a sub in the home win against Preston on Saturday.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Maybe the Champions League here?</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/02/17/champions-league-here-maybe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2010/02/17/champions-league-here-maybe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Bromwich Albion FC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Wanderers FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Plans for a fourth-place play-off in the Premier League are sure to have caught the interest of the Molineux and Hawthorns boardrooms, writes Martin Swain.]]></description>
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		<title>The perils of window shopping</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2010/01/27/the-perils-of-window-shopping/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2010/01/27/the-perils-of-window-shopping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Wanderers FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week's signings of Geoffrey Bia Mujangi and Adlene Guedioura mean that manager Mick McCarthy has now recruited a complete team since his squad clinched promotion, writes Martin Swain.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Arsenal 3 Aston Villa 0</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/12/28/arsenal-3-aston-villa-0/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/12/28/arsenal-3-aston-villa-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aston Villa FC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Martin O'Neill was right to warn the Premier League's army of pundits not to read too much into his team's sobering crash at the Emirates Stadium yesterday.]]></description>
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		<title>Silence not so golden at Molineux</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/12/21/silence-not-so-golden-at-molineux/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/12/21/silence-not-so-golden-at-molineux/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Wanderers FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We know Mick McCarthy’s view. We know Jez Moxey’s, writes Express &amp; Star Chief Sports Writer Martin Swain.]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday will decide Mick’s legacy</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/12/18/sunday-will-decide-micks-legacy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/12/18/sunday-will-decide-micks-legacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Wanderers FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mick McCarthy faces Judgement Day on Sunday when he steps out before his public for the first time since Tuesday night’s episode at Old Trafford, writes Martin Swain.]]></description>
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		<title>Top brass to blame, not Mick</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/12/16/top-brass-to-blame-not-mick/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/12/16/top-brass-to-blame-not-mick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Wanderers FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Express &amp; Star Chief Sports Writer Martin Swain with his take on events at Old Trafford last night.]]></description>
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		<title>Robbie &#8211; come home please!</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/12/10/robbie-come-home-please/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/12/10/robbie-come-home-please/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Wanderers FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Express &amp; Star Chief Sports writer Martin Swain with an open letter to Robbie Keane.]]></description>
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		<title>Time for questions to be answered</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/11/30/time-for-the-questions-to-be-answered/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/11/30/time-for-the-questions-to-be-answered/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martin Swain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Wanderers FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Short of inviting Nick Griffin along, it is difficult to imagine a more uncomfortable Question Time for Wolves this week, writes Martin Swain.]]></description>
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