Daniel Storey
@danielstorey85.bsky.social
Chief Football Writer, The i newspaper
Doing The 92 in 2024-25
Read all my work: https://inews.co.uk/author/daniel-storey
Doing The 92 in 2024-25
Read all my work: https://inews.co.uk/author/daniel-storey
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I'm going On The Road to tell the stories that matter most to football fans
Fresh off the roaring success of Doing The 92, Daniel Storey will be expanding his travels to the rest of Britain, Europe and the world, while continuing to highlight the best and worst of England's f...
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Beyond excited to introduce my project for the 2025-26 season: On The Road.
- 60 long reads
- 60 matches
- 60 reasons to be there
From non-league to Premier League, England and beyond, starting this weekend with Sheffield Wednesday.
Launch piece is here ⬇️
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- 60 long reads
- 60 matches
- 60 reasons to be there
From non-league to Premier League, England and beyond, starting this weekend with Sheffield Wednesday.
Launch piece is here ⬇️
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Nottingham Forest and existential crisis fit together like hand in glove. It is exhausting and unhelpful, but entirely self-inflicted. And it might well end in relegation.
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Nottingham Forest deserve to be relegated after sacking Sean Dyche
The irony does not so much ring here as explode
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February 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Nottingham Forest and existential crisis fit together like hand in glove. It is exhausting and unhelpful, but entirely self-inflicted. And it might well end in relegation.
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To me, the Championship playoffs are English football in perfection: drama, desperation, chaos and heroism.
They're probably going to change. And that scares me a bit.
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They're probably going to change. And that scares me a bit.
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The Championship is about to change forever - and not in a good way
Radical plans to expand the play-offs pose a huge risk to the integrity of the competition
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February 12, 2026 at 7:58 AM
To me, the Championship playoffs are English football in perfection: drama, desperation, chaos and heroism.
They're probably going to change. And that scares me a bit.
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They're probably going to change. And that scares me a bit.
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A huge honour to be nominated for The Hugh McIlvanney Award for Sports Journalist of the Year at the annual Press Awards.
Everybody who starts writing about football (and is older than they would like) knows that name as one of the absolute greats.
Everybody who starts writing about football (and is older than they would like) knows that name as one of the absolute greats.
February 11, 2026 at 6:24 PM
A huge honour to be nominated for The Hugh McIlvanney Award for Sports Journalist of the Year at the annual Press Awards.
Everybody who starts writing about football (and is older than they would like) knows that name as one of the absolute greats.
Everybody who starts writing about football (and is older than they would like) knows that name as one of the absolute greats.
Wigan Athletic survived the crisis years. The problem: becoming 'ordinary' can be just as hard. And that’s mostly going wrong…
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Wigan Athletic and a new kind of crisis
The Latics have arrived at another crossroads after years of fighting to be normal again
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February 11, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Wigan Athletic survived the crisis years. The problem: becoming 'ordinary' can be just as hard. And that’s mostly going wrong…
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Six years ago, Burnley were a debt-free, relatively settled Premier League club. Then the takeover happened. On every level, I think they have gone backwards.
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How Burnley's disastrous takeover left £113m debt and missing papers
The Clarets have gone from an overachieving Premier League club to a yo-yo team that will soon suffer its third relegation in five seasons
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February 10, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Six years ago, Burnley were a debt-free, relatively settled Premier League club. Then the takeover happened. On every level, I think they have gone backwards.
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Six years ago, Burnley were a debt-free, relatively settled Premier League club. Then the takeover happened. On every level, I think they have gone backwards.
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How Burnley's disastrous takeover left £113m debt and missing papers
The Clarets have gone from an overachieving Premier League club to a yo-yo team that will soon suffer its third relegation in five seasons
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February 10, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Six years ago, Burnley were a debt-free, relatively settled Premier League club. Then the takeover happened. On every level, I think they have gone backwards.
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The Score - club-by-club review of the Premier League weekend:
- Bournemouth's fresh attack
- Summerville the dual-threat winger
- Leeds the floodlight kings
- Are Brighton drifting?
- Nothing is working at Newcastle
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- Bournemouth's fresh attack
- Summerville the dual-threat winger
- Leeds the floodlight kings
- Are Brighton drifting?
- Nothing is working at Newcastle
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The Score: Arsenal's big issue, West Ham's dual threat and poor Harvey Elliott
Our chief football writer reviews the main talking points from the weekend's action
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February 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The Score - club-by-club review of the Premier League weekend:
- Bournemouth's fresh attack
- Summerville the dual-threat winger
- Leeds the floodlight kings
- Are Brighton drifting?
- Nothing is working at Newcastle
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- Bournemouth's fresh attack
- Summerville the dual-threat winger
- Leeds the floodlight kings
- Are Brighton drifting?
- Nothing is working at Newcastle
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No team in England’s top six tiers has more league points than...Rochdale.
A club has been rebuilt, a team reborn and a community re-engaged. They're on the way back and this is the good stuff.
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A club has been rebuilt, a team reborn and a community re-engaged. They're on the way back and this is the good stuff.
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How Rochdale became a town and football club reborn
After a long period of sustained investment in Spotland to make it a community provider, its football team are top of the National League with two games in hand
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February 5, 2026 at 8:18 AM
No team in England’s top six tiers has more league points than...Rochdale.
A club has been rebuilt, a team reborn and a community re-engaged. They're on the way back and this is the good stuff.
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A club has been rebuilt, a team reborn and a community re-engaged. They're on the way back and this is the good stuff.
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No team in England’s top six tiers has more league points than...Rochdale.
A club has been rebuilt, a team reborn and a community re-engaged. They're on the way back and this is the good stuff.
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A club has been rebuilt, a team reborn and a community re-engaged. They're on the way back and this is the good stuff.
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How Rochdale became a town and football club reborn
After a long period of sustained investment in Spotland to make it a community provider, its football team are top of the National League with two games in hand
inews.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 8:18 AM
No team in England’s top six tiers has more league points than...Rochdale.
A club has been rebuilt, a team reborn and a community re-engaged. They're on the way back and this is the good stuff.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
A club has been rebuilt, a team reborn and a community re-engaged. They're on the way back and this is the good stuff.
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Leicester City are facing their rock bottom and they don't even know when the news will land. Brutal change is needed, but will it come..?
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Leicester City's rock bottom is just around the corner
A sword of Damocles hangs over the King Power Stadium
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February 4, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Leicester City are facing their rock bottom and they don't even know when the news will land. Brutal change is needed, but will it come..?
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Cristiano Ronaldo earns £488,000 a day and is on strike because Saudi Arabia’s PIF haven’t bought his club enough new players. Welcome to football dystopia.
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s ego is out of control
Ronaldo has been left with nothing but his ego
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February 3, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Cristiano Ronaldo earns £488,000 a day and is on strike because Saudi Arabia’s PIF haven’t bought his club enough new players. Welcome to football dystopia.
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Cristiano Ronaldo earns £488,000 a day and is on strike because Saudi Arabia’s PIF haven’t bought his club enough new players. Welcome to football dystopia.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s ego is out of control
Ronaldo has been left with nothing but his ego
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February 3, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Cristiano Ronaldo earns £488,000 a day and is on strike because Saudi Arabia’s PIF haven’t bought his club enough new players. Welcome to football dystopia.
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THE SCORE - club-by-club Premier League weekend review
- Man City's second halves
- Villa's low block issues
- MGW's pressing
- Ekitike's shot conversion
- West Ham's ceded leads
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- Man City's second halves
- Villa's low block issues
- MGW's pressing
- Ekitike's shot conversion
- West Ham's ceded leads
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The Score: Newcastle's Howe error, Man Utd's happy habit and the Moyes outrage
Our chief football writer reviews the main talking points from the weekend's action
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February 2, 2026 at 7:58 AM
THE SCORE - club-by-club Premier League weekend review
- Man City's second halves
- Villa's low block issues
- MGW's pressing
- Ekitike's shot conversion
- West Ham's ceded leads
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- Man City's second halves
- Villa's low block issues
- MGW's pressing
- Ekitike's shot conversion
- West Ham's ceded leads
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Millwall are enjoying their best season in an age. The football makes sense for the club and the owners are creating a legacy in response to tragedy. You really can’t ask for any more.
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The Millwall way is back, and it is glorious
Something special is building at The Den
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January 29, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Millwall are enjoying their best season in an age. The football makes sense for the club and the owners are creating a legacy in response to tragedy. You really can’t ask for any more.
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“Sideways and backwards, everywhere we go” is the new football ground hit.
Supporters are getting sick of risk-averse football that they believe goes nowhere and achieves nothing.
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Supporters are getting sick of risk-averse football that they believe goes nowhere and achieves nothing.
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A 'sideways and backwards' virus has infected English football
Fans are railing against this grim and increasingly common style of play
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January 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
“Sideways and backwards, everywhere we go” is the new football ground hit.
Supporters are getting sick of risk-averse football that they believe goes nowhere and achieves nothing.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Supporters are getting sick of risk-averse football that they believe goes nowhere and achieves nothing.
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I think Portsmouth vs Southampton might be the best derby in English football.
In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.
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In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.
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My pilgrimage to Portsmouth and the best derby in English football
Bitter feuds, bubble matches, fights and a comparative lack of success - Daniel Storey delves into what makes Pompey's famous rivalry with Southampton so great
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January 27, 2026 at 7:49 AM
I think Portsmouth vs Southampton might be the best derby in English football.
In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
I think Portsmouth vs Southampton might be the best derby in English football.
In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
My pilgrimage to Portsmouth and the best derby in English football
Bitter feuds, bubble matches, fights and a comparative lack of success - Daniel Storey delves into what makes Pompey's famous rivalry with Southampton so great
inews.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 7:49 AM
I think Portsmouth vs Southampton might be the best derby in English football.
In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Bromley are English football’s overachievers so far this season. Theirs is an extraordinary rise, a small community club going places like never before.
On The Road with them...
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On The Road with them...
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The miracle of Bromley FC
Bromley's rise to the top of League Two has been achieved through long-term planning, smart investment and community spirit
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January 23, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Bromley are English football’s overachievers so far this season. Theirs is an extraordinary rise, a small community club going places like never before.
On The Road with them...
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On The Road with them...
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Nottingham Forest are in a slog to avoid relegation for the third time in four seasons. A year on from the dream, reality has bitten back. It's a weird old club to support.
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Nottingham Forest's painful, desperate misstep
What should have been the focal point this season has become a complicated distraction
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January 21, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Nottingham Forest are in a slog to avoid relegation for the third time in four seasons. A year on from the dream, reality has bitten back. It's a weird old club to support.
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Southampton are a club staring at their own incompetence, left to rue repeated mistakes while nothing ever seems to improve.
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Southampton FC: How not to get promoted
One thing nobody can blame is a lack of investment, but it's the how and why of that spending that really sticks in the throat
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January 20, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Southampton are a club staring at their own incompetence, left to rue repeated mistakes while nothing ever seems to improve.
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That man @chrisnee.co.uk once again writing about something that I had no idea about and was immediately fascinated by.
This time: a one-time, gloriously complex, Japanese football competition
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This time: a one-time, gloriously complex, Japanese football competition
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The J.League is in the middle of changing its football calendar in a World Cup year – this is the innovative plan to make it work
Introducing the 100 Year Vision League, the reward-laden bridge between J.League seasons
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January 20, 2026 at 10:50 AM
That man @chrisnee.co.uk once again writing about something that I had no idea about and was immediately fascinated by.
This time: a one-time, gloriously complex, Japanese football competition
hpbp.substack.com/p/jleague-j1...
This time: a one-time, gloriously complex, Japanese football competition
hpbp.substack.com/p/jleague-j1...
Southampton are a club staring at their own incompetence, left to rue repeated mistakes while nothing ever seems to improve.
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Southampton FC: How not to get promoted
One thing nobody can blame is a lack of investment, but it's the how and why of that spending that really sticks in the throat
inews.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Southampton are a club staring at their own incompetence, left to rue repeated mistakes while nothing ever seems to improve.
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The Score - club-by-club Premier League weekend review
- Mainoo's redemption
- Glasner nonsense
- Odegaard slowing game
- Man City's defensive line
- Sangare the difference maker
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- Mainoo's redemption
- Glasner nonsense
- Odegaard slowing game
- Man City's defensive line
- Sangare the difference maker
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The Score: Man City's high wire, Palmer isn't himself and don't sleep on Leeds
Our chief football writer reviews the main talking points from the weekend's action
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January 19, 2026 at 8:30 AM
The Score - club-by-club Premier League weekend review
- Mainoo's redemption
- Glasner nonsense
- Odegaard slowing game
- Man City's defensive line
- Sangare the difference maker
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
- Mainoo's redemption
- Glasner nonsense
- Odegaard slowing game
- Man City's defensive line
- Sangare the difference maker
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I wanted to report on Reading again after the dark days had gone.
Life isn’t perfect, but a fanbase now gets to grips with being normal again
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Life isn’t perfect, but a fanbase now gets to grips with being normal again
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Reading FC and the green shoots of hope
Reading are on the long road to recovery as they fight to break free from the past
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January 15, 2026 at 7:59 AM
I wanted to report on Reading again after the dark days had gone.
Life isn’t perfect, but a fanbase now gets to grips with being normal again
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Life isn’t perfect, but a fanbase now gets to grips with being normal again
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