A look at Liverpool's pursuit of a Christmas top spot, Jon McClure's support for Samaritans, and Sheffield Wednesday's hopes for promotion.
Premier League leaders Liverpool are going to Tottenham on Sunday searching for a win that would leave them top at Christmas. There are going to be fireworks just because of the way that Tottenham play, and Liverpool are phenomenal on the counter-attack. The Sheffield rock band's new Christmas single, Late Night Phone Call, is out now and proceeds go to Samaritans.
As well as supporting Samaritans with his new single, since 2015 McClure has offered private one-on-one acoustic shows via Zoom on Christmas Day for fans spending the day alone. My dad's side of the family are actually Everton fans because my grandad's brother, Joe McClure, played for them in the 1930s, in the same team as Dixie Dean,' Jon told BBC Sport. 'But it's always been Wednesday for me. My Nan danced with the players when they brought the FA Cup back to Sheffield in 1935, so I think she was a bit of a proto-WAG.' Jon is desperate to see the Owls return to the Premier League after they were relegated back in 2000 - but could their manager, Danny Rohl, get there first, having been linked with the Southampton vacancy? 'It has been a long winter,' added Jon. 'We have looked close to getting back a couple of times down the years but we are a bit worried about losing our manager at the moment, because he is very well regarded by Southampton. 'We love Danny, because he has been brilliant for us. Our problem is our chairman, Dejphon Chansiri, who is not a bad guy but is frustrating because he doesn't listen to the fans. 'I once had a Zoom call with him, when he was in Bangkok and I was in Sheffield, and I must have been on for two hours with him and only managed to say two sentences to him - he just doesn't listen at all. 'So, if you were Danny Rohl, and you could see a possible exit to Southampton, then it might look like an attractive propositio
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