top-flight

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In fact, the so-called "mad dog" has got under the skin of some of the biggest names in the top flight over the years with his touchline antics and barracking of the fourth official.

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Kevin Macdonald, briefly, Remi Garde and Eric Black all had a stab at getting a tune from the young prospects Villa reinvested in but, with ownership issues rumbling, the club - one of only seven Premier League ever-presents at the time - dropped out of the top flight for the first time since 1988.

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The poor form has left Spurs just one point above the bottom three heading into Sunday's visit to Premier League holders Liverpool and facing the prospect of a first relegation from the top flight since 1977.

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Following a fortnight off, Scotland's top flight returns with gameweek 30 of a season as unpredictable as it is enthralling.

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Joe Mercer, who won promotion back to the top flight and oversaw a League Cup triumph between 1958-64, was manager for four-and-a-half years before clocking up the 100th of his 119 wins at the helm.

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