May

2

Left Back in the Championship

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It is the final day of the Championship season on Sunday and, finally, one of the most surreal years in the division’s history will be coming to an exciting conclusion. West Brom are all but promoted after taking a point against Southampton on Monday, but the question of who will be joining them for those [...]

May

1

Left Back in League One

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Onto League One today and it is all a bit of a mess. Swansea are already up as (potential) Champions courtesy of a fantastic season under the stewardship of Roberto Martinez, but, for the chasing trio of Doncaster, Carlisle and Nottingham Forest, nothing can be settled until the arbitration hearing over Leeds’ 15-point deduction has [...]

Apr

30

Left Back in League Two

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The Championship may bamboozle at both ends of the table and League One has plenty of exciting final day fixtures to enjoy, but life in and out of League Two was settled on Tuesday night as Chester gained the point needed to avoid relegation and end Mansfield’s 77-year stay in the football league. The Stags [...]

Apr

16

The Only Way is Up

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Aldershot became the latest side elevated into the Football League on Tuesday night after gaining the point they needed for promotion.
Past winners of the recently re-branded Blue Square Premier have fared extremely over the years indicating that the once large gulf between non-league and league football is becoming ever more blurred. In the past six [...]

Mar

3

Football League Awards

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It was the annual Football League awards in the plush surroundings of London’s Hilton on Sunday as the cream of the Coca-Cola League descended on the capital. Kevin Phillips (Championship), Jermaine Beckford (League One) and Keith Andrews (League Two) were the big winners for their respective divisions but the biggest pat on the back must [...]

Feb

28

Fans of league accumulators, take note

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The Manager of the Month awards for February are in, so avoid backing the following teams as the dreaded curse descends on…
Stoke City! Tony Pulis was the victor in the Championship after guiding Stoke to five wins in six but, somewhat predictably, once the Potters reached the poisoned chalice of first place, they contrived to [...]

Feb

19

Will the Saints march again?

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The bottom half of the Championship table is not a pretty site if you are a fan of mid-nineties Premiership football as a litter of clubs battle relegation in the vain hope of preserving safety and dignity. Southampton are one of those who have endured a torturous few years and, with their latest managerial appointment [...]

Feb

16

FA Cup Weekend is here!

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The FA Cup 5th round has a fantastic glow to it in 2008 with no less than ten of the 16 clubs who have made it this far coming from the Coca-Cola league and, if the draw is kind to those who are left standing, it is not totally inconceivable that one of the ‘minnows’ [...]

Feb

14

Peter Jackson Diagnosed with Cancer

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It is sad to report that Lincoln City manager Peter Jackson has been diagnosed with cancer of the throat. The former Huddersfield boss joined the Imps in October and has elevated the League Two strugglers clear of the relegation zone since the departure of John Schofield. Iffy Onuora, who only joined the club in midweek [...]

Feb

13

Football League Review

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Another round of Championship games are over, and have we learnt anything we didn’t already know? Not particularly, as no team seems overly intent on walking away with the division this year. Watford appear to have finally ended their midseason slump though and Tuesday’s one goal victory over struggling Leicester moved them back to the [...]