EFL: Notts County – League Two’s Merry Little Magpies
It’s well known that magpies love shiny things. After several years of nothing but lint and rusting metals, it seems that the Magpies of Notts County are finally on [...]
League Two
Revisiting Gillingham’s League Survival Fight of 1993, with Tom Simmond’s Midweek Muse
Gillingham went on a breakneck journey in the late 1990s and early 2000s, culminating in three upper mid-table finishes in what is now the Championship, from 2000-2003. [...]
Michelle Owen’s EFL Preview: John Terry to inspire Aston Villa; Blackburn to Bounce Back?
Football is back! This weekend the EFL returns and Michelle Owen takes a look at the hopeful clubs across all three leagues. Championship Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Hull [...]
Ronaldo keen on another ten years at Madrid, Kevin Gallacher: Scots can win World Cup Wembley clash and Olivier Giroud’s biggest childhood fear is bizarre
1. Cristiano Ronaldo claims he still has ten years left at the top of his game. Real Madrid’s Portugal international, 31, signed a new deal to keep him at the Spanish [...]
Cobblers see off Baggies to set up plum Manchester United tie, former Premier League player banned for homophobic verbal abuse and Arsenal’s title odds double already
1. Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp says he hopes to draw on the exploits of the club’s illustrious ‘grandfathers’, including Bob Paisley and Bill Shankly, in order to [...]
Former FIFA president passes away aged 100, Rojo could be part of United’s Fonte deal and phantom goal reported at Griffin Park
1. Manchester City and England international goalkeeper Joe Hart is considering a loan move away from the Etihad after being dropped by Pep Guardiola. Spanish club Sevilla [...]
United star Januzaj feels ‘humiliated’ by Mourinho treatment, England Euro flops deserve stick from fans says Wilshire, and Chelsea announce bans on scarves and brown sauce
1. Manchester United will allow Adnan Januzaj to go on loan to Sunderland. However, it is believed the Belgian striker would prefer a permanent move abroad as he claims he [...]
Former England captain Shearer claims nobody fears the Three Lions, League Cup draw gives Championship sides trips to League 2 opposition, and could this be the best England themed parody song ever?
1. Former Newcastle and England captain turned pundit Alan Shearer has launched a scathing attack on Roy Hodgson’s team, claiming that no other nation in the European [...]
Northampton Town: Allegations of financial misconduct haven’t hindered the Cobblers’ blistering form in League Two
Laura Jones looks at how Northampton Town are dealing with allegations of fraud in League Two. I had to cancel my credit card a few weeks ago, as apparently, someone was [...]
Midweek Muse: Accrington Stanley and Northampton Town are the stories of the season
A couple of acts of quiet heroism are occurring in League Two at present, says Tom Simmonds. Two of the current occupants of the play-off places – fourth-placed Accrington [...]
