Boleyn brief: West Ham United 0 Ipswich Town 1

Posted by on Sep 28, 2011 in Championship, Ipswich Town, The Seventy Two, West Ham United | No Comments

It had been 560 minutes since West Ham lost a league game, writes Stuart Fuller… Last night, that changed. And though this defeat may not prove too costly in the long run, it certainly made inroads into a few Hammers fans’ bank balances.

In fact, only Middlesbrough had gone longer unbeaten than the Hammers this season, yet I still haven’t got the feeling that we are anywhere near a …

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Media Week: Suffolk-ing predictable - The portrayal of Ipswich Town

Posted by on Sep 14, 2011 in Championship, Ipswich Town, The Seventy Two | 6 Comments

Ah, Ipswich Town… such great memories. Jumpers for goalposts, the “Tractor Boys”, Bobby Robson, hmm? Anyway, best not hang around. I’m being chased by Gavin Barber. And he’s got a pitchfork.

What’s your abiding memory of the actor John Thaw? The grumpy brilliance of Inspector Morse? The snarling Jack Regan in the Sweeney? The bumbling middle-aged Dad in 80s sit”com” abomination Home To Roost? Unlikely, that last one. Less …

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Media Week: Life either side of the great divide

Posted by on Sep 12, 2011 in Barnsley, Cardiff City, Championship, Ipswich Town, Season 2010/11, Swansea City, The Seventy Two | No Comments

As a regional football journalist covering both Championship side Cardiff City and newly-promoted Swansea City, Chris Wathan is better placed than most to talk about the rewards and challenges in covering the Premier League and the Football League from a media perspective. Chris was kind enough to answer a few questions to kick off Media Week on The Seventy Two.

Swansea kicked off their Premier League campaign at the Etihad …

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The Seventy Two Unfortunates Football League season preview

Posted by on Aug 1, 2011 in Accrington Stanley, AFC Wimbledon, Aldershot Town, Barnet, Barnsley, Birmingham City, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Bradford City, Brentford, Brighton, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers, Burnley, Burton Albion, Bury, Cardiff City, Carlisle United, Championship, Charlton Athletic, Cheltenham Town, Chesterfield, Colchester United, Coventry City, Crawley Town, Crewe Alexandra, Crystal Palace, Dagenham and Redbridge, Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Exeter City, Gillingham, Hartlepool United, Hereford United, Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Ipswich Town, League Two, Leeds United, Leicester City, Leyton Orient, Macclesfield Town, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Milton Keynes, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Nottingham Forest, Notts County, Oldham Athletic, Oxford United, Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle, Port Vale, Portsmouth, Preston North End, Reading, Rochdale, Rotherham United, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Shrewsbury Town, Southampton, Southend United, Stevenage, Swindon Town, The Seventy Two, Torquay United, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall, Watford, West Ham United, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town | 6 Comments

The Seventy Two has joined forces with fellow Football League blog The Two Unfortunates, not to mention fans of all 72 clubs in the Football League, to bring you a full 108-page season preview.

Click on the image below to read online or click here to download the PDF.

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Championship league ladder: Ipswich Town up, West Ham down

Posted by on Jul 11, 2011 in Championship, Ipswich Town, The Seventy Two, West Ham United | 5 Comments

The Seventy Two’s Championship league ladder continues with the thoughts of Pat Riddell.

In brief, the idea will be that the table begins in the order that the Championship finished at the end of the 2010/11 season and a series of bloggers and journalists will each re-position one team further up and one team further down based on their thoughts over the summer. By the end, we will have …

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