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Football League bloggers round-up #3 - February 16th 2011
It’s time for The Seventy Two’s third round-up of the best posts (that I have found) on the subject of Football League clubs over the past fortnight. A bit of a bumper selection on this occasion, which will hopefully become the norm. Feel free to post anything excellent that I’ve missed in the Comments section.
The Equaliser - 1940s Month: Bob Jackson’s Pompey
Swiss Ramble - A Tale of Bristol …
From Sao Paulo to Southend: The Football League boys from Brazil
Sometimes I manage to convince myself that football no longer holds any real element of surprise. That everything has been done, or at least that the sparkle has faded in some way and been replaced by cynicism. And at the final moment, just when all seems to be lost, it saves itself. The story begins.
Brazil. The land of blue, green and gold. As in the flag, as in the…
The Wacky Races at the top of the Championship
The top half of the Championship is a ruthless arena, seemingly always populated by a wide variety of characters each season. As the jostling for play-off position continues to rage into the new year, the current eclectic assortment brings to mind a favourite of the past. But who will win the Wacky Race to Wembley?
Dick Dastardly and Muttley in the Mean Machine
The team everyone loves to hate. You …
Football League bloggers round-up #2 - January 29th 2011
Every fortnight during 2011, The Seventy Two will round up the best football writing about clubs in the Championship, League One and League Two on other blogs across the world wide web. The second of these regular round-ups features posts from Zonal Marking, European Football Weekends, A United View On Football, Gib Football Show and The Two Unfortunates.
The aim with future round-ups will be to feature more club-specific blogs …
Replay is reward for Grayson’s strong Leeds lineup
It could have been even better, but Leeds United’s efforts in securing a deserved draw against Arsenal in the FA Cup Third Round were a huge credit to Simon Grayson’s fearless team selection and fitting reward for the huge numbers of the Yorkshire club’s followers that converged on the Emirates Stadium to support their side.
Which angle to take when writing about Leeds United? Although many supporters of opposition clubs …