League Two
The Not So Secret Footballer: Readers’ Q and A
It’s been a while since AFC Wimbledon striker Jack Midson wrote for us. He’s been fairly busy to be fair, bagging goals for his club to the extent that he is currently joint top goalscorer in League Two. Nevertheless, Jack has been kind enough to take a few moments out to answer a few of your questions.
What do you miss most about your previous club Oxford?
What I miss …
Fat ladies and fairy lights at Macclesfield Town
There are gripping battles at the top and bottom of every division in the Football League, but the most apocalyptic is always the scramble to climb clear of the foot of League Two. Macclesfield Town have been plunging towards the precipice for a number of months, meaning it’s now or never for the Silkmen to string a couple of wins together and save their Football League status. Kieran Knowles reports.…
How Aidy Boothroyd beat the Burton curse to boost the Cobblers
Aidy Boothroyd could be forgiven for casting a wistful eye towards the likes of Swansea City’s Brendan Rodgers and Paul Lambert of Norwich City - two young managers who are the flavour of the season following their successful adaptation to the Premier League. It could have been him.
Or could it have? When Watford were promoted under his charge, everything seemed rosy. But Boothroyd soon forged a reputation for workmanlike, …
A journey through projects of the Football League
“Project” is generally perceived as a dirty word in English football, particularly in the lower leagues. It is usually employed as justification for short-term failure or overly extravagant expenditure. When things go wrong, everyone needs to pull together and believe in the project. When things go right, it’s just called winning…
proj·ect [n. proj-ekt, -ikt; v. pruh-jekt]
noun
1. something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
2. a …
Good heavens, Steve Evans: A poem for 23 teams in League Two
Good heavens Steve Evans, your fury is so,
your veins protrude from the side of your face,
in inverse proportion your anger does grow,
in relation to Crawley’s current league place,
Good heavens Steve Evans, just calm yourself down,
never mind that crafty Italian chap,
who sits in the dugout at Swindon Town,
and success just falls straight into his lap,
Good heavens Steve Evans, you’ll be in the shake-up,…