Delving deeper: Attempting to analyse League Two

Posted by on Nov 18, 2011 in Accrington Stanley, AFC Wimbledon, Aldershot Town, Barnet, Bradford City, Bristol Rovers, Burton Albion, Cheltenham Town, Crawley Town, Crewe Alexandra, Dagenham and Redbridge, Gillingham, Hereford United, League Two, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Plymouth Argyle, Port Vale, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Swindon Town, The Seventy Two, Torquay United | One Comment

Deeper down in the Football League, writes Aaron Smith from The Washbag, there are no Opta stats or endless TV analysis of every minutiae covering completed passes, interceptions, animated shot graphics and tactical analysis to name but a few. Unless a full 90 minute video of all games was available to analyse, and even then the time to waste, we’ve only really got our eyes and the Press Association …

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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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The Seventy Two’s Football League team of the season

Posted by on Jun 16, 2011 in Bournemouth, Bradford City, Bury, Cardiff City, Championship, League Two, Leyton Orient, Norwich City, Peterborough United, QPR, Season 2010/11, Southampton, Southend United, Swansea City, The Seventy Two, Torquay United, Wycombe Wanderers | 11 Comments

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Team of the season

  1. Shwan Jalal (Bournemouth)
  2. Kevin McNaughton (Cardiff City)
  3. Joe Skarz (Bury)
  4. Jose Fonte (Southampton)
  5. Guy Branston (was Torquay United, now Bradford City)
  6. Dean Cox (Leyton Orient)
  7. Gareth Ainsworth (Wycombe Wanderers)
  8. Adel Taarabt (Queen’s Park Rangers)
  9. Scott Sinclair (Swansea City)
  10. Ryan Hall (Southend United)
  11. Craig Mackail-Smith (Peterborough United)

Manager: Paul Lambert (Norwich City)

I decided to do something a bit different for The Seventy Two’s Football League team …

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The Not So Secret Footballer #3: Close to a deal

Posted by on May 31, 2011 in League Two, Stevenage, The Seventy Two, Torquay United | No Comments

It is time for Jack Midson‘s third diary entry, chronicling his summer pursuing the next step in his professional football career following release from Oxford United. Jack answers a few of your questions including his pick for the standout League Two team this year and reveals that he may already be close to signing for his next club…

Many thanks for your response to the articles so far. There …

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League Two play-off final fans’ view: Stevenage v Torquay United

Posted by on May 28, 2011 in League Two, Stevenage, The Seventy Two, Torquay United | No Comments

Torquay fan Ben Mayhew and Stevenage’s Matthew Kett give their views on the big day to Danny Brothers…

What would promotion mean to you?

MK: It would be great to get promoted again, but I’m not sure that promotion to League 1 would be that much of a positive step long term. In my opinion, I don’t think we’re ready for League 1 both on and off the pitch. …

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