Notts County
Support and report #2: Middlesbrough and Notts County
For the second of the Support and Report series, it’s time to take a look at two clubs who have recently dispensed with the services of their managers. Gordon Strachan departed Middlesbrough ahead of their trip to Norwich City and Craig Short left his post at League One newcomers Notts County after Saturday’s home defeat at the hands of Colchester United.
Middlesbrough fan Mark Forster made the long journey to …
Is your club getting value for money from agents?
The Football League has published a list of total fees paid to agents by each club during the 2009/10 season. The figures in full can be found here.
By way of some brief analysis, The Seventy Two ranked every Football League club in order of how much they spent on agents and then cross-referenced this with last year’s finishing positions.
The end result is the table found below. It …
Class of 2010 ready for League One challenge
Last year’s automatic promotion places in League Two looked sewn up for the majority of the season.
Notts County began the season with Sven-Goran Eriksson and Sol Campbell in situ, ended with neither but won the title. Rochdale finally exited the division after an overly length spell. Bournemouth admirably fought their way to promotion despite well-documented constraints.
All three will face the music in League One this season and optimism …