League Two review: Final day drama

Posted by on May 13, 2011 in Accrington Stanley, Aldershot Town, Barnet, Bradford City, Burton Albion, Bury, Cheltenham Town, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Gillingham, Hereford United, League Two, Lincoln City, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Port Vale, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Stevenage, Stockport County, The Seventy Two, Torquay United, Wycombe Wanderers | No Comments

Radios are pinned to ears, text messages are quickly answered, cheers of joy and cries of sorrow are heard up and down the country, writes Danny Brothers.

It can only be the final day of the season and in League Two there was still everything to play for. A title race, automatic promotion, playoffs and relegation were all to be decided and places changed with the news of one …

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League Two review: Wycombe sink Bury

Posted by on May 3, 2011 in Accrington Stanley, Aldershot Town, Barnet, Bradford City, Burton Albion, Bury, Cheltenham Town, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Gillingham, Hereford United, League Two, Lincoln City, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Port Vale, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Stevenage, Stockport County, The Seventy Two, Torquay United, Wycombe Wanderers | One Comment

The race to join Bury and Chesterfield in League One next season is going right to the wire, writes Danny Brothers. Either Wycombe Wanderers or Shrewsbury Town will finish third with the other facing the lottery of the playoffs. For Wanderers, after a morale boosting win over Bury on the Shakers’ own ground, it is in their hands and they will be hot favourites to seal the deal with …

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Shakers clinch promotion – League Two review

Posted by on Apr 27, 2011 in Accrington Stanley, Aldershot Town, Barnet, Bradford City, Burton Albion, Bury, Cheltenham Town, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Gillingham, Hereford United, League Two, Lincoln City, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Port Vale, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Stevenage, Stockport County, The Seventy Two, Torquay United, Wycombe Wanderers | No Comments

Billing Monday’s game at Chesterfield as the title decider only really rang true in terms of the Spireites’ pursuit of the championship, writes Danny Brothers, but Bury, the winners of a match worthy of any division, kept hold of their ambitions of stealing the title away at the last while also confirming their place in League One next season.

It was a pulsating contest at the B2Net Stadium …

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Spireites promoted – League Two review

Posted by on Apr 24, 2011 in Accrington Stanley, Aldershot Town, Barnet, Bradford City, Burton Albion, Bury, Cheltenham Town, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Gillingham, Hereford United, League Two, Lincoln City, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Port Vale, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Stevenage, Stockport County, The Seventy Two, Torquay United, Wycombe Wanderers | 2 Comments

Chesterfield got what they were craving on Friday night as the Spireites were promoted to League One without having to kick a ball, writes Danny Brothers. After the steam rolling effect that they’ve had in League Two this season, it may be fitting that they were elevated to the next level thanks to their rivals not keeping up with the incredible pace they’ve set.

That’s certainly not for the …

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Apart, together, apart: The recent past of Norwich City and Stockport County

Posted by on Jan 24, 2011 in Championship, League Two, Norwich City, Stockport County, The Seventy Two | 6 Comments

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We all develop a soft spot for other clubs at some point during our football supporting lives. Norwich City supporter Matt Wallace gradually found himself drawn to Stockport County and their current struggle for survival, both on and off the pitch, therefore has an unlikely ally in deepest Norfolk. A superb bit of writing. Enjoy.

I first saw a Stockport County game when they were languishing in the basement of …

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