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Future England stars of the Football League
During England’s European Championship qualifier with Switzerland last week, The Seventy Two asked Football League fans whether there were any players currently at their club who may play for England one day.
It is rarely that simple, of course. And it was a slightly hypocritical question given the opinion piece published on this very site on the subject of Connor Wickham a couple of months ago.
Nevertheless, here are the …
Early doors #3: Middlesbrough, Reading, Hull City and Norwich City
Prior to the first game, The Seventy Two predicted that the Championship’s final top six would, in order, look like this: Middlesbrough, Burnley, Reading, Nottingham Forest, Hull City, Norwich City.
We have already looked in-depth at what Burnley and Forest supporters think of their respective starts to a typically unpredictable season. So what of the rest?
Huge thanks to Middlesbrough fans Mark Forster and Iwan Evans, Reading supporter Russell Hammant, …
Leading the Reading line
4-5-1 is hot now. Having moved beyond the straight damage limitation of its early days in the mid part of the Noughties, the style can be deployed in a variety of ways, with players mutating from midfielders to attackers depending on circumstance.
So, last season, one saw Crystal Palace line up thus on many an occasion, but a seemingly isolated central striker was oft joined by the quick raiding Darren …
Taking the plunge: Championship predictions
Okay, okay. Time to hold the old hands up. There are only twelve names here. A bit of a cop-out, perhaps, but nobody likes to see their team predicted to finish in or around the relegation places before the season kicks off. I’m sure Blackpool fans are already heartily sick of seeing their club’s name in the immediate vicinity of the number 20.
While, sadly, they will probably have no …