The Seventy Two
The team-by-team Football League tactics bible - #3: Bristol City
Ahead of Bristol City’s vital trip to basement boys Portsmouth this weekend, we decided to employ two up front for a discussion of the Ashton Gate club’s tactics this season. Over to Paul Binning (aka The Exiled Robin) and Will Jones (often found To The Left of Ross) for the inside track on City’s tactical travails.
Current formation and variations
PB - Since Derek McInnes arrived he has …
Neil Warnock and the Tinkitam Express
For his latest historical article Rob Doolan takes us to Gigg Lane, Lancashire. And the foothills of the Himalayas, naturally…
Indian football is back in the headlines at the moment for the first time in years, the well-backed but turbulent Premier League Soccer being the latest venture in the quest to gain the game a foothold in the cricket-obsessed subcontinent. Indeed, the success of cricket’s IPL has heavily influenced the …
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,…
Easy street ends on the A420: Oxford United 2 Swindon Town 0
The A420 is a quaint yet fairly uninspiring stretch of road, writes Andrew Cherrie. From west to east, it takes you through the glorious Cotswolds, up over the ancient limestone ridges and eventually drops you amongst Oxford’s harmonious dreaming spires which clog up many a Japanese tourist’s holiday snaps.
Yet as far as mediocre passages of British motoring go, the A420 is up there with the most forgettable. For …
Six things Sheffield Wednesday fans can expect from Dave Jones
Since being sacked by Cardiff City in the summer, Dave Jones has spent a surprisingly long time unemployed. Sheffield Wednesday have finally given him a route back into management, with the Owls currently lying third in League One and owner Milan Mandaric desperate for promotion to the Championship. So what can Jones bring to the Steel City? Here are six things (one for each of his seasons with the Bluebirds) …