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Eye Witness Assessment: Doncaster Rovers will miss Captain Jones
The reception from fans when Paul Dickov was handed the Doncaster Rovers job in the Summer was cautious and perhaps even a little underwhelmed. Following on from a couple of mediocre years at Oldham, punctuated only by some notable FA Cup exploits, it seemed that the Rovers hierarchy had been swayed by headlines rather than statistics.
Dickov arrived after a momentous few years at the Keepmoat. Sean O’Driscoll’s footballing …
Derby County Must Become Harder To Beat
In our season previews for 2013-14, we hinted that Derby County’s steady progress under Nigel Clough could see them launch a long awaited challenge this season. So far, promise has been shown in bursts although the informative 10 game threshold is still a distance away. Here, Ollie Wright, deviser of The Derby County Blog and a previous contributor to these pages, assesses the opening weeks of the …
TTU Go Predicting: a Club-by-Club League 2 Preview
We’re baaack! Kicking off this year’s look ahead to the new season, we focus today on the clubs who’ll be competing in League 2 this year and — because everyone likes a prediction — pass judgement on where they might finish. Then, tomorrow and Wednesday, we put the spotlight on League 1 and the Championship respectively before spending the rest of the time leading up to August 3 offering …
Great Football League Teams 42: Hull City 1965-6
These are heady days indeed for Hull City, back in the Premier league after a short absence, even their capture of the wiles of Steve Bruce saw few tip the Tigers last August. But this current purple period for the East Riding is by no means the only high point in the club’s history. Here’s Matthew Rudd of Amber Nectar with a look back to a famous World Cup …