A Brief Introduction to the League Two Relegation Candidates

With ten games or less remaining for virtually every Football League side, most supporters have a pretty good idea of what the next few months holds in store for their team: a promotion push; mid-table obscurity; or a fight against relegation.

Honing in on the bottom of League Two, a small but significant five point gap has opened up between Bristol Rovers and Barnet in positions 17 and 18 …

Ten Reasons to Love the Football League

So Football is officially dead then — beside images of sideburns, NHS celebrations, Kenneth Branagh in a top hat, a Somali-born hero, David Rudisha, the lightning bolt and the tranquil surrounds of ‘Eton Dorney’, the game has lost its sheen — embattled as it was when Freddie Flintoff inspired an Embrace song in 2005 and Jonny drop kicked that ball two years before.

Well maybe — but we still …

TTU Season Preview 2012-13: A Cautious Welcome to Fleetwood Town

The new season sees the Football League welcome another previously unfamiliar side to its ranks. Following Crawley’s ascension last year, their brethren in red — Fleetwood Town — will compete in the 72 for the very first time this coming season.

Fleetwood have been in the news before, their breakneck rise through the non-league pyramid capturing attention, not least when they came up against Blackpool in the FA Cup last …

Never Write Off a Wounded ‘Banger’ - Carlisle United Will Go Down Swinging

This time four years ago Carlisle United stood on the brink of glory. A single win from their last four games against Leeds United, Southend, Millwall or Bournemouth would have been enough for the Cumbrians to claim the final automatic promotion spot from League One and reach the heady heights of English football’s second tier for the first time in 20 years.

Some fans will tell you that the …

The Monday Profile: Nigel Adkins

When former Scunthorpe United boss Nigel Adkins was confirmed as the new manager at then League 1 Southampton, eyebrows were raised amongst the St Mary’s faithful. Eighteen months later and Southampton are looking to win back-to-back promotions, with Adkins’ managerial record for the 2010-11 season bettered only by Sir Alex Ferguson. The statistics certainly suggest Adkins has what it takes to carry Southampton back to the Premier League — but …

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