Recent conference alumni getting an early chance in the play offs has been a strong theme of recent years and Stevenage FC certainly don’t seem to have tarried in their first season in the football league. But when we last featured the Hertfordshire club in advance of what proved to be a momentous win over Newcastle in the FA Cup in January, they were in far from rude health. At that point, a woeful early winter had seen them beat nobody barring localish rivals Barnet over a three month period and I was left to analyze why they kept on failing to…
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The Monday Profile: Jimmy Ryan
Now we have passed the 15-game mark in all three Football League divisions, the league tables are starting to settle down and supporters of all clubs are starting to get a feel for how their division is likely to pan out. Discussions have taken place on a good many forums on which teams have surprised, which have underwhelmed and, of course, how our own chosen one compares to the opposition. The Stockport County messageboard features one such discussion, on the topic of ‘Which opposition player has impressed you most this season?’ The almost unanimous reply nominated Jimmy Ryan, Accrington’s impressive…
Yasser: It would be fair to say that football doesn't register on the consciou...
David Fellerath: Sounds awful, but why would the Nottingham Forest men's club pull the ...
Ben: They certainly impressed against Newcastle, eventually running out of ...
Lanterne Rouge: I think the principle that football fans should be treated equally is ...
Lloyd: Great piece, Tom, which comes just days after my dad lamented the chan...
