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What I want from my football club - Part 1: Supporter interaction

By on April 16, 2012 in the Category Blackpool, Burnley, Championship, Sheffield United, The Seventy Two with No comments
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The Seventy Two has canvassed the opinion of several Football League writers from a variety of different clubs to ask one simple question: what do you want from your football club? Given around 300 words to play with, there were numerous responses so we will be looking at a cross-section every day this week, beginning with the thoughts of Burnley, Blackpool and Sheffield United supporters. Burnley by Adam Haworth “I’ve often thought about what I want from my club, Burnley, in terms of interaction with me and other fans. Those things I want are simple things - news as soon…

Donkey dodging: Dissecting Blackpool’s transfer policy

By on October 27, 2011 in the Category Blackpool, Championship, The Seventy Two with No comments
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Considering Blackpool were the national media’s darlings last season - the phrase ‘breath of fresh air’ was muttered on no fewer than 1,057 occasions - Ian Holloway’s team have largely gone unnoticed this time around, writes Chris Walker. ‘Pool may be hidden away from the prying eyes of the Premier League, but the story at the club continues to be compelling for those who remain interested, specifically the size of the squad. The way the club coped with relegation was always likely to be key to a successful Championship campaign, and the early signs were fairly positive. Admittedly, the ‘big…

Championship league ladder: Middlesbrough up, Leeds United down

By on August 5, 2011 in the Category Championship, Leeds United, Middlesbrough, The Seventy Two with 6 Comments
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The Seventy Two’s Championship league ladder concludes with the thoughts of Chris Walker. In brief, the idea will be that the table begins in the order that the Championship finished at the end of the 2010/11 season and a series of bloggers and journalists will each re-position one team further up and one team further down based on their thoughts over the summer. By the end, we will have a predicted Championship table for which we can all take some part of the blame… Over to Chris… One up: Middlesbrough On the back of a European final in May 2006,…