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Media Week: National newspapers and the Football League

By on September 14, 2011 in the Category Championship, League Two, The Seventy Two with 1 Comment
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The future of national newspaper coverage of the Football League seems to be at a crossroads. With the unceasing growth of social media moulding the way the media works, there is a sense that the press can no longer ignore divisions beneath the Premier League. Maybe that’s just my natural optimism shining through… Ryan Hubbard is more sceptical. What is your opinion of Football League coverage in the national press? The fact is that in your average 20-or-so page Monday football supplement, the amount of coverage given to the bottom 52% of England’s League Football ladder will generally take up…

Five Stars: Leicester City’s best players in the 21st century

By on March 8, 2011 in the Category Championship, Leicester City, The Seventy Two with 6 Comments
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Choosing the best Leicester City players of the last 11-or-so years was always going to be a difficult task. Especially as there are only two or three men who could be considered as having a massive impact on the club in that time. Ryan Hubbard looks down, takes a deep breath and gives five names. After Martin O’Neill’s Golden Generation separated at the turn of the Millennium, the fans at Filbert Way have not exactly been over-awed with the talent on display. Numerous disappointing signings (Junior Lewis, Trevor Benjamin and Sergio Hellings, anyone?) have provided the bulk of the last…

Lower leagues across the globe #7: Poland

By on February 10, 2011 in the Category Championship, League Two, The Seventy Two with No comments
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After a short hiatus, we are back on the road to learn about lower league football in another country. It is the turn of Poland to come under the microscope and Ryan Hubbard, the man behind Los Revolucionarios, is on hand to tell us all how things work in that particular corner of Eastern Europe. Over the last few years, a number of Eastern European friends have sparked my interest in their national leagues. Having always wanted to visit Poland, this was the league that stood out. However, there was one thing that wasn’t made clear. I knew of Wisla…

Manchester City v Leicester City: Happy anniversary Signor Mancini?

By on January 18, 2011 in the Category Championship, Leicester City, The Seventy Two with No comments
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This evening sees Leicester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson pit his wits against one of his oldest friends in football. Roberto Mancini and his Manchester City team will provide gargantuan opposition for the Foxes in their quest to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup. But, as Ryan Hubbard explains, if it wasn’t for the former England boss and the Championship side he currently manages, Mancini may never have even stepped foot inside the City of Manchester Stadium. The background In the 1999/2000 season, a thirty-five year old Mancini was battling away for Serie A top dogs Lazio, helping them…