A few weeks ago, one poster on these pages said that the only surprise of the season so far was that there hadn’t been any, but the last three games have turned that over to an extent. The three relegated teams still head the table, but a collective sticky patch has opened things up a little. Just 10 points have been garnered from a possible 27 between them in the last three games, which roughly equates to Reading’s form this season, so there’s hope for the rest of us yet. Of the trio’s two more vulnerable sides, Middlesboro’s Smogblogger has…
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Playing the Long Game at Derby
Derby County’s first opening day victory for seven years was greeted with some gusto at Pride Park on Saturday, but Nigel Clough will be in the stables setting up a strong set of reins for his horses. The 2-1 victory over a hotly tipped Peterborough United set off whoops of delight in Litchurch and Wilmorton, but the history of Clough Junior’s stay across the county border at Burton Albion will identify him as disdainful of instant gratification.The chief Summer signings all suggest evolution, not revolution. Dean Moxey was persuaded away from Paul Tisdale’s exciting Exeter project and his arrival has…
A New Derby Wing Man
Lee Croft first came to significant national attention following a scything tackle on Nicky Hunt in a BBC televised cup tie between Bolton and Oldham in 2005: a combine harvester of a lunge that seemed a personal tribute to Andoni Goikoetxea, the legendary “Beast of Bilbao”. The youngster was on loan to the Latics at the time from Manchester City, but this unhappy incident could not have been more misleading. Croft is no lower division clogger and his reputation has long since been rehabilitated. Unlucky to be ushered out the door at Eastlands, Croft found his way to the Norwich…
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