Our week of 2010-11 previews starts here and, rather than sound off with our own views once again, we decided this year to canvass the opinion of fans of all the league clubs. Thankfully, we have been overwhelmed with a warm hearted response and no little wit. The Championship previews appear today in two parts, with Leagues 1 and 2 to follow later in the week. Here goes and needless to say, the opinions are those of the contributors and not necessarily The Two Unfortunates:BarnsleyHeadline of the SummerLosing top goal scorer Daniel Bogdanović to our mortal enemies from S2, Sheffield…
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A rock and a hard place
It is no exaggeration to state that the news of Nigel Pearson’s appointment as the new manager of Hull City constituted the most unlikely defection since arch-Tory Quentin Davies crossed the floor to become a Labour minister in 2007. Following months of reports hinting at a raging financial crisis at the Sunshine Band Stadium, Pearson’s abandonment of a team which he guided to the League 1 title in 2008/09 and a more than respectable 5th place finish in last year’s Championship for the East Riding of Yorkshire (as my fellow Unfortunate Lloyd stated earlier today) was a genuinely surprising development.From…
24: Season Review, Part Three: IPS to NEW
Four clubs whose fans will regard any spell in the second echelon as purgatory are the next on our assessment sheet. All, remember, have competed in European competition within recent memory and will feel they don’t belong here. Genuine national personalities have peppered the wage bill at this quartet this season, an underlining of the Football League’s central place in British sport.Ipswich TownMuch more was expected of Ipswich Town in 2009-10 and only a post-Christmas process of resurrection saved the season from being labelled a complete disaster. Early on, it was a case of too many draws and too many…
Tribute: The Greatest Penalty in the World
“I can categorically tell you now. In a situation like this, that is not required. That is not required. I mean, it’s just such a woeful penalty.” So says Mark Bright in his co-commentary on Yann Kermorgant’s shocker, which is categorically at the top of BBC Sport’s most popular videos. Lanterne Rouge, who in a happy coincidence for us profiled the Breton on these pages early last month, suggested at the time that Nigel Pearson may have been “diddled” by a YouTube video of his Greatest Hits. A month or so later, an anonymous comment in support of Kermogant was…
Frank Heaven: I had no idea Telford was so big. As you say, it is close to the West ...
Lanterne Rouge: I didn't know these nuggets - cheers for enlightening us Alexandriang...
alexandriang: Another factor is probably that both the TItans and Panthers played th...
P Squires: Interesting read, but '...which by train is comfortably further from L...
Lloyd: An enjoyable, snappy piece of writing Will.
Going through Worcester...
