I was asked the other day by a non-football-following colleague of mine whether I knew ‘anything about Third Division football and, if so, whether Millwall will beat Swindon on Saturday?’ Quite apart from liking the old-school effect of the ‘Third Division’ moniker, I was most disappointed not to be able to give him an answer. Whilst I am usually not afraid to pick a winner and have frequently been made to look foolish in the past as a result, this weekend’s League One playoff final is seriously too close to call. Whilst Blackpool secured the most lucrative promotion in history…
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The Thursday Preview: Huddersfield Town Vs. Millwall
Nestling in its West Yorkshire Valley, the Galpharm Stadium, née Alfred McAlpine, is one of the more pleasing of the post-Hillsborough arenas. Huddersfield Town play host to Millwall there on Saturday in the first encounter of their two legged play off and older readers will sigh with nostalgia as the thrice League Champions entertain the South East Londoners. Our likely summer signing for The Two Unfortunates, Chris Matthews, and the inimitable Scarf have provided me with their thoughts ahead of this North v South battle and these are herewith distilled:As the third placed club, the Lions will feel a sense…
Coming Up
Much has been written on these pages about the struggles of Championship basement boys like Peterborough, Plymouth and Crystal Palace, but what about those vying to replace them in English football’s second tier? With eight games to go in League One, Norwich look as good as promoted. They have an eleven-point cushion on the teams below them and have won five of their last six, the only blemish being a draw away at fourth-placed Swindon Town. Assuming the Canaries are certs for promotion, let us turn the spotlight on to the other teams in the running:Leeds UnitedLeeds held an eight-point…
Eight Out of Work Managers
Paul Hart’s instalment at Crystal Palace last week continued the trend for this 2009-10 Championship season to resemble an episode of Swap Shop. We have remarked more than once in recent months how Chairmen have spent a minimum of time over their re-staffing decisions: the first name that springs to mind has become the main axiom. Hence, the newly sacked have been deemed the most suitable to take clubs forward - current experience has been valued above all and we have Darren at Preston, Brian at Burnley, Alan at Hillsborough and now Paul at the Palace.There is no doubt that…
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