The final submission of proposals for the post-Games tenancy at London’s Olympic Stadium has prompted much discussion on the merits of co-habitation between athletics and football in both the print and virtual media this week. As football’s equivalent of Ivan Ivanovich and Ivan Nikiforovich’s quarrel draws to a conclusion, however, I wanted to spare a thought or several for the Football League club stuck on the sidelines of this undignified scrap. And I don’t mean Crystal Palace, whose plan to move in with the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace Park made a refreshing historically-literate contrast to Spurs’ plans for global domination.One…
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Coming Down
Back in March, my fellow blogger Scarf produced a fine analysis of the clubs pushing for a place in the Championship this season, a situation which, at the time of writing is still some way from resolution. Apart from Norwich, the identity of the second automatic promotee is still anyone’s guess. Leeds had a chance to build an unassailable advantage on Saturday but toppled to a miserable defeat at Priestfield. The ease of producing a fine run when there is no pressure can swiftly turn to a wobbly nervousness when the box seat is occupied, as both Swindon and Millwall…
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