Spireites promoted – League Two review

Posted by on Apr 24, 2011 in Accrington Stanley, Aldershot Town, Barnet, Bradford City, Burton Albion, Bury, Cheltenham Town, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Gillingham, Hereford United, League Two, Lincoln City, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Port Vale, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Stevenage, Stockport County, The Seventy Two, Torquay United, Wycombe Wanderers | 2 Comments

Chesterfield got what they were craving on Friday night as the Spireites were promoted to League One without having to kick a ball, writes Danny Brothers. After the steam rolling effect that they’ve had in League Two this season, it may be fitting that they were elevated to the next level thanks to their rivals not keeping up with the incredible pace they’ve set.

That’s certainly not for the …

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Football League bloggers round-up #3 – February 16th 2011

Posted by on Feb 16, 2011 in Aldershot Town, Bournemouth, Brighton, Bristol City, Championship, Charlton Athletic, Derby County, League Two, Leeds United, Leicester City, Leyton Orient, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday, Shrewsbury Town, Southampton, Southend United, The Seventy Two, Torquay United | No Comments

It’s time for The Seventy Two’s third round-up of the best posts (that I have found) on the subject of Football League clubs over the past fortnight. A bit of a bumper selection on this occasion, which will hopefully become the norm. Feel free to post anything excellent that I’ve missed in the Comments section.

The Equaliser – 1940s Month: Bob Jackson’s Pompey

Swiss Ramble – A Tale of Bristol …

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In defence of the League Cup

Posted by on Aug 10, 2010 in Bradford City, Crewe Alexandra, League Two, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Port Vale, Rochdale, Southend United, Stevenage, The Seventy Two | 3 Comments

One of the many, many solutions mooted as part of the master plan to revive English football in the aftermath of Fabio Capello’s failure to bring home the World Cup this summer was, not for the first time, the abolition of the League Cup. What a terrible shame that would be.

It is tempting to stick the knife into the England squad. We could quote salaries. We could quote results. …

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