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Seem to remember Stockport around the L1 playoffs around Christmas 2008 as well before the wheels came off. By Autumn 2013 they were in the NL North bottom 3. It's a shame whats happened to Scunthorpe. It was clear the foundations were built on sand given how much Swann was bankrolling them but...

Better late than never! :dk:

I know it means nothing but we've done the double over Crawley this season. But I'm certainly not underestimating what an excellent side they are and form does go out of the window when it comes to these big games. My omen is the last time we played a CTFC in the playoff final, we doubled them...

This is very true. I think the non league bounce, the new stadium bounce and the millionaire takeover bounce is a big factor in lower league gates skyrocketing in the 21st century. And most clubs have had one of the three. The big question is the drop off when things turn to pot though. There'll...

I always remember going to yours on Easter Monday when you were having an excellent season in League One and I was surprised how many you were getting back then compared to Saltergate. Lots of young fans, played excellent football and should've beaten us 10-0 but it was only 1-0 in the end. I...

I apologise for the gimmick infringement haha! Perhaps we call him a colander instead? I come across Marschall during Gateshead's NLN title winning season and he got plaudits there and rightly so but the quality between the 6th and 4th tiers is obviously such a jump that it would have been a...

I'm pretty sure if we didn't get Okonkwo in 2022 he was the next target on the list. Just looking at him makes me think we'd have double dropped if we signed him. He's been signed because he fits the "playing it out the back" bollocks. But this is League Two. No point having a keeper who can...

Very happy for Crawley and their fans to be joining us at Wembley. Scott Lindsey is my manager of the season and has done an excellent job. Many of us were confused he left Swindon for Crawley but he certainly did the right thing. Swindon look to be a club going nowhere at the moment whereas...

Considering we've had 20 more seasons above League Two level in the last 30 years than Mansfield have then I'd certainly include Mansfield in the League One minnows section too!

Reverse psychology was the aim of the game! After a few jars yesterday a thought did dawn on me on the train. This was probably the first time this season where Doncaster had genuine expectation and pressure placed upon them because they were under no pressure at all throughout the season and...

The arrogance of a minority of Doncaster fans after Monday already booking Wembley tickets and hotels. Enjoy being out of pocket lads. That there is one of the greatest nights I've had watching us. I didn't think we had a cat in hell's chance but here we are going to Wembley. The season...

Having finished 2nd last year and I waited till August to predict, my method is also tried and tested. Too much of a crapshoot now. Watch as some bonkers billionaire from Kiribati takes over Colchester in the coming weeks or Morecambe end up having to field an entire team of 17 year olds after...

Went into Monday with next to no expectation and I've gone in today with no expectation at all. Some of our fans crying that Doncaster fans are already buying tickets to Wembley. Let's be honest they're doing the right thing in a logical sense. We may as well rename ourselves "Crewe-nil" after...

Absolutely sickening some of the wages being paid at this level now. Funny thing is because actual quality is in short supply you get mugs giving high wages to some truly bang average footballers. 20-30 years ago if you were taking home £50K a year after tax at this level it would be mostly...

Is it me or did Stockport offer less than 10% of the capacity to the away fans last season? Because I always thought Edgeley Park could seat over 10K but they were giving away fans around 900 last year?

You do raise a fair point here. With next season being a season where we're not hindered by the CL final being at Wembley or a Summer football tournament like the World Cup or Euros, I'm assuming there'll be 6 midweek slots as opposed to 8. So there's 6 of everyone's televised games. Throw in...

What you've said there is pretty much what La Liga do. La Liga have 10 individual slots for their matches ranging from 1 match Friday Night, 4 each on Saturday and Sunday and 1 on Monday Night. The Premier League did this during lockdown too and I think that's genuinely their long term goal and...

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sport/football/sky-sports-plus-efl-deal/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=organicsocial&utm_campaign=linktest This is nothing but an attempt to scrap the blackout by stealth I'm absolutely sure of it. I'm actually not sure what the positives are from this if we...

Sass-Davies? Bloke's looked a liability in the league below. Artell always rated him when with us yet no one else did. Surprised Dave Richards and Regan Griffiths aren't on his list either.

Entirely predictable. Excellent at home under Bell for most of 2023 and yet in 2024 we've not put in one good performance at home. Even in the very few games we've won. 5 goals scored in 2 months is a shambles. 4 of them have come from one player. Every time we have a big crowd at home these...