News From Other Leagues

[47er]

On 12/12/2021 at 06:59, oldjamfan1 said:

some pretty daunting trips to Burnden Park

You're dead right there! Up amongst the 4 or 5 worst grounds in the whole League. For a Rovers supporter anyway!

[rigger]

16 hours ago, 47er said:

You're dead right there! Up amongst the 4 or 5 worst grounds in the whole League. For a Rovers supporter anyway!

That railway open end was always feisty.

[oldjamfan1]

4 hours ago, rigger said:

That railway open end was always feisty.

The walk/run along Manchester Road was a proper gauntlet. I’ve always really disliked Bolton, almost as much as Burnley.

[JacknOry]

Carter made his debut for Pompey last night and by all accounts did very well, many fans even naming him MOTM. 

[Oldgregg86]

Bit of shithousery at Warrington v marine 😂

he later did a dramatic dive after a ball trickled well wide and continued winding the fans up after the whistle. 
 

The prem has quality on the pitch but you’ve got to love the lower leagues 😂

[matt83]

What the hell is going on at Oldham. Founder members of the premier league now bottom of the football league 7 points off safety. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

16 minutes ago, matt83 said:

What the hell is going on at Oldham. Founder members of the premier league now bottom of the football league 7 points off safety. 

Very sad. I’ve been to Boundary Park many times for both the football and the rugby league.

[pentelrobot]

Sam Burns scored twice for Scunthorpe tonight. Two goals in four minutes.

[DE.]

Christian Walton has signed on a permanent for Ipswich.

https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/christian-walton-on-his-itfc-move-8648174

[arbitro]

From next season ITV will have the EFL highlights from QUEST. This will include the EFL's cup competitions. 

It would be interesting to know how much they have paid for them.

https://www.itv.com/football/articles/itv-to-broadcast-efl-highlights-from-next-season

[chaddyrovers]

Wow

 

 

 

[JHRover]

Interesting. Amazed he's dropped down so low but maybe he is desperate to manage again.

Success or bust for him now.

[Bigdoggsteel]

Thats a shocker 

[frosty]

That's extremely random. I had wondered whether his absence from the game over the past few years was because he didn't want to drop down to Championship level.....then he rocks up in the bottom half of League Two. Sure he could have done a lot better than that. 

Wish him well anyway, I'll always stick up for Hughesy after the job he did here.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

6 minutes ago, frosty said:

That's extremely random. I had wondered whether his absence from the game over the past few years was because he didn't want to drop down to Championship level.....then he rocks up in the bottom half of League Two. Sure he could have done a lot better than that. 

Wish him well anyway, I'll always stick up for Hughesy after the job he did here.

There’s a lot of potential at Bradford if he can get it right.

[Mattyblue]

Oh definitely, and if they were in L1 you could kind of understand it, but 15th in the fourth division, be some ‘journey’ that…

[JHRover]

Its just very strange. I mean I get him dropping down a level to rebuild his reputation, I get that Premier League and even Championship sides might not have been too keen on him and try and get back to where he was. But League Two? He'll be 59 in November, barring a complete miracle they aren't going up this year so have next season to get through at least. He's perhaps got 5 years or so in the tank as a manager, yet will be spending at least the next 18 months in the bottom tier going to Harrogate and Sutton.

Yes Bradford have potential but realistically they are at least 3 years from getting to the Championship even if he works miracles. By the time they've got there or above he will be nearly retired.

I expected him to get an international job somewhere or perhaps in the US.

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I’d still gamble on him doing a better job than Mowbray.

[SuperBrfc]

Wow. I had to read that twice to make sure. It's an odd move for him to go so far down the football pyramid. Excellent appointment for Bradford though.

A few on here felt there was no chance he'd come here to replace Mowbray. I think this shows we could have easily got him back if there was any desire from the club to do so.

[chaddyrovers]

Hughes has been out of football management for such a long time, his stock has gone way down. Shame he made some choices he did. But I hope he turns them around and get them promotion next season. 

Wonder if Mark Bowen will join him?

[chaddyrovers]

Mark Hughes lost his first game in charge but he improve them and next season they will be promotion favourite. He will have big pull in attracting good quality players to play for him. 

Glyn Hodges has joined him as number 2 there

[bazza]

I see Phil Brown has been appointed manager of Barrow. I thought they could have done better by appointing Tony Mowbray. Ah well, not to worry.....

I like Barrow. I hope he gets them playing well enough to hold their own in that league.

[Claytons Left Boot]

Just watching MK Dons thrashing Plymouth 5-0 at Home Park. Look a very assured outfit and, the young lad up front, Scott Twine has bagged four of them. A very good player on this showing.

[DE.]

Is that the 3rd or 4th time in a row now that Rotherham have bounced straight back up from League 1? The definition of a yo yo club at this point. 

[martonrover]

7 minutes ago, DE. said:

Is that the 3rd or 4th time in a row now that Rotherham have bounced straight back up from League 1? The definition of a yo yo club at this point. 

I think they are in a time share arrangement with Peterborough.