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FL Weekly EXCLUSIVE P.4:

David Weir - from player to manger

“Same industry but a completely

different experience, like going from a

dentist to a doctor’’

Also Inside…..

Fighting talk as Clarets prepare for Leicester in top of the

table clash - Premier League promotion push p. 2-3

Off to Rio? P.5-6

Which FL players could be

heading to the World Cup


Uncertainty at Elland Road

Italian businessman, Massimo

Cellino, has seen his offer to buy a

majority stake in Football League

Championship giants, Leeds United,

fall through after his application was

rejected by the Football League.

Cellino, 57, has been

disqualified from buying the

Yorkshire club by the Football

League for failure to pay import tax

on a yacht he recently purchased.

Cellino attempted to buy a 75%

stake in Leeds United on the 31st

January but has since been knocked

back.

Following Tuesday’s 4-1

hammering away to Bournemouth,

United boss, Brian McDermott, said

that the club’s off-the-field issues

are “affecting his players”. The

defeat was the fourth in five games

for Leeds United, and although their

isn’t any real fear of relegation back

to League One for the supporters,

the future of the club is certainly

causing concern.

through and McDermott to be

reinstated by the club’s current

owners, GFH Capital, hours later.

Cellino has stated that he will

appeal the Football League’s decision

and that he feels a “responsibility to

the fans”. The Italian has been

bankrolling the club since January

and wants a return on his investment.

Owning a football club is not

something out of the ordinary for

Cellino who currently owns Italian

Serie A side Cagliari.

Brian McDermott will be

hoping the off-the-field problems do

not continue to affect the on-field

performance on Saturday, as Leeds

face a visit from Yorkshire

neighbours, Doncaster Rovers. A win

Crisis at Forest

Billy Davies has been relieved of his

duties as Nottingham Forest manger

following the clubs 5-0 defeat at the

hands of bitter rivals Derby County.

The sacking spells the end of Davies’

second reign over Forest having pre-

viously being sacked in 2011 after

spending three years in charge.

Forest chairman, Fawaz Al-

Hasawi has urged supporters to be

patient as he will not rush to replace

49 year old Davies.

Former Cardiff City and

Watford boss, Malky Mackay has been

linked as a strong contender for the

job, along with another former

Watford manager, Gianfranco Zola.

Ex-England boss, Glenn Hoddle, is

also rumoured to have been shortlisted

for the job.

Nottingham Forest are currently

sitting 7th in the table just outside of

the play-offs, two points behind 6th

placed Reading despite The Royal’s

3-1 home defeat to Barnsley.

Forest face Ipswich Town at Portman

Road this Saturday and will be hoping

they can turn their fortunes around.

Are Leicester Bottling It?

Leicester City may still be top of

the Championship, but recent results

may give their fans cause for concern.

The Foxes could only manage a draw

away to a struggling Blackburn Rovers

side last Saturday, and needed a last

gasp equaliser from goalkeeper,

Kasper Schmeichel, to rescue a point

at home to relegation zone Yeovil

Town in midweek. Whilst they are still

picking up points, a relentless Burnley

keep biting at their heels having won

their last three games. The two sides

meet each other at Turf Moor on

Saturday for what could prove to be a

turning point for both clubs.

Bournemouth 4

Leeds United 1

Burnley 2

Doncaster Rovers 0

Huddersfield Town 2

Middlesbrough 2

Ipswich Town 2

Derby County 1

Leicester City 1

Yeovil Town 1

Millwall 2

Birmingham City 3

Nottingham Forest 0

Charlton Athletic 1

Queens Park Rangers 1

Wigan Athletic 0

Sheffield Wednesday 1

Brighton & Hove Albion 0

Watford 3

Blackburn Rovers 3

Bolton Wanderers 1

Blackpool 0

Reading 1

Barnsley 3

Cellino Deal Falls Through What Does the Future Hold For Leeds United?

Other News Results 25th March 2014

Ipswich Town 6/5

Draw 9/4

Nottingham Forest 23/10

Leeds United 4/5

Draw 13/5

Doncaster Rovers 100/30

Goal Count - 35


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Championship weekend preview

Burnley Leicester

City

The biggest game of the weekend in the Championship. First versus second

offers plenty of entertainment and hopefully plenty of goals.

Burnley Draw Leicester City

19/10 23/10 7/5

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Birmingham Bournemouth

City

Two out of form teams hoping to turn the tide, Birmingham boss Lee Clark

is under increased pressure and will be hoping to take all three points on

Saturday.

Birmingham City Draw Bournemouth

15/8 21/10 6/4

Bolton Wigan

Wanderers Athletic

Wigan Athletic have made an impressive turn around following their poor

start to the season, Uwe Rosler’s side find themselves in the play-off places

whilst Bolton Wanderers find themselves slipping down the table.

Bolton Wanderers Draw Wigan Athletic

17/10 11/5 17/10

Brighton & Middlesbrough

Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion need all three points if they are to keep their

play-off dream alive, where as Saturday’s visitors to the Amex Stadium,

Middlesbrough, don’t have much to play for.

Brighton & Hove Albion Draw Middlesbrough

19/20 12/5 3/1

Derby Charlton

County Athletic

Derby County will be looking to pile the pressure on Burnley with a win and

hope that The Clarets drop points, this game will not be as easy for The

Rams as the league table suggests as Charlton Athletic are fighting for their

lives.

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Millwall Blackburn

Rovers

A huge game for Millwall who are looking to give themselves a boost in

their hunt for survival, but Blackburn Rovers will be no pushovers as they

have play-off ambitions.

Millwall Draw Blackburn Rovers

19/10 11/5 6/4

Queens Blackpool

Park Rangers

A must win for Queens Park Rangers who have let their form slip of late

and have seen the gap between themselves and the automatic promotion

places increase a lot further than Harry Radknapp would have liked.

Queens Park Rangers Draw Blackpool

4/7 13/5 11/2

Reading Huddersfield

Town

The loss to Barnsley midweek was a huge blow to Reading’s play-off hopes

but they will be looking to turn things around against a Huddersfield Town

side without a win in five games.

Reading Draw Huddersfield Town

4/5 5/2 7/2

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Sheffield Watford

Wednesday

A bit of a nothing game for both teams; The Owls look all but safe and

Watford have seen their play-off ambitions diminish, but that doesn't take

anything away from what should be an interesting mid-table clash.

Sheffield Wednesday Draw Watford

7/5 9/4 19/10

Yeovil Barnsley

Town

A massive game for both sides who find themselves in the relegation zone.

A loss for either team would be catastrophic, but The Glovers picked up a

good point away at league leaders, Leicester City, midweek and Barnsley

took all three points away at Reading, so this could be a very entertaining

affair.

Yeovil Town Draw Barnsley

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It has been a testing few

months for former Rangers and

Everton captain David Weir; sacked

after just thirteen games in charge of

Sheffield United, the 43 year old

Scot has had a real test of character,

but is now revelling in his new

assistant managers role at League

One promotion candidates

Brentford.

Football League Weekly

managed to meet up with Scotland’s

oldster ever international for an

exclusive interview.

How did you find the transi-

tion from playing professional

football to management with

Sheffield United and what

difficulties did you face?

“I think it’s a big transition; it’s

the same industry but a completely

different job. It’s sort of going from

one profession to another, like

going from a dentist to a doctor.

You can try and prepare yourself

and do all the courses that you need

to do, and give yourself the best

chance but it is still a different

experience.”

What characteristics

did you pick up from managers

whilst you were playing which

have helped you at your jobs with

Sheffield United and Brentford?

“I think they are all different,

the key thing is you have just got

to be yourself. I don’t think you can

use someone else's characteristics,

you just have to be yourself, use how

you are as a person and transmit that

across.”

How are you finding the

assistant managers job at

Brentford?

“I’m really enjoying it. I’m still

as involved as I was at Sheffield

United and still able to give my input

and discuss the issues I have and like

working with so many different

people.”

How is the season going and

which areas do you think Brent-

ford need to improve upon as a

whole?

“The season is going pretty well,

we are currently second, we just

need to keep doing what we’re doing

and keep picking up points. We need

to remain as positive as we have

been and keep our outlook consistent

by trying to win games, even when

we’re ahead we keep trying to score

goals. Keeping our momentum is

key.”

Do you have any future

aspirations with regards to

management in football?

“Not long term to be honest, I

am enjoying what I’m doing at

the moment; you can never really

plan that far ahead in football

because it’s such a short term

industry. You

just have to

focus on next

week rather than the

distant future, at the

moment my

main focus is

Brentford.”

Is it easy to pick up skills and

did you learn a lot from

Sheffield United to take with you to

Brentford?

No matter what you are doing,

whether it be a good or bad

experience, you pick up things and

their are probably some things that

you would do differently. If you come

across a situation in the future you

might handle it differently. I am

constantly learning and trying to get

better, I think that’s just the way of

life.”

Things have been going

according to plan so far this season for

the Bees, who currently sit in second

place but are facing a tough trip to

Oldham Athletic on Saturday

following their 3-0 loss away to

Rotherham United on Tuesday night.

Coventry Rise to see off

Stevenage

Coventry have ended their run

of four straight league games without a

win after a 1-0 victory over Stevenage

at Sixfields Stadium on Wednesday.

Dan Seaborne scored the only goal in

a tight encounter between two teams

fighting for survival, but the score-line

could have been totally different on

another day with Francois Zoko’s

header hitting the post and Luke

Freeman saw his effort cleared off the

line, before Stevenage keeper, Steve

Arnold saved Callum Wilson’s penalty.

The win moves the sky blues six

points clear of the relegation zone and

leaves Stevenage rock bottom.

Seaborne nodded home after

67minutes from John Fleck’s corner in

front of a weak, 1,697 crowd.

Coventry City now face a difficult trip

to Crewe Alexandra on Saturday,

whilst Stevenage face a Port Vale side

eager to make the play-offs.

Bradford City 0

Walsall 2

Bristol City 5

Port Vale 0

Carlisle United 0

Shrewsbury Town 0

Crawley Town 0

Sheffield United 2

Crewe Alexandra 1

Notts County 3

Leyton Orient 1

Oldham Athletic 1

MK Dons 0

Gillingham 1

Preston North End 3

Peterborough United 1

Rotherham United 3

Brentford 0

Tranmere Rovers 1

Swindon Town 2

Wolves 4

Colchester United 2

Weir: “Keeping Momentum is Key” Exclusive Interview with the Former Blades Boss

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Results 25th March 2014

Results 26th March 2014

Oldham Athletic 12/5

Draw 5/2

Brentford Evens

Goal Count - 33

Weir, inset, is Scotland’s oldest

capped international and is

enjoying the transition from

playing to management.

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Other News

Coventry 1

Stevenage 0


League 1 weekend preview

Crewe Coventry

Alexandra City

A huge game for both sides as far as survival is concerned, especially

for Coventry City who have just one win in their last eight games.

Crewe Alexandra Draw Coventry City

8/5 11/5 8/5

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Leyton Bradford

Orient City

Bradford City face a tough test against a Leyton Orient side

eager for promotion and biting at the heels of the automatic promotion

places.

Leyton Orient Draw Bradford City

4/6 13/5 4/1

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MK Wolverhampton

Dons Wanderers

A tough game for both sides, Wolves are serious con-

tenders for automatic promotion but face a very difficult trip to MK Dons

who are looking to secure a play-off spot.

MK Dons Draw Wolves

21/10 12/5 23/20

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Notts Colchester

County United

Notts County will be hoping to pick up some much-needed

points at home to a slipping Colchester United side. The Magpies are rock

bottom of League One and desperately need a win.

Notts County Draw Colchester United

6/5 12/5 2/1

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Preston Crawley

North End Town

Preston North End will be looking to increase their chances of finishing in

the play-offs with a win at home to an inconsistent Crawley Town.

Preston North End Draw Crawley Town

4/6 13/5 4/1

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Rotherham Bristol

United City

A win for Rotherham United would all but seal a play-off spot for The Mill-

ers but a win for Bristol City would drastically increase their chances of sur-

vival.

Rotherham United Draw Bristol City

4/6 13/5 4/1

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Stevenage Port

Vale

Port Vale have not given up hope of making the play-offs so will be looking

to take all three points, as will Stevenage who need to pick up as many

points as possible if they are to avoid the drop.

Stevenage Draw Port Vale

6/5 12/5 2/1

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Swindon Sheffield

Town United

Since Nigel Clough’s appointment, Sheffield United have

risen up the table and find themselves just outside the play-off positions, a

win for either side would significantly increase their chances of reaching the

play-offs.

Swindon Town Draw Sheffield United

8/5 11/5 8/5

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Tranmere Carlisle

Rovers United

Arguably the biggest League One fixture of the weekend; a loss

for either side would deal a crushing blow to their hopes of survival. Carlisle

United top the relegation zone with Tranmere Rovers one place above.

Tranmere Rovers Draw Carlisle United

13/10 12/5 15/8

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Walsall Shrewsbury

Town

Three points for Shrewsbury Town would be a big boost in their hopes for

survival, where as a win for Walsall would keep up the pressure on the play-

offs.

Walsall Draw Shrewsbury Town

4/6 13/5 4/1

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World Cup “ Its Just like watching Brazil ’’

IN

With less than 76 days till the start of the world cup the guys at Football League Weekly

have decided to make a world cup 11 made up of entirely Football League players. Did any

players from your team make the cut? Joey Barton certainly didn’t...sorry Joey!

In 2006 League 1 side

Port Vale’s midfielder

Chris Burchall, born in

Stafford, England, repre-

sented Trinidad and

Tobago as his mother

was born in the First

port of Spain. He also

played against the Thee

Lions in the group stage!

Ceasar – The QPR and

Brazilian shot stopper, is

perhaps the Football

League’s best bet of lifting

the world cup trophy. On loan to

Toronto FC from Rangers, the well-

travelled ‘keeper has won the UEFA

Champions League, the FIFA Club

World Cup and Serie A Goalkeeper

of the Year title on two separate

occasions. With 78 caps for the host

nation already to his name and Bra-

zil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari already

confirming César will be going to

the 2014 World Cup, glory could be

Ekotto- Another QPR

player, and another well-

known name on our list.

On loan from parent club

Tottenham, the French born Assou-

Ekotto currently has 18 caps for

Cameroon. At 29, Rio 2014 could

well be a last shot at the finals for the

highly regarded left back.

Neill – Currently at

Watford, the former

Australia captain has

96 caps for the Soc-

ceroos. He also has experience

of World Cup football, with

appearances in the 2006 World

Cup and 2010 World Cup under

his belt. However, with two

successive 6-0 losses in World

Cup warm up matches seeing

coach Holger Osieck losing his

job it’s still yet to be seen,

whether Neill will be represent-

ing the Football league in Rio.

Jara- A favourite with Not-

tingham Forest fans, Jara will

be kept busy in Rio when he

encounters some of the best

players in the World. With Chile

drawn against both the Netherlands

and holders Spain the versatile full

back is sure to have his hands full.

Onyewu – With an

International career

spanning a decade,

Sheffield Wednesday’s

Oguchialu Onyewu is one of the

most experienced players in our

starting X1. Onyewu, similarly to

Julio Ceasar has had a spell with

some of Europe’s top clubs, in-

cluding Italian giants AC Milan

and Portuguese side Malaga. On-

yewu also has experience on the

biggest stage, with appearances

for USA at both the 2006 and

2010 World Cups.

Beausejour- Gonzalo

Jara’s national counter-

part, Jean Beausejour also

faces an unenviable task

this summer in Rio. After contro-

versy surrounding Beausejour under

pervious manager Claudio Borghi,

he has since been restored to the

national side. The Wigan midfielder

also played a part in the 2010 World

Cup scoring the only goal against

Honduras in the group stages,

Chile’s first win at a World cup

since 1962.

Espinosa – Wigan

midfielder and FA Cup

winner Roger

Espinoza is hoping to

guide Honduras out of their

group and into the knockout

stages for the first time.

Espinoza played in two qualify-

ing matches for Honduras and

also took part in the 2012 Lon-

don Olympics. He an important

player for Honduras and a

player to keep an eye on in Bra-

zil.

Ghoochannejhad- Offi-

cially the longest name in

the Football League and

despite representing the

Netherlands at every youth level, the

Charlton forward will relish the

challenge of being Iran’s top goal

threat come the World Cup. With 7

goals in his last 7 international

matches, key to Iran finishing top of

their World Cup Qualifying Group

the 26 year old is ready to shock the

World in Rio.

Kranjcar- With perhaps the most

impressive international stats of

our X1 on loan QPR starlet Niko

Kranjcar has already represented

Croatia in the 2006 FIFA World Cup,

UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2012.

He also played a major part in Croatia’s

qualification for the tournament, scoring

against eventual qualifying group winners

Belgium. Kranjcar is regarded as a definite

starter in Rio and features in the opening

match of the tournament against teammate

Julio Ceasar’s Brazil.

Lee Chung-Yong- Nick-

named the “Blue dragon”

Lee is widely regarded as one

of the top young South Ko-

rean footballing prospects. The twenty

five year old is currently at Bolton

Wanderers and featured in the 2010

World Cup. Lee scored an injury time

goal in the first half against Argentina

and again in the round of 16 match

against Uruguay in South Korea's 2–1

defeat. He also captained the Korean

side in a friendly against Switzerland

and scored the winning goal with an

87th minute header. With over 50 caps

Lee will look to be the star of the show

once again in Brazil.

Djebbeour – After recently

joining Nottingham Forest

on a two and a half year

deal ‘The Terrorist’ as he is

known by his machine gun goal cele-

brations has been well received by

The Reds’ faithful. Djebbeour also

has international experience repre-

senting his country at the 2010 FIFA

World Cup in South Africa and al-

though he failed to score, will be hop-

ing for some improvement this time

around in Rio.

GK-Julio Ceasar

LB-Assou Ekottto

CB- Lucas Neill

RM-Lee Chung Yong

RB– Gonzalo Jara CB-Oguchi Onyewu

LM-Roger Espinoza

ST-Reza Ghoochannejhad

CM-Jean Beausejour

ST-Rafik Djebbour

CM-Niko Kranjcar

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Special “He’ll play for England that kid!”

What is the Capital of

Brazil?

Send your answer to

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Current England goalkeeper and Manchester city ace Joe Hart successfully

converted a penalty in the Under 21 world championships against Sweden

in 2009! He also saved from Marcus Berg as England won 5-4 on Penal-

ties... Will he take a penalty in Rio this summer?

Future England 11

Alex McCarthy

Harry McGuire Liam Moore

Sam Byram Ben Mee

Not a week goes by on the terraces in the Football League where some fan

doesn’t say the words ‘He’ll play for England that lad”. More than half of the

time its simply not true and the same fan will no doubt sing along in a chorus

of “your not fit to wear the shirt” in the resultant week, however ever so often

the average fan gets it right. Hoards of players have played for England at

various levels in the Football League and this week we have been discussing,

arguing and devising our possible future England 11.

Will Hughes (C) Alex Mowatt

Dele Alli

Danny Ings Max Clayton

Adam Reach

SUBSTITUTES

GK - George Long

DF - Luke Ayling

DF- Kieran Trippier

MF-Adam Clayton

FWD– Charlie Austin

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Name: Alex McCarthy Name: Sam Byram Name: Harry McGuire

Name: Liam Moore Name: Ben Mee Name: Alex Mowatt

Name: Will Hughes (C) Name: Dele Alli Name: Adam Reach

Name: Max Clayton Name: Danny Ings

Apps: 136 Goals: 0 Apps: 77 Goals: 4 Apps: 156 Goals:12

Apps: 76 Goals: 1 Apps: 104 Goals: 1 Apps: 26 Goals: 1

Apps: 80 Goals: 6 Apps: 35 Goals: 7 Apps: 65 Goals: 8

Apps: 92 Goals: 16 Apps: 130 Goals: 46

Club: Reading Club: Leeds United

Club: Leicester City Club: Burnley FC Club: Leeds United

Club: Derby County Club: MK Dons Club: Bradford

Club: Crewe. Club: Burnley

Club: Sheffield United

Think you can do a better job? Send your future Football League

England side to [email protected] to be within a

chance of winning 2 tickets to England’s opening match in Brazil

this summer. Competition and prize sponsored by Thomas Cook

Sport travel holidays! (Term and conditions apply)


League 2 Review

Results: York 1-0 Torquay

Burton 1-0 Wycombe

Dag&Red 0-0 Accrington

Hartlepool 2-4 Mansfield

Northampton 2-2 Wimbledon

Cheltenham 0-2 Scunthorpe

Fleetwood 3-1 Bristol Rovers

Newport 0-0 Bury

Plymouth 1-2 Exeter

Rochdale 3-0 Portsmouth

Chesterfield 1-0 Morecombe

CHESTERFIELD CHASE CONTINUES

Rochdale still in top contention of

automatic promotion , The Dale put in

another impressive performance on a cold

Tuesday night which saw them run out 3-0

winners against relegation strugglers

Portsmouth . Rochdale seemed very

comfortable and had a sense of free

flowing football to their game. The

stats showed that Rochdale domi-

nated the game having had 58% posses-

sion after the 90minutes.

Goals from Matthew Lund,

Ian Henderson and Peter Vin-

centi sealed the victory to keep

the Dale top of the Skybet

League Two.

After a brief dip in form it was business as

usual for Chesterfield who kept promotion

dreams alive thanks to James O’Shea who

headed home after 19 minutes. The home

side then continued to pile on the pressure

keeping the hands Morecambe’s keeper

Ryan Williams warm who kept his side in

the game.

Williams was then further tested with

two free kicks from Tommy Lee be-

fore the home side was then kept out

by the woodwork as Sam Morsy saw

his effort cannon off the cross bar.

Chesterfield are now sitting comforta-

bly in the automatic playoff

places although have played a

game more than all of their clos-

est rivals. Morecambe have now

failed to win any of their last

four games and are sat in 15th.

Burton v

Wycombe

Burton have kept their promotion

dreams after pouring more misery on

relegation strugglers Wy-

combe. Mcgurk’s 54th minute close

range strike was enough to separate

the sides leaving Burton just 6 points

of automatic promotion.

Cheltenham v

Goals either side of half time ensure

Scunthorpe stay hot n the heels of the

league leaders, Rochdale. Winnall’s great

form continues after his double sinks

Cheltenham to 14th in the League.

Dag&Red v

Accrington

With Dagenham & Redbridge having seen

most of the possession (55%) they failed

to capitalise and move further towards

the play-off places. The Hosts have now

made it seven games unbeaten, leaving

them 7 points short of the play-offs.

Whereas Accrington have only lost one of

their last six encounters.

Fleetwood v

Bristol Rovers

Fleetwood left six points off top three

with a game in hand after a convincing

win at home. Sarcevic, Roberts and

Ball were the scorers to help Fleet-

wood's victory. Rovers are now left

just three points off the drop zone.

Hartlepool

v Mansfield

James Jennings surprising double

inspired Mansfield comeback away

from home against Hartlepool.

This result leaves Mansfield 17th in

the league after thirty nine games

played. Hartlepool remain 11th

despite the 4-1 home defeat.

Newport v Bury

Shakers keeper Brian Jensen’s

multiple saves allow Bury to take a

valuable point away at Newport.

Frustration grows at Newport, with

another draw making it only one

win in their last ten games.

Newport are sat comfortably in

12th position.

Northampton v

Wimbledon

Jack Midson’s sending off left

Wimbledon a hard task away

from home. A late stoppage time

equaliser gave Wimbledon a point

from this tough encounter. This

result leaves Northampton two

points from safety.

Plymouth v Exeter

After falling behind

to Plymouth, Exeter show great

character to come away with a

win on the road. Richards late

strike Denies the Pilgrims a

chance to move into promotion

places, leaving them three points

adrift.

RED HOT ROCHDALE RUN RIOT

York v Torquay

Will Hayhurst opened

the scoring on the 11 minute mark.

York held on to stay in the play offs

with 58 points, whilst a second consecu-

tive defeat leaves Torquay rooted to

bottom of the table on 36 points with

thirty nine games played.

Sam Winnall is Top

scorer of League two

with 21 Goals.

Kevan Hurst has more

assist than any EPL

player this season

(12).

Did you

know?

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Scunthorpe


League 2 weekend preview

Dag & Red V Oxford United Bristol Rovers V Morecombe

Fleetwood Town V Rochdale Exeter City V Accrington

Mansfield V Wimbledon Hartlepool V Cheltenham

Northampton Town V Bury Newport County V Portsmouth

Southend United V Torquay United Scunthorpe United V Wycombe

York City V Burton Albion

Bristol have a tight clash against Morecombe, Bristol are left three points above the drop

zone with seven games left of the season.

Dag&Red have a tough task ahead with oxford sat in the play off places, they will have too

pull out all the stops if they are too pick up points and improve on their 10th place position.

Bristol Rovers Draw Morecombe

10/11 5/2 11/4

Dag & Red Draw Oxford Utd

11/8 12/5 7/4

This is a big bottom half of the table battle, with seven games left Accrington will be eager to

pick up points on the road and move further away from the drop zone.

Exeter Draw Accrington

1/1 5/2 12/5

Rochdale will be keen to build on their top place position by adding a further three points to

their tally and hope that others around them drop points.

Fleetwood Draw Rochdale

11/8 12/5 7/4

With one point separating these too clubs, both teams will be keen to get the win to solidify

there mid table position in the Skybet League Two .

Hartlepool Draw Cheltenham

23/20 12/5 21/10

With the League being so tight this year, only one point is separating these two teams so

both will be looking to add to their points tally and move further up the table .

Mansfield Draw Wimbledon

6/5 12/5 2/1

With Portsmouth having a tough season this year and in danger of dropping out of the foot-

ball league, they will be wanting to get a huge win against a strong Newport team .

Newport Draw Portsmouth

1/1 5/2 12/5

Bury will be looking to add more misery to Northampton’s bad 2013/14 season, Northamp-

ton only need two points too claw themselves out of the drop zone and better their season.

Northampton Draw Bury

7/5 12/5 17/10

Scunthorpe fans will be expecting an easy win against a struggling Wycombe side. This late

in the season, with a Wycombe side in desperate need of points, anything can happen.

Scunthorpe Draw Wycombe

5/6 12/5 16/5

Southend will be looking to heap on more misery with a solid win against a Torquay side

who are rooted to the bottom of the table with only 36points in 39 games.

Southend Draw Torquay

10/11 5/2 11/4

This fixture will be an exciting even with both fighting for those all important play off places. York

will be looking to further cement their place in the play offs with another three points.

York City Draw Burton

8/5 11/5 8/5

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Adam Collin

6pts

Steve Cook

11pts

Haydn Hollis

16pts

Tommy Smith

11pts

Craig Bryson

16pts

Jobi McAnuff

11pts

James Henry

9pts

Jamie Allen

6pts

Chuks Aneke

11pts

Ishmael Miller

17pts

Reuben Reid

6pts

Player of the Week Ishmael Miller may have been loaned out

three times in three seasons by parent club

Nottingham Forest, but he is certainly

enjoying his second spell on loan at Yeovil

Town. The 27 year old has netted 7 times in

11 games for The Glovers this season,

including two goals against Wigan Athletic in

a thrilling 3-3 midweek draw and a goal in a 2-

2 draw with Bolton Wanderers on Saturday,

making Miller our Player of the Week., de-

spite missing a penalty in the latter match.

Make sure you select Miller for your squads

for next Saturday’s fixture as Yeovil Town

face Barnsley in a relegation battle.

Team of the Week

1

2

3

4

6

5

7

8

9

10

Murder on Zidane’s Floor

Egg Freud Reus

ABC Milan

Hardly Athletic

Substandard Liege

Terry’s Team

Fake Madrid

50 Shades of O’Shea

Baines on Toast

Crouch Potato

486pts

479pts

436pts

435pts

428pts

425pts

418pts

409pts

398pts

395pts

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Away Days “We do love playing away…..”

TURF MOOR

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THAT’S MOOR LIKE IT! Turf tops the lot

for nostalgic feel

as we head to

east Lancashire

The away changing rooms

at turf moor are not to

Premier League regulations.

In 2009 Alex Ferguson de-

manded that Manchester

united got the facilities of

the home changing rooms!

They lost the game!

As we plummeted into

Burnley through the roam-

ing Lancashire hills on a

windy Saturday afternoon

none of us were particularly

expectant of a brilliant away

day. The weather was, crisp

and cold and the wind whis-

tled through the air almost

taunting us as outsiders. Our

attitudes soon changed

upon arrival at Turf Moor

however. The Bob Lord and

David Fishwick stands are

something to be admired in

modern era of football and

although lacking in facilities

what Turf Moor does make

up for is character. Wooden

seats, No flash 42” plasmas

on the walls of the toilets

and the dripping Tin Roof

quickly reminded us what it

was to be a football fan.

The mixture of the cold

combined with the

presence of the old fashioned

roof and acoustics made for a

VERY loud atmosphere and by

the end of the day we were

wishing more stands in the coun-

try were still like this. We have

heard there were plans to re-

build the David Fishwick at one

point but we think its fine just as

it is. A must go to for any avid

away fan. As one fan said to me

on the way out “The food is cold

but the grounds got soul.”

Turf Moor lies just east of Burnley town centre.

The walk from Burnley Manchester Road station to

the ground is around 15 minutes. The walk from

the town centre will take no more than 10 minutes.

The bus station on Manchester Road is less than a

mile away.

From the M65, exit at junction 10. From the ramp

follow the signs that say either Burnley FC, Turf

Moor, or Towneley Hall.

Address: Harry Potts Way, Burnley, BB10 4BX

Getting there!

Where is it? Turf moor is located in

the town centre

Burnley itself sits in the

heart of Lancashire

with close links to

Manchester Preston,

Bolton and Wigan via

the M60,M66 and

M65. Most notably

though is the distance

between Burnley and

Blackburn. The two are

just 8 miles apart

bringing about one of

the fiercest rivalries in

English football

There are no specific pubs for

away fans at turf moor although

the cricket club located behind

the David Fishwick stand is the

place to be if you are following

your team. It provides a good

selection of both Ales and Lagers

and is in a great location!

There are two stations in

Burnley the first of which is

Burnley Manchester Road

which is easily accessible

from Manchester, Leeds,

and Preston and just a 15

minute walk from the

ground. The other is Burnley

central which re recommend

be avoided at all costs. 1

platform, old trains and the

line of often shut!

Cricket Club -(Turf Moor) £6.00

Dorris Street (BB113DL) £5.00

Minimal street parking!

FOOD DRINK Atmosphere VALUE Cold food, average drink and a brilliant at-

mosphere and not too hard hitting for the

bank balance. A must go to for all football

fans before Burnley either get promoted of

replace their nostalgic away stand!

Cold, lack of selection Average Low roof, great acoustics, brilliant! Good Value

Overall

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Burnley

Turf Moor

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