EFL League 1, League 2, National League and below FOOTBALL 2022/23

[neoELITE]

12 hours ago, El Pibe said:

2 all draw with Bristol Rovers today.

 

A very scrappy game but an entertaining second half with 4 goals. Disappointing to concede in injury time but a fair result.

 

A sellout, which was nice!

 

Found out as we were leaving the ground that our manager, Matt Taylor, has been approached by Rotherham. Gulp.

 

Rotherham would probably triple his wages. 

 

[milko]

@Fatsam (or anybody!) Do you know if there is anything contractual about what would happen if the current ownership get bored/ratings drop and they want out? Presumably ideally in such a case they'd give ownership back to the fans for a £1 or whatever rather than sell it to whatever evil owner types might be lurking. But that's one reason I could think of to stay a little sceptical even during the good times, plenty of examples of teams crashing back to earth. 

[Fatsam]

Nothing contractual no. And yeah that was/is clearly a legitimate concern. Perhaps not really what comes after, but maybe the owners after that. Most football fans could have similar fears about their own club though if they're inclined to think about it.

 

I think they will be around for quite some time. They've said they will be and why wouldn't we believe them? Particularly when you look at them as people, and what they've done in their careers. The documentary was always part of the plan, but they've not come to make a documentary. It was always a short/medium term tool to generate money and maximise the exposure of the club. The best way to use their fame to grow the club as quickly as possibly. They obviously know that's not forever.

 

Anyway, I'm not dwelling on any hypotheticals and worrying about 10 or 30 years from now. Not just now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[neoELITE]

We left it late tonight. 2-1 home win against Wednesday. 91st minute winner from Sam Cosgrove. So far, we've played 7 of the top 8 and have won 6 and drawn 1. 

I couldn't go due to Covid but streamed it. Our second half performance was excellent but we were dire in the first 45. 

I thought Wednesday were the best team we've played at home so far. 

Our 100% home record still in tact. We play Accrington at home on Saturday. 

 

[wev]

BBC reporting there were over 10,000 at Meadow Lane. Will have to wait to see if BT Sport put highlights of the game up

[neoELITE]

11 minutes ago, wev said:

BBC reporting there were over 10,000 at Meadow Lane. Will have to wait to see if BT Sport put highlights of the game up

 

1,892 Wrexham fans for a midweek away game in the National League is incredible. Over 10,000 is a fantastic attendance considering in League 1, there are plenty of teams who see half that as a decent attendance. 

 

Just checked the Wednesday forums - I get they're a historically big team from a very large City but they're a bit dismissive of us. We beat them twice last season. We've beaten them three times out of four. They can fuck right off in my opinion.

[dizogg]

Youuu piesssssssss

[neoELITE]

Thanks for the contribution @dizogg, very much appreciated. 

[Fatsam]

11 hours ago, neoELITE said:

 

1,892 Wrexham fans for a midweek away game in the National League is incredible. Over 10,000 is a fantastic attendance considering in League 1, there are plenty of teams who see half that as a decent attendance. 

 

2,500 away allocation sell out on Saturday against Oldham too, in a crowd of 9,500. 

 

A 1-0 defeat last night with Notts County going top then. We did quite well in the second half, but didn't make the most of our chances. Not a repeat of the game away at Chesterfield where we were completely shit. Notts County do appear to be a bit more resilient than last season although quite reliant on one player for a lot of the goals at the moment. We'll see how they do when Langstaff signs for Real Madrid in January.

[merman]

20 hours ago, wev said:

BBC reporting there were over 10,000 at Meadow Lane. Will have to wait to see if BT Sport put highlights of the game up

 

26,000 at Portman Road. Ipswich 3-0 Cambridge United.

[wev]

Notts County nearly threw that win over Woking away

[neoELITE]

A 3-0 win at home to Accrington. A weird game. We were largely poor but won 3-0. 

 

100% home record in tact. Another clean sheet and all of our strikers scored. Having the ability to make five subs is actually helping us a lot as we're very strong up front this season. 

 

This was a double red card. Bizarre, but in real time, I thought there was no other decision to make.

 

 

[Fatsam]

A 7-5 win at home to Barnet. A weird game!

 

Basically a repeat of our 6-5 comeback against Dover last season, but with the goals in the wrong order to dissipate the drama.

 

We were sensational up front, and not so much at the back, although Barnet played some ace stuff and were really good goring forward.  Felt like we needed the eighth to make it safe towards the latter stages of the match as they tore us apart with every attack, but we just about got there.

[neoELITE]

19 hours ago, Fatsam said:

A 7-5 win at home to Barnet. A weird game!

 

Basically a repeat of our 6-5 comeback against Dover last season, but with the goals in the wrong order to dissipate the drama.

 

We were sensational up front, and not so much at the back, although Barnet played some ace stuff and were really good goring forward.  Felt like we needed the eighth to make it safe towards the latter stages of the match as they tore us apart with every attack, but we just about got there.

 

Winning 2-0 at home is satisfying but boring.

 

Win 7-5 instead. Everyone is happy with that. Apart from goalkeepers obviously.

 

I really hope you guys go up this time. 

 

 

[Fatsam]

16 hours ago, neoELITE said:

 

Winning 2-0 at home is satisfying but boring.

 

Win 7-5 instead. Everyone is happy with that. Apart from goalkeepers obviously.

 

I really hope you guys go up this time. 

 

 

 

Not just the keeper, I'd imagine half our team who were responsible for the lethargic defensive display won't be too happy. Even Hayden who grabbed two goals.

Defensively we had the best record in the league before Saturday, but do have these completely forgetting how to defend games in us. We've conceded 5 goals three times in home games in 2022. The most ridiculous thing is that we've won two of those games. Not boring no!

 

FA Cup legends Blyth Spartans away in the FA Cup on Saturday. Who we have a bit of history with when they earned a fifth round replay in 1978 and switched the game to St James Park. A crowd of officially 42,000, but reckoned to be over 50,000 watching a 2-1 Wrexham win.

 

We got promoted that year.

 

Let's all go up this season. That would be nice.

[neoELITE]

This might knacker Notts County.

 

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/exclusive-millwall-reading-and-portsmouth-among-latest-efl-clubs-to-eye-15-goal-striker/

 

Langstaff is likely to be gone in January. At least one of those clubs will pay a fee.

[Fatsam]

Fingers crossed, although Chesterfield held on to Tshimanga in January last season. Notts County have more money than Chesterfield.

 

Fleetwood kept hold of Vardy until the end of the season, won promotion, and then sold him for a million.

[wev]

I hope he stays till the end of the season and County get more for him

[neoELITE]

This is interesting.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63226838

EFL considering removing the Saturday 3pm blackout for televised/streaming matches. 

I hated COVID but was able to watch every game that season. 

I don't do away games as a rule any more due to time and the expense but I'd happily pay £10-15 to stream an away game. All the profits from that should go to the home team.

It's allowing fans to watch their team and it's better for the environment too. 

Win/win in my view.

[Fatsam]

The magic of the Cup

 

Blyth with a 90th minute deserved equaliser and a supporter with a toaster on his head.

 

 

It was broadcast on ESPN2 in America so I managed to watch it. We weren't great, but at least I get a bonus game to go to on Tuesday.

[Angles Morts]

Lost the South West London derby. This season is below expectations!

[merman]

Can’t believe Lincoln are Ipswich’s bogey side yet again...

[wev]

Notts County lost to a team called Coalville 

[neoELITE]

2700 away fans from Plymouth. MK Dons have a massive concert venue but not that many supporters.

 

 

 

We won 1-4. The first goal was dreadful goalkeeping and they gifted us 3 goals. Our form is ridiculous right now.

 

In sad news, Gordon Sparks died. He was the voice of the club on Radio Devon and I listened to countless away games and enjoyed his immensely biased commentary. From Plymouth, lived in Plymouth and loved Argyle. 

I met him outside Wembley before a play off final and had a chat with him. Since then, every time we bumped into each other, he'd stop and talk to me about the club. He lived about a five minute walk from my house and I usually saw him in Aldi. A lovely guy. 

He was only 61.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63233248

 

RIP mate. You'll be missed.

 

 

[Fatsam]

Who do you want then?

 

Spoiler

1. Accrington Stanley

2. AFC Wimbledon

3. Barnsley

4. Barrow AFC

5. Bolton Wanderers

6. Bradford City

7. Bristol Rovers

8. Burton Albion

9. Cambridge United

10. Carlisle United

11. Charlton Athletic

12. Cheltenham Town

13. Colchester United

14. Crawley Town

15. Crewe Alexandra

16. Derby County

17. Doncaster Rovers

18. Exeter City

19. Fleetwood Town

20. Forest Green Rovers

21. Gillingham

22. Grimsby Town

23. Harrogate Town

24. Hartlepool United

25. Ipswich Town

26. Leyton Orient

27. Lincoln City

28. Mansfield Town

29. Milton Keynes Dons

30. Morecambe

31. Newport County AFC

32. Northampton Town

33. Oxford United

34. Peterborough United

35. Plymouth Argyle

36. Port Vale

37. Portsmouth

38. Rochdale AFC

39. Salford City

40. Sheffield Wednesday

41. Shrewsbury Town

42. Stevenage

43. Stockport County

44. Sutton United

45. Swindon Town

46. Tranmere Rovers

47. Walsall

48. Wycombe Wanderers

49. Oldham Athletic AFC or Chester

50. Kidderminster Harriers or AFC Fylde

51. King’s Lynn Town

52. York City

53. South Shields

54. Solihull Moors

55. Curzon Ashton

56. Blyth Spartans or Wrexham

57. Altrincham or Gateshead

58. Chesterfield

59. Alvechurch

60. Buxton

61. Coalville Town

62. FC Halifax Town

63. Hereford

64. Torquay United or Hampton & Richmond Borough

65. Yeovil Town or Taunton Town

66. Maidenhead United

67. Eastleigh

68. Ebbsfleet United

69. Woking

70. Dagenham & Redbridge

71. Hendon or Chippenham Town

72. Weymouth

73. Oxford City

74. Bracknell Town

75. Boreham Wood

76. Barnet

77. Needham Market

78. Chelmsford City

79. Merthyr Town

80. Farnborough

 

[neoELITE]

Torquay United at home. 

 

We're rarely drawn at home in the FA Cup. I bet we'll get Ipswich away. 

[Fatsam]

We've obviously still got to win tomorrow, but anyone at home that we've not played for ages would be nice. Someone big and not too far away with an away end with a decent capacity would be acceptable too. Bolton would be good.

 

I love the FA Cup and we've been shit in it for the last few years. It's about time we had a little run.

[neoELITE]

Away to Grimsby. A 690 mile round trip. 

We've been drawn away 9 times in 10 of the last FA Cup draws. That home game was during the Covid lockdown so the attendance was 0. 

I know it's a 50/50 draw but that's just ludicrous. 

[neoELITE]

I've not seen @Coltrane in this thread recently. Charlton 3-0 up against Portsmouth and Portsmouth down to ten men. 

Although we're top by quite a margin considering we have only played 14 games, Charlton hammered us 5-1 at their place. 

[Fatsam]

We again forgot how to defend last night in the second half and a comfortable as it could be 3-0 ended up a 3-2 against Blyth in the replay. Honestly think that needs sorting if we are going to win the league.

 

An odd atmosphere where the crowds attention turned to who our potential next opponents would be. Bizarre jubilant cheers near then end as Chester took the lead against Oldham in extra time followed by a resurfacing of anti Chester chants in anticipation of a local derby.

 

They ended up losing on pens after a late equaliser by ex Wrexham striker Mike Fondop.

Disney didn't get the Wrexham vs Chester match they ordered.