Walking the plank?

I don't really like Bristol Rovers. As a Bristol City fan, that's not really that surprising. I don't like their kit, their players, their ever-changing roll of managers, and I especially don't like their branding of themselves as Bristol's "Friendly Club", despite the fact they attract only a third of City's fanbase, and sold their old stadium to Ikea.

Walking the plank?

I don't really like Bristol Rovers. As a Bristol City fan, that's not really that surprising. I don't like their kit, their players, their ever-changing roll of managers, and I especially don't like their branding of themselves as Bristol's "Friendly Club", despite the fact they attract only a third of City's fanbase, and sold their old stadium to Ikea.

The Weekend Six Pack is back! And raring to go with Blackpool, Southampton and Leverkusen is a post from: Just Football

Hull Vs Blackpool – Friday 1945 Sky Sports 1

Hollo's back

Two sides that lit up the early months of the last two Premier league campaigns but both now licking their wounds.

Carling Cup 2nd Round Draw: Liverpool away to Exeter as Everton host Sheffield United - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Liverpool were drawn away to League One side Exeter in the second round of the Carling Cup, while city rivals Everton will host Sheffield United.

Meanwhile, Doncaster host Leeds in a Yorkshire derby, while Sunderland face a long trip south to Brighton.

Shortly before 5pm this afternoon a 37-year-old man burnt a pair of football boots in a field in Gloucestershire and in doing so brought the curtain down on an illustrious career spanning more than 20 years and almost as many clubs.

Julian Alsop headed home a last-minute equaliser in Bishop Cleeve's Zamaretto South and West season finale against North Leigh shortly before he took a blowtorch to his boots, ending his last game in typically flamboyant style.

Diomansy Kamara started and played 75 minutes in Leicester City's 3-2 loss at Nottingham Forest on Good Friday. He did not dress in the Foxes' 4-2 over Watford on Easter Monday.

Kagisho Dikgacoi started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace's 0-0 draw atDoncaster on Good Friday.

Earlier this week we looked back to the memorable 1994/5 season and the game that defined Rocket Ronny Rosenthal's career. Going back a little further, 1977/78 saw Tottenham down to the old second division, but for those who were lucky enough to witness the games, it was a memorable campaign.

- - Bushman's 1975-76 Season-- Throughout the day, the QPR Report Messageboard has news updates, comments and perspectives - even links to other board comments of interest re QPR matters (on and off the field) along with football (and ONLY football) topics in general....Also Follow: QPR REPORT ON TWITTER_____________________________________________________________________________________- Three Warnock Interviews from Friday raising troubling Questions re what's going on at QPR- QPR's Loyal Supporters' Association (LSA) Meeting Sunday to Discuss Ticket Pricing- Ex-QPR Assistant Managing Director, Ali Russell is back in Football - at Glasgow Rangers where he is Director of Operations and Commercial Activity.

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- Bushman's 1979/1980 Season
- Throughout the day, the QPR Report Messageboard has news updates, comments and perspectives - even links to other board comments of interest re QPR matters (on and off the field) along with football (and ONLY football) topics in general.

Admittedly I was a bit slow to publish this...so with the added benefit of one performance, here's the League Two preview!

Who's Looking Good?

Crawley Town: Most bookies favourites, Crawley have the biggest budget in the league, momentum to die for, and probably the deadliest striker in the division in Matt Tubbs.

Admittedly I was a bit slow to publish this...so with the added benefit of one performance, here's the League Two preview!

Who's Looking Good?

Crawley Town: Most bookies favourites, Crawley have the biggest budget in the league, momentum to die for, and probably the deadliest striker in the division in Matt Tubbs.

Dorman barred from League One Crystal Palace midfielder Andy Dorman has revealed he unintentionally move down two divisions because he thought Bristol Rovers were in League One when he made his loan move. Dorman agreed to leave his Championship side to get first-team football in the tier below, but has since discovered that Rovers are [.

Well, it's been a long time since our last European adventure. The time has come to do it again. Yes, that's right - the Big Viper and the great You Suck Corrales will, once again, be taking the show on the road. This time, we'll be coming to you from England and Italy. There are lots of games on the schedule and several sights to see.

Plymouth Argyle face a fight to hold onto their talented 19-year-old Irish striker Joe Mason.
Manager Peter Reid has revealed a number of clubs have inquired about Mason and while Reid is desperate to see the Ireland under-21 international stay at Home Park, the Pilgrims' financial plight could force them into a reluctant sale.

David Bevan is the editor of The Seventy Two, an independent site offering in-depth opinion on the football league. You can follow The Seventy Two on Twitter @the72football ... Here's David's favourite goal:

I have celebrated Leicester City goals in many different ways.

With just two wins in their last fifteen matches, this season has turned sour on the pitch for Sheffield Wednesday. Earlier on this season, the team seemed to be defying the clubs financial position and looked as if they may have a reasonable chance of a play-off place or better at the end of this season.

QPR's 1-0 victory at Doncaster on Saturday left them nine points clear of second-placed Norwich City and, notwithstanding any possible points deduction from the FA for the signing of Alejandro Faurlin, poised to return to the top flight for the first time since 1996. Yet whilst Neil Warnock's side have undoubtedly been the Championship's outstanding side all season the question of who will join them in the Premier League next season is as unresolved as ever.

When it comes to games between Spurs and Wigan there isn't a great deal of ‘previous'. No obscure league cup ties from the 1970s crop up, so at the risk of being obvious when you think of a memorable win over Roberto Martinez' men, there's only one place to go.

On 22nd of November 2009, Wigan travelled to the Lane and what happened that day astonished every single member of the crowd.

Diomansy Kamara started, played 72 minutes, and scored a goal in Leicester City's 4-0 win over Burnley on Saturday. I'd post his goal, but I can't find any video nor can I access the BBC iPlayer. Today he started and played 76 minutes on the Foxes' 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace.

Kagisho Dikgacoi started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace's 2-1 loss at Ipswich on Saturday.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England (the other being archrivals Bristol Rovers). Bristol City were promoted to the Football League Championship in the 2006/07 season after finishing second in League One but failed to secure promotion to the Premier League following a 1-0 Championship Play Off Final defeat [.

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Dog runs on the pitch at York City vs Bristol Rovers.

The Championship promotion race looks set to run beyond this weekend and with that same league's relegation places all but sewn up, it seems like an idea to return to League One. That's not to say that Accrington Vs Barnet a further division down doesn't have its appeal, but the likes of Swindon, Bristol Rovers, Notts County and Tranmere have all featured in this column over recent weeks, and for

We are pleased to welcome back Ben Barrett for his first post for us since February - Ben contributed an entry to our Great Teams series then, as well as a profile of Bristol City's Stephen Henderson but he's been far from idle in the interim, providing his favourite play off memory for The Seventy Two just recently.

Rarely have the bottom division's promoted teams started a season with so much expectation. The rapid ascent of AFC Wimbledon on the English football ladder and big spending of fellow league debutants Crawley Town means last year's elite Conference National outfits will be under close scrutiny.

The financial strength of the Sussex club might mean they start the season as favourites in the football betting.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England (the other being archrivals Bristol Rovers). Bristol City were promoted to the Football League Championship in the 2006/07 season after finishing second in League One but failed to secure promotion to the Premier League following a 1-0 Championship Play Off Final defeat [.

With the division in general overviewed by Ian yesterday, it's time for the annual jinx that is the official twohundredpercent pre-season previews. We've gone about them slightly differently this season. With the transfer window affecting some managers psychologically to the point that they build their team by the end of the transfer window, rather than the start of the season, predicting how it all ends up before teams have finalised their squads is tricky, especially when you consider that Bury started last season with fifteen players with league experience, only to add five players to their promotion winning squad before the end of August.

A lot of people worked very hard for this moment. In modern football, a considerable amount of time, paper and bandwidth is spent on celebrating a relative few, but at Wimbledon it was the likes of Erik Samuelson, Kris Stewart, Marc Jones and Ivor Heller, who refused to let their club die with a that was brought about by little more than carpet-baggers.

A lot of people worked very hard for this moment. In modern football, a considerable amount of time, paper and bandwidth is spent on celebrating a relative few, but at Wimbledon it was the likes of Erik Samuelson, Kris Stewart, Marc Jones and Ivor Heller, who refused to let their club die with a that was brought about by little more than carpet-baggers.

Football is the dream of many youngsters, but only a few get the chance to turn this dream into a reality. Even among these few, there are those who need a second chance to showcase the talents that are unique to them.

In an exciting project developing in Spain, coach John Gontier is leading the way for many of England's struggling young football players to keep believing in their dreams.

Darryl Duffy's career trajectory may perhaps have left the striker wondering if he has perpetually arrived too early for the party. Most notably, journeyman though he may appear to be, he has enjoyed spells at two clubs which, not long after his departure, have attained Premier League status. First, he joined Hull City in a fanfare of publicity five years ago, his 37 goals in just 68 games for

Liverpool lifted the League Cup for the eighth time in their history after overcoming championship side Cardiff City following extra time and penalties in a dramatic final at Wembley.

Liverpool began well and were unfortunate not to take the lead in the second minute when Glen Johnson cut in from the right and sent a curling shot against the far post from 20 yards out.

Liverpool will play Cardiff City in the English League Cup final after a thrilling 2-2 draw at home against Manchester City completed a 3-2 aggregate success for Kenny Dalglish's side. Cardiff v Liverpool Tickets

The Premier League leaders twice took the lead at Anfield thanks to goals in either half from Nigel de Jong and Edin Džeko but the hosts responded swiftly on both occasions with Steven Gerrard's penalty and Craig Bellamy's strike booking a place in the showpiece on 26 February.

Manchester United have been drawn against Leeds United in the 3rd Round of the League Cup. The last time the teams faced each other was in the FA Cup the season before last, with our hated rivals leaving with a 1-0 win. They brought out t-shirts to mark the momentous occasion, replacing the "0″ with their own club badge.

The Carling Cup 3rd round draw was made today with some interesting match-up's in the offing none more so than Manchester United's trip to Leeds United.

Tie to be played week commencing September 19.

Carling Cup third round draw:

Cardiff City v Leicester City

Wolves v Millwall

Chelsea v Fulham

Aldershot Town or Carlisle United v Rochdale

Arsenal v Shrewsbury Town

Burnley v MK Dons

Leeds United v Manchester United

Brighton v Liverpool

Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United

Manchester City v Birmingham City

Blackburn Rovers v Leyton Orient or Bristol Rovers

Swindon Town or Southampton v Charlton or Preston North End

Everton v West Brom

Crystal Palace or Wigan v Middlesbrough

Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers

Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspurs

By Chris Wright

Cheltenham Town substitutes raided the kit bag to rig themselves up a set of improvised sunscreens in order to escape the UV at the Memorial Stadium as the wilting Indian summer heat engulfed their League Two match against Bristol Rovers yesterday afternoon.

Following Keith Millen's exit from the managerial post at Bristol City earlier this week, we are very pleased to welcome Paul Binning for our latest interview. Paul trades under the name @cider1977 on Twitter and runs the consistently enjoyable blog, The Exiled Robin. He also contributes a regular feature on social media and football that appears in the Bristol City matchday programme and I was

All signs point to Toronto?Toronto FC's season has barely gone cold but it looks like plans for 2012 (aka SIXual Healing) are already starting to heat up. According to reports out of football hotbed Bermuda and East Anglian metropolis/tractor hotbed Ipswich, former Ipswich Town and Bermudian international midfielder Reggie Lambe is on The Reds' radar.

By Alan Duffy

In a prime example of the worth of the old "do your research" adage, Crystal Palace midfielder Andy Dorman got a rather nasty surprise after agreeing a loan move to League Two side Bristol Rovers.

On learning of a potential move to the Pirates, the Welsh international jumped at the chance, but in his eagerness to secure some regular playing time, he forget to do his research and expected to be moving down just the one division.

By Alan Duffy

Bristol Rovers' Memorial Stadium, scene of the crime

Reports that Bristol Rovers midfielder Jordan Goddard relieved himself in front of visiting Corby Town fans during their recent FA Cup game are now being investigated by the Pirates.

Tim Howard and Everton find themselves in a logjam in the middle of the English Premier League standings, but if the U.S. national team goalkeeper and his team want to make a run at the top teams in England, they will need a win today against Stoke City to make that happen.

Everton is currently in a four-way tie in the middle of the Premier League table, but the Toffees hold two games in hand on the pack, and wins in those two games could pull Everton within range of arch-rival Liverpool, among others.