Want to keep up with all of the latest news and info on your favorite League Two club? Want to read up on your club's opponent ahead of a big league clash? We've compiled links to the official club sites and news, squad, fixtures/results, and NewsNow sections for each League Two club so that [...] Click to continue reading...

15 points down on the season to date. This weekend's selections:

Saturday
Everton-Liverpool 0-0 10.50
Hannover to beat Bayern Munich 7.40
Norwich to beat Barnsley 2.74
Stockport to beat Cheltenham 2.80
Walsall to beat Carlisle 2.52
Wycombe to beat Bury 3.30
Barnet to beat Grimsby 3. Click to continue reading...

FO hero Jonny Brain

Weekend Wager summary -- Despite the ignominy of Gillingham's freakish 7-0 defeat at Shrewsbury it was a satisfactory first week for FO's bets. A one point stake on each of the 15 selections returned an overall profit of approximately four points. Hats off to Macclesfield goalie Jonny Brain who put behind him a dreadful start to the season, keeping out 24 Bournemouth attempts and landing a FO a 4/1 winner. Click to continue reading...

It's really not a good idea.

Some dude named Chris Price did in a recent broadcast. You won't believe it.

'[Rochdale] were making more holes in the Bradford defence than in a Spanish aircraft.'

You know, like the plane crash in Madrid that killed over 150 people. Click to continue reading...

3 wins out of 3 against Millwall (H), Leeds Utd (A) (the team that thought they would go all season unbeaten!) and Cheltenham (H) in the League and an away win at Rochdale in the Carling cup. Top of the League after three games and the only 100% record. Does it get any better than this - - - lets see! Click to continue reading...

Ground: Pershall Park Date: Saturday 9th August 2008, 3.00 pm Competition: North West Counties Division Two (first game of new season) Match:   Eccleshall 3 Rochdale Town 2 HT: 2-1 Att: 94               Spence 8, 30  Eastham 21 Att 94               Dematto 56    Russell 69 (Pen) Additional: Entrance £3 Programme £1 Hot drinks Coffee 60p Tea 50p Pershall Park PHOTOS It's the first day of the new season in nearly all leagues, except the [. Click to continue reading...

Soccerword's League Two Predictions
1. Darlington
2. Bradford
3. Rochdale
4. Wycombe
5. Shrewsbury
6. Chesterfield
7. Brentford
8. Notts County
9. Port Vale
10. Grimsby Town
11. Gillingham
12. Lincoln City
13.

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I added a rotating quotes column to the sidebar (which took way too long for someone who considers himself fairly knowledgeable in CSS and HTML). There are 23 quotes so far:

• 'The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they don't know the game."
• "If you're in the penalty area and don't know what to do with the ball, put it in the net and we'll discuss the options later. Click to continue reading...

One of the stories attracting most attention from fans this month on footballeconomy.com has been the 30 points deduction imposed on Luton Town by the Football League. The club faces likely relegation to the Blue Square Conference and possible extinction: they would probably have to get 80 points next season to survive, as many as Rochdale got to reach the play offs. Click to continue reading...

Coca Cola leagues The third in a series of blogs looking at the goings on in the Coca Cola leagues...if you're not into that sort of thing, do join us anyway...it's a magical land of goalmouth scrambles and ageing old footballers looking for a last pay packet. I'll buy you a Toffee Crisp if you come along for the ride. Click to continue reading...

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At this stage, obviously doesn't mean that much - and in some senses, puts additional pressure and enhances the performance of other teams - but it does show what the experts who put their money where their mouth is are saying as of now.

June 17: Various Betting Firms Offering Championship Odds: QPR - - Various Championship Betting Odds - QPR as Favourites


Meanwhile Today's Guardian: - Meanwhile the odds for the new season are also beginning to firm up: what will be your ante-post bets for the year ahead? Click to continue reading...

The new season fixtures were announced today and in honour of the football club that this blog is dedicated to, I start by revealing Oldham Athletic's first games of the season for 2008/09. The 'Real Latics' start off at home to Millwall on August 9th, then they travel to Leeds on the 16th August, followed by the visit of Cheltenham Town on the 23rd August. Click to continue reading...

Ties are due to be played in the week commencing 11 August. The draw for the first round of the Carling Cup: Preston v Chesterfield Chester v Leeds Leicester v Stockport Sheff Utd v Port Vale Grimsby v Tranmere Crewe v Barnsley Hartlepool v Scunthorpe Derby v Lincoln Notts County v Doncaster Sheff Wed v Rotherham Shrewsbury v Carlisle Wolves v Accrington Bury v Burnley Rochdale v Oldham Nottm Forest [. Click to continue reading...

Well who would have thought the potentially best away game from the fan's perspective would have been so early in the season? The trip to spotland which was on the cards, but taken away at the League 2 play off final when Rochdale lost, is now by a remarkable twist of fate back on! The first competative fixture between the two clubs for about 30 years. Click to continue reading...

Following victories for Doncaster (which keeps Leeds in League 1) and Stockport (which promotes them); Leeds Utd and Stockport County will play Oldham Athletic next season.

It is with a degree of sadness that the ultimate Oldham local derby will not take place as Rochdale extend their 34 consecutive years in the bottom division. Click to continue reading...

Who comes up, who says? So it's almost the end of the season and thanks to McCarrot, the summers highlights for half the Premiership players are getting a new whistle for Rooney's wedding followed by a week in roasting Marbella while the remaining half are preparing for Euro 08, cheers Steven you charisma-shy twat. Click to continue reading...

It is with more than a mild sense of jealousy that I see 4 local teams will get to walk along Wembley way, in the play off finals which influence who Oldham play next season (Leeds, Doncaster, Rochdale and Stockport).My preferences are for Leeds to stay down and Rochdale to come up. Please comment if you agree or have a different opinion. Click to continue reading...

Ok so Oldham are not in the play offs! However, I thought I'd review the Div 1 and Div 2 play offs after the 1st legs and speculate what may happen and the teams I'd like to stay in the Div 1 with Oldham and who I'd like to see promoted so we can play them next season!.Div 1 play off leg 1 scores

• Leeds 1 Carlisle 2
• Southend 0 Doncaster 0

It was a great result for Carlisle last night!

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Some more transfer mouth farting from the tabloids and broadsheets... Portsmouth have snapped up Arsenal midfielder Lassana Diarra who took no time to declare: 'The people at Portsmouth know I will not spend my life at this club'. (Guardian) Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is hot for Jermain Defoe, and is desperate to take him to Villa [. Click to continue reading...

The Daily Mail reports that Liverpool are all set to swoop for a 15 year-old Rochdale youngster Matty Hughes and offer him the chance of a lifetime to move to Anfield: "Defender Hughes, 15, has been an ever-present in the reserves at Spotland this season, despite still being in his final year at [. Click to continue reading...

Blues fail to convince, but scrape by
Southend progressed to the second round of the FA Cup but they were far from convincing as they edged past League Two side Rochdale.
The home side had a great start, with Nicky Bailey scoring in the first minute. His header from Steve Hammell's cross beat the visiting 'keeper in just 22 seconds. Click to continue reading...