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The English Lower League thread (Part 2)

Jovavic said:
Still 35 games to go but Sunderland is three points clear at the top, will they find success this year and make their return to the PL? I've watched and enjoyed the show on Netflix but I don't really follow them, what's been the key to their success so far?
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We spent most of last season drifting after firing our manager, completely failing when hiring his replacement and then spending a good chunk of the season just drifting with a caretaker in place. In terms of points we're not actually that much better off after 10 games compared to last season, it's just that around this time last season the wheels fell off.

Other factors are our new head coach has a system that suits our players very well. Last season we had 3 goals scored by strikers, we've already got double that this season. Our three strikers this season are miles ahead of last year's crop. And we're a young team, players have developed. Especially Rigg & Bellingham. Finally we signed a couple of experienced player. In particular Chris Mepham has solidified our defence with a calm experience that balances the back line pretty much perfectly.

We've been lucky too of course but I don't think outrageously so.
 
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These Are The Days said:
If anyone needs their team promoted to the Premier League, call Daniel Farke
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Except last year, where Leeds lost 4 of their last 6 (two of which to relegation stragglers QPR and Blackburn) to miss an auto-promotion that really should've been theirs.

Looking at the season as a whole, it's hard to blame Leeds for not getting promoted last year - as I laid out in some detail in a post somewhere in this thread, last year's Championship was unprecedentedly difficult and top-heavy. But they really did throw it away.
 
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Wrexham beat Burton Albion away 1-0 and toed with Wycombe at the top, though with one more game played. Birmingham a point behind with two games in hand. Looks like those three are beginning to establish the top 3 in League One.
 
spintheblackcircle said:
League Two is going to be wild. Most clubs have played 11 matches and Port Vale lead with 21 points and 10th place Wimbledon are only 5 points behind and they've only played 8 matches. Every week the table goes into a shaker
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10 weeks later and it's still crazy

2nd-Notts County 37
Doncaster 37
Port Vale 37
Grimsby 37
Crewe 36
Salford 36
Wimbledon 34
Chesterfield 34
Bradford City 34
 
spintheblackcircle said:
10 weeks later and it's still crazy

2nd-Notts County 37
Doncaster 37
Port Vale 37
Grimsby 37
Crewe 36
Salford 36
Wimbledon 34
Chesterfield 34
Bradford City 34
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2nd dropped to 6th, and I am adding Dons as well seeing how they have 2 games in hand with some of these

2nd Doncaster-W-40
Salford-W-39
Crewe-W-39
Port Vale-D-38
Wimbledon-W-37
Notts County-L-37
Grimsby-L-37
Bradford-D-35
Chesterfield-L-34
Dons-W-34
 
spintheblackcircle said:
2nd dropped to 6th, and I am adding Dons as well seeing how they have 2 games in hand with some of these

2nd Doncaster-W-40
Salford-W-39
Crewe-W-39
Port Vale-D-38
Wimbledon-W-37
Notts County-L-37
Grimsby-L-37
Bradford-D-35
Chesterfield-L-34
Dons-W-34
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Couple matches later and the gap is opening a bit

2nd Crewe-46
3rd Port Vale-44
4th Wimbledon-43
5th Notts County-43
6th Doncaster-43
7th Salford-42
8th Bradford-41

9th Grimsby-38
10th Chesterfield-35
11th Bromley-35
 
Won’t surprise me if Warne at Derby is on hot seat. They are now in the relegation zone after losing at Cardiff. Lost six in a row and lost on penalties to a League One side in the cup
 
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spintheblackcircle said:
Couple matches later and the gap is opening a bit

2nd Crewe-46
3rd Port Vale-44
4th Wimbledon-43
5th Notts County-43
6th Doncaster-43
7th Salford-42
8th Bradford-41

9th Grimsby-38
10th Chesterfield-35
11th Bromley-35
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1st place Walsall had a 16 lteague match unbeaten streak broken in a big way as Bradford City took them out 3-0. A little more of a gap after the top 8 opening up

2nd-Crewe-46
3rd-Donaster-46
4th-Port Vale-45
5th-Wimbledon-44/2 matches in hand
6th-Notts County-44/1 match in hand
7th-Bradford City-44/1 match in hand
8th-Salford-42/1 match in hand

9th-Grimsby-38
10th-Chesterfield-37/1 match in hand
11th-Bromley-37/1 match in hand
 
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Walsall had a massive lead and while it's still 9 points, they've lost 2 in a row now. But the standings flipped about today as it seems to do every match day. Most clubs have played 27 matches

2nd-Notts County-47
3rd-Bradford City-47
4th-Crewe-47 (28 matches)
5th-Doncaster-46
6th-Wimbledon-45 (26 matches)
7th-Port Vale-45
8th-Salford-43

9th-Chesterfield-39
 
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spintheblackcircle said:
Walsall had a massive lead and while it's still 9 points, they've lost 2 in a row now. But the standings flipped about today as it seems to do every match day. Most clubs have played 27 matches

2nd-Notts County-47
3rd-Bradford City-47
4th-Crewe-47 (28 matches)
5th-Doncaster-46
6th-Wimbledon-45 (26 matches)
7th-Port Vale-45
8th-Salford-43

9th-Chesterfield-39
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We keep a close eye on Crewe with Knight-Lebel playing regularly. It is a big scrap for auto promotion.
 
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