With the 2018-19 League Two season coming up, The Football Lab spoke to Cambridge United fan Chris Vessey (@ChrisVesseyCUFC). Since promotion to League Two in 2013-14, Cambridge have made a lot of high-profile signings but haven’t quite been able to make inroads into that top seven. What do you feel has been the missing ingredient?… Read more →
Cambridge v Sutton Both teams have fond recent memories of the FA Cup. In 14/15, Cambridge United held Manchester United to a goalless draw at the Abbey, earning a glamourous replay at Old Trafford. Sutton United, only last season, beat Leeds in the Fourth Round to earn a tie with Arsenal, even if the occasion… Read more →
Four of League Two’s more glamorous clubs won promotion last year, leaving Luton as the odd one out. The Hatters share this season’s favourites tag with big-spending Mansfield, closely followed by relegated clubs Coventry and Swindon, who arrive as big fish in this pond. Below is our predicted league table and you can click on the green links below… Read more →
Crawley Town have tried contrasting styles over the last two years: hoof ball under Mark Yates and keep ball under Dermot Drummy. Unfortunately, neither approach has proved successful, resulting in 20th and 19th placed finishes respectively. Is now the time for the club to decide on one philosophy and stick to it? Supporters Al and Branchy from the Redz… Read more →
Cambridge United have ended their last two seasons seven and four points off the play-off places respectively, having not long ago returned to the Football League. Is this a time of impressive progress for the U’s, or should more be expected from them? Supporter Chris Vessey has his say on all things Yellow and Black…… Read more →
Shrewsbury Town secured League One survival thanks to a 1-0 win over play-off chasing Southend – but how did players on both teams rate? Shrewsbury Town Jayson Leutwiler – a quiet first half, but made some good saves in the second half. 7 Joe Riley – supported Whalley well in the first half. A little… Read more →
We have seen plenty of clubs thrive in League One after promotion. Shrewsbury Town however, have lost 31 out of 61 games in the third tier and look set for another relegation battle. Who is to blame? And can new manager Paul Hurst save them? The Football Lab spoke to supporter Peter Jones (@THEPeterJones) to… Read more →
Southend United had a respectable season last year. Despite slow transfer business and contract negotiations the previous summer, they spent much of that campaign chasing a play-off place on a relatively low budget. This year, they have made a couple of eye-catching signings, but have also lost key men as controversy surrounds their long-serving boss.… Read more →
Shrewsbury Town avoided relegation by just four points last season. Micky Mellon has acted quickly in the transfer market, but are the new players good enough to replace last season’s key performers? Will they keep Salop in the third tier? Answering those questions is Peter Parker-Jones, who you can follow on Twitter @THEPeterJones. Shrewsbury finished… Read more →
Jordi Hiwula’s dramatic winner breathed life into Walsall’s automatic promotion charge, as Jon Whitney’s side completed a 1-0 win over Southend. The visitors defended from deep for much of the game and stayed level through a combination of resolute defending, poor opposition shooting and a Daniel Bentley masterclass. Their resistance held until the 88th minute when Hiwula’s header… Read more →