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Call grows for third National League spot
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/06/2025
» As Oldham Athletic celebrate their return to the Football League after defeating Southend United in a thrilling Wembley playoff there have been strong calls for the National League to be given three promotion slots to League Two as opposed to the current two.
Newcastle just want some big silverware
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 15/03/2025
» It is no secret Newcastle United are in desperate need of silverware and they have the opportunity to pick up their first trophy in 69 years when they appear in the Carabao Cup (aka League Cup/EFL Cup) at Wembley tomorrow.
Blazing Red Dragons producing plenty of fire in League One
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/09/2024
» The early international break can be a bit irritating for Premier League fans but football still carries on in the lower leagues in England where there have been some interesting developments as the season unfolds.
Fewer bosses getting the chop this season
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/03/2024
» While attention in the Premier League is rightly concentrated on the compelling three-way battle for the title there has been another encouraging development in the top flight which has possibly fallen under the radar. It is the relative lack of managerial casualties.
EFL season kicks off amid hopes and fears
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 05/08/2023
» Premier League fans may beg to differ but the English football season really starts today when the 72 EFL teams not in the top flight begin their campaigns with an uncomfortable combination of false hopes and realistic fears that could end in tears.
Fans are back as EFL season gets underway
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/08/2021
» A week before the Premier League starts, the 72 clubs in the three divisions of the English Football League kick off this weekend with the refreshing sight of spectators in the stadiums.
Promising steps for female refs as Welch set to officiate EFL game
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/04/2021
» A little piece of history will take place in the English Football League on Monday in the unlikely setting of Wetherby Road stadium in Harrogate when a female referee will be in charge of a match in the EFL for the first time.
Changes imperative despite Big Picture snub
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 17/10/2020
» Although the controversial Project Big Picture has been firmly rejected by the Premier League, it is clear something radical needs to be done in English football to ensure clubs in the lower leagues do not go out of business in these coronavirus times.
Stanley -- The club that refused to die
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/04/2018
» Accrington Stanley winning promotion to League One for the first time ever might not seem a big deal in a week which saw Manchester City clinch the Premier League title, but it is a huge occasion for a lowly, but long-established club that has never before experienced promotion from the bottom division.