F.A. CUP ROUND 2 – WALSALL AWAY Our opponents Walsall’s best period in recent(ish) times was at the beginning of the 21st century when they spent four seasons, 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2002/03 and 2003/04 in what is now the Championship. Since then they’ve been a L1 side in all but two seasons. They got relegated again  [ more ]

SOUTHEND AWAY A week off of sorts Leasing.com With four eligible players being unavailable for Ipswich due to international call ups, their visit to the Kassam scheduled for 17 November never took place which meant a week off from banging out a Fan’s View. Since Hayes and Yeading we have of course played a competitive  [ more ]

With Paul’s ‘Fan’s View’ back in action this week, Will Green takes a look at the Grenoble Road experience…

With Paul Beasley away, Will Green steps up to talk you through Accrington

GILLINGHAM AT HOME Our Opponents I look on the Gills as very much a League One side, one that every now and again may drop down a division but will soon get themselves back up. As for the Championship: almost no chance unless there’s new ownership and major investment. They last played at that level  [ more ]

EFL CUP ROUND THREE OXFORD UNITED 4 WEST HAM UNITED 0 It’s not very often, if ever, in the history of a football club that back to back performances like we produced at Lincoln and here are put together. They’re both right up there with the most memorable I’ve witnessed in my 50 plus years  [ more ]

LINCOLN AWAY Our Opponents Only a few years back I would say that OUFC were a bigger club than LCFC, quite a bit bigger. Now I’d argue that in the past few seasons we’ve fallen behind the team from Sincil Bank in terms of size. Or more accurately they’ve gone past us on the back  [ more ]

BOLTON AWAY Bolton Wanderers and Bury are two teams that have been talked about in the same breath when discussion amongst football people has centred on the depressing state of finances in the Football League and the horrendous damage unscrupulous and incompetent owners can bring to bear. Damage that goes beyond the club and deep  [ more ]

TRANMERE AT HOME Our opponents Tranmere is a suburb in Birkenhead which lies to the east of the Mersey with the might of Liverpool FC and the top six wannabees of Everton just under six miles away to the west. No wonder then that they get relatively little national publicity and tend to largely go  [ more ]

FLEETWOOD AWAY Our opponents I covered their finances, ownership and BES Utilities back in 2017/18 both in my season preview and when we visited and think it merits a look again at a club with tiny gates that can pay bigger wages than us. Their average home league gate this season before our visit was  [ more ]