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Newly promoted Stevenage will begin their first ever season in League One with a home fixture against Exeter.


Another of the promoted sides, Wycombe, host relegated Scunthorpe, who finished bottom of the Championship.


League Two champions Chesterfield and Bury, who finished behind them in second, start at Tranmere and last season's beaten play-off finalists Huddersfield respectively.


Relegated Sheffield United are at Oldham, and Preston host Colchester.


It is the first time the Blades, now managed by Danny Wilson, have played in the third tier of English football since they were promoted in 1988/89, while Phil Brown's North End are back at that level for the first time since 1996.


New Brentford manager Uwe Rosler begins his managerial career in England with a home game against Yeovil.


Bournemouth, who lost in the play-off semi-finals to Huddersfield, launch their campaign at Charlton, while the other beaten play-off side Milton Keynes Dons entertain Hartlepool.


Notts County face a long trip north to Cumbria to take on Carlisle, while Gary Megson's Sheffield Wednesday begin their second season in League One at Hillsborough against Rochdale.


The division's final game of the opening weekend sees Walsall, who avoided relegation on the final day of last season, host Leyton Orient.


You can read all the League One fixtures here, (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/fixtures/default.stm) or fixtures for each English club here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7453880.stm). (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7453880.stm)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13805949.stm

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3654701/Bayern-Munich-bid-for-Tranmere-kid-Dale-Jennings.html

Bayern after some pub teamer from Tranmere :lol:

How the mighty have fallen

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Well done him.

[Cripps_orig]

Its not like hes a quality young kid either.

6 goals in 32 games at a shite level, wtf is he going to do for Bayern?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Clearly they think differently.

[Cripps_orig]

And its that thinking that has put them where they are atm.

This guy will be back in England at Darlington by 2013

[Master Splinter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr8Hq18gTnU

Ian Turner :bow:.

[Cripps_orig]

Huddersfield are about to break the football league record of games unbeaten

It will be 43 games

Herbert Chapman :bow:

Mastermind for our 49 game run and now for Huddersfield

Must Get

[Flavs]

And indeed, Huddersfield break the league record to go 43 unbeaten!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15705187.stm

S (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15705187.stm)eems our record could soon be up for grabs :(

[Olivier's xmas twist]

And indeed, Huddersfield break the league record to go 43 unbeaten!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15705187.stm

S (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15705187.stm)eems our record could soon be up for grabs :(

They lost 2-0 to Charlton today

[Cripps_orig]

Huddersfield :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Wait, was it a league game or one of those anglo saxon st mirren johnstone paint rumbelows cup games that takes place in the lower leagues that no one gives a fuck about?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Wait, was it a league game or one of those anglo saxon st mirren johnstone paint rumbelows cup games that takes place in the lower leagues that no one gives a fuck about?

League game

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Huddersfield. :lol:

They don't even have the Herbert Chapman Trophy for consolation.

[Master Splinter]

Huddersfield :haha:.

Andy Booth :haha:.

Patrick Stewart :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Phil Brown has been sacked.

:haha:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Brian Horton's gone as well.

What a fucking tragedy.

[LDG]

Phil Brown has been sacked.

:haha:

Phil Brown's Diary :bow:

Denton :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Brown :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Tango :haha:.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Jordan Rhodes!!!!!!

[Xhaka Can’t]

Come on Town!

[Xhaka Can’t]

Don't know if anyone was watching the Huddersfield Town v Brentford match. It was a fricken cracker. Brentford murdered Town in the first half, went 2-0 up but admittedly with the Ref's help. There was no way the first Town goal should have stood and where did 3 minutes of IT come from in the first half? So Brentford all over Town, yet in they go at 2-2.

Then. Jordan. Rhodes. What. A. Goal. if you get a chance you have to see it. What a talent. What a winner. Fucking loved this match.

[Marc Overmars]

Rhodes. :bow:

Must get.

[Niall_Quinn]

Don't know if anyone was watching the Huddersfield Town v Brentford match. It was a fricken cracker. Brentford murdered Town in the first half, went 2-0 up but admittedly with the Ref's help. There was no way the first Town goal should have stood and where did 3 minutes of IT come from in the first half? So Brentford all over Town, yet in they go at 2-2.

Then. Jordan. Rhodes. What. A. Goal. if you get a chance you have to see it. What a talent. What a winner. Fucking loved this match.

Who's their manager, we should get him.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Lee Clark is doing a great job there. Felt sorry for Uwe Rosler (B's Manager) who was incandescent with that Referree. Reporter tried to bait him into trouble after the game, but he wasn't having it.

[Niall_Quinn]

Lee Clark is doing a great job there. Felt sorry for Uwe Rosler (B's Manager) who was incandescent with that Referree. Reporter tried to bait him into trouble after the game, but he wasn't having it.

The EU will fine him for being incandescent.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rhodes has scored again. :bow:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Rhodes has scored again. :bow:

He is a machine at the moment. Hopefully it stays at one though...

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Notts County striker Lee Hughes, who was arrested last month on suspicion of sexual assault, has been charged, his club said on Monday.
The League One player was arrested after police were called to the team's hotel in Croydon, south London, on December 3.
The 35-year-old was taken into custody following the alleged incident involving a woman the night before his team's FA Cup fixture against Sutton United.
A statement on the club's website said: "Notts County can confirm that striker Lee Hughes has, on Monday, been charged in relation to an alleged incident in December of last year.
"The club will be making no further comment on this matter."
Hughes was released on bail after his arrest in December.
The footballer has played for Notts County since 2009 after leaving Oldham.
He had his contract at the club extended in October by another 18 months.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11768/7465879/County-s-Lee-Hughes-charged

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He is scum. And that's the case whether he is found guilty of this particular crime or not.

[Marc Overmars]

Pretty much.

Lowest of the low.

[Master Splinter]

Not that kind of lad tbf.

Very honest and commited.

[Marc Overmars]

He didn't mean to flee the scene of an accident. He's not that kind of driver.

[Master Splinter]

His momentum drove him into the victim then away from the scene.

He has no bad blood in him whatsoever. He didn't go onto the road looking to kill someone.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

It seems Lee Clark has left Huddersfield :pal:

To join Leeds?

[Marc Overmars]

Sacked apparently. :unsure:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Due concerns that have been raised over recent weeks.

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He is considering claiming for unfair dismissal.

Football. :bow:

Never fails to astound.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

If it's not a case that he's about to take over another club then it really is baffling.

Anything that makes them falter though is good news.

[Cripps_orig]

They are 4th

Went on a 40+ game unbeaten run recently and still sacked their manager?

Why couldnt Herbert Chapmans other club do the same?

[Xhaka Can’t]

Strange move on the surface, but with that squad, Town should be doing better. They may not have lost much, but for a team that should be looking at automatic promotion, they haven't won much either. There is a real lack of killer instinct and they are too defensively minded in their play.

Went to the Chesterfield game and it was a snorefest that they were fortunate to win.

[Letters]

We can rename this thread Arsenal Debate in a few seasons.
Lolz.


:(

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

On a lighter note.

Martin Allen has been sacked by Notts County :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bury 0-3 Huddersfield. Rhodes has another two. :cloud9:

[Master Splinter]

RVP, Rhodes and Giroud front three. :cloud9:

Where will we fit Soldado and Podolski?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We'll play them in the supporting role. Song can go back to doing it all on his own.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-3 now. Time for Rhodes to move on to a mentally strong team. :good:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

And in the biggest managerial news today it's confirmed Les Parry has been sacked from Tranmere :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why did Jordan Rhodes elect to play for Scotland?

What a waste of a career. :rose:

Also, on the Tranmere news, sad news for you Ngibbles.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Yeah, 1 win in about 21. Devastated.

Nice guy though.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Ronnie Moore :bow:

Hoofball :bow:

A 3 year saga comes full circle.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rhodes gets his 35th goal. :bow:

A post-war record. :bow:

1-0 against Charlton.

[Cripps_orig]

Charlton are up as it stands

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Chris powell has done wonders with thim tbh.

[Cripps_orig]

And they are up

Sheff Utd also clear in 2nd so should go up with them eventually

[Master Splinter]

Charlton :bow:.

Chris Powell :bow:.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Charlton :bow:.

Chris Powell :bow:.

Proves not all Black Managers are useless as they like to think.

[Master Splinter]

Proves not all Black Managers are useless as they like to think.

TC :bow:.

[Cripps_orig]

John Barnes :bow:

Paul Ince :bow:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Leroy Rosenior.

Probably the shortest managerial reign ever.

:bow:

[Cripps_orig]

A FOOTBALLER was jailed for five years today for raping a teenager who was “too drunk to consent” to sex as two of his friends watched and tried to film it on a mobile phone.
Sheffield United and Wales footballer Ched Evans was found guilty of raping the then 19-year-old at a hotel following a night out in Rhyl, north Wales, last May.

His co-defendant, Port Vale defender Clayton McDonald, was found not guilty of the same charge.

There were dramatic scenes in court as the jury returned their verdicts on the two footballers.

As McDonald was cleared shouts of "Yes, yes" were heard from the public gallery and McDonald hugged Evans.

The two players banged their heads together in celebration and the judge ordered a brief adjournment.

But when the jury returned Evans' joy turned to dismay as he was found guilty of rape.

The Sheffield United forward threw the headphones he was using to follow the trial on the floor and then looked shocked.

Judge Hughes told McDonald he was free to leave the dock and after the footballer exited the court, shouts of “No, no” could be heard

Evans, of Penistone, South Yorkshire, admitted having sex with the woman but denied rape.

But the court heard his victim told police she has no memory of the incident and believes her drink may have been spiked.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4269470/Football-star-guilty-of-raping-drunk-woman.html

:lol:

[Coney]

Leroy Rosenior.

Probably the shortest managerial reign ever.

:bow:

Wasn't he in Reginald Perrin?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Charlton won the league on the weekend. :bow:

Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday for the remaining automatic place. :popcorn:


Ched Evans made it in to the League One Team of the Year. Bet that wasn't awkward at all.

[Cripps_orig]

Ian Wright back in football :bow:

As a coach for MK Dons

Next Arsenal manager?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Wrighty :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Next Arsenal toilet cleaner?

Yes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Huddersfield vs Sheffield has gone to extra-time in the play-off final. 0-0.

[Master Splinter]

Huddersfield vs Sheffield has gone to extra-time in the play-off final.

Sheffield? :sulk:

Come on Yorkshire.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah, just 'Wednesday' are the other ones. :unsure:

For sure.

Come on AC.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's time for pelanties!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's a terribly pelanty from Miller. 0-0, Sheffield Utd up next.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good save. Still 0-0. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another one missed! :haha:

Still 0-0, fourth pelanty coming up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Huddersfield 0-1 Sheffield Utd, Collins.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Huddersfield have another one saved! :haha: 0-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another one saved! It stays 0-1 in Sheffield Utd's favour. Huddersfield up. Rhodes hasn't taken one yet.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1! What a pub team shoot-out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Taylor steps up for Sheffield Utd and hits the post! This is the worst shoot-out of all time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Huddersfield 2-1 Sheffield Utd!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Porter scores. 2-2. As it goes to sudden death. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jordan Rhodes time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-2 to Huddersfield. Nicely done. :bow: Alan Parry counts that as his 41st goal of the season. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-3. Ginge levels it up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-3 to Huddersfield, Roberts smashed it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-4, O'Hallaron

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-4, Woods.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-5. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

6-5, cooly done tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

6-6. The keepers aren't even getting close now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

7-6, Morrison. We'll be back to the original takers soon.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

7-7, Cresswell roofed it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

8-7, Smithies, Huddersfield's GK puts one in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sheffield Utd's keeper blazes it over! Huddersfield are promoted!!

[Cripps_orig]

Our Herbert Chapman blood brothers :bow:

Neil Warnock :haha:

Paddy Kenny :haha:

Brian Deane :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Can't wait for the Herbert Chapman Trophy next season. :scarf:

Ched Evans. :haha:

He should be killed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Also, worth reiterating Alan Parry showing what a berk he is thinking goals scored in a pelanty shoot-out contributes to your season total.

Chris Morgan. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Sean Bean :haha:.

AC :haha:.

Herbert F.C. :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nick Clegg. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Joe Cocker :haha:.

Jarvis Cocker :haha:.

Andy Booth :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Def Leppard. :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

It's about time they got out of League 1.

Sheff Utd will be up as champions next season.

That-guy-out-of-The-Beautiful-South :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wednesday supporters must be a little bit :cloud9:.

[Cripps_orig]

Leyton Orient's League One match with Hartlepool has been postponed for safety reasons after the visitors' coach was stuck in traffic.
Hartlepool stayed in a hotel a 20-minute drive away from Brisbane Road but heavy traffic saw them stuck on the M11 for over two hours.
Pools coach Michael Barron said on Twitter: "Nowhere near ground and 3-30 so game called off.
"It's the right decision as it could be after five when we get to ground."

Jeff Stelling :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Di Canio subbed his goalkeeper after 20 minutes due to the mistakes he had made. :bow:

They still lost 4-1 to Preston though.

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19426397

:lol:

Di Canio :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Crooknapp has taken on some advisory role at Bournemouth. :haha:

Safe to say he is finished as the top level.

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19597735

Wrighty :bow:

We should bring him home

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Chucks Aneke Sent off for crew :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Project Youth. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Stevenage hit back before the break via Luke Freeman's 25-yarder before Crewe striker Chuks Aneke was red-carded for a two-footed lunge at Anthony Grant.

:haha:

Project GHEL :bow:.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

MK Dons midfielder Jimmy Bullard has retired at the age of 33.

The former Wigan, Fulham, Hull and Ipswich player suffered two cruciate knee ligament injuries during his career and has decided to quit the game after seeing a specialist.

He joined the Dons in the summer on a short-term deal and featured three times for the League One club. "My old knee injury has never allowed me to get back to where I want to be as a football player," he said.

"It's always hindered me. There are a lot of games in this league and I now know my knee won't allow me to play Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday-Tuesday. It's not built for that now.

"I want to be out there playing but at the same time I know my knee won't allow me to play at my best and to keep my place in the team. I'm hindering myself more than I am helping myself for the future."

Bullard made his senior debut at Peterborough United in August 2001 and went on to play 312 league games for six different clubs, scoring 39 goals.

His career was severely hampered by injuries, most notably when he ruptured the cruciate ligaments in his knee twice in three years, firstly at Fulham in 2006 and then on his Hull debut in 2009.

He joined Ipswich 21 months ago, initially on loan and then permanently after having his contract terminated at Hull.

But injuries and a disciplinary breach, which saw him and team-mate Michael Chopra turn up late for training following a night out in Newcastle, hindered his spell at Portman Road and he signed for Karl Robinson's Dons in August.

"In the summer I knew I wanted to give it one last crack and show people what I could do," he added.

"But what I think with my strong head and what I could physically do are two different things. My head tells me I can do it, but my body tells me, no Jim, you can't."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19786814

Jimmy:bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Thought he retired ages ago when Hull went down

Hull :lol:

I remember them

[Kano]

decent player bullard, shame we never got to see more.

[GP]

I liked him in that film Mask.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Di Canio has finally gone through with it and resigned.

Swindon :pal:

[Cripps_orig]

Aren't they doing pretty well?

Hope he comes to us

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Only because they were absolutely throwing money around (well comparatively) and are now up shit creek for it. Hence why he has resigned.

Although reading a bit more, it wouldn't surprise me if he came back. This week.

[Marc Overmars]

Pompey relegated, again.

What a fall from grace. :rose:

[Cripps_orig]

Hate those ****s

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Especially that fucker with the bell.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hartlepool down too. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor old Brentford, denied promotion on the last day by missing a last minute pelanty against Doncaster, who then went up the other end to score and get promoted as champions, just conceded in the last minute to make it 3-3 in the second leg of the semi final against Swindon (4-4 on aggregate).

Brentford were 2-0 and 3-1 up too. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Byrne sent off for Swindon. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Time for pelanties.

:popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swindon first up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And 1-0 Swindon, well struck without being a blaster.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saunders makes it 1-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Flint slips but still puts it in the corner. :lol:

2-1 Swindon.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Calm from Hayes, 2-2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Collins makes it 3-2 Swindon. All have been really well struck or placed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dean makes it 3-3.

Pub football. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Moore saves! It remains 3-3, Brentford up next.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Craig with a stunning pelanty, Brentford make it 4-3!

German manager for Brentford.

Efficiency. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Roberts makes it 4-4. Brentford can make the final now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Forshaw whacks it in and makes it 5-4! Brentford are in to the final!

Well done to them, the poor sods.

Uwe Rosler. :bow:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

The most important thing is Swindon :pal:

[GP]

Swindon :lol:

Awful

[Master Splinter]

Yeovil beat Brentford 2-1 to reach the Championship!!

Yeovil :bow: :bow:.

[GP]

Yo Ville

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brentford fans should stay away from the razors tonight, football has been slightly harsh on them in May.