http://theseventytwo.com An independent website covering the 72 member clubs of the Football League. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:36:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/02/02/the-football-leagues-winners-and-losers-in-the-january-transfer-window/ http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/02/02/the-football-leagues-winners-and-losers-in-the-january-transfer-window/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:36:55 +0000 Paul Binning http://theseventytwo.com/?p=4571 For some it’s about survival, keeping the family intact, writes Paul Binning. For others it’s about excitement and anticipation. For many it’s just about watching an ever-so-slightly barmy white-haired Scotsman work himself up into a frenzy over a low-value bid for a Romanian international from a small, bottom-of-the-table club from the North West! I won’t [read this post...]]]> http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/02/02/the-football-leagues-winners-and-losers-in-the-january-transfer-window/feed/ 4 http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/02/01/derby-county-v-nottingham-forest-a-lovehate-relationship/ http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/02/01/derby-county-v-nottingham-forest-a-lovehate-relationship/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:00:25 +0000 theseventytwo http://theseventytwo.com/?p=4563 Although Forest’s games against Notts County represent the oldest league derby match in the world and their two grounds are separated merely by the width of the River Trent, Forest fans have, for many years, looked instead to the neighbouring city of Derby for their biggest rivalry. Forest fan Steve Wright gives the lowdown. The [read this post...]]]> http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/02/01/derby-county-v-nottingham-forest-a-lovehate-relationship/feed/ 0 http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/01/31/the-window-a-short-story/ http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/01/31/the-window-a-short-story/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:15:52 +0000 Gavin Barber http://theseventytwo.com/?p=4558 Gavin Barber can see into the future. Well, as far as this evening anyway. And this is what he sees… Like so much else about that night, I had no idea how I got there. Mind and memory were a hectic blur of flashing lights and rapid movement. All reassurance was gone – familiar faces [read this post...]]]> http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/01/31/the-window-a-short-story/feed/ 1 http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/01/31/birmingham-citys-five-point-plan-to-threaten-the-top-six/ http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/01/31/birmingham-citys-five-point-plan-to-threaten-the-top-six/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:21:45 +0000 theseventytwo http://theseventytwo.com/?p=4556 Birmingham City have had a lot to contend with this season, making their current position just outside the play-off places a hugely impressive showing so far. Blues fan Chris Quinn presents the recipe for the club’s present success. Take a look down the Championship table, and even as low as League Two, and you will [read this post...]]]> http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/01/31/birmingham-citys-five-point-plan-to-threaten-the-top-six/feed/ 1 http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/01/30/wes-side-story-what-does-morgan-move-mean-for-forest-and-foxes/ http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/01/30/wes-side-story-what-does-morgan-move-mean-for-forest-and-foxes/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:48:45 +0000 David Bevan http://theseventytwo.com/?p=4532 Both last season and the one before, Nottingham Forest were, by and large, a tough nut to crack. Their woes at left-back were well-documented, Chris Gunter was a consistent right-back and the whole team generally worked hard when out of possession, but their real solidity seemed to come from the dependable spine of goalkeeper Lee [read this post...]]]> http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/01/30/wes-side-story-what-does-morgan-move-mean-for-forest-and-foxes/feed/ 3 http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/season-2010-11/norwich-city/2012/01/30/the-top-flight-team-that-put-faith-in-the-football-league/ http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/season-2010-11/norwich-city/2012/01/30/the-top-flight-team-that-put-faith-in-the-football-league/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:00:34 +0000 Matt Wallace http://theseventytwo.com/?p=4540 You’ll need Premier League experience, they said. You’ll get slaughtered with those players, they said. Holt will be useless against Premier League defenders, they said. Lambert scoffed, finished off his Carlsberg Special Brew and got to work. I’m almost sure that’s exactly how it happened, says Norwich City fan Matt Wallace. More or less. But [read this post...]]]> http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/season-2010-11/norwich-city/2012/01/30/the-top-flight-team-that-put-faith-in-the-football-league/feed/ 0 http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/also-new/2012/01/29/what-is-your-football-club-doing-to-dazzle-on-the-web/ http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/also-new/2012/01/29/what-is-your-football-club-doing-to-dazzle-on-the-web/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:38:01 +0000 David Bevan http://theseventytwo.com/?p=4243 In an imaginary Victorian boozer in a sepia-tinted corner of the globe, old blokes gather to talk about football back when it was good. It is a tempting retreat, with some fantastic flagship vehicles such as Got Not Got and 500 Reasons To Love Football using modern media to hark back to a glorious past. [read this post...]]]> http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/also-new/2012/01/29/what-is-your-football-club-doing-to-dazzle-on-the-web/feed/ 2 http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/01/27/the-25-best-players-in-the-championship-will-they-stay-or-will-they-go/ http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/01/27/the-25-best-players-in-the-championship-will-they-stay-or-will-they-go/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:00:36 +0000 theseventytwo http://theseventytwo.com/?p=4504 In November, you voted for the 25 best players in the Championship. In December, The Seventy Two published, in no particular order, 25 articles containing a total of over 15,000 words on those 25 players. As the January transfer window ticks towards a conclusion, here’s a very brief update on the fortunes of all 25… [read this post...]]]> http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/championship/2012/01/27/the-25-best-players-in-the-championship-will-they-stay-or-will-they-go/feed/ 1 http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/league-two/2012/01/25/peter-leven-oxford-united-best-player-league-two/ http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/league-two/2012/01/25/peter-leven-oxford-united-best-player-league-two/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:00:22 +0000 theseventytwo http://theseventytwo.com/?p=4485 Here’s Andrew Cherrie on an Oxford United midfielder that really shouldn’t be playing in League Two at all. Peter Leven scores from the half way line. Peter Leven scores immaculate right footed chips from eighteen yards that hang in the air for an eternity, dropping delicately over a hapless, flailing goalkeeper. Peter Leven executes outrageous [read this post...]]]> http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/league-two/2012/01/25/peter-leven-oxford-united-best-player-league-two/feed/ 3 http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/season-2010-11/lincoln-city/2012/01/24/darlington-lincoln-an-extraordinary-day-and-a-date-for-the-diary/ http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/season-2010-11/lincoln-city/2012/01/24/darlington-lincoln-an-extraordinary-day-and-a-date-for-the-diary/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:30 +0000 David Bevan http://theseventytwo.com/?p=4476 On Wednesday morning, I had no real plans for the weekend other than watching Sky’s soaraway Super Sunday extravaganza. By Wednesday afternoon, Saturday was full. I was off to Darlington for the day. That Wednesday, my girlfriend had been following the Darlo saga on Radio Tees. Captivated by the dramatic turn of events which saw [read this post...]]]> http://theseventytwo.com/football-league/season-2010-11/lincoln-city/2012/01/24/darlington-lincoln-an-extraordinary-day-and-a-date-for-the-diary/feed/ 3