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Reading owner Dai Yongge still has no intention of selling the club, despite increasing pressure from supporters, according to journalist Darren Witcoop. The Berkshire-based club have endured a torrid time as of late, and last week’s three point deduction for failing to comply with a funds deposit order was their second such sanction this season. The Royals have been docked an incredible 16…

Bolton Wanderers could be without a number of key players for their clash against Peterborough United this Saturday, with Dion Charles already revealed to be a major doubt for this weekend’s match, according to the Peterborough Telegraph.  This will be a boost to a Posh side who have a terrible record away at Bolton, losing their last three when travelling up to Greater Manchester to play the…

Wrexham was touted as the team to watch in League Two when Phil Parkinson’s men achieved promotion to the English Football League, having spent a decade and a half in the National League. They have proven to be the side to watch everywhere given the multiple television shows and documentaries, but only now does it seem like they are living up to their pre-season hype on the field. Wrexham Still…

Rooted to the foot of the League One table with no goals to their name and only one solitary point accumulated, it was always going to be hard for Wade Elliott to hold onto his job at a dejected Cheltenham Town. Losing 3-0 away to Peterborough United in the recent mid-week round of League One fixtures ultimately saw Elliott get the boot, Cheltenham down to 10 men after only five minutes played in…

Ipswich Town star Wes Burns has revealed how the Tractor Boys came away from the St. Mary’s Stadium with all three points in a 1-0 win over Southampton on Tuesday night. Kieran McKenna’s side have been in fine form this season, having picked up six wins from seven matches and accumulating 18 points in total from a possible 21. Only an unbeaten Preston North End have more points this term than the…

Preston North End are in talks with midfield duo Ben Whiteman and Alan Browne regarding new contracts at Deepdale, according to journalist Darren Witcoop. The Championship leaders could lose both players for nothing in June 2024, but the football club are desperate to ensure that they don’t lose either of their stars before their deals expire. How have they started? Beginning with Ben…

Blackburn Rovers manager Jon Dahl Tomasson believes that his team should have been ‘out of sight’ before Sunderland emerged victorious at Ewood Park last night. The two teams went into the tie locked on 10 points and Rovers started brightly as they looked to gain an early advantage. However, the deadlock was broken in the 28th minute when Ryan Hedges was adjudged to have fouled Black Cats’ winger…

The Championship’s all-time leading goal scorer Billy Sharp has reignited the war of words with Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson, following a recent interview with The Athletic.  Sharp’s feud with the 55-year-old stretches back to the FA Cup tie between Sheffield United and Wrexham last season, with the legendary forward labelling the Red Dragons as ‘disrespectful’ in a post-match rant following…

Lincoln City Manager Makes Transfer Admission

Lincoln City manager Mark Kennedy has told supporters the club’s current injury crisis will not prompt a move in the transfer market. Ben House and Tyler Walker, the club’s main strikers, will both likely be out until Christmas or beyond. Danny Mandroiu missed the weekend’s fixture and the EFL Trophy defeat at Derby, as did St Lucia international Reeco Hackett. That’s prompted some to suggest the…

Barnsley striker Devante Cole has garnered interest from Middlesbrough and three other Championship outfits after an excellent start to the 2023/24 campaign, according to TeamTalk. The former Fleetwood Town and Wigan Athletic frontman has been in fine form this term, scoring eight goals in eight matches under Neill Collins, making him the League One top goalscorer. Cole has scored three more…

Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed how he blocked a move which would have seen midfielder Scott McTominay join Derby County on loan in 2019, according to The Athletic. The Norwegian was handed the reigns at Old Trafford in December 2018 following the sacking of Jose Mourinho and immediately made a big impact. His form in the latter part of the 2018/19 season…

Former Blackpool, Watford and Plymouth Argyle defender Craig Cathcart is set to announce his retirement from football, just two weeks after moving to Belgium, according to journalist Sacha Tavolieri. The Northern Ireland international spent ten seasons at Vicarage Road, helping the Hornets to promotion from the Championship to the Premier League and even to an eighth-place finish in the…

Former player and current EFL pundit Adrian Clarke has issued a bold prediction that Southampton head coach Russell Martin will lose his job by the end of the season. The Saints had a solid start to the campaign under their new manager, winning three and drawing once across the first four games, putting Martin’s side as many’s favourite to achieve promotion back to the Premier League. However,…

Birmingham City manager John Eustace has confirmed that both Ethan Laird and Tyler Roberts have suffered injury setbacks as he looks to recover from back-to-back defeats. The Blues enjoyed an excellent start to the campaign, remaining unbeaten in their first five games. However, successive defeats have now followed following losses to Watford at the weekend before going down 2-1 to early…

West Bromwich Albion could find themselves in a dire financial situation in the future should owner Lai Guochuan refuse to lower his asking price of the football club, according to talkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan. Back in May, The Daily Mail reported that the Chinese investor withdrew £7 million from the Baggies in order to remedy the loss of his other businesses, putting West Brom under a major…

League One outfit Bristol Rovers are currently taking a look at former Norwich City and Derby County striker Chris Martin, according to journalist Daniel Hargraves from Bristol Live. The 34-year-old, who was most recently at Championship side Queens Park Rangers for a short spell, is understood to be training with The Gas in a bid to earn a contract with Joey Barton’s side as he looks to build up…

The 2023/24 season has started in the worst possible way for Middlesbrough but with the club rooted to the bottom of the Championship, how can they bounce back and turn themselves into promotion contenders once again? Michael Carrick’s men are bottom of the Championship despite Tuesday’s 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday and remain one of three sides that are still without a victory in the…