Indeed - they share the nickname with both Bristol City and Swindon Town ... similar to us and Carlisle United who share 'the foxes' .... and Millwall and the The Royal Gynaecological Society FC....
Notts County manager coming across as a right short arse nonce at the end for some reason. Steve Coterill looks well. Nearly died not long ago.
Had never heard of Carlisle being referred to as Foxes which my bored googling confirms despite their mascot being a fox named Olga. Not quite bored enough to investigate this further but probably will later. More importantly, all eyes on the National League today where two big games will impact Bwood’s title charge.
No I didn't know about the nickname either... https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/jan/29/carlisle-olga-the-fox-harry-pearson Also read on Carlisle's wiki page they were the first to employ Bill Shankly as a manager, having been a player for them... From Shankly's wiki page: Shankly came from a small Scottish mining community and was one of five brothers who played football professionally. He played as a ball-winning right-half and was capped twelve times for Scotland, including seven wartime internationals. He spent one season at Carlisle United before spending the rest of his career at Preston North End, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1938. His playing career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He became a manager after he retired from playing in 1949, returning to Carlisle United. He later managed Grimsby Town, Workington[5][6] and Huddersfield Town before moving to become Liverpool manager in December 1959.
This bit at the end of that Guardian ^ story, oh for the good ole days My friend Ed, who is a Hartlepool fan, says that when he used to visit Brunton Park as an away supporter in the pre‑Taylor report days when grounds still had security fences, there was an old steward at Brunton Park who used to direct visitors into their pens with a call of "Come by, come by" as if he was herding sheep. Sadly, I never encountered this old fellow, but once when I went with Ed to watch Pools play at Brunton Park I witnessed an illuminating exchange between two rival fans. As we left the ground a local likely lad shouted: "You hang monkeys," at the Pools supporters. "You shag sheep," came the crisp and witty reply from the bloke in front of me. "Well, you hang monkeys." The Carlisle fan hit back. "And you shag sheep." "You hang monkeys." "Aye well, I'd rather hang a monkey than shag a sheep." "Aye, well, I'd rather shag a ... Er, **** off you." Admittedly, it wasn't exactly Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler, but the recollection has kept me amused during many a dark evening.
EFL Trophy tonight for any lower league fans, it's what use to be the Paint Pot. I don't mind it because you get a mix of some first team players alongside those stuck on the bench normally with a few youngsters thrown in. The games will be on the SKY+ button... 19:00 Accrington Stanley v Leeds United U21 EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:00 Barnsley v Lincoln City EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:00 Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:00 Burton Albion v Crewe Alexandra EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:00 Chesterfield v Liverpool U21 EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:00 Doncaster Rovers v Bradford City EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:00 Gillingham v Wycombe Wanderers EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:00 MK Dons v Swindon Town EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:00 Newport County v Exeter City EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:00 Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:00 Oldham Athletic v Bolton Wanderers EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:00 Port Vale v Fleetwood Town EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:00 Salford City v Wolves U21 EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:00 Stockport County v Wigan Athletic EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:00 Tranmere Rovers v Blackpool EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:45 Bromley v AFC Wimbledon EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:45 Cardiff City v Arsenal U21 EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:45 Colchester United v Fulham U21 EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:45 Crawley Town v Peterborough United EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+ 19:45 Harrogate Town v Newcastle United U21 EFL Trophy Group Stage Sky Sports+
Yeah, rinse/repeat time with that lot. He should never have been given the job full time but did ok for a couple of games as caretaker so they just handed him it. Like they do. They won't have anyone lined up. No plan in place at all, just made up as they go along. Someone like Carrick would be good, but they'll stick an ex player in charge, like Joe Allen, and if he gets a couple of results they'll give him the job full time and sack him five games into next season when they're bottom.
I believe it was agreed as the bargaining chip to stop them gaining entry into the actual league system at the time.
They need to scrap it. Fans don’t care until the day out for the final. Replace with a tournament for L1 to NLN/S, proper knockout, non-league sides at home in the first round kind of thing and it would be decent.
Bought a ticket for Norwich away at the end of the month. Sure to be a classic and long drive home in the dark but I do have at least one guaranteed passenger in the car. Trains are ****ed that day.
