Ramblings

League 2 2009/10 team of the season

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

The PFA named its League 2 team of the year way back in April. Needless to say we disagree entirely with several of their selections; some of the choices never really shone against us and other less-renowned players had possibly their best games against ourselves. Here are the best we’ve seen in opposing line-ups over the course of the season.

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League 2 2009/10 review part 2

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Following on from part one earlier in the week, here we take a look at the fortunes of the 2nd half of the division in 2009/10. This time we look at Grimsby to Torquay as we compare performances to our pre-season predictions.

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League 2 2009/10 review part 1

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

Way back in August, we gave our predictions and expectations for all of League 2′s twenty-four clubs. Instead of attempting to brush our awful predictions under the carpet, it is time to look back and see how we did, with our first part covering Accrington to Darlington. Part two to follow later this week.

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Capello’s World Cup 30

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

England boss Fabio Capello named his preliminary 30-man squad for the World Cup yesterday. The majority picked itself but there were still a few raised eyebrows with the likes of Jamie Carragher earning a recall and other tips such as Carlton Cole missing out. Here’s our thoughts on the men entrusted with our summer hopes.

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Derby day delight

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Tonight’s win over Barnet at Victoria Road was the Daggers’ 9th against a fellow Greater London side since being promoted to the Football League. Despite the Bees being the only local rivals this season, over previous years we have had Luton, Wycombe and Brentford to contend with in league matches, as well as several cup ties. Here’s a look at some of the more memorable derby matches in recent years.

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The final reckoning

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

With only eight games remaining this season for most sides, we’ve used the excellent BBC Predictor to come up with how we think the table will look at 5pm on May 8th. Can the fixtures produce a twist in the tail at both ends of the division, or has the promotion and relegation picture been decided already?

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Shit lookalikes: Scott Doe

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Whilst browsing throught some rubbish rag that had been left on the train last week, a photo of a young actor caught the eye. No, not in that way. The reason being that he bore an almost passing resemblance to our naff right-back turned super centre-back, Scott Doe.

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