The Football League Paper Magazine - December 01, 2024

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December 01, 2024

TOILING TIGERS EYE UP TAPGETS

SLAVISA Jokanovic, Steve Cooper and Mark Robins are the preferred candidates to take charge at Hull following the dismissal of head coach Tim Walter.

2 mins

JASON AND WILL HAVE SAME AIM!

Defensive duo shine for Latics

2 mins

HECKY COOL AS FANS HIT OUT AT DULL PNE

PRESTON boss Paul Heckingbottom insists he will keep his focus while fan criticism over the way the club is run rumbles on.

1 min

HATTERS NEED TO FIND THE HUNGER

AT Elland Road on Wednesday evening, a metal column blocked this reporter's view of the Leeds United goalmouth for the opening 45 minutes. Not that it mattered. There was about as much action at that end of the pitch as an average day in the Sea of Tranquility.

3 mins

LAMPS REVELS IN SKY BLUES ROLE

'Give me a chance' urges the new boss

2 mins

OLLIE TO HAVE BIG INPUT IN ROBINS' RECRUITS

NEW Swindon manager Ian Holloway will be handed full control of transfers following the departure of head of football Jamie Russell.

1 min

CHARLES IS LOVING LIFE WITH THE OWLS

SHEA Charles has handed Sheffield Wednesday a major boost ahead of this afternoon's trip to Derby by insisting he wants to remain at Hillsborough beyond January.

1 min

JERRY'S GETTING HIS JUST REWARD

Defender Forsyth hails hard-working ace

2 mins

Prince puzzle puts Blades in the dark

CLARITY? Chris Wilder must be joking. When it comes to Prince Abdullah, smoke, mirrors and stony silence are the only guarantees.

2 mins

WOULD THE REAL ARGYLE STAND UP?

PLYMOUTH are the Championship's greatest enigma - a team who often look hopeless and are statistically dreadful yet consistently get results.

1 min

WINGER JORDAN'S FRESH INJURY AGONY

LEYTON Orient winger Jordan Graham says his \"heart is hurting\" after suffering a second devastating knee injury in just over a year.

1 min

Wand of a left foot is magic for Hatters

ALFIE Doughty was the unlikely breakout star of Luton's equally unlikely season in the Premier League.

3 mins

WHITES SLIP UP AS CANTWELL FIRES ROVERS TO VICTORY

United hit spot of bother on the road

2 mins

SUPER-SUB DAVIES IS THE HERO FOR BLADES

SHEFFIELD United manager Chris Wilder hailed Tom Davies after he came off the bench to score a dramatic late winner against Sunderland.

2 mins

'THEIR TALENT WAS TOO MUCH'

STOKE City boss Narcis Pelach was encouraged by his side's spell of pressure late in the first-half against Burnley, but felt the opposition's superior quality ultimately shone through.

1 min

BROWNHILL SEALS FOURTH STRAIGHT WIN

BURNLEY moved up to second place in the table after beating Stoke to make it four straight wins and five consecutive clean sheets.

2 mins

CARLOS: I MAKE THE DECISIONS ON SUBS

Carlos Corberan defended his substitutions after West Brom drew with Preston.

2 mins

IT'S MORE AGONY FOR TAME TIGERS

HULL City's interim boss Andy Dawson says everyone at the club is \"feeling the pain\" after their dismal run of defeats stretched to five games with a loss at Middlesbrough.

2 mins

FRANK SEES POSITIVES AFTER LATE EQUALISER

COVENTRY head coach Frank Lampard admitted he has plenty to work on after his first match in charge ended with a draw against fellow strugglers Cardiff.

2 mins

Cleverley buzzed by Hornets' form

TOM Cleverley insists that his side's goalless draw against Queens Park Rangers at Vicarage Road is another building block rather than a disappointing result against a relegation-threatened team.

1 min

WAYNE'S WORLD OF PAIN AS ARGYLE FOLD

WAYNE Rooney talked of \"the toughest week of my managerial career\" after watching his Plymouth side capitulate for the second time in four days.

2 mins

WAYNE'S WORLD OF PAIN AS ARGYLE FOLD

WAYNE Rooney talked of \"the toughest week of my managerial career\" after watching his Plymouth side capitulate for the second time in four days.

2 mins

ANTE AT THE DOUBLE FOR ON-SONG CITY

NORWICH head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup paid tribute to the home fans after watching his side come through a tough test against Luton to win comfortably in the end.

2 mins

UPSET FOR HARRIS AS TYLER HITS STUNNER

Neil Harris insisted the fact that Millwall were bitterly disappointed to claim only a point shows the progress his side have made over the past 10 months.

2 mins

LUKE SEETHES OVER SLOPPY SWANS START

LUKE Williams admitted he gave his players the hairdryer treatment at half-time after seeing them come into the break trailing against bottom of the table Portsmouth.

2 mins

MATT'S BOYS SHOW CLASS

WYCOMBE side-stepped a tricky second round fixture by defeating Wealdstone at Grosvenor Vale.

2 mins

'IT HASN'T BEEN MY WHOLE FOCUS AND THAT HELPED ME

SHAUN Barker never attempted to conceal the fact that he had no burning desire to play football.

5 mins

OH MY JOSH - O'S KEEPER IS THE HERO!

RICHIE Wellens praised keeper Josh Keeley as Leyton Orient reached the third round following a dramatic win over National League Oldham.

2 mins

TOWN EARN THEIR CORN!

HARROGATE mon Weaver breathed a sigh of relief after his side edged past Gainsborough Trinity at a rain-sodden Exercise Stadium.

2 mins

BAILEY: WE'LL GIVE POPPIES THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE

OWEN Bailey knows exactly how pumped up seventh-tier Kettering Town will be when Doncaster Rovers roll into ramshackle Latimer Park today.

3 mins

WHITES & THE BLADES SPEED ON

LEEDS and Sheffield United maintained their pace at the top of the table with comfortable home victories - but Sunderland slipped off the summit.

2 mins

I'd still want to keep Pat on side

Patrick Bamford has always been a player who divides opinion amongst Leeds supporters.

2 mins

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