The Football League Paper Magazine - August 25, 2024

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August 25, 2024

TROPHY'S UP AND RUNNING

THE Bristol Street Motors Trophy roared back into action on Tuesday night with thrills and spills, dramatic finishes and penalty shoot-outs.

2 mins

PROMISE VOWS TO HIT BACK OF NET!

Striker learns from veteran goal aces

2 mins

PHILLIPS EXCITED BY STOKE CHANCE

TEENAGE defender Ashley Phillips is relishing the chance to get stuck into his new challenge at Stoke City.

1 min

POSITIVE HECKY'S HUNGRY TO FIRE UP PNE

PAUL Heckingbottom is determined to turn Preston North End into a force to be reckoned with in the Championship.

1 min

MY GOAL WITH BORO HAS TO BE THE PREMIER - AND SOON!

TOMMY Conway never got off the bench during Scotland's European Champicampaign, on-ship but that didn't stop him enjoying every second of his fortnight in Germany.

4 mins

KEOGH KEEN TO SHINE IN INTERIM CHARGE

RICHARD Keogh says he will give his all in his role as interim head coach of Blackpool.

1 min

SADLER LAUDS 'UNCLE ALBERT'

MAT SADLER says Walsall are lucky to have a \"special person\" in Albert Adomah - and believes he could just be the X-factor to fire an unexpected promotion charge.

2 mins

CANARIES BAG OSCAR PRIZE WITH STARLET...

NORWICH City sporting director Ben Knapper reckons they have signed 'one of the most exciting talents in Danish football' in teenager Oscar Schwartau.

1 min

'OUR IDENTITY HAS TO SHINE BRIGHT'

Boss Williams urges troops to show best face

2 mins

THIS IS THE BEST GAME FOR US NOW - CALUM

DEFENDER Calum Chambers reckons his first South Wales derby could be the perfect way for Cardiff City to kickstart their season.

1 min

NOW SHOW US MORE OF THE SAME, MUNDLE TOLD BY BOSS

Romaine comes in and hits winner

2 mins

SHARP OLLIE BAGS POINT FOR BLADES

JOHANNES Hoff Thorup insisted that he is happy with his Norwich City side's progress even though he is still waiting for his first league win.

2 mins

WILDER: I WANT TO BE GREEDY

CHRIS Wilder felt that his Sheffield United side could have claimed all three points had his side shown a little more quality in attack.

1 min

SISSOKO IS TOM'S MIDFIELD MAESTRO

WATFORD head coach Tom Cleverley hailed veteran Moussa Sissoko for the goal that clinched a win at home to Derby and kept his side's 100 percent start to the season intact.

2 mins

WARNE: RAMS’ FINAL BALL NOT GOOD ENOUGH

THE result was a setback for Derby after their win against Middlesbrough last week.

1 min

KEANE IS PRAISED AMID EXIT TALK...

PAUL Heckingbottom praised Will Keane's professionalism amid transfer speculation after his winning goal helped Preston to a victory over Luton Town.

2 mins

ROB: WE NEED TIME TO DIGEST

HIS opposite number, Paul Heckingbottom, may have been out of work since leaving Sheffield United last December, but it was Rob Edwards who was left with more questions to answer following a second defeat in three league games for his Luton side.

1 min

POSITIVE POMPEY PROVING A POINT...

PORTSMOUTH boss John Mousinho viewed the result as a point gained, not two lost.

2 mins

Robins haunted by Palmer's return

MARK Robins heaped praise on goalscorer Kasey Palmer after the midfielder's second-half strike as a substitute against his old club earned Coventry a hard-earned point.

2 mins

LIAM: I CAN SEE GREEN SHOOTS

LIAM Manning admitted he was left underwhelmed by the point picked up by his Bristol City side.

1 min

HARRIS DELIGHTED BY MENTALITY OF LIONS

NEIL Harris expressed relief after Millwall claimed a first point of the season in a drab goalless draw with Hull.

2 mins

NEW PHILOSOPHY WILL TAKE TIME, ADMITS WALTER

TIM WALTER accepts Hull, who have drawn their first three Championship games, are in transition following a summer of big change at the MKM Stadium.

1 min

BUCK: IT WAS A KILLER LEVELLER

OXFORD boss Des Buckingham claimed the equaliser on the stroke of half-time affected his team.

1 min

SHREWD U'S SO 'PROUD' TO TOP THE PILE

CAMBRIDGE United have been named the best-run club in the EFL in a survey run by clubs' coalition Fair Game.

1 min

STRIKER BEDIA'S ON GOAL HUNT AT TIGERS

STRIKER Chris Bedia is going to pull out all the stops to hit the goal trail with Hull City this season.

1 min

DANNY: WE'RE NOT ON A ROHL

SHEFFIELD Wednesday slipped to back-to-back defeats after their opening-day rout of Plymouth and manager Danny Rohl offered an honest assessment following the defeat to Leeds.

1 min

FARKE'S POISED TO BOOST THE WHITES

... after they sink the Owls

2 mins

LAVERY HAUNTS THE SEASIDERS AS THE U'S RISE FROM THE DEAD

SHAYNE Lavery scored twice including the crucial equaliser - to hurt his former club as Cambridge heroically overturned a three-goal deficit to claim a point against managerless Blackpool.

2 mins

DEFENDER MARK SO HAPPY TO BE HATTER

MARK McGuinness believes joining Luton Town from Championship rivals Cardiff for a club-record fee of £10m is the 'perfect' move.

1 min

NORWOOD CAPTURE IS COUP FOR CHALLINOR

STOCKPORT manager Dave Challinor believes the capture of Oliver NorCounty wood shows how far the club have come in recent years.

1 min

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