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ROWETT HAPPY TO PLAY UNDERDOG

GARY Rowett is happy to avoid being touted as a promotion contender as his Millwall look to improve on last season’s efforts and secure a top-six finish.

Tomasson salutes his young guns

JON Dahl Tomasson hailed the ambition and attitude of his two young goalscorers, whose first league goals for Blackburn secured victory against West Brom.

WALLACE LOOKS ON BRIGHT SIDE

WEST Brom skipper Jed Wallace insisted there were positives to take from their performance, despite defeat.

ISMAEL HAILS HIS BUZZING HORNETS!

First-half blitz leaves Hoops humbled

We'll need our A-game says Mads

NEW Leicester City goalkeeper Mads Hermansen reckons they will need to be at their best if they are to kick off the season with a morale-boosting win.

FARKE SEEKS TO CHANGE MINDSET

DANIEL Farke is not spoilt for choice. Leeds’ final training session of pre-season saw just 16 players rattling around Thorp Arch, their forward line decimated by injury and their transfer plans at a standstill.

Walton woe opens door for Hladky

IPSWICH Town boss Kieran McKenna says he has complete faith in reserve goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky after losing number one Christian Walton for “a few months rather than a few weeks” with a plantar fascia tear.

REF HELP MUST NOT JUST FADE AWAY INTO NOTHING

NEW rules aimed at eliminating the intimidation of officials are long overdue.

Please don't expect the Ramsey of old

CHASETOWN’S part-time players couldn’t help but feel disappointed when the teamsheet landed an hour before their historic FA Cup clash with Cardiff City in 2008.

BARGAIN BUY MAC PROVES WORTH

MACAULAY Langstaff had just set a new National League record of 41 goals in a season when head coach Luke Williams made a confession.

NOTTS' ROAD BACK TO EFL

ONE hundred and seven points, 117 goals, 32 wins from 46 games and just three league defeats all season.

TEEN ACE PHILLIPS SALUTES ROVERS

TEENAGE defender Ash Phillips has thanked Blackburn Rovers for their role in developing him as a player after landing a dream move to Premier League Tottenham.

'MICK'S STYLE HAS MADE ME TOUGHER'

PEP Guardiola, it’s fair to assume, would not have sanctioned Morgan Rogers’ loan to Blackpool had Mick McCarthy been at the helm in January. Nor, if he’s entirely honest, would Rogers have been so eager to trek up the M61.

RECORD MOVE TO COV JUST WRIGHT FOR ACE

RECORD signing Haji Wright says it was an 'easy decision' to agree to join Coventry City.

HOME TIME CAN LET OWLS SOAR

SHEFFIELD Wednesday defender Michael Ihiekwe reckons a raucous Hillsborough faithful can ensure there is “no ceiling” on the club’s aspirations back in the Championship.

CLARK EYES UP ACTION REPLAY

MAX Clark won promotion from League Two with Stevenage last term – and now he’s aiming to do it all over again with Gillingham.

WAT A START!

EFL return is packed with goals

SKY BLUES' GREAT GUS BAGS AWARD

MIDFIELDER Gustavo Hamer says he is 'buzzing' to have been named the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month.

FINGERS CROSSED, COBBLERS CAN GET OVER LINE

ANOTHER of my former clubs, Northampton Town, are definitely putting their fans through the proverbial wringer.

Title would put icing on the Argyle cake

LAST week I was fortunate enough to witness my old club Plymouth Argyle beat Burton to achieve promotion to the Championship. It was a perfect day really - a pasty, a pint and a promotion!

GLENN & GILLS AIMING HIGH

VETERAN goalkeeper Glenn Morris is hoping that Gillingham’s stunning revival in the second half of this season can be the springboard for a promotion push next term.

PILGRIMS AND BLUES' GLORY

WHAT a season been in it's League One! As we head into today's final round of regular season games, Plymouth and Ipswich could both notch a century of points.

KOMPANY & CLARETS WERE JUST TOO TASTY

IT’S been an unforgettable season for many, especially those of a Burnley persuasion. Vincent Kompany and his Clarets stormed to the Championship title in superb style, while Paul Heckingbottom’s Sheffield United – who also reached the FA Cup semi-finals – went up along with them. For others, such as Watford, Norwich, Blackpool and Wigan, it hasn’t been so memorable. Here are some of the key moments along the way…

MORRIS DEPARTS AS THE ROBINS REVAMP

SWINDON Town believe a ‘fresh approach’ is necessary as they look towards another season in the EFL basement.

'GIVE MY BREWERS THE PRAISE FOR REVIVAL'

BURTON Albion will spend another season in League One after staving off a relegation that once looked inevitable. But their manager Dino Maamria isn’t happy.

DAVE KEEPS FOCUS ON HIS HATTERS

STOCKPORT boss Dave Challinor will hope to get the better of former club Hartlepool as he looks to snatch automatic promotion.

CLOUGH RALLY CRY AS STAGS EYE PLAY-OFFS

NIGEL Clough insists his Mansfi eld side will give everything against Colchester as their League Two play-off chase goes down to the wire.

BRADY DEMANDS A 'GREAT DISPLAY'

A YEAR on from missing out on automatic promotion in such agonising and dramatic fashion, Northampton have the chance to finally seal their return to League One.

BANTAMS AIM FOR 'REACTION'

Hughes eyes response to Crewe loss

BONNER: ALL WE CAN DO IS WIN AND HOPE

CAMBRIDGE United boss Mark Bonner wants his side to concentrate on things in their own control by getting the three points needed against relegated Forest Green Rovers in their battle against the drop.