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'PEOPLE WROTE US OFF BUT THEY ARE STARTING TO TAKE NOTE NOW'

CHRIS Long made a flying start to the season with Crewe Alexandra – and now he just wants to get back on the pitch and play his part again.

MICHAEL MAKES BIG IMPRESSION

GETTING the players onside is a good start for any new manager, so Michael Skubala can be delighted with how his early days at the Lincoln City helm have gone.

KEEPER JON IS BACK IN GEAR!

CYCLING fan Jonathan Mitchell has revealed how he crossed the Channel to watch the Tour de France this summer while waiting for a chance to get back in the footballing saddle

AXED MATT COULD BE BACK QUICK

SACKED Rotherham boss Matt Taylor has emerged as a strong contender for the vacant Bristol Rovers job.

EVATT'S HUNGRY INTO KNOCKOUT

BOLTON Wanderers enjoyed a glory day at Wembley in the then-Papa Johns Trophy final last season and it looks as though they fancy a return trip.

NEW-GAFFER CLEMENCE IS HUNGRY FOR MORE GOALS

Gills go on front foot to sink City

LATE FRIGHT PUTS DAZED WILLIAMS ON ALERT...

LUKE Williams believes his Notts County side still have much to learn after Bradford gave them a scare.

DEADLY LEIGH PUTS AN END TO DRAGONS' HOT STREAK

JOHN Coleman was impressed with his Accrington side’s ruthlessness as they ended Wrexham’s 11-game unbeaten streak to move into the play-off places.

CHALLINOR: WE WANT TO BREAK ALL THE RECORDS

Hatters make it 12 wins in a row

DEADLY BEESLEY IS AT IT AGAIN!

NEIL Critchley was full of praise for Jake Beesley after the hitman scored twice to help crush Shrewsbury Town.

SKUBALA'S IMPS DEBUT WRECKED BY ACE REID

NEW Lincoln City head coach Michael Skubala admitted his Lincoln players need to be ‘stronger’ after they lost out in a physical battle at Stevenage.

VINTAGE TROY IS GLAD ALL ROVER!

AT 35, and with a promising media career already mapped out for him, no-one would have blamed Troy Deeney for wanting to hang up his boots and permanently flick the switch on his radio mic when leaving hometown club Birmingham City in the summer.

BIG INTERVIEW: MICHAEL SKUBALA - 'WE'VE ALL GRAFTED TO GET THESE EFL CHANCES’

REFRESHING as it is to see Steve Cooper and Kieran McKenna thriving, Michael Skubala isn’t too thrilled about the expectations they’ve set.

TIGERS GIVE ME PREMIER PASSION

RYAN Allsop believes Hull City present him with his best chance of playing in the Premier League again – more than six years after his last top-flight outing.

HE'S BACK TO MEET HIS U'S DESTINY!

EXCITED Des Buckingham believes the experiences he’s gained in almost a decade overseas will only help his bid to bring success to home-town club Oxford United.

ALEXANDER IS GREAT FIT - BANTAMS

GRAHAM Alexander was sacked by MK Dons for failing to play attractive football, yet the 52-year-old's unapologetically pragmatic style could yet prove a major boon following his re-emergence with Bradford City.

LIAM CAN BE TOP MANN FOR ROBINS

LIAM Manning believes his partnership with Bristol City could be a match made in heaven.

BOSS BUCKINGHAM TIPPED TO TAKE IMPS HOTSEAT

DES Buckingham has emerged from nowhere as the hot favourite to take charge at Lincoln.

BUMPER £6M FUND BUILDS FUTURE

COMMUNITIES across the country will benefit from £6m of funding after the EFL and its title partner Sky Bet unveiled the Building Foundations Fund.

ENZO, IAN & DAVE BAG BOSS PRIZES

ENZO Maresca, lan Evatt and Dave Challinor shared the acclaim after scooping the Sky Bet EFL Manager of the Month awards.

FERGIE: IT'S AS PERFECT AS IT'LL GET!

DARREN Ferguson hailed his \"perfect\" Posh players after a record-breaking derby triumph.

Five-star Hornets sting the Millers

VALERIEN Ismael hailed a \"great, confidence-boosting performance\" after his Watford side heaped further misery on struggling Rotherham with a thumping win at Vicarage Road.

BLACK CATS PILE ON THE PAIN FOR ROO

DAYNE Rooney remains confident he can turn things around at Birmingham City, but admits the forthcoming international break will be a crucial spell in his tenure.

McKenna demands 'more humility'

KIERAN McKenna confessed to having mixed feelings after his Ipswich side went level with Leicester at the summit after beating Swansea.

Improving forward is on path to success

GRADY Diangana was the name on everyone's lips as West Brom beat Hull to record a third straight Championship win last weekend.

David's in need of confidence boost

NOBODY thinks twice about ascribing a player's poor performance to a lack of confidence, but what about a struggling manager? Since keeping Huddersfield in the Premier League a year after winning promotion in 2017, David Wagner has been through the wringer.

STAR COACH JOE HUNGRY TO REINVENT STALE LIONS

JOE Edwards may be a mystery to many Millwall supporters, the new Lions boss can point to a vast array of but illustrious alumni as proof of his coaching credentials.

POMPEY SPIRIT SO VITAL-ABU

Loanee hails the bond at Fratton

JAMIE'S UP FOR THE CUP AGAIN

FOREST Green Rovers wing-back Jamie Robson already has a Scottish Challenge Cup winner's medal to his name but is now craving knockout success this side of the border.

SMOKIN' JOE!

Edwards off to flyer with Lions