As season’s kick-off approaches, all of the focus seems to be on the massive transfers and personalities that make up the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, and the rest of Europe’s biggest competitions. It is easy to forget the magic of the Football League, where many of today’s international superstars got their start.
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Having missed out on promotion to the Football League fourteen years previously because of ground grading rules, Stevenage Borough will be heading for League Two having clinched the Blue Square Premier title last weekend. Their 2-0 victory at Aggborough, the home of Kidderminster Harriers, means that the Hertfordshire club can look forward to their first ever taste of Football League action next season.
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Manchester United were good value for their Carling Cup success yesterday, without the obvious assistance of the inept referee Phil Dowd. The fourth minute penalty that handed Aston Villa an early lead came about when Nemanja Vidic upended the impressive Gabby Agbonlahor. It was a definite penalty and Vidic, as the last defender, denied Agbonlahor a clear goal scoring opportunity. The penalty was awarded; the red card didn’t follow it.
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So Manchester City head to Old Trafford for the second leg of the Carling Cup semi-final derby with a slender 2-1 advantage courtesy of a brace from Manchester United old boy Carlos Tevez. Can they hold on to their lead to progress to Wembley?
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Love them or loathe them, Leeds United are on their way back. In Simon Grayson they have the right man at the helm, in Jermaine Beckford they have the country’s most prolific striker and in Elland Road they have 20,000 plus loyal supporters. The halcyon days of Champions League semi-finals are a distant memory and the club is rebuilding from the depths of League One. False dawns have occurred since relegation from the Premiership but there is a solid look and feel about the team this term.
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