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Football FanCastcolumnist Charlie Gilbert is hoping that League Two will benefit from the credit crunch.On Saturday afternoon I parted with a hard-earned £20 note to watch Cheltenhambeat Grimsby in the fourth tier of English football: League Two.Yes, the Football League season has begun - andit's proper football too, no multi-millionaires and shiny hair, but spectacularcomebacks from…


Football FanCast columnist Charlie Gilbert gives his weekend round-up from
League One which sees Swansea crowned champions.
Swansea were crowned League One champions on Saturday despite a 2-1 home
defeat to struggling Yeovil. Over 18,000 fans joined the party at the Liberty
Stadium - but things didn't get off to the best start for the Swans,…
Football FanCast columnist Charlie Gilbert is delighted to see Aldershot Town back among the professional ranks after 16years of fighting their way through the lower reaches.
The only way is up - a motto favoured by the eternal optimist, but also one that applies to Aldershot Town, newly-crowned champions…
Football FanCast columnist Charlie Gilbert gives his weekend
round-up from League One & Two.
It had been on the cards for most of the season, but Swansea finally ensured
promotion to the Championship on Saturday with a 2-1 away win at
Gillingham. It's been 24 years since the Welsh club last played in the second tier…
Football FanCast columnist Charlie Gilbert gives us his weekend round-up for League One and Two.
They may have played ugly, but you couldn't have knocked Swansea's character after their hard-fought 3-1 victory at Hartlepool on Saturday. The Swans had Darren Pratley to thank after a goal in…
Football FanCast columnist Charlie Gilbert gives us his Easter round-up from League One and Two.
I'm injecting a bit of bias into this week's League One and Two round-up by starting with Cheltenham Town, a team that looked certain to go down at Christmas, but one now…
FFC columnist Charlie Gilbert gives us a weekend round-up from the League One & Two fixtures, where Millwall pulled off a shock win at leaders Swansea while in League Two Peterborough returned to the top in after a 3-2 against the Daggers.
Swansea kicked off last weekend's…
FFC columnist Charlie Gilbert looks back at the weekend action from League One and Two, where Swansea maintained their impressive form, Millwall are getting suck even deeper into relegation, while the MK Dons and Peterborough maintain their title push in League two
Last weekend's League One action began at Whaddon Road on…
FFC columnist Charlie Gilbert analyses the weekend's League One and League Two action in comprehensive fashion as Swansea extend their lead at the top, Bournemouth's survival hopes suffer a blow, and it was away day success for the top three in League Two.
Last week's League One…
FFC columnist Charlie Gilbert takes a comprehensive look at the weekend's League One and League Two action as Swansea City and Nottingham Forest continue their quest for Championship football next season.
It was top against bottom in League One on Saturday as runaway leaders Swansea City secured…
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