League Two

After two long weeks of nothing on the pitch, we were finally treated to not just one but two matches in a row as the frosty weather cleared that had interfered with our recent games.

First up was the home fixture on Valentines Day as Oxford made hard work of Dagenham and Redbridge. …

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It wasn’t supposed to be like this! The enforced break not only offered recuperation from the litany of injuries, but also the chance to restart the season and put the poor run behind us. Sean Brisley was playing his last game in a Macc shirt – surely he was set …

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** Crewe look a different team. By common consensus amongst supporters that their toughest opposition so far this season has come in form of Burton at the Pirelli, where a more equipped Brewers team out-muscled and out-played a lacklustre Crewe who mustered an anaemic goal-threat under Dario Gradi back in …

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A draw that took us out of the relegation zone, the first clean sheet of the year, keeping the top goal scorer in the league quiet for the entire game and a point taken against one the in-form teams in League Two. Yet despite all these positives, most of the …

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Monday night’s game against Gillingham, broadcast on Sky, demonstrated a hugely welcome return to form for the Blues and not before time. Putting to bed the demons of the last few lacklustre performances, a 2-1 win saw Paul Sturrock’s Southend return to the top of the table.

Much had been made …

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It has been a rather eventful week at Oxford with injury problems, postponed matches, and even a post-deadline day signing from Swindon.

Since the transfer window slammed shut last week United’s injuries have been growing into a mini crisis. The main one is that Alfie Potter has been ruled out for …

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Last Saturday I watched in disbelief as Argyle scored twice in the last five minutes to gain a dramatic point against promotion chasing Southend United.

The Green’s had trudged off at half time looking disheartened and even the most optimistic of Argyle fans would have struggled to predict that they would …

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We all have them, that one team that we can’t beat no matter what, the away journey we make year after year knowing that we can just never win there, well luckily for Shrewsbury, we now have three of those games in a row.

Our next three games sees us first travel …

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After the freezing temperatures handed a week off to all but two clubs in  League Two, it is time to look ahead to the forthcoming weekend with the players all rested up and ready to get back into the action.

For Crewe Alexandra, it is a short-trip up the A500 to …

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There was no game for Macclesfield as the cold snap wiped out the greater portion of the lower leagues’ round of fixtures. Their Sixfields showdown was called off mid-morning due to a frozen pitch and thus offers a fortunate and welcome respite to the injury-plagued Silkmen. But while the week …

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