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THE 72THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MAGAZINE | December 2014
THE MANAGERIAL
MERRY-GO-ROUND
THE STORY SO FAR
AROUND THE GROUNDS
FANS VIEWS
TO TWEET OR NOT TO TWEET: TWITTER IN FOOTBALL
The72’s
HOT LIST:
The top Football
League players to
watch
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The story so far
A quick round up of the season so far
in the Championship, League One and
League Two
The hot list
Our pick of the hottest players from the
72 Football League clubs
Managerial merry-go-round
The 72 investigates the high turn over of
managers in the game
To tweet or not to tweet?
We have a look at the positives and
negatives of Twitter in football
Through your eyes
See what fellow fans are making of the
season so far
Around the grounds
A quick away day guide
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The Story So Far
The Story So Far
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THE STORY SO FAR
Believe it or not we are now over a third of the way through the Football
League season. Here is a handy round up of the stand out clubs so far...
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
LEAGUE ONE
LEAGUE TWO
Derby County are riding high at the top of the
table after an excellent couple of months in
the Championship. The Rams have won six of
the last 10 games- including a 5-0 demolition
of Wolverhampton Wanderers. After a shock
defeat away to Leeds United in the final
match of November they bounced back by
beating Brighton 3-0.
Ipswich Town have
continued to climb
the table after five
wins in the last six
games. Despite being
10th in mid-October
the club now occupy
an automatic promotion place. Manager
Mick McCarthy hailed their recent 4-1 win
over Leeds United as his side’s best yet this
season.
Newly promoted Brentford are flying high
in the play-off spots, despite the loss of star
man Adam Forshaw to Wigan Athletic. The
last 10 games have seen the Bees pick up 18
points from an available 30.
The form of Nottingham Forest has
dipped of late. After bringing in striker Britt
Assombalonga who scored 33 goals for
Peterborough last season they probably
would have hoped that their average goal
rate would be more than 1.55 per game
Given the domination of last season’s
League One winning squad Wolverhampton
Wanders manager Kenny Jacket was sparing
in transfer activity. This
is something he may
be ruing, admitting the
club lacked a ‘cutting
edge’ after a dull 0-0
draw with Birmingham
City in November. The
club have since lost the last five games letting
in 17 goals.
Fulham have had a stop-start return to the
Championship. Despite a difficult start to
the season they have climbed above the
relegation places. Looking for a fifth win in six
home matches Kit Symons’ side were recently
swept aside by promotion chasing Watford,
losing 5-0.
Wigan Athletic have won
just once in the last 15
matches. Their miserable
season has continued with
consecutive losses against
Sheffield Wednesday and
Norwich City. The club
attempted to stop the
turmoil by sacking Uwe
Rosler. In appointing former
Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay Wigan have
yet to find a quick fix to their woes.
Bristol City have been at the top of League
One since the start of September and don’t
look like giving up their place anytime soon.
The Robins were unbeaten in 16 league
matches before becoming unstuck in the
West Country derby away to Swindon.
After failed promotion
bids in the past five
seasons the time may
have come for MK Dons.
MK have lost just one of
the past 10 matches. With
goal scorers such as Dele Alli and Benik Afobe
they are definitely a team to keep an eye on in
League One.
Fleetwood Town fans have probably got
used to success with the club managing six
promotions in 10 seasons. Their first season
in League One has started well and they
are currently sat in mid table. The newly
promoted club might be slightly worried
about the fact that statistically they concede
almost as many as they score.
Leyton Orient are a shadow of the team of
last season who slipped at the final hurdle
in the Play Off final. The O’s are currently
hovering above the relegation places and
have just appointed
their fourth manager
of the season in the
shape of Italian Fabio
Liverani.
Luton Town, who were promoted from the
conference last season, have had an excellent
run of games of late. They have been around
the automatic promotion
places since the end of
October and after just
one loss in the last 10
games they don’t look like
slipping anytime soon.
Cambridge United gained promotion to
League Two via the Conference play-offs
last season. Despite an up and down few
months back in the Football League they will
be pleased to be comfortably mid-table. The
club were boosted as goal-scoring striker
Kwesi Appiah joined on a second loan spell
from Crystal Palace.
AFC Wimbledon confirmed their stay in
the Football League late on last season.
Hoping for a steadier
2014/15 the Dons have
a strong front line with
strikers Matt Tubbs and
Abebayo Akinfenwa. The
troublesome two already
have over 15 goals
between them this season.
Hartlepool United are struggling adrift at the
bottom of the Football League. The Monkey-
Hangers recently sacked boss Paul Murray
who struggled to improve the club’s fortunes
and left after just 45 days and seven matches
in charge at Victoria Park.
(all statistics correct as of 25th November 2014)

HOT
The Hot List
The Hot List
THE
LIST
From League Two goal scorers
and League One free kick experts
to the Championship players
tipped for the big time. We
present the top players to watch
in the Football League...
Tom Nichols
Club: Exeter City - League Two
Position: Striker Age: 21
Nichols’ looping header for the 91st–minute
winner against Shrewsbury Town and his run
and shot at Accrington Stanley were the pick
of the bunch.
The striker
netted five
goals in four
games as he
forced his
way into the
starting XI.
Dele Alli
Club: MK Dons - League One
Position: Midfielder Age: 18
The youngster has scored nine
goals already this season including
a hat-trick in the 6-1 demolition of
Crewe at Stadium:MK.
Will Hughes
Club: Derby County - Championship
Hughes has played over 100 games for
County which is some achievement at the age
of 19. Last season the midfielder was named
the Football League Young Player of the Year
and is constantly being linked with big moves
away from the iPro stadium.
Hughes’ passing statistics stand out with an
average of 40.6 passes a game and 86% of
them being successful. Hughes is incredibly
accurate and consistent, making him a
constant threat and a fantastic asset to have
on the pitch.
The 19 year-old has 12 caps for the England
under 21 squad. Gareth Southgate recently
paid tribute to Hughes’ ‘‘outstanding’’
performance after the starlet capped off a
man-of-the-match display with the winning
goal as the Three Lions beat Croatia 2-1.
Darren Randolph
Club: Birmingham City - Championship
Position: Goalkeeper Age: 27
Three clean sheets in five games and just
two goals conceded is an astonishing
recovery from Randolph and his
Birmingham teammates after their 8-0
defeat by Bournemouth. Naturally calm,
the goalkeeper’s shot-stopping has been
outstanding in the past couple of months.
Nathan Doyle
Club: Luton Town - League Two
Position: Defender/Midfielder Age: 27
The deep-lying central midfielder
has took the pressure off others
with many authoritative displays.
Doyle provides a perfect shield for
Jamie Paterson
Club: Nottingham Forest - Championship
The winger joined Forest from
Walsall last year. After a string of
injury problems in the Forest side
he was given his opportunity
in the starting XI. Bursts of incredible form
have cemented his place in the team.
Luton’s back four with his ability to read play
and break up opposing attacks.
Mark Little
Club: Bristol City - League One
Position: Defender Age: 26
summer. The right wing-back has recently
recovered from a hamstring strain that
caused him to sit out three games earlier in
November.
Little was a key component in a 16-match
unbeaten start to the League One campaign.
He was recently awarded man of the
match after his return to London Road in a
comprehensive 3-0 win over his former club
Peterborough United.
Defender
Little moved
to Ashton
Gate on a free
transfer from
Peterborough
United in the
Aaron O’Connor
Club: Newport - League Two
Now free of injuries which limited him to just
four games last season, O’Connor produced
a superb individual performance with a
stunning hat-trick in the 3-1 win at high-
flying Bury. The ex-Luton striker has already
made over 20 appearances this season and
his hat-trick took his tally to seven goals.

The Hot List
Marcus Maddison
Club: Peterborough United - League One
The 21-year old has impressed for Darren
Ferguson’s side, scoring six goals in all
competitions - including three delightful
free kicks. His efforts were rewarded as he
was announced October Football League
Young Player of the Month. Maddison joined
Peterborough in August, having started the
season with non-League Gateshead.
The Durham-born player had been with the
Newcastle United youth set up before being
released in 2013.
Andre Gray
Gray has adjusted from Conference to
Championship football with ease.. His
predatory instincts are now on full show in
the Championship with five goals in as many
games, notably his curving run and clinical
finish in the 4-0 win over Wolverhampton
Wanderers.
He was recently named Championship player
of the month for November.
Club: Brentford - Championship
David Worrall
Club: Southend United - League Two
Three goals and two assists from
the all-action wide man whose
licence to roam and cut in from the
right has energised his side.
Paddy Madden
Club: Scunthorpe United - League One
The Irishman
scored three
goals in three
November
games,
typifying his
side’s new-
found energy
with a series of tireless displays. Madden’s
eye for goal was evident against Barnsley
as he netted a brace to give the Iron three
valuable points.
The pick of his goals this season was an
individual run and low finish for the winner
against Hartlepool United.
The Big Picture
Swindon Towns Massimo Luongo battles through the Fleetwood Town defence in a 1-0 win
Piero Mingoia scores the match winner for Accrington Stanley

The managerial merry-go-round is once
again in full swing. Despite it being just three
months into the Football League season
departures are coming thick and fast. A
staggering 22 managers have been relieved
of their duties since the season began on
August 9th - that’s one every 3.2 days.
We are well over half way to surpassing the
38 managerial sackings in the whole of last
season. Impatience in the boardroom appears
to be at a record breaking high and managers
are bearing the full force of unhappy
chairmen. Managers being sacked is sadly
now common practice in modern day football.
The longest serving Football League manager
is Paul Tisdale at Exeter City who is currently
in his eighth season in charge. However, the
list quickly diminishes and three seasons at
one club is now extremely rare.
Tenth on the list of longest serving managers
is Yeovil Towns Gary Johnson, who has spent
only two consecutive seasons in his second
spell at Huish Park. The League Managers
Association say that the average tenure for a
manager now is half the average of the last
five years.
It’s important to recognise that many of
these managerial sackings have come at
clubs in crisis off the pitch, as well as on it.
Leeds United, Birmingham City and Blackpool
have all seen recent changes orchestrated by
controversial owners and chairmen.
THE MANAGERIAL
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Football League Managers
Football League Managers
Leeds United recently experienced their
third change in the dugout in what has
started off as an unstable season in the
Championship. On 25 October Darko Milanic
was sacked after just 32 days in the hot
seat. The Slovenian, who was a surprise
appointment in September, failed to win any
of his six games in charge. He left the club
18th in the Championship table.
Milanic originally took over from Dave
Hockaday who was also sacked by
controversial Chairman Massimo Cellino.
Hockaday was relieved of his duties after
only six matches in charge. The former
Forest Green Rovers boss lost four of the six
games and this resulted in him getting the
boot before the month of August had ended.
Leeds fans could have potentially foreseen
the turmoil. Chairman Cellino was known
in Italy as ‘the Manager Eater’ after going
through an excessive 36 managers in his 22
years at Cagliari.
In November Blackpool appointed former
Birmingham City boss Lee Clarke after
letting Jose Riga go. The Seasiders called
time on Riga’s tenure after 14 league
games, during which the club picked up
maximum points on just one occasion. He
left the club rooted to the bottom of the
Championship table and seven points from
safety.
Chairman Karl Oyston, felt the brunt of the
clubs supporters who argued that Riga
was hardly given the tools to do the job.
Blackpool began pre-season training with
just eight senior players on their books.
The situation seems to be at its worst in the
Championship where the average duration
of a managers time in charge is 0.84 of a
season. It could be down to the desire to
reach the promised land of the Premier
League as quickly as possible. Or the fear
of slipping down to League One- something
Birmingham City narrowly avoided on the
final day of last season. The club sacked boss
Lee Clarke, who coincidentally moved on to
Blackpool.
What is for sure is that the managerial
merry-go-round doesn’t seem to be stopping
spinning anytime soon. The LMA (League
Managers Association) recently said it’s
“almost a case of it can’t get any worse.” And
it’s certainly hard to argue against them.
Paul Tisdale - The
Football Leagues
longest serving
manager
Trigger happy chairmen and the highest rate of sacking the Football
League has ever experienced. There’s nothing merry about this merry-
go-round.
Leeds chairman
Massimo Cellino
Neil Redfearn - Leeds United are
currently on their fourth manager of the
season
(all statistics correct as of 25th November 2014)

Footballers and Twitter
TO TWEET OR
Twitter is the fastest growing form of social networking. The football
world has appeared to welcome it openly. However sometimes it can land
clubs and players in hot water. The 72 investigates the good, the bad and
the ugly of Twitter within football...
NOT TO TWEET?
In the media age we live in we expect updates
and information at the click of a button or the
tap of a screen. Smart phones have allowed
us to check the football scores on the go with
various apps and even get goal updates if we
can’t make the game.
Twitter is another tool that has allowed us to
have access to vast amounts of information
like never before. With 248 million active
users a month Twitter is going strength to
strength- especially in the football world.
Tweets can be sent in seconds and a 140
character update can be retweeted to
thousands in just minutes. In the past few
years there’s been plenty of evidence that
footballers on Twitter can be a good thing,
players can interact with their fans and vice
versa. However, once you are on the site
there’s no hiding place. Contact can be made
almost all the time and the virtual lives of
footballers are there for all to see.
We’ve taken a look at a few examples
of Football League players on the social
networking site.
Peterborough United centre back Gabriel
Zakuani is a great example of how to use
Twitter for good.
In January 2011, Zakuani used Twitter for one
of his many charity campaigns. He pledged
to donate £1 for every follower he received
between the beginning of January and middle
of March to Comic Relief. With initial hopes
to raise just £500 the campaign took off via
tweets and retweets and he gained over
1,000 new followers in just one week. On the
night of Comic Relief he announced that he
would be donating £2,627 to the charity.
In July 2014 Ipswich Town defender Tyrone
Mings was praised after he vowed to send
shirts to fans who had his old squad number
printed on their new
shirts. Mings changed
his number from 15 to
three. Mings made the
promise on Twitter after
unhappy fans tweeted
him pictures of their new
shirts. The 21-year-old
responded to one tweet
by saying “I’ll get one
made up and sent to you
THE GOOD
THE BAD
mate.”
This is not the first time Mings has used
Twitter for good. In March 2013, he gave
match tickets to a fan who tweeted him
saying he was “skint.” He left tickets for
the man at Portman Road tweeting “you
shouldn’t miss a game cos u can’t afford it.”
Derby County’s Will Hughes caused a Twitter
storm last August as it was found that he
followed the English Defence League (EDL)
and its leader on the site. The 19-year-old
midfielder quickly unfollowed the pages
and didn’t tweet anything in relation to the
matter.
Screen capturers of his ‘Following’ list quickly
circulated online which contained the pages
of the EDL and leader, Tommy Robinson.
However the pages no longer appear on his
following list suggesting that he unfollowed
them after it became public.
All round bad boy Nile Ranger and Twitter
are probably a match made in hell. If there
was ever a man ideally suited to a medium
where he can reach thousands of football
fans instantly that man isn’t the Blackpool
striker. Ranger has caused multiple
outrages including when he posted an image
spelling his name out in £20 notes. His past
controversies include posing with a replica
handgun in a photo posted online in 2011.
He’s also been fined by the FA for making
homophobic comments on Twitter.

Norwich City defender Ryan Bennett was
charged with misconduct by the FA after
comments he made on Twitter. Last year the
23-year old responded to fans jibes after a
3-1 loss by tweeting “If ya got a prob I’ll finish
you in a couple of seconds.”
Not long after the exchange he closed his
account by tweeting “Officially going to
delete twitter! Seems you can’t say what you
want on here, public can say why they want
bit seems I can’t reply” (sic). Bennett was
charged by the FA as he breached rule E3- no
use of abusive and/or threatening words in
comments posted on a Twitter account. The
Canaries also staged an internal disciplinary
procedure.
Throw away comments on Twitter can almost
make it seem like it is not real life. However,
there are times when Twitter very much
meets the real world.
The woman who was raped by former
Sheffield United striker Ched Evans had
her identity revealed by Twitter trolls. In
November 2012, Ched Evans’ cousin, and
eight other defendants were ordered to pay
£624 to the victim in one of the first cases
of its kind. One Twitter message revealed
THE UGLY
her first name
and surname and
branded her a
‘‘f****** liar.’’
The victim was
forced to change
her name and
move house after
she was hunted
on Twitter by football fans claiming Ched
Evans was innocent. They mentioned her
real identity online over 6,000 times. The law
gives the victims and alleged victims of rape
and other sexual offences lifelong anonymity.
Although there are some positive cases,
Twitter and controversy never seem to be
too far apart. Since the emergence of the site
players have put their selection into question
all within 140 characters. Newport County
manager Justin Edinburgh was disappointed
after striker Aaron O’Connor criticised the
clubs management and medical staff on
Twitter.
Edinburgh summed up his
feelings by commenting
“I’m not a fan of Twitter,
but I know it’s the way of
the world. I understand
it. I’ve got two grown up
children who use it. It’s the way of society.”
Head over to the72mag.com
to hear a Derby County fan
giving his opinion on Twitter in
football.
Prestons Paul Gallagher charges through an MK Dons defence
Reading defender Jake Cooper celebrates his first professional goal in a 2-1 win over Norwich City
The Big Picture
“I’m not a fan of Twitter but
I know it’s the way of the
world”

Fans Views
Fans Views
Robert Kostur a
Wolverhampton
Wanders fan gives us
his view on the 2014/15
season so far.
The 72 asked you for your
thoughts on the season so far, as
well as what you thought needs to
happen in the transfer window.
had an explosive start to the season and is
always a threat going forward.
How do you rate your manager?
Kenny Jacket has turned this club around and
clearly knows what he’s doing. He’s brought
a fantastic style of football to the club and
finally made the link between Academy and
First-Team that so many of his predecessors
failed to do. The one grumble I’d have with
the club - not Jacket - is the lack of transfer
support given to the manager.
What activity would you like to see Wolves
do in the transfer window?
Another centre-back is high on the priority
list, that may be something we won’t see
until the Summer. Another holding midfielder
is also required, whilst we will almost
certainly need a replacement for Bakary Sako
who looks set to leave in January.
How long have you supported Plymouth?
I’ve been supporting them for 15 years. I
would say 20 but then I probably didn’t have
a clue who Argyle were in my first few years.
They’re my local club who my family support.
How’s the season going overall?
It’s not been going too bad, we are in the
play-off spots, playing brilliantly at home.
We also have the best defensive record in the
Football League. However, I feel we should
be doing better, with our away form not all
that great it is letting us down big time.
Who has been your star player this season?
For me it has to be Luke McCormick. He’s
definitely kept us in games this season with
wonderful saves and I’m glad we have such a
brilliant keeper in our net.
How long have you supported Wolves?
I’ve been supporting Wolves since 2003. I
started supporting them because they’re
my family’s home town team and so, even
though Chelsea were my local team, I wanted
to follow my family in being Wolves fans.
How do you feel the season is going so far?
We’re mid-table - as expected. The brilliant
start we had gave everyone hopes of
promotion, but it was always too early and
recent hammerings have shown that this
squad is still lacking in vital areas.
Who has been your star player this season?
Like last season, Carl Ikeme in goal is the
stand-out performer. Despite some bad
recent results, without him they certainly
would’ve been a lot worse. In my eyes he is
the best keeper outside the Premier League.
Fans should particularly watch out for Dutch
winger/forward Rajiv Van La Parra. He’s
Dave Weeks gives us the
low down on Plymouth
Argyle’s League Two
season.
How long have you been supporting Exeter?
I’ve been supporting Exeter for 15 years now.
I got into it after my Grandad started taking
me when I was just a nipper.
What has the season been like so far?
The season started off slowly, but after the
first month it has gone from strength to
strength. We are sitting outside the play-offs
on goal difference at the moment.
Keiran Hutchins, an
Exeter City fan, tells
The 72 about Exeter’s
season so far.
What player should fans of other clubs be
watching out for?
Reuben Reid is the one to watch for me.
He’s a force upfront when he gets going. He
bullies through defenders and gets the goals.
How do you rate your manager?
John Sheridan is doing an average job.
There’s nothing to shout about but nothing
to grumble about. He certainly needs to bring
in another striker who can find the net.
How long have you supported
Peterborough United?
I’ve been supporting them all my life as I was
born there but only truly started following
them in 2006/07 when I was old enough and
interested enough to go to games.
How’s the season going so far?
Terrible! Compared to seasons of late, this
season hasn’t been good. A manager who
seems to have run out of ideas, a defence
which really is questionable at times and
just no ‘attacking flow’. I think it’s time for
a change of manager to bring in fresh ideas
because the club is going backwards.
Who has been your best player this season?
That’s a tough one! It’s hard to judge because
I’ve not been at all the games but I’ve seen
highlights and I’d say Joe Newell. Since the
departure of Britt Assombalonga nobody
has truly stepped up which is perhaps the
problem. Newell may have finally proved his
worth after years of fans slating him though.
Peterborough United
fan Steven Price gives
an honest assessment
of the season so far.
YOUR
THROUGH
EYES
“It’s time for a change of
manager”
How would you rate the performance of
your manager, Darren Ferguson?
Ha, disgraceful? No ideas, poor team
selection, defending when 2-0 down and
not using substitutes. Constant excuses
and promises of ‘better results’ that never
appear. Time for a change.
Could transfer activity help the club out?
I think our current squad - without injury
problems - is good enough for this level, so
no real need for players in. But a transfer of
manager might be needed.
Who is the star man in the Exeter side?
Definitely Matt Grimes. An England U20
international, with the potential to go to the
very top. He’s definitely one to watch out for.
What do you think of your manager?
Paul Tisdale has worked wonders with what he
has been given. Yes, he had a bad spell during
the second half of last season and I’ll admit I
was part of the ‘Tisdale Out’ camp, but he has
changed my mind.
What activity would you like to see Exeter do
in the January transfer window?
I’d like us to sign an experienced keeper, as
the two young’uns need that bit of help and
competition.
“Matt Grimes has the potential
to go to the very top”

AROUND THE GROUNDS
Ground Guide
Ground Guide
Your handy guide for Football League away days.
Derby County: The iPro Stadium
Coventry City: The Ricoh Arena
Stevenage FC: The Lamex
Website: www.ccfc.co.uk
Address: Phoenix Way, Foleshill, Coventry,
CV6 6GE
Telephone: 02476 992326
Capacity: 32,500 (all seated)
Programme Price: £3
Website: www.stevenagefc.com
Address: Broadhall Way, Stevenage, Herts,
SG2 8RH
Telephone: 01438 743666
Capacity: 6,920 (seating 3,412)
Programme Price: £3
Website: www.dcfc.co.uk
Address: Pride Park Stadium, Derby, DE24
8XL
Telephone: 01332 667519
Capacity: 33,597 (all seated)
Programme price: £3
Derby moved to the then called Pride Park in
1997 after spending 102 years at their old
home, the Baseball Ground. The stadium,
which was opened by the Queen, is totally
enclosed with all four corners being filled.
One corner is filled with executive boxes and
the large Toyota West Stand is two tiers,
complete with a row of executive boxes. The
rest of the ground is smaller in size to the
West Stand, as the roof drops slightly.

The stadium has been built so that an extra
tier can be added to the three smaller sides.
However this is unlikely to happen unless
the club become established in the Premier
League.
An unusual feature next to the home dugout
is a statue of former player Steve Bloomer
who overlooks the pitch. Outside the stadium
on one corner is a statue of Brian Clough and
Peter Taylor. In December 2013 the stadium
was renamed the iPro stadium in a 10 year
corporate sponsorship deal.
Driving:
From the M1, exit at Junction 25 and take the
A52 towards Derby. Sat Nav: DE24 8XL
Parking:
There is not a great deal of parking at the
iPro so it’s best to park in town and walk to
the ground. The Cattle Market car park is a 15
minute walk away and costs just £3 per car.
Trains:
The ground is less that 10 minutes from the
railway station on foot. The route is clearly
signposted. Take the ‘Stadium’ exit from the
railway station which leads you to the new
retail park next to the ground. You can see the
stadium from a distance.
Driving: Leave the M6 at Junction 3. Take the
A444 towards the city centre and after one
mile the stadium will be on your left.
Parking: Parking at the ground is for permit
holders only. Fans are encouraged to use Park
& Ride facilities that operate on match days.
Trains: The railway station is about three and
half miles from the ground. Shuttle buses
that operate to the Tesco/Arena complex run
every 10 minutes.
After being in exile at Northampton Town for
over a year, Coventry made a much needed
return to the Ricoh Arena two months ago.
The stadium is fully enclosed with all corners
of the stadium filled with seating. All the
stands are the same height, giving the ground
a symmetrical look.
Driving: Leave the A1 at Junction 7 and take
the A602 towards Stevenage. Go straight
across the first roundabout and as you
approach the next roundabout you can see
the floodlights of the ground on the right.
Parking: There is a large free car park near
the ground. Avoid parking in the Roaring Meg
Retail Park as you can get fined.
Trains: The ground is one mile from the
station and easily sign posted.
The Lamex stadium is a small, tidy ground
with plenty of character about it. On one side
is the all seated covered Main Stand. Opposite
is the fair sized East Terrace. Behind one goal
is the South Stand, which is all seated and is
the end given to away fans. The other stand is
a small mostly covered terrace with a portion
of open terrace to one side.

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