On Monday we took a look at the Championship. Who will join Tottenham in the Premier League next year? That remains to be seen. But what about two years? LONGER????
Such questions demand us sending our attention towards the next three levels of the English football pyramid. And I would be negligent in my duties as hoddler-in-chief if I did not deliver the latest and greatest most mediocre update to the hoddle on what’s going on. With that, let’s go.
EFL League One:
What the heck is going on Leyton Orient? The last we checked you were flying high in the league with Jamie Donley and Josh Keeley tearing it up. They’ve lost three straight and now sit outside the playoffs. But this might be the most exciting league in the pyramid currently with three clubs within a shout at the second automatic place. Keep tabs on this race!
EFL League One:
Top six:
Bottom four:
EFL League Two:
Poor Morecambe. They have had such a rough time in the last year or so with their ownership structure and I am seriously concerned about the future of this club. I don’t know what relegation would bring to them. I hope I don’t have to find out.
Top seven:
Bottom two:
National League:
The race for the lone automatic spot is a little tighter today than it was a couple years ago but the picture hasn’t changed too much with Barnet still at the top of the table. Your hoddler-in-chief’s former ‘local club’ was indeed Barnet FC and of course he remains quite fond of it (even though he never attended a game).
Top two:
Fitzie’s track of the day: Compositional Theme Story, by Charles Mingus
And now for your links:
The Athletic ($$): “Spurs loanee Jamie Donley is thriving at Leyton Orient: ‘He sees things quickly, so he wants to play quickly’”
Dan KP: “Ange Postecoglou facing big Tottenham selection decisions as injured players return”
Alasdair Gold: “Cristian Romero and the Argentina decision that will feel familiar at Tottenham”
Vice (from 2017): “Meet One of the Last Shrimp Trawlers in Morecambe Bay”