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Expect the well oiled manager expression 'there's no easy fixtures in this league' to be trotted out for the next 11 months as League One gets underway in just 6 weeks time. For once, they might actually have a valid point. With Birmingham, Rotherham and Huddersfield joining from the Championship and the likes of high spending Wrexham and ambitious Stockport promoted from League Two, this division next season looks tougher than ever. Throw in last season's Play Off sides Bolton, Peterborough and Barnsley plus the improved Charlton, Reading and Wigan and the league will undoubtedly have a top half and bottom half next season with those 11 sides and hopefully Blackpool vying it out for the top spots. There was a feeling that last...

If I'd spent millions to keep a football club alive, upgrade the ground, invest in the squad and be planning further costly improvements, I think I would be somewhat perturbed by some of the comments following last week's fans forum. "I'm sick of you", "one arrogant owner", "Fcuk off", "a cock" and "bell end" to name just some of the comments I read on AVFTT. Imagine investing a sizeable amount of your own money in to a club, only to be told by a small section of their fans that you can stick your money where the sun doesn't shine. Having been lauded by 'Pool fans, had his name sung out loud, been called the saviour and having rescued the club from an uncertain future, Simon Sadler has now seen the ugly side of being a football owner...

I’m struggling to think of a less memorable season than the 23/24 one. It was a bit like a Boxing match where no one lands a punch, watched by an increasingly frustrated crowd and the points decision at the end suits no one. I say this as someone who attended 36 games last season. The Bolton cup tie, the away win at Barnsley, the home wins against Wigan and Stevenage, and the FA Cup match against Forest stir some memories but otherwise it was not necessarily a season to forget, it was just instantly forgettable. If the relegation and the season before was a kick in the teeth, the return of Neil Critchley was a kick further down. Whatever you think of him as a coach, a manager or as a person, Simon Sadler should have realised whatever...

When Simon Grayson fell on his sword after serving up just 13 wins in 38 games and boring the Bloomfield Road faithful rigid, Simon Sadler had the unenviable task of finding a new manager. Looking back at AVFTT at the time names like Nathan Jones, Ian Evatt, Karl Robinson, Richie Wellens, David Dunn, Steve Thompson and even Diego Simeone were talked about (the latter very much tongue in cheek). Looking back all would have done a decent job, however Simon decided to go in a direction that took everyone by surprise in appointing Neil Critchley. Having signed a three and a half years deal, fans were intrigued as to what the new man could serve up. Fans had been bereft of any sort of connection with a manager after NAPM and this felt like...