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Graham Westley: Smart calls are key at this time of year for League Two sides
Going into the weekend, just six points separated the top 12 clubs in League Two. Even Barnet in 14th place were just three points outside the...
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Graham Westley
/ 4 days agoFRANK’S BETTER FOR HARD TIMES…
Graham Westley THOSE who know Frank Lampard will describe him as a level-headed, thoughtful, clever, educated and knowledgeable football man. Every football person simply has to respect his incredible midfield goalscoring and trophy winning achievements....
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/ 2 months agoGraham Westley: Don’t take Alex Revell and Stevenage for granted
I am constantly asked what I think about Stevenage’s charge to the top of League One. With a 46 per cent win rate across 492 games in the Stevenage dugout, I guess people think I...
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Graham Westley
/ 2 months agoLESSONS OF GAFFER NEIL TO PONDER
Graham Westley WINNER: Neil Warnock WITH 801 wins in 1,960 games in the dugout, Neil Warnock earned a record eight promotions with his 40.8 per cent win record. On Thursday night, I was privileged to...
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Graham Westley
/ 2 months agoCHRIS’ RETURN SUGGESTS: IF IT AIN’T BROKE, DON’T FIX IT…
Graham Westley HAVING lost out in heartbreaking fashion to Sunderland in last season’s Championship play-off final at Wembley, Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder could not have expected unemployment to follow next. However, the Blades sought...
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/ 2 months agoGraham Westley: Differences? Yes, but you can bridge gap
I am often asked about the differences between the divisions in the EFL.
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/ 3 months agoGraham Westley: Transfer windows are a pain, but make them work
I’ve long been a critic of transfer windows, particularly in the lower leagues.
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/ 9 months agoGraham Westley: Going up? Do not make big changes
With Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Southampton firmly rooted to the bottom of the Premier League, the question once again arises around what it takes to win promotion into the top tier and to then...
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/ 10 months agoGraham Westley: If you work hard, you’ll get rewards
My youngest lad Joe enjoyed a dream Football League debut for Swindon Town last weekend as he began his loan spell away from Burnley.
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/ 10 months agoGraham Westley: Walsall can drive home big advantage
With 21 games of the League Two season remaining, Walsall were 15 points clear of fourth place and seemingly cruising towards automatic promotion.
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/ 10 months agoGraham Westley: Transfer window system is just not for me…
Transfer windows are a football anomaly that I really don’t like - two key elements in sport ought to be skill and equitability.
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Championship
/ 12 months agoHumble Frank Lampard can shine in Coventry City glare
ARECORD of 13 wins (23%) and 32 defeats (57%) in his last 56 games in a dugout is being held up as a reason for Coventry City not to have employed Frank Lampard, evidence that...
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Graham Westley
/ 12 months agoLET’S BE POSITIVE ABOUT OUR CHANGING GAME
Graham Westley EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER AS I stood on the side of the pitch watching my lad Joe bang in four well-taken goals for Burnley against Birmingham in an U21s game in...
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Graham Westley
/ 12 months agoSTAYING UP WOULD RANK HIGH FOR WAYNE
Graham Westley EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER GOING into the weekend, Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth Argyle were just two points outside the bottom three off the back of two heavy away defeats at Bristol City...
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Graham Westley
/ 1 year agoExceptional Mark will bounce back
Graham Westley EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER AFTER 154 wins in 387 games at a 39%+ win rate, Mark Robins was dismissed by Coventry on Thursday in the eighth year of his tenure. On...
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Graham Westley
/ 1 year agoQuickfire fix? Not in management
Graham Westley EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER THERE is never a shortage of managerial change in the world of football. Less than ten league games into the new season, a number of EFL clubs...
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Graham Westley
/ 1 year agoGraham Westley: Window shuts but hard work begins
THE closing of a transfer window is a very difficult time at a football club. The comings and goings create all sorts of issues and it is very difficult to get everything right.
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Graham Westley
/ 2 years agoSteve richly deserves his nomination
Graham Westley - Ex-Stevenage, Preston, Peterborough and Newport manager You simply have to admire clubs who punch above their weight. There is no greater EFL example than my former side Stevenage. The entire club deserves...
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Graham Westley
/ 2 years agoForgotten bosses need more help…
Graham Westley LMA CAN PLAY GREATER ROLE My name was one of eight on a list of candidates to be elected by League Managers Association members as the new chairperson when voting opened last month....
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Graham Westley
/ 2 years agoNow you need to embrace pressure situation
The run-in is a very different time in a season. The stakes seem to become much higher and the consequences of winning and losing become much clearer. Of course, games are still only worth three...
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