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Matty and Dan show Rovers pack a punch

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The LeaguePaper Team
3 October 2021

Graham Westley
EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER

HEADING into the weekend, a glance across the three EFL divisions showed three very different early pacesetters.
West Brom appear to be ready to bounce straight back into the Premier League after last year’s demotion. Sunderland seem to be flexing their muscles as a club that is simply too big for League One.
I have no doubt opposition will be looking at games against those sides with a degree of both respect and trepidation.
By contrast, Forest Green Rovers sit proudly at the top of the League Two table after a storming...

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