The League Paper

Reloaded big guns firing out a warning

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The LeaguePaper Team
28 August 2022

John Lyons - FLP EXECUTIVE EDITOR

A couple of my colleagues at FLP headquarters are, for their sins, Ipswich Town and Sheffield Wednesday supporters.
It’s fair to say they weren’t too happy at the end of last season. Wednesday were knocked out in the play-off semi-finals by Sunderland to thwart their bid for an immediate return to the Championship, while Ipswich finished a miserable 11th.
The Owls and Blues weren’t the only big-hitters in the third tier to ultimately disappoint. For example, Danny Cowley’s Portsmouth came tenth and Charlton limped home in 13th.
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