Thirty-five players, late callups, including Ben White, but still no Trent Alexander-Arnold. Will James Garner win the World Cup for England? What chance do recalled Harry Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo have of getting into the final group? And realistically what starting positions are still up for grabs? Then on to the Football League. Are Coventry ready for the the Premier League? Who of Middlesborough, Ipswich, Millwall and Hull would be the most interesting to join them? It’s exhaustingly tight at the bottom of the Championship, with Oxford, Leicester, Portsmouth, West Brom and Blackburn all desperate to avoid joining Sheffield Wednesday. Lincoln City could be promoted from League One at Easter, with Cardiff sure to join them, leaving nine teams still vying for the playoffs. In League Two, it’s pick three from six for the automatics, with Bromley almost certainly there, plus a four-way scrap to stay in the Football League.
Continue reading…Thirty-five players, late callups, including Ben White, but still no Trent Alexander-Arnold. Will James Garner win the World Cup for England? What chance do recalled Harry Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo have of getting into the final group? And realistically what starting positions are still up for grabs? Then on to the Football League. Are Coventry ready for the the Premier League? Who of Middlesborough, Ipswich, Millwall and Hull would be the most interesting to join them? It’s exhaustingly tight at the bottom of the Championship, with Oxford, Leicester, Portsmouth, West Brom and Blackburn all desperate to avoid joining Sheffield Wednesday. Lincoln City could be promoted from League One at Easter, with Cardiff sure to join them, leaving nine teams still vying for the playoffs. In League Two, it’s pick three from six for the automatics, with Bromley almost certainly there, plus a four-way scrap to stay in the Football League. Continue reading…