Carlisle boss Paul Simpson rued that there was “nobody else to blame but ourselves” following his side’s 1-0 defeat at the Abbey Stadium.The Cumbrians produced a disappointing performance to lose to a Cambridge side that were on an eight-game winless run in League One.Sub George Thomas headed the winning goal for the Us, before Simpson’s side ended the match with nine men...Full Story »

Shaun Maloney hailed a “very professional performance” after Wigan secured a third 2-0 victory on the spin in Sky Bet League One against a Shrewsbury side who played for all but four minutes with 10 men.Former Wigan defender Chey Dunkley was shown a straight red card for hauling down Thelo Aasgaard on the edge of the box.And goals in either half from Stephen Humphrys and substitute C...Full Story »

Paul Warne understands why Derby supporters voiced their frustrations towards the end of his side’s 3-1 defeat at Stevenage.Boro fully deserved to record a first win in four league games which lifted them up to sixth in the Sky Bet League table.Derby, though, are so far not living up to their pre-season expectations, with a second straight away defeat hard to take for many of the travellin...Full Story »

Norwich boss David Wagner insists he can get the struggling Canaries back on track but admits he is unable to say whether he will be given time to turn his side’s fortunes around.Norwich’s miserable Championship run continued with a 3-1 defeat at Sunderland, meaning Wagner’s side have now won just two of their last 10 games and tumbled to 17th in the table.The Canaries took the...Full Story »

Forest Green head coach David Horseman praised his side’s “incredible character” as they claimed a precious 2-1 comeback win over Crawley.A Callum Morton double cancelled out Ronan Darcy’s opener to give Rovers only a second home win of the season.The hosts had James Belshaw to thank for a string of fine saves to help Forest Green to all three points.“Today we were ...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Erol Bulut savoured a Severnside derby victory as Rubin Colwill replied to recent criticism from his manager with a first league goal for 19 months.Colwill sealed Cardiff’s 2-0 win over Bristol City in stoppage time with a superb strike as the Bluebirds climbed to fifth in the Sky Bet Championship.The Wales international’s first league goal since March 2022 – cutti...Full Story »

Interim Bristol Rovers manager Andy Mangan raised the prospect that he could take charge of the Gas following Joey Barton’s sacking after a 2-1 over Northampton at the Memorial Stadium.Mangan was placed in temporary charge of the first team in the wake of Barton’s exit on Thursday and such was his players’ response that he is already quizzed about the possibility of taking over...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams praised Michael Mellon after the young striker’s second-half hat-trick fired the Shrimps to a 4-1 win over AFC Wimbledon.The on loan Burnley forward, and son of Oldham boss Micky Mellon, picked up his first English Football League hat-trick with a clinical performance in front of goal to down the Dons.Adams said: “Michael is prolific and really can score go...Full Story »

Cheltenham manager Darrell Clarke said it was a “nice touch” to hear the Port Vale fans chant his name after making a winning return to his former club.A brace from captain Sean Long saw the Robins come from behind to win 2-1 and secure just their second victory of the season, moving them off the bottom of the League One table.Clarke led the Valiants to promotion from League Two in t...Full Story »

Pete Wild cannot understand Barrow fans’ frustration at seeing their side play out a second successive home stalemate.And the Cumbrians boss believed only the lack of a goal failed to deliver the perfect game plan.Barrow, unbeaten at home in the league this season and with the second meanest defence in the fourth tier, went closest when Dom Telford struck a post in the first half.The Ammie...Full Story »