Replacing the three promoted and four relegated teams are: Reading, Blackpool, Wigan Athletic, Leyton Orient, Stevenage, Northampton Town and Carlisle United.

 

Pre-season managerial changes have occurred at: Blackpool with both Reading and Shrewsbury Town looking for a new manager.

 

Odds: (Coral)

 

Derby County 9-2f

Bolton Wanderers 13-2

Barnsley 8-1

Peterborough United 9-1

Reading 10-1

Portsmouth 11-1

Blackpool 16-1

Charlton Athletic 16-1

Oxford United 20-1

Wycombe Wanderers 25-1

Bristol Rovers 33-1

Exeter City 33-1

Lincoln City 33-1

Shrewsbury Town 33-1

Burton Albion 40-1

Fleetwood Town 40-1

Leyton Orient 40-1

Wigan Athletic 40-1

Cambridge United 50-1

Carlisle United 50-1

Cheltenham Town 50-1

Northampton Town 50-1

Port Vale 50-1

Stevenage 50-1

Opening Fixtures:

 

Barnsley v Port Vale

Blackpool v Burton Albion

Bolton Wanderers v Lincoln City

Cambridge United v Oxford United

Carlisle United v Fleetwood Town

Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient

Derby County v Wigan Athletic

Northampton Town v Stevenage

Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers

Reading v Peterborough United

Shrewsbury Town v Cheltenham Town

Wycombe Wanderers v Exeter City

Club by club fixture guide:

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65973494

Reading have announced that former Southampton manager Ruben Selles has been appointed as their new boss.

 

Selles, who was manager as Southampton suffered relegation to the Championship, takes over at the League One club.

We missed some chances in our first game, could have been a win. Happy with a draw.

You support Carlisle Flatcap don’t you?

Indeed I do. Sorry, just spotted this.

 

Carlisle picked up their first league win of the season. :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

Neil Harris has been appointed Cambridge United's new head coach on an 18-month contract.

 

Harris was sacked by League Two Gillingham in October as the club wanted "to go in different direction".

 

The 46-year-old's first game in charge will be the League One match against Charlton Athletic on Saturday.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67615166

Dino Maamria sacked by Burton after five straight defeats,

Meanwhile Gary Caldwell's still at Exeter after 11 matches without a win and pretty much going from leading the League to down to the relegation zone 🙃

Next Burton Albion Manager Odds (OLBG)

 

Dean Brennan - Evens F

Mark Bonner - 8/1

Steve Cotterill - 8/1

Gareth Ainsworth - 10/1

Gary Rowett - 10/1

Garry Monk - 10/1

 

Reading owner Dai Yongge has been fined £20,000 for failing to deposit the necessary wages at the League One club.

 

Dai was charged with misconduct by the English Football League in September after not banking enough money to cover 125% of the forecast monthly wage bill.

 

The EFL recommended he be banned from all football activity for 12 months, but an independent disciplinary commission opted against enforcing it.

 

However, the commission described Dai's actions as "deliberate misconduct".

 

A further £50,000 fine issued by the commission has been suspended until 12 January, 2024, and that will be triggered if he fails to deposit the required amount in full.

Doesn't sound like the best of times at Reading then - hope it gets resolved soon. Reading online it seems like the owner wants to sell the club so hopefully that might bring about the right change.

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Port Vale Football Club has denied singer Robbie Williams has made a bid for the club.

 

The club was aware of stories in national newspapers and posted a statement online to clarify their position, a club spokesperson said.

 

They said Williams, famously a lifelong fan of the Vale, had not made a bid to purchase the club and there have been no conversations about the matter.

 

The singer was made club president by the club on Saturday at which time he praised the co-owner and chair Carol Shanahan and said "let the good times roll".

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All the best to him! I imagine the fact he's worked with them before will play into his hands.

As for Carlisle, our new January signings are taking a while to get their feet under the table. A new goalkeeper was essential, the amount of mistakes made was rather embarrassing...

Cheltenham kept their survival hopes alive going into the final day of the League One season after a 2-0 home win over promotion-chasing Peterborough.

 

First-half goals from Joe Nuttall and Matty Taylor took Town, in the final relegation place, two points behind Burton.

 

With their play-off spot already secured, Posh boss Darren Ferguson rested a host of regulars, making seven changes.

 

And his youthful side were blown away in the first half by the Robins, who knew anything other than a win meant relegation with one game to play.

Carlisle are already through the trapdoor to League 2. This has been our first season at this level for 9 years. Hopefully a strong start next season will help to see us return to this level.