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Dave Challinor has been appointed at Stockport County. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59142518

Dave Challinor has departed from Hartlepool. Seems to be interested in Stockport according to this and has since been appointed. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59120697 Reason: Confirmed appointment.

^ Was that post re Tries meant to be in the Rugby thread? Thoughts and prayers are with Allan Lamb. Fran Wilson has retired from international cricket. She won the World Cup (50 over competition) back in 2017. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59074434

Barnsley have sacked Markus Schopp after a torrid run of 1 win in 15. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58993547

Scunthorpe have sacked Neil Cox with the team lying at the bottom of the table. Tony McMahon and Paul Musselwhite are in caretaker charge for now. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58857647

I found this hard to believe. I remember when a player called James Brown was playing for Hartlepool and he got a tad carried away when he scored. Been a pleasure watching Jeff over the years. Highlight from his presenting was when Kamara missed a sending off and mistook it for a sub... :lol:

Fixtures (All kick off at 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated): Saturday 30th October Leicester City 1-1 Arsenal (12:30) Burnley 1-2 Brentford Liverpool 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester City 3-1 Crystal Palace Newcastle United 1-2 Chelsea Watford 1-1 Southampton Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Manchester United (17:30) Sunday 31st October Norwich City 0-2 Leeds United (14:00) Aston Villa 2-3 West Ham United (16:30) Monday 1st November Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 Everton (20:00)

I remember the huge success he had at Rangers during the 1990s. R.I.P. Walter Smith.

Keith Millen has been appointed to succeed Chris Beech at Carlisle. He will work with the existing coaching system at Carlisle. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59050313

Suffice to say. Scotland had a bad day at the office. Having seen Rashid Khan in action during the T20 Blast, Afghanistan could be more of a challenge in this World Cup.

After eight straight defeats, Mick McCarthy and assistant Terry Connor have both departed from the club by mutual agreement. Steve Morison and Tom Ramasut are in interim charge whilst they seek a permanent replacement. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58946947

Fixtures (All kick off at 15:00 BST unless otherwise stated): Friday 22nd October Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa (20:00) Saturday 23rd October Chelsea 1-0 Norwich City (12:30) Crystal Palace 1-2 Newcastle United Everton 2-2 Watford Leeds United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Southampton 1-0 Burnley Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Manchester City (17:30) Sunday 24th October Brentford 1-2 Leicester City (14:00) West Ham United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur (14:00) Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool (16:30)

Charlton Athletic have sacked Nigel Adkins after a poor run of results. Temporarily Johnnie Jackson will be in charge with the assistance of Jason Euell. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58993806

James Rowberry has been appointed to succeed Michael Flynn at Newport. He watched from the stands for tonight's game against Carlisle who are still without a permanent boss. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58964233

Play was suspended for 20 minutes. Home fans threw objects on the pitch.

Also drama in the game between Poland and Albania, bottles being thrown onto the pitch.

Fixtures (All kick off at 15:00 BST unless otherwise stated): Saturday 16th October Watford 1-4 Liverpool (12:30) Aston Villa 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester City 1-1 Manchester United Manchester City 4-1 Burnley Norwich City 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton 1-1 Leeds United Brentford 1-2 Chelsea (17:30) Sunday 17th October Everton 1-1 West Ham United (14:00) Newcastle United 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur (16:30) Monday 18th October Arsenal 2-1 Crystal Palace (20:00)

Chris Beech has departed Carlisle United after a poor run of form. Thought this would happen, our form hasn't been as good as it was before the COVID outbreak back in February. Gavin Skelton and Eric Kinder are in charge temporarily. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58862740

The assistant Craig Fagan has also departed. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58771069

After recent results, Carlisle are just above the dotted line at the wrong end of the table. I will try to resist the nails.... :P

Intend to watch the Cricket world cup..

Confirmation of Ranieri's appointment. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58778757 An article about whether he is the right man for Watford. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58789903

Indeed they have. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58778752

Mike Flynn has stepped down at Newport County. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58750726

Fixtures (All kick off at 15:00 BST unless otherwise stated): Saturday 2nd October Manchester United 2-2 Everton (12:30) Burnley 2-1 Norwich City Chelsea 3-0 Southampton Leeds United 2-1 Watford Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Newcastle United Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Arsenal (17:30) Sunday 3rd October Crystal Palace 1-2 Leicester City(14:00) Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Aston Villa (14:00) West Ham United 1-0 Brentford (14:00) Liverpool 2-2 Manchester City (16:30)