I spend a lot of time reading the Guardian sport blogs which is completely dominated by Premier League coverage. As a fan of Burnley, a Championship club, this is frustrating as I think the Football League deserves more respect from the national press. What makes this more frustrating is the fact that most of that Premier League coverage is comprised of disgraceful stories of racism and allsorts of reprehensible behaviour, as opposed to actual football.
So I decided to take a swipe at this culture by posting this article in a bid to highlight the qualities of the Football league and to spark debate on the subject. So here goes
1.THE Derby. Burnley v B@#$*$@d's. It's a wise decision to have this at 12.30 on a Sunday, as generally our fans tend to go and smash the town up win, loose or draw. Crazy decision not to televise it though. I mean, this and the Bolton game on the opening day, were made for TV, especially with all the soap opera goings-on used to hype Premier League games.
2.Another Derby, of sorts. Huddersfield v Dirty Leeds. Lots of local pride at stake, and profesional pride too, with Simon Grayson taking on former club and all round nice guy Ken Bates.
3.Crystal Palace v Brighton. Geographically not a prime candidate for a Derby, but there's a rivalry there for sure, and both teams can play a bit. Good match on the cards methinks. And, if nothing else, the press conferemces will be interesting.
If I'm honest, I've picked a bad weekend to do this as it's an FA cup weekend and League One and most of League Two are busy with that. But I think the three points I've picked out can spark a little bit of debate.
What are you looking forward too?
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