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At the 2026-27 EFL season launch in Manchester, several EFL players and managers gave their thoughts on the change.
Nigel Clough, manager of League One side Mansfield Town, expected the format to be used in League One and League Two in future seasons, but was not keen on the expansion.
“If you come third and are 20 points away from eighth and in the same competition for the last few
Ipswich midfielder Dan Neil says his old Sunderland team-mate Jack Clarke could prove the difference in their quest for automatic promotion.
The 25-year-old winger stole the show in Saturday’s draw with promotion rivals Millwall at Portman Road, breaking the deadlock with his 14th goal of the Championship season, only for the Lions to hit back in the second half.
Neil played 97 times alongside Clarke across four seasons at Sunderland
“I don’t know if we should pin all our hopes for getting promoted on Patrick Bamford. It would be an amazing story arc.”
Adam Pope and Kaiser Chiefs’ bassist Simon Rix discuss the worries that plague Leeds fans as the season approaches its conclusion – from finances to tired players to lacklustre results seeing them drop out of the automatic promotion spots.
Could the return of Patrick Bamford to the
“Without Rodri, and before Gonzalez signed, Lewis was coming into midfield too early, and getting stuck in those central areas. Against Newcastle, however, he had Gonzalez behind him and it allowed him to get forward quicker, and give City more options out wide on the right.
“On top of that, Gonzalez helped Lewis defensively too, although City’s dominance against Newcastle meant this was not as easy to spot.
“Lewis is
Even the best players on the planet can suffer from a lack of confidence sometimes, but it is so surprising to see it from the whole City team.
When they got thumped at home by Tottenham a few weeks ago, they at least tried to get back in the game and had a go at Spurs, but got undone on the counter.
This time, they offered next to nothing in