NOUBLE DOES THE TRICK AT LAST
HERO OF THE WEEK
FRaNK NOUBlE. hat-trick hero for Newport County as they beat Chesterfield 4-1 to go second in tha table. after the game he tweeted to say that it was his first hat-trick as a professional. The former Chelsea youth player, now 25, is finding form at long last.
ZERO OF THE WEEK
CaN’T be anyone else but Russell slade. Grimsby have now conceded in 15 straight games under his leadership. Not to mention Danny Collins’ red card which meant Town have had a player sent off in five consecutive games. The Mariners are just one of three teams to have only three points.
GOAL OF THE WEEK
Billy KNOTT. The fourth goal to cap a brilliant 4-1 victory for lincoln City and wasn’t it a beauty. The midfielder took possession of a loose ball about 25 yards out, rolled it in front of him and bent a shot past Carlisle goalkeeper Jack Bonham.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
haRRy KEWEll, after recording his first win as a manager and Crawley’s first points of the season, said: ‘i’m proud of my players.
‘They worked hard today. We came here with an idea and they executed it. We’ve been through some tough times and we’ve just got to keep going on from here now.’
STAT OF THE WEEK
ZERO. That’s right. Zero goals conceded by yeovil Town at the weekend as they beat Coventry 2-0 at home. Quite an achievement, given they had shipped 14 goals in their previous three league games. The rot has been stopped.