HIGH FIVES FOR CURLE’S CRACKERS
HERO OF THE WEEK
KEITH CUrLE. After three successive away defeats, manager Curle’s Carlisle United got back on track with a sensational 50 win at Crewe. Back to five points off the League Two playoffs and suddenly the situation is a whole lot rosier. Scrap any premature talk of relegation.
ZERO OF THE WEEK
MArK CooPEr. Friday night against Swindon wasn’t going too badly for the Forest Green rovers boss until olly Lancashire got the away side’s first goal in the 86th minute. Matt Taylor added the second. The 20 result left Forest Green bottom. Chairman Dale Vince didn’t plan on a relegation scrap after promotion.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
NoTTS CoUNTY manager Kevin Nolan after his side overtook Exeter at the top of the table with a 41 win at home to Lincoln. ‘You could see what we can do when we click. We have been working hard and I’ve been saying for a while now we are starting to click. We have a lot of quality and you could see they wanted to do well.’
GOAL OF THE WEEK
JorGE GrANT. Such a technically gifted player. The Nottingham Forest loanee’s stunning 25yard freekick for Notts County clipped the left upright of Lincoln City keeper Paul Farman’s goal before nestling in the net. Power and precision from the 22yearold.
STAT OF THE WEEK
TWELVE YEArS — Nathan Tyson’s love affair with Wycombe started in 2004 when he joined the club on loan from reading. His first goal for the Chairboys came in September 2005 before he left to join Nottingham Forest. on Saturday, 12 years later, the 35yearold was back on the scoresheet for Wycombe as they won 21 away at Colchester.