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LEAGUE TWO THIS WEEKEND

- TOM FARMERY

HERO OF THE WEEK

PAUL TISDALE (MK Dons boss): It is really starting to click for Paul Tisdale at MK Dons. They may be a place below his old side Exeter in third in the table, but a 1-0 home win against Northampto­n was their fourth straight victory.

It was also the fourth time in a row MK Dons had kept a clean sheet. Tisdale’s sides are renowned for being strong at the back but even the manager was impressed with a record of only eight goals conceded in 14 league games this season. ‘You have to enjoy defending,’ he said.

ZEROES OF THE WEEK

NOTTS COUNTY: Kevin Nolan was sacked in August after the Notts County players failed to pull their weight and Harry Kewell experience­d something similar at the weekend.

Things appeared to be looking up after three wins on the spin, albeit with two of those coming against teams in the bottom half of the table in Macclesfie­ld and Crewe, but a 4-0 drubbing at Bury should concern Kewell.

His team were 2-0 down after 18 minutes and there was precious little fight or any sign of a comeback.

GOAL OF THE WEEK

JORDAN BOWERY (for Crewe v

Stevenage): Bowery provided the quality that this game lacked. The forward cut inside the Stevenage defence before curling a sensationa­l effort into the far corner.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Darren Way’s explanatio­n for his Yeovil side’s 0-0 home draw with Tranmere was bizarre. ‘ The players are frustrated because teams come here looking to delay our counteratt­acks,’ Way said. Try getting on the front foot then, Darren.

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