Wout Weghorst fires Netherlands to Euro 2024 as Ireland end with whimper

Wout Weghorst fired the Netherlands into the Euro 2024 finals as the Republic of Ireland’s dismal campaign ended with a whimper.Hoffenheim’s on-loan Burnley frontman, whose winner in Dublin in September left Ireland with a mountain to climb, repeated the dose in Amsterdam to secure a 1-0 victory which was far more comprehensive than the scoreline suggested.As a result, the Dutch secure

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Dave Challinor eyeing record for most successive wins as Stockport power on

Stockport manager Dave Challinor challenged his side to become record-breakers after claiming their 12th consecutive league victory.The Hatters’ 2-0 triumph over Colchester was hard-fought but saw them equal the record for most successive wins in the fourth tier set by Luton in 2002.County narrowly missed out on promotion to League One last season, falling at the last hurdle in a play-off fi

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David Horseman ‘sickened’ by way Forest Green conceded during Grimsby comeback

Forest Green boss David Horseman blamed ‘individual errors’ as his side threw away a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw with relegation rivals Grimsby.Gavan Holohan and Donovan Wilson cancelled out Kyle McAllister’s first-half double in an entertaining encounter.The Mariners produced a second-half comeback to take a point which left Rovers in the bottom two.“We will replace them (

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Harrogate boss Simon Weaver hails Jack Muldoon’s ‘dedication to his profession’

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver hailed veteran striker Jack Muldoon’s “dedication to his profession” after his first goal in open play for 30 games secured a 1-1 draw against Swindon.Other than an opening-day penalty at Doncaster, Muldoon had not netted since February but ended that barren run in emphatic fashion, with a belting edge-of-the-box finish.The 34-year-old’s equalise

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Barrow boss just Wild about Dom Telford’s latest strike in Crawley coup

Pete Wild sang the praises of his “fox in the box” as Dom Telford’s latest goal fired Barrow to a fifth successive win and extended their unbeaten run to nine games.Telford, who bagged 15 goals for Crawley last season, struck a 46th-minute winner, albeit one hotly disputed by the visitors.Barrow twice hit the woodwork and squandered a handful of other chances to make victory more

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Blackpool boss Neil Critchley hails Jake Beesley’s patience after Shrewsbury win

Boss Neil Critchley hailed a patient Jake Beesley as the striker scored twice to help Blackpool to a comprehensive 4-0 League One win at home to Shrewsbury.Beesley scored once in each half, either side of a Kyle Joseph strike that sealed all three points after Jordan Rhodes opened the scoring from the penalty spot.It was the striker’s first league goals of the season following on from a doub

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Stephen Clemence keen to unleash Gillingham’s attacking threat after Salford win

Stephen Clemence pledged to lift the shackles on low-scoring Gillingham after they powered past Salford in a 3-1 victory.Goals from Connor Mahoney, Tom Nichols and Dom Jefferies earned victory in Clemence’s first home league game at the helm.Clemence has inherited the joint-least potent attack in Sky Bet League Two and the Gills had only scored more than one goal in a game only twice before

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Nigel Adkins says Tranmere draw ‘felt like a defeat’ after late Sutton leveller

Tranmere boss Nigel Adkins admitted his side’s 1-1 draw at Sutton “felt like a defeat” after Louis John rescued a point for the division’s bottom side with a late equaliser.Rovers seemed on course to end a run of eight successive away league defeats this season by claiming victory at Gander Green Lane thanks to Ben Goodliffe’s first-half own goal.But, with just two mi

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John Coleman salutes Accrington ‘passion’ after victory over big-spending Wrexham

John Coleman praised the clinical nature of his Accrington Stanley side as they moved back into the play-off places with a 2-0 win which ended Wrexham’s 11-game unbeaten streak in all competitions.Wrexham dropped out of the automatic promotion places with their first league loss in eight games while Stanley, after two league losses and a midweek extra-time defeat in the FA Cup, returned to s

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Nigel Clough delighted by Mansfield’s ‘brilliant’ unbeaten start to the season

Mansfield manager Nigel Clough was delighted to see his side continue their unbeaten start to the Sky Bet League Two season after a 2-0 home victory over Newport.A Davis Keillor-Dunn brace secured the Stags their fifth straight win during an unbeaten run which has stretched to 17 league matches.Mansfield climbed to second in the table after the result, which a beaming Clough said: “To still

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