Erol Bulut staying grounded despite Cardiff’s surge into top six

Cardiff boss Erol Bulut will not get carried away with any potential Championship play-off talk despite his side’s thumping 4-0 win at Huddersfield.The Bluebirds romped to a big victory at the John Smith’s Stadium, one which lifted his team into the top six.Asked about a play-off push this term, Bulut said: “It’s too early to talk about that, anything can happen at this sta

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Steve Parkin: Wrexham must cut out the need for late winning goals

Wrexham assistant Steve Parkin hailed his side’s resilience and belief to go to the end as they scored a last-gasp winner in the 2-1 victory against Sutton.Paul Mullin’s fantastic early finish put the Red Dragons ahead at the Racecourse before Aiden O’Brien equalised after the break, but substitute Elliot Lee struck just before full-time to ensure Wrexham crept into Sky Bet Leagu

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Pete Wild thrilled with Barrow’s ‘ugly’ win at Forest Green

Barrow boss Pete Wild praised his side’s ‘winning ugly’ mentality after beating Forest Green 2-0.First-half goals from Sam Foley and Dom Telford secured a fifth League Two triumph this season and saw them end a run of four league games without a win.Barrow goalkeeper Paul Farman produced a string of fine saves to preserve the clean sheet for the visitors.Wild said: “At the

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Michael Appleton rues ‘one of those nights’ as Charlton beaten by Lincoln

Former Lincoln boss Michael Appleton conceded his Charlton side were second best as his return to Sincil Bank ended with his first defeat in eight games in charge of the Addicks, as the Imps won 3-1.And it was a player who was effectively snubbed by Appleton during his Imps tenure who did most to spoil his night, Hakeeb Adelakun scoring twice with Sean Roughan also on target as City fought back fr

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Steve Evans critical of refereeing after Stevenage pegged back at Bristol Rovers

Stevenage boss Steve Evans was adamant that Bristol Rovers’ late equaliser should not have stood, saying there had been a handball in the build-up and that goalscorer Chris Martin had also been offside before firing home a brilliant leveller.Evans believed his side were the better team in the 1-1 draw at the Memorial Stadium, as the Hertfordshire outfit chalked up a first draw on the road in

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Oxford’s loss at Wigan disappoints boss Liam Manning

Oxford manager Liam Manning admitted to being “deeply frustrated” by his side’s 2-0 Sky Bet League One defeat at Wigan Athletic – believing his players “beat ourselves”.A goal in either half from Stephen Humphrys and Callum Lang gave the Latics their second win in the space of four days.But Manning felt the visitors were the architects of their own downfall.&ldq

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Neill Collins could not fault Barnsley after win over Shrewsbury

Barnsley head coach Neill Collins praised his side’s performance as they comfortably defeated Shrewsbury 3-0 at Oakwell.Herbie Kane and Callum Styles provided first-half goals before Devante Cole added the third with 15 minutes to play.Collins said: “Of course you want the three points but I think we’re still at the stage where the performance is really important and I thought we

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‘I think it is strange goal was not given’ – Malky Mackay after Ross County draw

Ross County boss Malky Mackay admitted he thought it was strange his side had a James Brown goal disallowed in the second half of the 0-0 draw with Dundee at Dens.The Staggies believed they had broken the deadlock but the counter was ruled out with an offside Jordan White adjudged to have been interfering with play.Referee Colin Steven was asked to review the decision on the trackside monitor and

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Mansfield boss Nigel Clough happy to halt Harrogate hoodoo

Manager Nigel Clough expressed his delight after Mansfield finally defeated bogey side Harrogate – and did so in devastating fashion.The Stags had never beaten their North Yorkshire nemesis in seven previous contests, including six defeats.But goals from Lucas Akins (two), Louis Reed and George Maris rendered Levi Sutton’s late reply mere consolation during a thumping 4-1 triumph.The c

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Derek Adams hails ‘great team performance’ as Morecambe down Tranmere

Morecambe boss Derek Adams was full of praise for his players as they overcame Tranmere 1-0 to move up to eighth in the League Two table.The Shrimps were given a helping hand by Jordan Turnbull’s own goal 18 minutes from time but Adams felt his side were worthy winners.He said: “Tranmere are a really good side but tonight we managed to get the better of them.“It was a great team

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