Posts by Tom Collins

Match Preview What a turbulent week this has been, not just in the football world but in the real one, as well. It may seem a tad disrespectful to be getting excited about a game – any game – at a time like this, but however trite it sounds, life does go on. I’m sure…

Match Overview I sit here writing this preview with less than 17 hours to kick-off to this game, without a clear idea who will be leading The Shrimps in the dugout at The New York Stadium. So how did this predicament unfold?  To put it in a nutshell, notoriously accurate journalist Fabrizio Romano announced to…

Match Overview With Stephen Robinson’s Shrimps in 21st – currently sitting in the last relegation spot – and Shrewsbury just four points ahead, this is a crucial game in the fight for League One status. Neither side has picked up a win in their last five games, but this doesn’t tell the whole story –…

Match Overview Last season Wycombe Wanderers and Morecambe were two divisions apart. Gareth Ainsworth is working to get The Chairboys back where they came from, whilst Robbo is doing everything in his power to remain a League One side.  Wanderers come into this fixture the form side, with 10 points from 12 against quality opposition…

Match Overview With nine wins from eleven for Leam Richardson’s men away from home, the 1700 travelling Latics will be expecting nothing other than three points in the first EFL meeting between these two sides. However, Stephen Robinson will be buoyed by the spirit shown by his players in recent games. In the last game…

Match Overview The two Robinson’s – Mark and Stephen – are back head to head again following a blockbuster game at The Mazuma Stadium back in September. A game which The Dons won 4-3 thanks to a 94th minute Ayoub Assal winner. It felt like watching a basketball match with both sides taking the lead…

Match Overview With 59 league places and an even bigger gap in budgets between the two sides, the Premier League club has every expectation to get the result in this Third Round FA Cup tie. To put it into perspective, just one of Spurs’ key players’ yearly wage would cover the whole of The Shrimps…

Match Overview Although this is just the 23rd and 24th League One fixture for Doncaster Rovers and Morecambe respectively, it feels like a crucial fixture for the chances of each team’s survival at the end of the season.  The Shrimps have had just a few days to regroup following a disappointing 2-1 home defeat to…

Match Overview For another week, we write this preview with an element of doubt whether this crucial relegation scrap goes ahead. At the time of writing, this is one of only fixtures that remain from ten in League One due to the highly contagious OMICRON strain of COVID-19 decimating squads up and down the country! …

Match Overview It illustrates the bizarre times that we’re living in that while writing this preview, with less than 24 hours to go before this match, I’m not entirely sure if it will go ahead. At the time of writing, six of the twelve Skybet League One games have been lost due to the outbreak…