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Aberdeen manager Craig Brown

Craig Brown will retire as Aberdeen manager at end of season

Former Scotland manager will see out season

Swansea striker Michu celebrates after Nathan Dyer’s second goal at Wembley

Parkinson's game plan is wrecked by Michu and Hernandez

Bradford City did not try to make Swansea City look good. They came to compete rather than entertain, to stay in the Capital One Cup final for as long as they could given the obvious gulf in class between the two teams. The 5-0 score does justice to that margin but no one could accuse Bradford of being casual, open or over-awed. They dug in for as long as they could, before they were over-run.

Match Report: Chris Dagnall double for Barnsley is trouble for MK Dons

MK Dons 1 Barnsley 3: Striker scores twice to see Barnsley through, but game is marred by an alleged racist incident

Darren Potter of MK Dons celebrates with his side

Match Report: Harry Redknapp searches for answers as MK Dons punish ‘diabolical’ Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers 2 MK Dons 4: The QPR manager blasts his players after suffering a humiliating FA Cup defeat to League One opposition

Pensioner arrested for throwing banana at referee

A 74-year-old man was arrested after allegedly throwing a banana at the referee during last night's game between AFC Wimbledon and Port Vale.

AFC Wimbledon have already stated they will not accept any boardroom hospitality from the League One club for the match in Milton Keynes

AFC Wimbledon fans urged not to boycott cup clash against rivals MK Dons

AFC Wimbledon have already stated they will not accept any boardroom hospitality

Wimbledon fans oppose relocation in 2001

Niall Couper: MK Dons FA Cup draw is real fans’ worst nightmare

An AFC Wimbledon fan explains why he will shun tie against his club's nemesis

Edgar Davids

League Two preview: Edgar Davids has created buzz around Barnet

The favourites are getting heavy in League Two, presenting us with a weekend when the preferred course of action is to dabble on a couple of speculative long shots in the absence of a single solid wager. Naturally, the caveat is that the league table offers little encouragement.

League Two preview: Bradford ready to bounce back

Two weeks ago, we opposed Bradford for their trip to Dagenham on the basis that emotions were running a little high and composure might be compromised following a positive start that had kept them alive in two cup competitions and propelled them into early League Two promotion contention.

Neal Ardley will appear in front of a room full of fans who have paid £25 for the pre-match carvery, tell them the team and provide a pre-match briefing

Ardley 'comes home' to lead Wimbledon resurrection

Before Arsenal home games the video screens broadcast Arsène Wenger reading out the team he has chosen. It is a neat bit of supporter-manager interaction, but inevitably somewhat impersonal.

Neal Ardley pictured during the Wimbledon FC 2001/02 season

AFC Wimbledon appoint Neal Ardley as manager

AFC Wimbledon have appointed Neal Ardley as their new manager.

Scott Brown could face HJK Helsinki in Champions League qualifier

Scott Brown has a “very good” chance of being fit for the second-leg of Celtic's Champions League third qualifier against HJK Helsinki in Finland tomorrow night, according to Hoops' assistant manager Johan Mjallby.

League round-up: Addicks on the up but Donny sink

Doncaster Rovers have been relegated after four years in the Championship, while in League One Charlton Athletic have won promotion.

<b>March 5 - Jamie Pitman (Hereford)</b><br/>
With Hereford two points above the League Two relegation zone, the board acted to remove Jamie Pitman. In his last game in charge, the 36-year-old guided the Bulls to a 2-1 win over AFC Wimbledon - but had failed to win any of the previous seven games. Hereford chairman David Keyte said:

Jamie Pitman sacked by League Two strugglers Hereford

Manager Jamie Pitman has been sacked by League Two strugglers Hereford less than 48 hours after clinching the club's first home win since October.

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