Sinking feeling

Barnaby Rostant reports on three clubs who have endured tough times over the past decade...
Life moves quick but football moves quicker – and supporters of Scunthorpe United, Yeovil Town and Oldham Athletic know that only too well.
Whether through poor ownership, lack of investment or instability – or a combination of these and other factors – some clubs go on a slide they find very difficult to stop.
Once proud Football League clubs, Scunthorpe, Yeovil and Oldham have all tumbled into Non-League.
Scunny’s sad decline is hard to believe given they were in the Championship in 2010-11. There wa...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content for less than 50p per week!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login