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Published Date: 08 August 2008
The football season is back and this weekend will see eight of Yorkshire's clubs launch their bid for success.
Make sure you log on here throughout today for the very latest and best team news for your club.

Championship
Birmingham City v Sheffield United
Team news: The Blades give a debut to £2m
summer signing Darius Henderson as striker James Beattie is ruled out for a month with a knee injury. Winger Keith Gillespie is ruled out with a sprained ankle and midfielder David Carney is away on Olympic duty with Australia. New arrivals Greg Halford, Sun Jihai, and Matthew Spring are in the squad and David Cotterill is likely to start after turning a loan move into a permanent deal this summer.
Referee: K Stroud (Hampshire)
Manager Kevin Blackwell said: "If we are confident, but not cocky, these lads can do whatever they want. If they work as hard as they can, the sky is the limit this season."

Derby County v Doncaster Rovers
Team news: Summers signings James Chambers, John Spicer, Matthew Mills, and Jos van Nieuwstadt could all make their debuts for Rovers but new striker Darren Byfield is still recovering from a hernia operation. Striker Paul Heffernan is suspended while Adam Lockwood (groin), Sean McDaid (knee) and Gordon Greer (knee) are sidelined.
Referee: CH Webster (Tyne & Wear)
Doncaster manager Sean O'Driscoll said: "It's going to be an adventure for all of us - and I think the league could be very tight from top to bottom - but if play as well as we can, the results will take care of themselves."

QPR v Barnsley
Team news: Manager Simon Davey is confident of landing a new striker before the trip to Loftus Road. Summers signings Iain Hume, Darren Moore, and El Haimour will all make their debuts but Hugo Solace has not yet received international clearance. Winger Jamal Campbell-Ryce is the latest addition to the injury list after dislocating an elbow in training. Goalkeeper Heinz Muller and midfielder Anderson De Silva are still not fully fit after knee operations last season.
Referee: ND Swarbrick (Lancashire)
Barnsley manager Simon Davey said: "We are going there under no pressure whatsoever. QPR are the richest club in the world and are amongst the favourites to go up. It is up to them to prove that against us."

Sheffield Wednesday v Burnley
Team news: Midfielder James O'Connor makes his debut for the Owls against the club he quit this summer. Loan signing Jimmy Smith (ankle) faces a late fitness test. The Owls are boosted by the return from long term injuries of Akpo Sodje, Marcus Tudgay, Richard Hinds, and Wade Small but Francis Jeffers and Frank Simek are unlikely to be risked. Defender Peter Gilbert serves the final part of a three match ban. Former Owls loanee Chris Eagles makes his debut for Burnley.
Referee: CW Oliver (Northumberland)
Owls manager Brian Laws said: "It's important we get a good start to the season; it's quite a while since we had one of those. If we can stay away from significant injuries, I think we have a decent chance this season."


League One
Huddersfield Town v Stockport County
Team news: Michael Flynn will return for his debut after missing the midweek Centenary Year friendly defeat to Arsenal through injury, while Andy Booth is also back in contention. Flynn could be one of several debutants after a busy summer for new manager Stan Ternent with the Town manager having added Chris Lucketti, Jim Goodwin, Andy Butler, Keigan Parker and Gary Roberts.
Referee: P Miller (Bedfordshire)
Huddersfield manager Stan Ternent said: "We want to achieve promotion but there will be another 12 or 13 teams thinking they can do the same."

Scunthorpe United v Leeds United
Team news: Bradley Johnson is a major doubt with a back injury, but otherwise Gary McAllister reports an injury-free squad with the only other absentee being Socceroo Neil Kilkenny who is away at the Olympics. New signing Luciano Becchio has recovered from the injury that kept him out of the final pre-season friendly last weekend but is unlikely to start with the United manager feeling his new Argentinian signing is not yet fully fit.
Referee: L Probert (Wiltshire).
Gary McAllister: "Scunthorpe have the experience of having played at a higher level and they are very much a group, even though they have good individuals."

League Two
Bradford City v Notts County
Team news: Summer signing Michael Boulding will play a part against Notts County after the prolific striker recovered quicker than expected from an ankle injury sustained when on trial with City. Fellow new boy Chris Brandon is not available, however, with the former Huddersfield Town man's return from injury instead being pencilled in for a week today at Macclesfield Town. Defender TJ Moncur is in the squad after returning to Valley Parade on loan from Fulham.
Referee: D Drysdale (Lincolnshire).
Bradford manager Stuart McCall said: "There is nothing like the real thing to get everyone going. As a manager, pre-season is all about hoping no-one gets injured."

Rotherham United v Lincoln City
Team news: Defender Nick Fenton will make his debut for the Millers after joining the club on a free transfer from Grimsby Town. Manager Mark Robins is also likely to include summer signings Reuben Reid, Michael Cummins, Mark Lynch, Mark Burchill, and Alex Rhodes. Defender Stephen Brogan remains sidelined with a broken leg.
Referee: A Haines (Tyne & Wear)
Rotherham manager Mark Robins said: "The sooner we can claw the points deficit back, the better. We've got to use it to bring us together and breed a siege mentality."

Blue Square Premiership
YORK CITY will today kick off the new BlueSquare Premier season without Martyn Woolford after the winger was understood to last night be on the verge of sealing a move to Scunthorpe United.
The 22-year-old was wanted by both the Iron and League One rivals Cheltenham Town but is believed to have opted for Glanford Park after talks with manager Nigel Adkins.
Losing Woolford is a blow for the Minstermen though their disappointment will be tempered by the fee, which is believed to be well into six figures. The winger's contract at Bootham Crescent was due to expire next summer, leaving York with the possibility of missing out on any fee at all if the player had opted to move away from England as striker Clatron Donaldson did when joining Hibernian last year.
On the pitch, York will be hoping to take encouraging pre-season form into their league campaign when thyey travel to Crawley Town.
The north Yorkshire club will be the sole representative in the top division of non-League football this season following Farsley Celtic's relegation and the demise of Halifax Town, the latter being due to kick off their new life in Unibond Division One North later this month.





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