It's the Real Thing

After the ridiculous renaming of the Nationwide League's by Coca Cola this season, we have renamed our regular feature on the division's beyond The Premiership 'The Real Thing' because I'm sorry but it is clearly not!

Whilst the big shots Leicester, Wolves and Leeds United find themselves in the bottom half of the table, little Wigan Athletic with probably the best front line in the 'Championship' are very good value for their top spot after 5 games with twice promoted Plymouth, Stoke and Ipswich all close behind. Rotherham and a Robert Earnshaw less Cardiff occupy the two bottom places.

In the 'League One' Mike Newell's Luton Town, with one of the worst grounds in the country, are the only club outside of the Premiership with a 100% record with 6 straight wins. They are 6 points ahead of Colchester United and pre-season favourites Hull City. Meanwhile MK Dons got themselves of the bottom of the table with a 1-0 win against fellow strugglers Torquay United in front of 3,000 concrete cows at The National Franchise Stadium.

Scunthorpe and Bristol Rovers are the pacemakers in 'League Two' with Ian Rush's Chester City stranded at the foot of the table. Chester who sacked Mark Wright on the eve of the new season for a bit of a too close man-to-man marking job on one of his players wives, lost on Monday to Boston United who incidentially had Paul Gascoigne in their line up for the first time.

And in the Conference - not renamed the Cherry Cola or the Caffeine Free League or anything - Barnet top the table after 5 games with Aldershot 2nd and good old Gravesend & Northfleet in 3rd.