The hotshot in line for the England job, however seems to be the former France World Cup winner Aime Jacquet. His history is spotless but the issue still drags on as to whether a foreign coach would be the right choice. Can he understand the English game? Is he as patriotic as an Englishman? Will he be working for his or the country's cause? Whoever the candidate chosen they will certainly have a hefty task ahead of them as the whole nation will expect him to drag the sinking ship from under the water and back to a prestigious position in the world.

The highlight of this weekend's action included our clash with the 'Gas' and Reading's visit to the JJB Stadium. An entertaining match at Gigg Lane provided everything from sendings off to a burst of pace from player manager Andy Preece. Nick Daws won the game with almost ten minutes to go. The JJB Stadium saw my goal of the weekend from Carl Bradshaw to cancel out Martin Butler's earlier effort. Bradshaw looped the ball from thirty yards to salvage a point for the Latics. Bargain buy Jamie Cureton was unable to win the game for high-flyers Reading as Derek Stillie thwarted him in the Wigan goal.

Leaders Walsall continued their impressive start to the campaign with a two-nil away win at Colchester whilst supporters at Ashton Gate witnessed a remarkable match. Bristol City took the lead twice in the first half with a hat trick from Tony Thorpe only for Bournemouth to pull two goals back and earn a 3-3 draw in the 89th minute. Notts. County continued to plummet down towards the relegation zone after such a great start to the season. They slumped to a third away defeat of the season losing 3-1 to surprise package Wycombe Wanderers.

Former Bury keeper Gary Kelly added to Oldham's woes with a poor punched clearance allowing Paul Warne to steal a goal for Rotherham who went on to destroy the Latics. Oldham's dismal run continues, as fans have to think back to the opening game of the season for their last victory. The relegation dogfight between as-near-as local rivals saw Swindon snatch victory over Oxford through Giuliano Grazioli.

Millwall kept up the pressure on the top teams with all credit due to the unlucky Luton defender Gavin McGowan whose own goal in the 83rd minute gave Millwall a 1-0 win. The final match in Division Two this weekend saw Barry Fry's Peterborough sustain their bid for the play-offs with a comfortable victory over struggling Port Vale.

The final comment comes from Andy Preece who rightly said, "We've got Millwall, Wigan and Reading away in the next five games. If we can produce results against them then people will start talking about us." How right he is. October is judgement month for the Shakers.

'Eye on Division Two' is written by Andrew Buswell