Lewis Freestone ready to fire Stevenage into play-offs

Stevenage fans should expect classy defending, hard work and big tackles from their new man – and not just because that’s what manager Alex Revell wants.

Lewis Freestone was signed by League One Boro for a “six-figure fee”, the left-sided defender adding to an already stacked line-up at centre-back.

“I’m not a huge fan” – Stoke City urged against Steven Schumacher transfer reunion

The Potters’ FLW fan pundit isn’t sold on Steven Schumacher’s former player.

There are a lot of building blocks that need to be put in place to get Stoke City up to the level that they can be.

The Potters have one of the richest owners in the second tier, and yet they have become part of the middling pack that stocks out the Championship every season; rarely threatening to achieve much.

Occasionally, some of these teams will suffer a relegation scare, like Stoke did last season, but on the whole, City and others are the steady Eddies, nothing to play for with five games to go-type of clubs.

Steven Schumacher has the job of changing that narrative, and a successful summer window will be key to that. They have been linked with signing one of Schumacher’s former players, Mickel Miller.