League One Live! Danny Cowley press conference recap and and latest from Sunderland, Charlton Athletic, Blackpool, Peterborough United and rest of division

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With Danny Cowley due to speak at 2pm, we will be bringing live updates from his media briefing.

And there will be all the up-to-the-minute news from around the division as managers and players speak as the League One run-in reaches fever pitch.

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League One LIVE!: Latest news from Pompey press conference and around division

Key Events

  • Danny Cowley due to address press at 2pm
  • News on Brown and Hiwula’s fitness

Update on Lee Brown

‘Fingers crossed’ over Lee Brown being fit for Saturday. Trained today, so looking upbeat.

Recruitment meeting today

Cowley has just revealed there is a meeting taking place over players this afternoon

Is the jury out on players?

‘We’re learning all the time about them’, Cowley said

Neil Allen firing the questions now - and straight in with a tough one on whether he’s decided on players’ futures. ‘There’s a million questions to be answered and then make some intelligent decisions,’ he said

Very evasive on injuries with Radio Solent, no details on names yet

Danny was just getting into his flow when connection dropped out! A quip on his return that what we missed would have filled our back pages for weeks and straight back to business. What a pro!

Danny currently speaking to Radio Solent’s Ian Wilding and quite an impassioned defence of his players’ work ethic. Knows there are faults but doesn’t think it’s a lack of effort

Danny Cowley is now speaking to the local press

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson has also been speaking to the press today - his the video of his presser

Five minute warning!

We are reliably informed Danny Cowley will be with us speaking in the next five minutes