Many of you have been asking about the untapped talent in the Championship, League One and League Two this week - and there is certainly a lot out there!
Although I have started to look at this topic this time, I hope to do so in more detail in weeks to come, so let me know if there is somebody specific in any of the divisions that you feel is worth looking out for.
Thanks to everybody who has been in touch in the last few days and I have answered some more of your questions below.
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Hi Steve, with the three relegated teams occupying the top three places in the Championship, which of the teams below them (if any) could you see breaking in there and challenging for an automatic spot based on what you've seen so far this season? James Connolly, England
Who can challenge? Sheffield United probably. Cardiff are too unpredictable and I don't think Preston are going to be strong enough.
I get the impression with Preston that they overachieve every year. They have been fantastic again so far this season - and, in Alan Irvine, they have a brilliant manager - but last season's play-offs were an indication of where they are really at.
They were a million miles off in their two semi-final games against Sheffield United and I don't see them as having improved that much.
Preston are what they are, a hard-working side who are very, very difficult to play against at their place but I'm just not sure that quality-wise they have got enough to threaten those teams above them.
Bristol City are going to be up there but I do not think they have got the all-round strength to challenge those three either. Well done to Watford boss Malky Mackay for their run because they are another side that everybody expected to struggle but, again, you don't see them challenging for automatic promotion at this stage.
Leicester have made a good start too but it might be a tad early for them to think about anything more. I think they have had a gentle introduction to the Championship and not played too many of the bigger sides.
But I think this is definitely the second tier of the Championship we are talking about. From what I have seen so far, unless the wheels come off completely and they have got to sell other players, Newcastle and Middlesbrough still have enough quality to do very well.
In the case of West Brom, they have also had to sell players but, crucially, they have been able to spend a lot of that money and that is the difference between them and the chasing pack. They have the pick of the best players who are willing to play in the Championship.
I have said this before but the parachute payments are making a mockery of the Championship and we are going to get a situation where we will see a Premier League II because of it, which isn't right. It is an uneven league at the moment.
Do you think the influx of foreign players in the (mostly) upper divisions has improved the quality of players in the lower divisions? Les Kirkham, UAE
I'm not sure. Initially it did but then everyone ran out of money and the emphasis a lot of the time now is on youth development. There is only so much money to go round and that is where most of it is being spent on.
Overall though, I'm pleased we have got foreign players in the game and I'm pleased that the all-round standard has gone up
When it all first happened there was a big knock-on effect and, in the Championship, there probably still is but, outside of that, it probably stalls.
We talk about the Premier League and there being too much money but I think it is the opposite lower down - there is not enough money and too many players. It means that below the Championship you have got to get out and about and look around because there are still some good players that have gone underneath the radar.
Overall though, I am pleased we have got foreign players in the game and I am pleased that the all-round standard has gone up. There is more emphasis on quality not quantity up at the top - only the very good players get through and there is nothing wrong with that.
I'm an Everton fan and our manager David Moyes has been very successful bringing in players from the Football League. In recent years, however, this trend has slowed. Is this because the standard has become lower? Colin Ryland
It is not because the standard has dropped. It has not become any worse but we got to a point where clubs were paying too much money for players who weren't proven at the highest level - that is the biggest reason.
Nowadays it is too much of a risk. It used to be a no-brainer - a manager would not get stick from fans about a player he picked up from the lower leagues. It was a case that you take a chance, which may or may not work out, without him costing you too much.
Now, it is different. If it doesn't work out, you have spent a heck of a lot of money finding out whether a player can make the step up. That could prove very costly.
Steve, we've all seen the way the lower league teams often raise their game for cup matches against the big boys and produce some thrilling matches as a result. Given the money that they take home every week, why is it not acceptable to expect these players to repeat these performances, and to put in this much effort and commitment for every game even if it's, for example, a mid-table League One game? Henry Peters, UK
Well, a lot of the time, when we see a cup upset it has more to do with the bigger team and the state they are in.
Why does the lower-league team raise their game? I'm not sure they do, it's just that there is less of an expectancy
If you get a team from a higher division that is in a bad state up against an average team from a lower division, then the lower-league side will beat them if they are in good nick. There is always a good reason for an upset because, obviously, better players normally win games.
Why does the lower-league team raise their game? I'm not sure they do, it is just that there is less of an expectancy. You can do some things in a normal game that the crowd would not clap but they do in that one.
Fans look at the game in a different way, almost with rose-tinted glasses, because of the opposition. People say "they played brilliantly" but if they had played the same against lesser opposition they would not have said that.
You should not have to play against a bigger team to play well and run harder - I never did. I think that is a perception made because of the opposition you are up against.
If there is a little bit more on the game, it is not that you are trying harder but there is certainly more of an edge whether you like it or not. I have never needed a big game to make me run around but I suppose it is far easier to get up for a game like that.
Why not approach every game the same way? It is the same as for a fan. Why don't the number of fans who turn up for that big game turn out for every game?
If you are playing a mid-table team and there is not a lot on it and the crowd come along and they are laid back then that can rub off on the players. If you go into a ground and it is absolutely rammed and things are buzzing then it is the same as for a fan.
I've followed Grimsby Town for over 30 years - I don't understand what's happening to us this season. I really like Mike Newell as a manager but we're losing heavy and having players sent off nearly every game. Can you see why? Dean, England
Why? Because they are not good enough and there is an indiscipline within the ranks, which is a slight against the manager.
But I do not know whether these players are getting sent off for the right things, which is for being overzealous - having a go and trying to put tackles in - or for the wrong things - petty things?
I am not sure about Mike Newell. He did fantastically well at Luton before that trailed off dramatically and then it has not exactly been a bed of roses for him at Grimsby. He has had a bit of a struggle.
I think managers have always got something to prove. I think a manager should be judged on the longevity of his career because there are lots of bad managers out there who have had a good year or six months.
Steve, why do you think so many teams in the lower leagues play long ball, direct football? Is it because it gets results or is it because they can't pass and control? Kevin Sherry, USA
I disagree. I don't think they do. There is difference between playing long ball and hitting the ball forward when it needs to go forward.
There will always be limited managers who will play that way, who just want to hoof the ball forward, but there is a difference between that and getting the ball forward with a bit of quality.
If I was a manager, I wouldn't be playing 100% pure football. Sometimes you have to put the ball into the channel, or try to turn teams because they will squeeze the life out of you if you don't
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For those managers, when they are winning it is fine but when they are not it is a problem. They tend to find it harder to get jobs second time around because people do not want to see that style of play.
Far more people now want their teams to get the ball down and try to play.
If I was a manager, I wouldn't be playing 100% pure football. Sometimes you have to put the ball into the channel or try to turn teams because they will squeeze the life out of you if you don't.
You might have good defenders, who aren't ball-players. We saw that with West Brom in the Premier League last season, when they still tried to play - and look what happened to them.
You do have to play to your strengths and know your limits - you cannot expect everyone to play like the Dutch side of the 1970s - but I don't see any emphasis on the long ball in the Football League.
Steve, I've just read through last week's answers, in particular to the question regarding young British managers. As a Leicester fan I am biased in every way to my team, and our manager Nigel Pearson but your response omitted him. I'm sure there is a reasonable answer for this. I for one was surprised when he was appointed at Leicester - what are your views to him as a manager? Zbigniew Buja, England
I did not try to pick out any individuals in my answer last week but I have been very impressed by Nigel. He has done a fantastic job there and it looks like he is going to make them competitive in the Championship.
I did not think it would happen quite so soon but the Championship is a funny division in that respect. However, the hardest thing was probably getting them out of League One, where there was massive pressure on them, which not everyone responds to.
He was up against it in terms of expectation - his chairman demanded promotion - and that was a big ask but he will be far more relaxed about things this year than he was last. The shape of his side looks good and he has shown he is decent in the loan market. At this stage you cannot fault him.
Am I surprised he got the job? No, I don't think he had done a lot wrong as an assistant boss then caretaker manager at Newcastle or when he was in charge at Southampton, where he managed to keep them up but still wasn't kept on.
Steve Claridge was talking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan
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