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    That is amazing! Can I see a screenshot of him?

    Well done kaNovi. The table sreenshot goes to the graph
    Last edited by Oxslow; 27-01-2009 at 20:33.

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    I've just had this guy very highly recommended to me by a scout with good JPA + JPP skills - he doesn't look all that in terms of his stats, and it'll probably cost me this season's transfer budget to land him... he won't go straight into the team, probably have to loan him out or something. I can't decide whether to give it up or go for him. Any thoughts?

    The guy he's being compared to, by the way, Pete Heys, has been fantastic for me over the last couple of seasons, which probably influences me a bit.

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    Henrik Petersen. As you can see from his average rating of 6.84, it's not because he's been great, it's because our defence is phenomenal. He rarely has anything to do! But he's been solid for me for 7 and a half years despite breaking his leg last year. And I find it hard to replace him due to a general lack of goalkeeping talent in the world, even when our second choice keeper is a wonderkid.

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    Kanovi any chance of a Cooper history screenshot on progress certainly looks easier with the better manager rep.
    Last edited by mag man; 27-01-2009 at 21:06.

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    My three best strikers were all injured in the last match, all of them are out for 2 months.

    I fear my season is just about to vanish without trace

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    The game just crashed :/ so it appears that my last post has been voided. Don't know what to make of it really.

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    Quote Originally Posted by snooty_jim View Post
    I've just had this guy very highly recommended to me by a scout with good JPA + JPP skills - he doesn't look all that in terms of his stats, and it'll probably cost me this season's transfer budget to land him... he won't go straight into the team, probably have to loan him out or something. I can't decide whether to give it up or go for him. Any thoughts?

    The guy he's being compared to, by the way, Pete Heys, has been fantastic for me over the last couple of seasons, which probably influences me a bit.
    what league are you in? he looks decent for a mid-table league 2 team or leading for lower divisions, will be very hard to get him to his prediction of good championship though will need the perfect training imo.

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    Sure! Cooper
    England just got a new manager, damnit! i would have wanted that job, but didnt notice it was available

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    Quote Originally Posted by kaNovi View Post
    Sure! Cooper
    England just got a new manager, damnit! i would have wanted that job, but didnt notice it was available
    His had a great career so far. What a player

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    Quote Originally Posted by TaylorB View Post
    what league are you in? he looks decent for a mid-table league 2 team or leading for lower divisions, will be very hard to get him to his prediction of good championship though will need the perfect training imo.
    Blue Square Premier, leading the pack at the moment so hopefully we should be League 2 next season.

    I think I'm going to hold out until the end of the season and see if I can twist their arm a bit, if he comes cheaply I reckon it'll be worth a punt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mag man View Post
    His had a great career so far. What a player
    Yeah, i was really sad to leave him! he was such fun watching on 3d.
    He also has an amazing return of 48 goals in 59 caps for England..

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    Quote Originally Posted by kaNovi View Post
    Yeah, i was really sad to leave him! he was such fun watching on 3d.
    He also has an amazing return of 48 goals in 59 caps for England..
    His so much better than anyone my youth academy has produced.

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    http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?i...mfullerom1.png

    Sorry for the messy link. I don't know how to tidy them up on this new website, I was fine with the old one but I've just got FM 09!

    I've started with Marine and I'm in this one for the long haul. I think the idea is long ball football, 1 tall striker and 1 fast striker!

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    Quote Originally Posted by snooty_jim View Post
    Blue Square Premier, leading the pack at the moment so hopefully we should be League 2 next season.

    I think I'm going to hold out until the end of the season and see if I can twist their arm a bit, if he comes cheaply I reckon it'll be worth a punt.
    yeah, good idea, the more i look at him the more i like tbf

    Quote Originally Posted by kaNovi View Post
    Yeah, i was really sad to leave him! he was such fun watching on 3d.
    He also has an amazing return of 48 goals in 59 caps for England..
    what a player! he must be near the england record goals now? coming from your own youth academy too makes it so much sweeter

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    Recovered from my 3-1 loss. Currently still first by 7 points.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TaylorB View Post
    what a player! he must be near the england record goals now? coming from your own youth academy too makes it so much sweeter
    Yeah, the top goalscorer is Rooney with 66 goals!! Im sure he will get that record if the new manager plays him!

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    3-0 to second placed bishops stortford at home...

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    Finally got this going and got FC United, so here is the manager profile required. Let the nail biting and hair pulling out begin!

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    Henrik Petersen is now 945 minutes without conceding. Unfortunately my next game is against the most successful team in the last 15 years, Arsenal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scotty Walds View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Mikal View Post
    Finally got this going and got FC United, so here is the manager profile required. Let the nail biting and hair pulling out begin!
    welcome aboard!

    I raise my glass to you in preparation for many harrowing Playoff Finals.

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    wtf is with the last second equalizers!!!!!!!!!?!?!

    seriously, my keeper has no shots to face all game, I set my team to kill off the last 3 mins, sitting deep and somehow these bastards manage to pick off a goal on the counter.

    mumble mumble...

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    Aargh - yet another injury - seriously I'm 12 games in and have had 10 injuries already. The oppo seem determined to kick the c**p out of my teams.

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    Boston United - End of Season 2024/25

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    A comfortable, and rather boring season ending with us in 13th place, 11 points clear of safety. The squad now contains 3 wonderkids - a right winger, and 2 strikers. We should really be contesting for Europe IMO, but the lack of a quality goalkeeper lets us down. I tried bringing in one on loan for the second half of the season, but he turned out crap. The stadium will soon be all seater, and training facilities are being upgraded. Graduate Shaun Wright played really well on the left wing, as well as excelling for the Under 21s. I'm yet to have an entrant into the full England squad, but wonderkid winger Jonathan Fletcher can't be far away, having earnt the Players Young Player of the Year award.

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    Real London Update - Season 4 (2012/2013)

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    Not too bad. Still yet to make a final of any cup on FM09

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    Quote Originally Posted by golden_goal View Post
    wtf is with the last second equalizers!!!!!!!!!?!?!

    seriously, my keeper has no shots to face all game, I set my team to kill off the last 3 mins, sitting deep and somehow these bastards manage to pick off a goal on the counter.

    mumble mumble...
    I concede a late goal every 4 ish games. It bugs the hell out of me, since I also have a "close game" tactic

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    Quote Originally Posted by golden_goal View Post
    welcome aboard!

    I raise my glass to you in preparation for many harrowing Playoff Finals.
    Haha thanks ... As crazy as it sounds (and i'm sure most of you were the same!), I'm actually really looking forward to it!

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    Mikal - I've just started and so am I! I've tried this before but there's nothing like taking the team through the lower leagues! Good luck.

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    Hey, i've just decided to start up this challenge with Dover. Here's my profile http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a60.../Doverprof.jpg

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    quick update - FC United are sitting pretty with 48 points collected from 25 matches in our 2nd CCC campaign.

    we really should be going up.

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    BigArgon's Boston United season 10 ~ Coca-Cola 2 10th place
    Overall a good season we moved up to 10th place. I was happy with this year. We did have a lot of injuries. If we can stay healthy i think we might be able to work our way up to promotion.



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    April 21, 2018 - a date that will forever be known by all FCUM fans.

    FC United are going to the Premier League.

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    lest I start a conversation with myself, I'll keep this brief: I just spent a little over 4 million pounds (which is 10 times all of the fees I've spent before combined) on a Mexican midfielder my scouts spotted at the World Cup.

    the beauty of this is that he has been appraised as a leading star. why couldn't he have been American though?

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    And so it begins...
    After a poor Pre-season notching up 2 wins out of 6, conceding 12 goals, the first league game under the new regime begins, and to show our intentions I send out an attacking Brazilian style 4-2-2-2, which very quickly is shown up as a poor decision as we're thumped 4-0 by Bromley which judging by the match stats, I need a new keeper. Not a good showcase for the new chairman.

    The second game, and a more cautious approach steadies the ship. A tight game against Maidenhead produces predictable results, typical.
    With star midfielder Ashley Westwood out injured for up to 2 months, midfield is looking bare.

    The poor start to the season continues with another lacklustre performance which started promisingly, us going 1-0 up inside 13mins, where we concede a sloppy goal in the 46th minute (I do seem to concede alot just after half time??) and then a goal kick from my GK goes straight onto the head of their CM which turns into a marvellous through ball that Fabregas would be proud of onto the toe of their ST who finishes by passing the ball through my GK. Grand.

    The board then return with an answer to my parent club request(after they cancelled my potentially season saving link with Cardiff...), as I am desparate to get some talent in on loan - Thanks

    The struggle continues...
    Last edited by buddinho; 28-01-2009 at 11:24.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy Jordan View Post
    lest I start a conversation with myself, I'll keep this brief: I just spent a little over 4 million pounds (which is 10 times all of the fees I've spent before combined) on a Mexican midfielder my scouts spotted at the World Cup.

    the beauty of this is that he has been appraised as a leading star. why couldn't he have been American though?
    If it makes you feel better, i've got an American wonderkid centre-back who I snapped up from Real Salt lake for £2m. Aged 19 he was rated as the best defender in my Premier and champions league winning squad ahead of two Centre-backs who have won the Euro defender of the year award a combined 4 times in the last 5 years. I even trained him up as a right-back where he is better than my England international RB. Absolutely class player.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thezogsageordie View Post
    Mikal - I've just started and so am I! I've tried this before but there's nothing like taking the team through the lower leagues! Good luck.
    I've never done anything lower than the Championship before, so to go all the way to the bottom will definately be a new experience for me! Good luck to you as well!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy Jordan View Post
    lest I start a conversation with myself, I'll keep this brief: I just spent a little over 4 million pounds (which is 10 times all of the fees I've spent before combined) on a Mexican midfielder my scouts spotted at the World Cup.

    the beauty of this is that he has been appraised as a leading star. why couldn't he have been American though?
    You obviously don't suffer my 'Wenger Syndrome' of being very conservative with the purchases....4th season in the Premier League and my record buy is 2m

    Post up a screen shot of the magnificient Mexican

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    Boreham Wood Update - Season 3 (2011/2012)

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    Playoffs - Final (v Dorchester)

    The first thing I decided to do was to, along with a couple of other transfers, bring back Billy Ludlam, the youngster from MK Dons that had proven his scoring ability when I loaned him in the second half of last season. Ludlam welcomed this move with open arms, calling it his 'dream move', and he scored four as we opened and then closed pre-season in remarkable fashion. The bookies were making us joint favourites to win promotion and our superb form early on did nothing to dispel my hopes. Two good wins over Weston-super-Mare and Lewes were closely followed by an excellent run of seven games without conceding a goal, a run which took in three cup and four league games, one of which including a demolition of Oxford City. We didn't suffer our first league defeat until 14 games in. At the halfway stage we were sitting second but Forest Green were in superb form whilst ours then began to become inconsistent. It wasn't all bad in the second half of the season, as a big victory over Dover showed, and we were always there or thereabouts in terms of a playoff place. Forest Green ran away with the league but good end of season form did see us finish second, a highest ever finish brought about by a good end-of-season run. A third playoff campaign was what the the media had predicted and after a 5-3 aggregate victory over Havant, we found ourselves in our third final in a row, this time against Dorchester. Previous meeting had shown we had the upper hand and maybe this had an effect as we finally secured a victory when it matter the most, winning 3-1 to gain promotion to the Blue Square Premier. This both surpised and delighted both the board and the club's legendary figures as we took and unexpected step closer to the Football League.

    Domestic Cups:
    F.A Cup - 1st Round (v Bristol Rovers) - Full Run
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    A bit of a mixed bag this year in the cup competitions. The defeat to Forest Green in the Conference League Cup was infact our first defeat of the season and the first game we had conceded in for 8 games. This obviously disappointed me and it must have disappointed the squad as well because our next defeat came in the next game, this time versus Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup. I was pleased to have reached the 1st Round proper for the first time in my tenure but, with a home draw, our good form and the fact that Rovers stood bottom of League One with only one win all season, I was a little disappointed to at least not force a replay. The FA Trophy exit was unlucky as we took BSP side Dagenham to a replay before losing to a late goal, but picked up a couple of decent results on the way.

    Players of the Season:
    Joe Clegg - Originally intended to be backup to Sebek, Clegg ended up missing very few games as his clean sheet record (24 clean sheets in 53 appearances) made him impossible to drop.

    Jack Colback - Impressive goalscoring record from the central midfielder, he and Power formed an excellent partnership in the middle of the park.

    Billy Ludlam - Superb. No other word for it. If it had not been for Ludlam goals (40 goals in 55 games) we would not have been promoted. A superb acquisition from MK Dons for the season.

    Bondz Ngala - Signed at the start of August, Ngala became a rock in the heart of our defence.

    Alan Power - The captain led the team admirably again this season and, despite missing a few league games through injury, was an integral part of our promotion push.

    Danny Uchechi - Shared the responsibility of partnering Ludlam well and chipped in with another 19 goals, his third good scoring return in a row.

    Matthew West - Signed in late September, West ended up scoring 19 goals which helped our cause no end. An able partner for Ludlam.

    Martyn Whittle - A great season for our very own youth product. 20 assists from the left of midfield and caused no end of interest from bigger clubs.

    Season Summary:

    Finally promotion! After twice suffering play-off heartbreak, I'm glad to have gotten out of the Blue Square South, a division that proved harder to get out of than I had imagined it would. I feel like I've got a good enough set of players to have a good go at the Blue Square Premier next season, but our aim will have to be survival in the higher league. A tight defence set us up for promotion this season and Ludlam's goals were invaluable. A good run in the FA Cup was also a pleasing aspect of the season and, as we start in a later round next season, maybe we can go even further in the future. Some good youth products are coming through and some, like Martyn Whittle has done, may find themselves in the first team sooner rather than later. Other things of note this season were the breaking of two records at the club (Ludlam's new scoring record and also the quickest Wood goal ever) and also the international call-up of Michael Edwards, this time to the full Croatia squad. My managerial skills have started to be noticed in other places as well as I was linked with my first job in Wrexham and I came second in the Blue Square South Manager of the Year awards.

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    |2009/10       | Blue Square South    |      3rd | Playoff Final (Lost)                                    |
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    |2010/11       | Blue Square South    |      3rd | Playoff Final (Lost), Conference League Cup Final (Lost)|
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    |2011/12       | Blue Square South    |      2nd | Playoff Final (Winners)                                 |
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    ScottT!... third time lucky

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    I've won the Premiership with 6 games left to make it three wins on the trot. I'm also through to the semi-final of the Champions league where for the first time I will not be facing Premiership competition if I progress. There is little more disappointing than getting through to the most prestigious cup final in world football, only to face Newcastle! I have the more glamorous prospect of Barcelona in the next round, and potentially either Inter or AC Milan in the final.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gypsum View Post
    If it makes you feel better, i've got an American wonderkid centre-back who I snapped up from Real Salt lake for £2m. Aged 19 he was rated as the best defender in my Premier and champions league winning squad ahead of two Centre-backs who have won the Euro defender of the year award a combined 4 times in the last 5 years. I even trained him up as a right-back where he is better than my England international RB. Absolutely class player.
    I hope I can find his spiritual brother in the near future then.

    I owe (assuming you want it, of course) you guys a writeup - I'm going to quickly detail my first 9 seasons, take a look at my provisional starting XI, and make a bold pronouncement about the future of FC United.

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    Quote Originally Posted by daemonic View Post
    You obviously don't suffer my 'Wenger Syndrome' of being very conservative with the purchases....4th season in the Premier League and my record buy is 2m

    Post up a screen shot of the magnificient Mexican
    to whet your appetite and mine, here is the 4.2 million pound man himself (he's from Cruz Azul by way of Santos Laguna, btw):

    http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/5...artinezic4.png

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    Just played my largely greyed out reserve team in a pre-season friendly, hoping to absolutely paste them and get a few forward players on the scoresheet.

    We won 1-0. In front of 17 people! Hardly the confidence boost I was after.

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    I shall be playing my first ever season in the blue square premier soon. can anybody recommend me any good players? i'm predicted to finish 22nd but my ass man thinks my squad is more than capable of surviving.

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    Some Ronaldo chap is meant to be quite good Salkster.

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    just played my first pre season match against my parent club notts forest and my att was 4278

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    FC United: A Retrospective

    it took 9 seasons, 486 matches, 857 goals for, and 109 signings, but FC United of Manchester are finally in the English Premier League.

    our history is one of consistency: save for League 2, it took us 2 years to earn every promotion. this pattern of consolidation and success was at risk only in our first 2 years, when we stumbled through the BSN playoffs twice, managing to win them our second time through.

    once we hoisted ourselves out of the BSP, our player recruitment went into warp speed. I didn't hesitate in sending my scouts throughout the British Isles, snapping up more than a handful of players still with us today. it's a testament to their success that my current squad has only 5 non-British or non-Irish players, all of which save for one were signed in the last 12 months.

    though we find ourselves in the Premiership, we've only won League 2 and the FA Trophy during my 9 years in charge. we've earned 2nd place in the BSP, L2, and CCC, but now 2nd place isn't going to cut - it's trophies we want.

    with that said, my ambitions for our first year are not trophies. rather, it's simply survival. 17th place or bust - here we go!

    let's take a look at my first team:

    GK: Spencer Richardson, signed from Manchester United (free, before 2012-2013 season); 259 appearances, 269 goals conceded, 88 clean sheets, 6.78 av rat

    DR: Josh Day, signed from Cefn Druids (free, before 2012-2013 season); 247 appearances, 9 goals, 27 assists, 7.18 av rat

    DL: Martin Bennett, signed from Cardiff (£35k, before 2014-2015 season); 157 apperances, 13 goals, 26 assists, 7.18 av rat

    DC: Roscoe McLean, signed from TNS (£26k, before 2013-2014 season); 212 appearances, 11 goals, 5 assists, 7.23 av rat

    DC: Shaun Crabb, signed from MK Dons (£10k, before 2014-2015 season); 109 appearances, 6 goals, 5 assists, 7.14 av rat

    MR: Szabolcs Harkai, signed from Beitar Jerusalem (£2.5m, before 2018-2019 season); NEW SIGNING

    ML: Darren Richards, signed from Barnsley (£26k, before 2015-2016 season); 120 appearances, 12 goals, 21 assists, 7.20 av rat

    MC: Robbie Smith, signed from St. Mirren (free transfer, before 2016-2017 season); 84 appearances, 16 goals, 22 assists, 7.14 av rat

    MC: Samuel Martinez, signed from Cruz Azul (£4.2m, before 2018-2019 season); NEW SIGNING

    FC: Anders Hansen, signed from GIF Sundsvall (£325k, before 2017-2018 season); 41 appearances, 20 goals, 12 assists, 7.19 av rat

    FC: Bruce Maxwell, signed from Chelsea (free transfer, before 2012-2013 season); 219 appearances, 95 goals, 58 assists, 7.16 av rat

    Maxwell's starting spot is uncertain; there are two other young guns fighting for it. I also have a Northern Irish WB/AM R who has "leading Premier League" potential, but I'm retraining him to right back as we speak.

    I'll keep you all abreast as the season progresses.

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    league runners-up Wigan just came to Gigg Lane and left 2-1 losers.

    the sources of my goals were both awesome and terrifying: backup fullbacks Harish Ali and Paul Johnson.

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    Has anyone got an FC United of Manchester file they could upload for me , i would be very gratefull!

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    it took 9 seasons, 486 matches, 857 goals for, and 109 signings, but FC United of Manchester are finally in the English Premier League.
    Great stat.

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    Hednesford Town Season 4 2012/13 Blue Square North

    League Position 1st

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    I was very pleased with my transfer activity I managed to get players in all the places desired and Huddersfield sent me Mitchell on loan who is a mc and is a good championship player according to my assistant. I managed to keep the wage bill the same at £3k a week. A signed a few after the season had finished to prepare for next season.

    The first 10 all started well again getting 21 points and we currently sit in 2nd place. We have scored 17 and conceded 9 goals.

    Games 10-20 were tougher on us but we still managed 17 points and remained 2nd. We scored 12 and let in 9 goals during the period.

    We were brilliant in the next 10 with things really going our way. We managed 26 points scoring 18 times conceding just 5 goals. We sit at the top 9 points clear of 2nd.

    Games 31-40 were simply outstanding as we held our nerve by picking up 25 points to secure top spot. Everything seemed to go our way scoring 17 goals and letting in 7 goals.

    We won both of our last games 2-1 and 2-0 to finish the season 1st with 95 points scoring 68 conceding 31.

    Well what a season where winning became a habit and we challenged from the start. We had some luck along the way but we were strong defensively which meant we were able to be consistent. We never really thrashed anyone with 3-0 been our biggest victory with 1-0 or 2-1 been a popular score for us. Bringing in Frampton to lead us through was a big help, and the quality of Mitchell was extremely important.

    The cups were disappointing again going out pretty quickly so losing vital finance that they bring. However we did have a few home friendlies this season so we managed to make a profit of £10k and increase our bank balance to £(65)k.

    Well next season we will try to survive the Blue Square Premiership. I plan to let go of a few fringe players and bring in around 6 new players budget permitting. Hopefully Huddersfield will be kind to us and send a few decent players. Mitchell would be very nice please. We won’t save that much in wages and will have to increase from spending £3k a week. If I can I will try to get a few key players on full time contracts and hopefully I can get another coach but we shall see.

    P.S I think Mitchell should have been included in the season best. He played 41 times scored 6, had 11 assists and an average rating of 7.17. Can only think he left before the screen is made but a small bug in my opinion.

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    Great season, won the uefa cup and finished 2nd in the league, though with only 66 points. Daniel Collier scored 42 in 58, absolute corking season. Big strides basically.

    Hopefully update tomorrow.

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    kroblues FC United League 1 2013/14

    We again utilised the loan system this year, with Liam Russell and Paul Griffiths returning for another loan spell, and with both of their contracts expiring at the end of the season maybe we can capture one or both, as they have FC United as favoured clubs. Also joining on loan was promising keeper Ben Amos, as I felt we probably needed a better keeper if we were to progress. I also spent the first money on transfers since I joined the club, Charlie Robinson joining from Ipswich for £26k and Carlos Alberto joing for £4k from Murcia after he was recommended by my scout. Big free transfers were CB Jerel Ifil, MC Mark Fotheringham, Lewis Alessandra from Oldham and young RB Adam Matthews. Out of those 4 only Alessandra took time to settle, but once he did he partnered King well and got into double figures for goals.

    Speaking of King, it was another 30 goal season from him as he powered his way past the club record for league goals and is up to 90 from only 131 appearances. Most of these goals came from crosses as Charlie Robinson supplied 13 goals and his wing twin Paul Griffiths broke the club record for most assists in a season, providing an incredible 26 assists. “One to Watch” for last season Özyakup scored 8 and set up 7, a solid contribution. Michael Stones added another 10 goals, while Manu Gavilan got a solid 8. A major shock was the contribution of Dean Yeoman, the centre half. He managed to outscore everybody except King and finished with 14 goals, mostly from corners but he also took a few penalties.

    The league campaign started off fantastically, like last year as we aimed for another promotion. We won 2 and drew 2 of the first 4 games, then fell into a mid-table form style with wins and losses in almost equal measure. That is until mid-November, when we won 4 in a row to put ourselves in playoff contention. Coming towards the end of the year we won 2 and lost 2, including beating Doncaster 7-4 away in a thriller of a game. At the end of the year we were 4th, roughly equidistant from both 7th and 2nd. We started off the New Year with only 1 win in January, but 3 out of 5 in February helped strengthen the playoff campaign. In March we won 4 and drew 2 of our 7 games as we began to believe we could hunt down the promotion contenders. Winning all of our April games meant that we ended up closing to within 1 point of 2nd placed Southampton, and level with 4th place Grimsby, as we occupied 3rd with a game left. If we bettered Southampton’s result we would be up, anything else and we would have to endure the playoffs again.

    It didn’t start well for both us and Southampton, as we both went a goal down early on, while Grimsby went a goal up, putting them in the promotion spaces as it stood. Josh King equalised for us on 35 minutes but it still wouldn’t be enough for promotion as Southampton’s GD was better and Grimsby were still losing. To add insult to injury Southampton then went and equalised right on half time! Joshua King then scored what proved to be our winner with his second as 9800 at Gigg Lane started to believe, but Southampton spoiled the party with 2 late goals. This meant we finished 3rd and would go through the playoffs again, which will be put in a separate update. Annoyingly, our total of 87 points would have seen us promoted in every other season, and champions in 3 of those. Hopefully we can do it in the playoffs again


    Final Position: 3rd (Playoffs)
    Top Scorer: Josh King- 32
    Most Assists: Paul Griffiths- 26
    Highest Rating: Dean Yeoman- 7.46
    One to Watch: Graham Fraser, 18 y/o Scot GK who deputised well for Amos
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    09/10     BSN    1st    84   +40 Promoted as Champions
    10/11     BSP    6th    72   +19 –
    11/12     BSP    3rd    88   +32 Promoted through Playoffs
    12/13     CCL2   6th    81   +29 Promoted through Playoffs
    13/14    CCL1    3rd    87   +41 Playoffs, still to be played

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    Marine announce season ticket sales

    The ticket office has confirmed that the club has sold 59 season tickets for this season.

    The season ticket sales have soared from last season when the club sold 50 season tickets.

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    A 4th wonderkid in the squad...

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    kroblues FC United Playoffs


    Hartepool v FC United- Playoff Semi Final 1st Leg

    With only 1 keeper available, 34 year old transfer listed Jan Budtz, the main aim for this game was to keep the score down to something that could be salvaged back at Gigg Lane. It didn’t look likely as Hartlepool made all the early running, and it was no surprise when they took the lead before half time. We came back into it after the break but with no real chances or pressure so we left ourselves with a big job to do in front of the home fans.

    Final Score: Hartlepool 1-0 FC United

    FC United (0) v (1) Hartlepool- Playoff Semi Final 2nd Leg

    Like the other 2 playoff semi finals, we left ourselves with a 1-0 deficit to claw back at home, and luckily we managed to wipe it out quickly through Özyakup’s dipping 25 yard shot which hit the bar and went in after only 5 minutes. When King found Lewis Alessandra free just inside the penalty area, with the form he was in the was only ever going to be one result and he found the corner of the net to put us ahead on aggregate. Dean Yeoman slotted home a penalty for his 15th goal of the season and sealed our progress into the final for the 3rd year running, as Hartlepool couldn’t muster anything to test our weak goalkeeper.

    Final Score: FC United 3 (3)-(1) 0

    FC United v Grimsby- Playoff Final

    Another vital game in our trip up the leagues, and only 22,000 turned out to see it, so only 22,000 witnessed a terrible start by us as Graham Fraser was lobbed by Aidan Downes to put us 0-1 down. Paul Griffiths then changed his role from provider to goalscorer to equalise with a volley 8 minutes before half time. No further goals followed, but Yeoman hit the bar from a corner and King missed a couple of headers. We therefore headed into extra time, where we would either secure our promotion or face another year in League One. Alessandra made sure it was the former just after half time extra time as he beat the Grimsby keeper from 15 yards, meaning we had gained another promotion and continued our meteoric rise up the leagues.

    Final Score: FC United 2-1 Grimsby aet

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    I feared this would happen.

    4 points clear with 8 games to go.

    Unbeaten in 21 matches.

    we've lost 2-1 and now are down 2-0.

    choking the title away and there's nothing I can do to stop it!!

    EDIT: came back to draw 2-2, but Hyde won and has overtaken us at the top by a point...guess who've got next int he league? Yup, Away to Hyde....
    Last edited by golden_goal; 28-01-2009 at 19:20.

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    GET IN LADS!!

    0-3 win puts us top again! I can't take the stress

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    My Champions league final against Inter Milan has gone to penalties after a pretty poor match. I hate this bit...


    Phew! Won 3-2 despite missing our 3rd and 4th penalty.
    Last edited by Gypsum; 28-01-2009 at 19:40.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gypsum View Post
    My Champions league final against Inter Milan has gone to penalties after a pretty poor match. I hate this bit...


    Phew! Won 3-2 despite missing our 3rd and 4th penalty.
    Congrats Gypsum!


    at the other end of the spectrum, Halesowen have won the 2011/12 BSN Title.

    Hyde pushed us to the wire as we both won out our last three matches making our 3 goal victory over them the deciding match.

    whew.

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    just overturned a 2-0 deficit in the first half with a 90+1 minute goal and my first win of this kind this season

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    I don't know if it will work for all clubs, so I will leave it here as I believe it is probably a lower league thing. I scored twice as many corners as the second best team by doing near post for both.

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    Here's a quick Tonbridge update from the 09/10 season:

    After 14 games, 1st in BSS, 35 points (11 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat). Lost to Woking (1-0) in FA Cup 4th Quali Round and Setanta Shield 3rd Round (2-1 in ET), into the FA Trophy 1st Round after beating Hayes and Yeading 1-0.

    Top performer so far: Jamie Burgen (15 games, 4 goals, 4 assists, 7.43 av rating)
    Most assists so far: Nathan Fairclough (22 games, 9 goals, 8 assists, 7.05 av rating)
    Top scorer so far: David Ball (21 games, 14 goals, 4 assists, 7.30 av rating)

    Started brilliantly, winning my first six league games before a 0-0 draw with Bognor Regis (highlight of these was a 5-0 away win at Welling on the opening day of the season!), form had dropped a bit of late (my other draw and only loss so far came in consecutive games vs Bishop's Stortford and St. Albans), but win over Hayes and Yeading 3-0 last time out has seen a return of winning ways. Hopefully we can keep this up, got a very strong squad (about 5/6 ex-Man City youths!) which should be able to get us into the BSP.

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    This being my first gamesave with 09, I'm not sure if it's just my tactics but a lot less goals seem to go in. I've conceded 22 goals in 17 games which, in my opinion, is a good record for the lower leagues. Half the reason we have this good record is because of a centre half called Mark Dudley! The boy is a unit at the back! Commanding the backline! The only bad thing is that I've only scored 17, a goal a game. If I can sign a goalscorer then I've got a chance. At the moment I'm lingering outside of the play-offs with a squad capable of finishing inside them. We'll see what happens!!

    Well done, Gypsum.

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    This being my first gamesave with 09, I'm not sure if it's just my tactics but a lot less goals seem to go in. I've conceded 22 goals in 17 games which, in my opinion, is a good record for the lower leagues. Half the reason we have this good record is because of a centre half called Mark Dudley! The boy is a unit at the back! Commanding the backline! The only bad thing is that I've only scored 17, a goal a game. If I can sign a goalscorer then I've got a chance. At the moment I'm lingering outside of the play-offs with a squad capable of finishing inside them. We'll see what happens!!

    Well done, Gypsum.

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    My form is starting to annoy me, can't pull ahead for points in the easy games but we win the games we need to to go top.

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    Gypsum's Merthyr Tydfil - End of season update - Premier league - 2020/21

    Media prediction: 1st
    Final position: 1st

    Premier League table


    Champions league results


    Champions league final - (Here you'll see why my defence concedes so few goals!)


    Squad overview;

    Squad selection info
    Squad general info


    Key players;

    MC Craig Fraser - Another sensational season from a magnificent players. Absolutely dictates every game he plays in and his £17m signing from Coventry seem more and more of a bargain as time goes on. Despite missing two months of the season with a hip injury just after the new year, Fraser was named third in the World footballer of the year awards, included in the first XI in the World team of the year, named European midfielder of the year, European footballer of the year, named in the Champions league dream team AND was named as the English footballer of the year. Phenomenal player.

    DC Joseph Daley - The American wonderkid is going from strength to strength, forcing German International and former Euro defender of the year Ilker Eser out of the team and cementing a place of his own alongside Sam Fox in the centre of defence. Daley became the figurehead of a defence which conceded just 16 goals in the premier league all season and helped goalkeeper Henrik Petersen go 945 minutes without conceding. Daley, along with the entire Merthyr back four were named in the Champions league best XI, Daley was also runner up in the English players' young player of the year awards and was named in the Premier league select XI. At just 20, Daley could go on to become a Merthyr legend.

    AMRC Odair - After impressing at the end of last season, the Brazilian wonderkid earned his place on the right wing throughout this term with a string of excellent performances. His astonishing consistency and an uncanny ability to beat three or four defenders at a time have earned him a regular place in the Brazilian national side and has provided Merthyr with a true match to the ability of Smid on the left wing. A model professional and a top quality player.

    AML Pavel Smid - Now in his fourth season with Merthyr, Smid's turn of pace down the left wing is a joy to behold. His ability to create something from nothing has seen him named in the World team of the year and Champions league XI and earn a reputation as the world's best left winger. As a sign of his quality, our second choice left-winger was sold to Arsenal for £20m, and he stood absolutely no chance of taking Pavel's place in the squad.

    ST Eddie Midgley
    - A real coming of age season for the towering Englishman. Despite impressing two years ago as a star of the eague cup winning side, Eddie failed to capitalise on his opportunities last season a found himself floundering in the reserves. However, given the chance this season to cover for Are Jenssen's broken leg, Midgley's goals helped cover for two time Premiership top scorer Tom McKenzie's lack of form and saw him dubbed a wonderkid by the media. Unfortunately injured for the Champions league final, Eddie was still named English players' young player of the year ahead of teammate Joseph Daley to cap an excellent season. Will give current targetman McKenzie true competition for his place in the team next year.

    Other notable mentions;
    Central defender Sam Fox
    Right-back Jody Howell
    Left-back Franco Bachelet
    Defensive midfielder Elliott Stewart
    Central midfielder Neil Buckingham



    Plans for the future...


    Find a top quality young striker to bolster our frontline. Our defence is perfect, even our backup players are fantastic so no problems there. Continue our policy on spending big to secure top young talent. Expand or get a new stadium! 26,000 seats isn't going to cut it for much longer, and with the council blocking further expansions I am hoping for a whole new stadium on the horizon. Our bank balance should be healthy enough to afford it, so i'll have to wait and see how things develop...


    Code:
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    2009/10          BSS        1st
    2010/11          BSP        1st
    2011/12          L2         1st
    2012/13          L1         4th           FA Cup Semi-finalists
    2013/14          CH         6th 
    2014/15          CH         5th          Qualified via playoffs / FA Cup quarter finalists
    2015/16          PL         7th
    2016/17          PL         2nd          UEFA Cup winners
    2017/18          PL         3rd
    2018/19          PL         1st           League cup winners / Champions league winners
    2019/20          PL         1st           Champions league winners
    2020/21          PL         1st           Champions league winners
    Last edited by Gypsum; 28-01-2009 at 21:57.

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    Season 2026/27 Review - FC United in the Barclays Premier League

    After winning the league two seasons ago it was about time we mounted another title challenge and gave Arsenal some competition at the top.

    Final League Table
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    We just couldn't do it, Arsenal were far too strong and we were drawing too many games because we weren't scoring enough.

    Champions League

    Group Stage

    Another easy group which allowed us to rest players in the final two games of the group.

    We beat Bayern 4-2 in the next round, then beat Porto 3-1 in the quarter final then faced our nemesis Arsenal in the semi. We lost the home leg 1-0 then went down 2-0 away to end our European campaign once again.

    FA Cup Final

    After losing in the final last year this was brilliant, especially against rivals City.

    Transfers

    Just the one transfer as I blew our finances on the only quality right winger in the world.

    Squad

    I'm starting to lose faith in the youth products, so Sykes and Fagan could find themselves out of the team if I can replace them.

    Star Player

    The big money signing delivered.

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    2009/10   Blue Square North        15th           FA Trophy semi finalists
    2010/11   Blue Square North        5th            Playoff winners
    2011/12   Blue Square Premier      14th          
    2012/13   Blue Square Premier      8th
    2013/14   Blue Square Premier      1st            Promoted as champions
    2014/15   Coca-Cola League 2       1st            Promoted as champions
    2015/16   Coca-Cola League 1       4th            Playoff winners
    2016/17   Coca-Cola Championship   15th
    2017/18   Coca-Cola Championship   16th
    2018/19   Coca-Cola Championship   9th
    2019/20   Coca-Cola Championship   8th
    2020/21   Coca-Cola Championship   3rd            Lost in playoff semis
    2021/22   Coca-Cola Championship   2nd            Promoted
    2022/23   Barclays Premier League  8th            FA Cup winners
    2023/24   Barclays Premier League  6th
    2024/25   Barclays Premier League  1st            League winners
    2025/26   Barclays Premier League  2nd            FA Cup losing finalists
    2026/27   Barclays Premier League  2nd            FA Cup winners
    Next Season

    The stadium move is due to happen so just the one target left, the Champions League.

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    Yate Town 2013-14 BSP

    Mid Season Update

    Well all is going relatively well at the minute.
    The league is going well and the cups (barring one) has been excellent.

    Fa Cup
    4th Qual round - Dag & Red (h) 4-1 Joyce 2, Curle 1, OG
    1st round - Hampton & Richmond (h) 2-1 Hutchins 2
    2nd round - Team Bath (h) 1-0 Joyce
    3rd round - Tottenham (a) 0-3

    Great result really as I managed to pick up 850k from gate receipts

    Lost in 4th round of Conference league cup and am Currently still going in FA trophy at the 3rd round.

    The squad a performing really well with goals coming from all over the midfield and the defence look very strong.

    League Squad

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    I have a player who seems to be doing the same as that team.

    Well done again Gypsum

    Good luck with next season Daf

    Good luck with the rest of the season with Yate (I think you're the only one doing this with them What rep?) Scott

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    I think it is a 700 rep mate, no idea how I got them, reloaded about 60/70 times.
    Thanks though mate
    Congrats on the FA cup Daf, shame about Arsenal seeming to be a superpower on your save

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    Dafuge i know how you feel. Arsenal was my main enemy in many years untill they changed their manager. then i won it all

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    Well done Gypsum and dafuge

    I am going to have to lose nearly all of my squad this year it lookes like. The minimum any of my players want this season is a double your money contract. One player wants up to 6 times the wages he is currently on.

    Did anybody else have this when they got to league 2? How did they get around it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oxslow View Post
    Well done Gypsum and dafuge

    I am going to have to lose nearly all of my squad this year it lookes like. The minimum any of my players want this season is a double your money contract. One player wants up to 6 times the wages he is currently on.

    Did anybody else have this when they got to league 2? How did they get around it?
    I had a similar problem with the step up, especially as I offered a lot of promotion wage rises to attract players in the BSP. I generally paid the players whatever they asked for providing they were good enough and took the financial hit. We didn't get in the black until after a good FA Cup run. But I pretty much replaced my whole squad when I stepped up as the quality of players available in addition to the places you can scout makes most BSP players redundant.

    I'd recommend sending some scouts to Wales, Ireland and N.Ireland to grab some bargains. Two of my League 2 signings came from Porthmadog and Ballymena and went on to become club favourites and play in the Premiership. So there are alternatives out there.

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    I don't suppose anyone knows the page numbers for this thread where people have suggested good player recommendations to help with the first season? I would try and have a look through, but 93 pages is quite a lot

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    Season 2011/2012 report:

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    Top Goalscorer and Assists

    Best 11 2011/2012

    Best 11


    My top player

    Summary:

    Won the league mathematically on the last day, but i was 3 points ahead with around 25GD on 2nd place. Top Goal scorer Danny Carlton saved my bacon for most of the season, scoring 41 goals, but missed out on top league scorer by around 7 goals. Vincent Van Der Berg was immense all season, PSV or HSV bid 35k at begginning of season but he was worth more to me Came in with top assists and chipped in with some goals.

    MY top player though was the GK Martin Hansen, conceding only 35 goals with 20 clean sheets. He is a U21 player for Denmark who i snapped up on a free from Chesterfield last season.

    I now go into Coca Cola League 2 hoping to survive relegation and maybe push for promotion next season, hopefully ill be able to find some great regens/free players to sign. My current team is mainly rated as 4 stars on the Assistant Report, compared to the top (like 7?) stars they hadin BSP, but im going to stick with them for the most part.

    P.S. No report for 2010/2011 as i forgot to take pics etc, but you can find out some details from the pics for this season

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    10 to play, 12 clear of the drop zone.

    not our most exciting year, but quite functional. fuller report to come later.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikal View Post
    I don't suppose anyone knows the page numbers for this thread where people have suggested good player recommendations to help with the first season? I would try and have a look through, but 93 pages is quite a lot
    I know!

    Erm here is my transfers from the first season:

    Transfers

    I hope it helps, obviously they won't all be real players.

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    good luck andy you will surviiiive

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    Aaargh

    2nd in the league at home against 16th placed Crewe and can't even win from 9 man. And to make it complete miss a penalty!

    Lol

    The next match another 2 red cards for the opposition But this time we've won
    Last edited by Paul Hewson; 29-01-2009 at 18:14.

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    that. was the worst ever result. Ref is a deck. 4 minutes of allocated extra time, winning 2-1. guess when they score? 90+6. hate late goals, but this takes the cake. A win would have put me ELEVEN points clear. 3 wins 2 draws. come on ref, go to specsavers...

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    Yea I hate those ones T-man. I've had a couple scored in 90+5 and 90+7 when there has only been 1 or 2 minutes of injury time

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    they suck, don't they? you'd think SI would improve on real refs and play the realy amount of time. They also managed to injure my keeper, forcing me to play my unnapreciative sub keeper who made a howler of a mistake against bognor.

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    this just in, my first red card of the season and my right mid who replaced my holidaying right mid has just secured a loss for me against welling. thanks dude!!

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    You re off the team!

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    considering he was only playing because my normal right mid needed a holiday, he definetly is

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    this is just taking the p*ss now. my goalie tried to be flash with the ball, cleared it, FELL OVER!!!! and then conceded. Thanks alot you done effing idiot. we are never gonna win the league with backup like this...

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    Sutton United - Blue Square Premier - 2012/2013

    After our success the previous season, we were expected to push for a top half finish and maybe a play-off spot in our first season in the Blue Square Premier.

    With the squad strengthened, we didn't dissapoint. We never went below 7th position all season and ended up in third place after amassing 90 points and managed to overcome Dagenham & Redbridge in the Playoff final at Wembley and secure promotion.

    Wembley is becoming a second home to Sutton United after also securing the Conference League Cup and the FA Trophy for the second year running.

    League Table

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    Marc Collinson chose not to renew his contract but we strengthed the squad considerably with the signings of Barry McDonald, Paul Dudgeon, Luke Lenagan and Craig Alcock.

    Wojciech Szczesny, Ben Farrell, Daniel Jones, Tony Rogers, Talla, Luke Daley and James Lawrie all played starring roles this season

    Transfers

    Squad

    In other news, Daniel Jones was named in the Blue Square Premier Team of the Season and I was named runner-up in the Manager Award.

    Blue Square Premier Playoff Winners

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    Blue Square South   2009/2010      7th              None
    Blue Square South   2010/2011      2nd              None
    Blue Square South   2011/2012      1st              BSS Champions, FA Trophy Winners
    Blue Square Premier 2012/2013      3rd              Playoff Winners, Conference League Cup Winners, FA Trophy Winners

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    Congrats on a fantastic season Steve


    Also, 3 years after reaching the JPT Final, we are going to be there again Beat Crewe 3-3 on Away Goals

    WEMBLEY WEMBLEY! WERE THE FAMOUS BOSTON UNITED AND WERE GOING TO WEMBLEY! (AGAIN)

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    Quote Originally Posted by mista T View Post
    this is just taking the p*ss now. my goalie tried to be flash with the ball, cleared it, FELL OVER!!!! and then conceded. Thanks alot you done effing idiot. we are never gonna win the league with backup like this...
    yeah it's a bit baffling at times.

    if it makes you feel any better last season my goalie managed to injured himself before our title deciding match and I had to put my completely untested 16 year old.

    He played a blinder! Kept a clean sheet and made a couple spectacular saves. Sometimes the bench warmers come through for you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by help!!! View Post
    Congrats on a fantastic season Steve

    Thanks help!!! I am expecting it to be much tougher this season though

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    trying to get rid of that player now, 3 howlers in a row is not a coincidence. Signed me a GOOD backup keeper.

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    I really don't get this game sometimes.

    I had such an excellent season last season, just missing out on the playoffs. This season, I've gotten rid of the dead wood at the club, and clearly strengthened it with better players, yet after 9 games I've only won 1. I'm in the relegation zone, and can't seem to get away from draws. I'm not 5 draws after 9 games. I beg that this save game doesn't go down the same route as my Carshalton save, where I would draw over 50% of the games every season.

    I can' decide if I need to be more attacking to go out and finish games off, or be more defensive to hold leads

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    Bradford Park Avenue Season 3 Update 2011/12 - League 2

    Media Prediction 21st
    Actual Position 2nd

    Pretty happy with this season to be honest, solid if unspectacular. Went 10 games unbeaten at the start of the season, 7 wins 3 draws, which somehow saw us 15pts clear at the top of the table That initial headstart was probably the main reason we got promoted. Despite patchy and inconsistent form, everyone just kept on beating everyone else, so I never really felt any pressure. Bristol Rovers eventually overtook us to clinch the title, but I wasn't too bothered.

    Again we were awful in the cups, despite me giving the team a high cup bonus. Finance wise, we're still haemorraghing money, £1.5million in the red at the end of the season, but my chairman doesn't seem to care...he's just given be a £14million transfer and £190k wage budget for next season. Transfers were a bit of a mixed bag...my most expensive buys were probably my worst buys...panicked on deadline day to bring in Lenny Pidgeley for 250k who was largely backup to my 18 year old Spaniard keeper who only cost 30k.

    Overview
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    Goalkeeper - Miguel de la Torre
    Left Back - Andrea Orlandi
    Right Back - Tom Flanagan
    Centre Back - Eduardo
    Centre Back - Richie Byrne

    These legends were the main reason I got promoted. When they were all fit and playing together I never really felt we were going to concede. Hopefully I can keep them together during the offseason beacause I reckon they'd do a job in League 1.

    Lloyd Cowell - Another great season from the youngster who just gets better and better.

    Henrik Ojamaa - The surprise package of the season. My parent club Derby sent him out on loan to me and at first, I was planning on using him as just a impact sub...however after Christmas he forced his way into the starting eleven and he never looked back. A phenomenal second half of the season saw him finish as the clubs top goalscorer.

    Aims for next season:
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    • Get the attack working better
    • Try and make a profit

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    Can you post the history of Richie Byrne?

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    Quote Originally Posted by minisav View Post
    Can you post the history of Richie Byrne?
    Voila, Richie Byrne's History...won player of the season and was an all round legend

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    won the league 3 games early full report coming soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mista T View Post
    this is just taking the p*ss now. my goalie tried to be flash with the ball, cleared it, FELL OVER!!!! and then conceded. Thanks alot you done effing idiot. we are never gonna win the league with backup like this...
    Quote Originally Posted by mista T View Post
    won the league 3 games early full report coming soon.
    all worked up for nothing.


    I know the feeling

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    A bit later than planned, but im going to start this and complete it this year. half way through holidaying now.

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