[FM10] When The Saints Go Marching In - Crouchy's Mighty Saints Save!

[crouchaldinho]

END OF SEASON 2016/17 LEAGUE TABLE & PLAYER STATS:

League One Final Standings:

| Pos   | Inf   | Team              |       | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st   | C     | Coventry          |       | 46    | 29    | 8     | 9     | 91    | 38    | +53   | 95    | 
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[b]| 2nd   | P     | St. Albans        |       | 46    | 26    | 11    | 9     | 61    | 31    | +30   | 89    | [/b]
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| 3rd   |       | Southend          |       | 46    | 23    | 15    | 8     | 52    | 35    | +17   | 84    | 
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| 4th   | P     | Sheff Wed         |       | 46    | 20    | 17    | 9     | 81    | 55    | +26   | 77    | 
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| 5th   |       | Wigan             |       | 46    | 21    | 14    | 11    | 77    | 54    | +23   | 77    | 
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| 6th   |       | Doncaster         |       | 46    | 21    | 10    | 15    | 62    | 50    | +12   | 73    | 
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| 7th   |       | Bristol Rovers    |       | 46    | 19    | 15    | 12    | 66    | 53    | +13   | 72    | 
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| 8th   |       | Exeter            |       | 46    | 20    | 11    | 15    | 54    | 44    | +10   | 71    | 
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| 9th   |       | Plymouth          |       | 46    | 17    | 17    | 12    | 55    | 44    | +11   | 68    | 
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| 10th  |       | Crystal Palace    |       | 46    | 17    | 13    | 16    | 57    | 48    | +9    | 64    | 
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| 11th  |       | Mansfield         |       | 46    | 17    | 12    | 17    | 44    | 50    | -6    | 63    | 
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| 12th  |       | Brentford         |       | 46    | 17    | 10    | 19    | 46    | 51    | -5    | 61    | 
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| 13th  |       | Bradford          |       | 46    | 16    | 12    | 18    | 60    | 58    | +2    | 60    | 
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| 14th  |       | Rochdale          |       | 46    | 15    | 15    | 16    | 59    | 62    | -3    | 60    | 
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| 15th  |       | Swindon           |       | 46    | 16    | 10    | 20    | 68    | 69    | -1    | 58    | 
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| 16th  |       | Brighton          |       | 46    | 12    | 20    | 14    | 45    | 54    | -9    | 56    | 
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| 17th  |       | Carlisle          |       | 46    | 16    | 7     | 23    | 56    | 81    | -25   | 55    | 
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| 18th  |       | Notts Co          |       | 46    | 14    | 12    | 20    | 49    | 63    | -14   | 54    | 
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| 19th  |       | Bournemouth       |       | 46    | 15    | 9     | 22    | 56    | 76    | -20   | 54    | 
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| 20th  |       | Rushden           |       | 46    | 12    | 14    | 20    | 48    | 59    | -11   | 50    | 
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| 21st  | R     | Preston           |       | 46    | 11    | 14    | 21    | 52    | 71    | -19   | 47    | 
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| 22nd  | R     | Shrewsbury        |       | 46    | 12    | 9     | 25    | 37    | 60    | -23   | 45    | 
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| 23rd  | R     | Weston-super-Mare |       | 46    | 9     | 12    | 25    | 43    | 74    | -31   | 39    | 
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| 24th  | R     | Tranmere          |       | 46    | 11    | 5     | 30    | 39    | 78    | -39   | 38    | 
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First Team Squad Statistics (all competitions)- sorted by average rating:

| Pkd   | Inf   | Name                    | Position   | Apps    | Gls   | Ast   | MoM   | Av Rat| Age   | Nat   | Value | 
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| GK    | Rsv   | Dominic Cervi           | GK         | 42      | -     | -     | 1     | 6.89  | 30    | USA   | £30K  | 
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| DR    | Wnt   | James Rhodes            | D RL, WB L | 34 (4)  | -     | 4     | 1     | 6.94  | 19    | ENG   | £375K | 
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| DL    | Wnt   | Luke Hoyte YP1          | D L        | 37      | -     | 1     | 1     | 7.00  | 23    | ENG   | £70K  | 
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| DC    | Wnt   | Borja Rodríguez Sánchez | D RC       | 50      | 1     | -     | 1     | 6.84  | 22    | ESP   | £150K | 
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| DC    | Wnt   | Mick Hodgson            | D RC       | 46      | -     | 4     | 1     | 6.85  | 24    | IRL   | £9K   | 
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| MR    | Wnt   | Ryan O'Connor           | AM RC      | 40      | 7     | 2     | 1     | 7.10  | 21    | ENG   | £220K | 
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| ML    | Rsv   | Etienne Esajas          | AM L       | 40 (3)  | 3     | 4     | 3     | 6.94  | 32    | NED   | £22K  | 
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| MC    |       | Emmanuel Frimpong       | DM, M C    | 27 (1)  | 1     | 5     | -     | 7.04  | 25    | GHA   | £130K | 
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| MC    | Rsv   | Andrés Abdesalam        | M C        | 16 (7)  | 4     | 8     | 5     | 7.32  | 22    | ESP   | £150K | 
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| AMC   | Rsv   | Iain Hume               | AM RC, F C | 18 (1)  | 5     | 4     | 1     | 7.11  | 33    | CAN   | £6K   | 
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| ST    | PR    | Horacio Palomino        | ST         | 42 (2)  | 23    | 8     | 11    | 7.21  | 21    | ARG   | £1.5M | 
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| S1    | Wnt   | Yassin Moutaouakil      | D RL, WB R | 29 (7)  | -     | 1     | 1     | 6.86  | 30    | FRA   | £8K   | 
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| S2    | Rsv   | Gilles Rouxel           | D C        | 0 (7)   | -     | -     | -     | 6.80  | 23    | FRA   | £18K  | 
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| S3    |       | William Carvalho        | DM, M C    | 35 (3)  | 4     | 8     | 5     | 7.03  | 25    | POR   | £40K  | 
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| S4    | Wnt   | Zoltán Gera             | AM RLC     | 4 (22)  | 3     | -     | -     | 6.76  | 38    | HUN   | £3.5K | 
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| S5    | Wnt   | David Langley           | AM RL      | 5 (31)  | -     | 3     | -     | 6.75  | 23    | ENG   | £8K   | 
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| S6    | Inj   | Merouane Zemmama        | AM C       | 0 (7)   | 1     | -     | -     | 6.72  | 33    | MAR   | £3K   | 
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| S7    |       | Matteo Serra            | ST         | 11 (21) | 4     | 5     | -     | 6.76  | 23    | ITA   | £1.8M | 
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| -     | Rsv   | Nana Ofori-Twumasi      | D RC       | 6 (9)   | -     | -     | -     | 6.96  | 26    | GHA   | £7K   | 
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| -     | Rsv   | Steven Hetherington     | AM LC      | 34 (5)  | 6     | 3     | 4     | 6.99  | 24    | ENG   | £20K  | 
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| -     | Rsv   | Yohann Agosta           | ST         | 0 (2)   | 1     | -     | -     | 7.20  | 24    | FRA   | £7K   | 
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| -     | Rsv   | Ali Battesti            | DM, M C    | 22 (3)  | 1     | 2     | -     | 6.93  | 23    | FRA   | £7K   | 
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| -     | Inj   | Mohamed Mokhtari        | D C        | 9 (4)   | -     | -     | -     | 6.70  | 23    | MAR   | £6K   | 
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[crouchaldinho]

Another cracking season.

One more step up to go! (Well, before the next steps up of qualfying for Europe and winning the title etc.)

In the Prem. around 2020ish, I'd say.

I plan on taking my time in the Championship. Around 2019 is when we change our sponsorship deal. We'll also need a new stadium too. So will take a while.

Need to just survive the first season too!

Thanks for the comment.

[crouchaldinho]

Zoltan Gera has announced his retirement so I've offered him a position as part of my backroom staff.

[hrbfcrule]

H&RB have, unfortunately, found themselves outside of the playable leagues on FM. They went down in the first season and thus far haven't returned.

Always seems to be the case unless I am managing them

I'll try to offer them some players and perhaps inject some money in the future. Right now, we have barely enough for our club to survive!

Didn't really expect you to start injecting money anytime soon, money its pretty tight in the lower leagues then when you get to the Premiership and get £30M TV revenue = heaven

Believe me when you get to the Premiership and get your 1st transfer budget you will feel like a kid in a candy shop

[Nobby_McDonald]

Well done Crouchy.

[crouchaldinho]

Cheers Nobby!

[prayer]

You can inject money into feeder clubs? Is this something I have completely missed all year?!?!

[crouchaldinho]

Crouchy's Mighty Saints Save - St. Albans City in League One (Season Eight at Clarence Park - 2016/17)

End of Season 2016/17 Screenshots:

League Table - see above post for the full league table. Our second place finish was a record high for the club:

League Positions Graph - as you can see, we had a really strong second half of the season to claim the runners-up spot and automatic promotion!

FA Cup - Third round but disappointed we couldn't go further.

League Cup - Well beaten in the second round.

Johnstone's Paint Trophy - Disaster as we are beaten by our bogey side, Southend United.

Transfers - I was so busy in the market that it is best to do this via code tables.

First of all, the outgoing players.

OUTS:

| Date               | Person                | To                 | Fee                | 
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| 5.6.2016           | Rowell, Jonny         |                    | Free               | 
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| 24.6.2016          | Westley, John         |                    | Free               | 
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| 24.6.2016          | Fletcher, Clive       |                    | Free               | 
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| 24.6.2016          | Court, Sean           |                    | Free               | 
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| 24.6.2016          | Hylton, Sean          |                    | Free               | 
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| 24.6.2016          | Malone, Robert        |                    | Free               | 
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| 24.6.2016          | Tait, Steve           |                    | Free               | 
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| 24.6.2016          | Hurst, Steve          |                    | Free               | 
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| 25.6.2016          | Haywood, Matt         |                    | Free               | 
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| 1.7.2016           | Tafani, Jean-Luc      | Weston-super-Mare  | £20K               | 
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| 1.7.2016           | Cristian              | Millwall           | £16K               | 
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| 1.7.2016           | Collin, Adam          |                    | Free               | 
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| 1.7.2016           | Somma, Davide Enrico  |                    | Free               | 
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| 2.7.2016           | Langohr, Mark         | Hartlepool         | £22K               | 
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| 6.7.2016           | Wrightson, Jordan     | TNS                | £2K                | 
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| 7.7.2016           | McDonald, Lewis       | Llanelli           | £150K              | 
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| 11.7.2016          | Gill, Adam            | TNS                | £75K               | 
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| 11.7.2016          | Rogers, Chris         | Blackpool          | £26K               | 
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| 16.7.2016          | Salifou, Moustapha    | Peterborough       | £4.5K              | 
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| 20.7.2016          | Beck, Chris           |                    | Free               | 
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| 30.12.2016         | Jones, Liam           | Dundalk            | £170K              | 
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| 1.1.2017           | McCormack, Alan       | Millwall           | £5K                | 
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| 1.1.2017           | Brown, Liam           | TNS                | £75K               | 
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| 1.1.2017           | Lammers, Siem         | Exeter             | £12K               | 
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| 1.1.2017           | Johnson, Paul         | TNS                | £2K                | 
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| 1.1.2017           | Le Pogam, William     | Peterborough       | £8K                | 
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| 3.1.2017           | Speroni, Julián       | Wolves             | £12K               | 
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| 29.1.2017          | Grainger, Martyn      | Stevenage          | £2K                | 
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|                    | Total                 |                    | £600K              | 
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I've removed the loans in order to reduce the size!

We managed to raise £600k through sales, which was really excellent and pretty essential considering our financial situation. Some of these sales were former regulars like William Le Pogam, Alan McCormack and Siem Lammers. Others were promising youngsters that I decided to cash in on now rather than wait to see what would happen with them in the future.

INS:

| Date               | Person                   | From               | Fee                | 
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| 1.7.2016           | Berry, Wayne             | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 1.7.2016           | Saunders, Callum         | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 1.7.2016           | Gooding, Marc            | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 1.7.2016           | Blake, Nick              | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 1.7.2016           | Rhodes, James            | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 5.7.2016           | Palomino, Horacio        | Arsenal            | Loan               | 
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| 5.7.2016           | Serra, Matteo            | Arsenal            | Loan               | 
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| 17.7.2016          | Speroni, Julián          | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 19.7.2016          | Jones, Liam              | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 19.7.2016          | Rodríguez Sánchez, Borja | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 25.7.2016          | O'Connor, Ryan           | Burnley            | Loan               | 
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| 25.7.2016          | Griffiths, Scott         | Portsmouth         | Loan               | 
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| 5.8.2016           | Delgado, José Antonio    | Arsenal            | Loan               | 
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| 21.8.2016          | Gera, Zoltán             | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 11.9.2016          | Esajas, Etienne          | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 22.9.2016          | Cervi, Dominic           | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 19.10.2016         | Abdesalam, Andrés        | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 19.10.2016         | Frimpong, Emmanuel       | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 7.1.2017           | Rogers, Craig            | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 7.1.2017           | Javier                   | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 15.1.2017          | Hume, Iain               | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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| 1.3.2017           | Zemmama, Merouane        | Free Transfer      | Free               | 
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|                    | Total                    |                    | £0                 | 

All new signings were free transfers, so we didn't spend a penny on improving the first team. Out of the loan players, Horacio Palomino was marvellous again and Ryan O'Connor did very well. The others were less impressive. I took a risk with some older players such as Iain Hume and Zoltan Gera. Both did a job for me this season and I think Hume was particularly important. Andres Abdesalam was probably one of the best signings becoming our playmaker in the midfield. Dominic Cervi came in to become our number 1 and was a great signing too.

Key players:

Borja Rodriguez Sanchez - A quality defender. He spent some of the season unsettled, which is the main reason that his average rating isn't much higher. He was our rock at the back and part of a defence which conceded the least goals in the league. A marvellous player. With him in the side, we could feel confident of keeping a clean sheet.

Andres Abdesalam - Another Spanish player. Abdesalam came in during the second half of the season and proved himself to be extremely talented at this level.

Iain Hume - The veteran midfielder did the business for us, especially when I found his niche in the team was behind the striker. He played the inside forward role and scored some key goals for us as we found our form to clinch 2nd place.

Haracio Palomino - The loanee was the star in attack, scoring 23 goals and setting up another 8. He struggled for goals early on but eventually came good. In the end, his goals to games ratio was actually better than last season. I would love to sign him up. He has both me and St. Albans City in his favourites list, so you never know.

Team of the Season - Pretty close. If you take out Carvalho and put Hume there, then bring O'Connor in wide right, it would definitely be our best side.

Overall Best XI - It's getting a bit more strange each season really.

Other Club Info:

Fans’ Player of the season: Local lad Luke Hoyte YP1!

Signing of the season: Loanee, Haracio Palomino.

Top goalscorer(s): Horacio Palomino 23 (all in the league).

Most Assists: Abdesalam, Palomino and Carvalho all on 8.

Most MoM awards: Horacio Palomino 11 (beating his own previous record of 9).

Best Average Rating: Emmanuel Frimpong 7.03 (27 apps).

Average Attendance: 5,106 (around 40 up on last year!)

Season Tickets: 961 (another 40 people forking out for the season ticket)

Club finances: Finances are better than ever before. Although we struggled throughout the season, promotion has really helped and we start next season around £300k in the black.

City Legends: Wilfred Minter, Steve Clark, Phil Wood (no new additions).

City Icons: Colin Lippiatt, Lee Clarke, Peter Risley, Kevin Mudd, Richard Evans, Paul Bastock (no new additions).

City Favourites: Steven Hetherington, Crouchaldinho (No new additions)

Most League Apps for Club - Steve Clark 488 (all time), Luke Hoyte 206 (current).

Most League Goals for Club - Steve Clark 322 (all time), Horacio Palomino 50 (current).

Youth academy products season reports (the youngsters that my assistant recommended):

Luke Hoyte (YP1) - Luke is first-choice for left-back. He won the club player of the year this season. Great stuff! I wonder if he will be able to step up to yet another level.

Ryan Jones (YP2) - Ryan moved on as he wasn't going to make the grade.

YP3 - I'm afraid I didn't even bother recording who YP3 was. The whole in-take was a complete dud. Not one decent player.

Stephen Greenwood (YP4) - Has been on loan at various clubs. Very slow progress. I have my doubts about him.

Alex Cooke (YP5) - My coaches still rate his potential. He is actually looking like he could be half decent!

John Armstrong (YP6) - Been on loan a lot. Slow progress. Could do very well at a lower level.

Graham Hill (YP7) - I doubt this lad has the ability to make it.

100 club (players that have made 100 league apps for the club under my management):

Name                	Position  	Era             Apps	Goals	Honours	
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Luke Hoyte (YP1)	DL		2010-Present	206	3	Blue Square South (2012)
								Blue Square Premier (2014)
								Coca-Cola League Two (2015)

Laurence Gaughan	DRC		2009-2015	152	3	Blue Square South (2012)
								Blue Square Premier (2014)
								Coca-Cola League Two (2015)

Sol Shields		MC		2009-2014	152	10	Blue Square South (2012)


Steven Hetherington	AMLC		2013-Present	146	21	Blue Square Premier (2014)
								Coca-Cola League Two (2015)

Ryan Carolan		DLC       	2009-2013	137	3    	Blue Square South (2012)

Craig Calver 		ST 		2009-2015	122	45	Blue Square South (2012)
								Blue Square Premier (2014)
								Coca-Cola League Two (2015)

Mick Hodgson 		DC		2014-Present	117	7	Coca-Cola League Two (2015)

JJ O'Donnell		AMRLC		2009-2014	111	10	Blue Square South (2012)

Ben Martin 		DC		2010-2014	109	4	Blue Square South (2012)

Peter Smith		DL		2009-2013	105 	4	Blue Square South (2012)

Paul Hakim 		FC		2009-2013	102	27	Blue Square South (2012)

James Quilter		DRC/DM/MC	2009-2013	102	1	Blue Square South (2012)

James Fisher		DR/MC		2009-2013	100	2	Blue Square South (2012)

Alfie Potter		AMR		2012-2015	100	17	Blue Square Premier (2014)
								Coca-Cola League Two (2015)

Other News:

- The Big Boys:

o Man City retain the league title for a third successive season. Liverpool finish 1 point behind them, and Chelsea and Man Utd make up a more familiar top four. West Ham, Wolves and Middlesbrough are relegated.

o Bristol City win the FA Cup. Aston Villa win the League Cup.

o Barcelona win the Champions League title defeating Real Madrid in the final. The Europa is won by Inter.

- Local Interests:

o Bishop's Stortford finished 6th in the BSS just two pints off the play-offs. Boreham Wood finished in the lower part of the table.

o Luton finished 3rd in League Two and were therefore automatically promoted to League One.

o Stevenage followed up their relegation from the Football league by getting relegated from the Blue Square Premier. They are now in the Blue Square South!

o Just for a change, Watford finished in yet another mid-table position in the Championship.

- Ex-Saints:

My Manager Awards:

- 2016/17 Coca-Cola League One Manager of the Year Third Place.

- 2016/17 Coca-Cola League One Manager of the Month for April.

- 2016/17 Coca-Cola League One Manager of the Month for February.

- 2014/15 Coca-Cola League Two Manager of the Year.

- 2013/14 Blue Square Premier Manager of the Year.

- 2013/14 Blue Square Premier Manager of the Month for April.

- 2013/14 Blue Square Premier Manager of the Month for March.

- 2013/14 Blue Square Premier Manager of the Month for December.

- 2012/13 Blue Square Premier Manager of the Year Third Place.

- 2012/13 Blue Square Premier Manager of the Month for December.

- 2011/12 Blue Square South Manager of the Season.

- 2010/11 Blue Square Manager of the Month for September.

- 2010/11 Blue Square South Manager of the Season Third Place.

- 2009/10 Blue Square South Manager of the Season Runner-up.

Career Overview:

My managerial record at the Saints (2009 - Present [2916 days])::

P 	W 	D 	L 	F	A	Win % 		Competitions Won
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418	222	113	83	669	391	53%		Coca-Cola League Two (2015)
							Blue Square Premier (2014)
							Blue Square South (2012)									

Cups:

| Season 	| FA Cup	| League Cup	|  FL Trophy	| FA Trophy		
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------  
| 09/10 (BSS) 	| 3rd Rnd    	| N/A		|  N/A		| 3rd Qual Rnd 
| 10/11 (BSS) 	| 1st Rnd    	| N/A   	|  N/A		| 1st Rnd
| 11/12 (BSS) 	| 2nd Rnd    	| N/A 		|  N/A		| 1st Rnd
| 12/13 (BSP) 	| 2nd Rnd    	| N/A 		|  N/A		| 3rd Rnd
| 13/14 (BSP)	| 3rd Rnd    	| N/A		|  N/A		| 1st Rnd
| 14/15 (L2) 	| 3rd Rnd    	| 1st Rnd 	|  1st Rnd	| N/A
| 15/16 (L1) 	| 1st Rnd    	| 2nd Rnd 	|  S Semi	| N/A
| 16/17 (L1) 	| 3rd Rnd    	| 2nd Rnd 	|  1st Rnd	| N/A

League:

Season      	Team      		League      	Position   	Achievements & Notes
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2009/10      	St. Albans City   	BSS	    	4th      	FA Cup 3rd Rnd
2010/11		St. Albans City   	BSS	    	2nd      	Play-off finalists
2011/12		St. Albans City   	BSS	    	[b]1st		[/b][b]BSS Champions[/b], Manager of the Season
2012/13		St. Albans City   	BSP	    	5th      	
2013/14		St. Albans City		BSP		[b]1st		[/b][b]BSP Champions[/b], Manager of the Season
2014/15		St. Albans City		CCL2		[b]1st		[/b][b]League Two Champions[/b], Manager of the Season
2015/16		St. Albans City		CCL1		3rd		Play-off finalists
2016/17		St. Albans City		CCL1		2nd		Automatic Promotion

Misc. screenshots:

We set a new attendance record.

Next Season: It's going to be really tough. I already feel like we're out of our depth. The squad will need to be rebuilt over a couple of seasons. Next season will be all about survival and then, hopefully, we can build from there.

COYS!

[crouchaldinho]

You can inject money into feeder clubs? Is this something I have completely missed all year?!?!

I think hrbfcrule means by buying players and so on.

[prayer]

Ah that's a shame. Disappointing

[hrbfcrule]

Yeah I meant by buying one of their players for a ridiculous amount.

Thats a lot of transfers :eek:do you have a whole new squad now

You've never finished below the playoff places in your career

[crouchaldinho]

Thats a lot of transfers :eek:do you have a whole new squad now

In reality, it's about half a new starting XI for the League One promotion push! I brought in a lot of young players who I hope will improve in the future. It's a half decent strategy because one or two will eventually make the first team, while the others will improve to an extent and I can at least get a fee for them.

You've never finished below the playoff places in your career

I didn't notice that! But it's true.

This season will certainly be the first time that pattern is broken though. At the moment, I've got lots of work on my hands just to build a team to survive.

I think the Championship is one of the hardest jumps to make. I'm expecting a real battle this season.

[crouchaldinho]

One of my transfer targets is a 34-year-old Jermain Defoe! Got a feeling that I won't get him though. Some Prem clubs still sniffing around him.

[Griffo1989]

Great stuff just read from where I left it! How are Stafford Rangers going and good to see my city boys still dominating

[crouchaldinho]

Jermain Defoe is now a Saint!

In other news, this season saw not one but two fairly decent looking players in my youth intake. For the first time since Luke Hoyte came through in the first season, it looks as though I might have a youth player in danger of one day making the first team! Hooray!

Full pre-season transfer details etc. coming up at some point soon.

[crouchaldinho]

Right, I think I'll go back to monthly updates now that I'm in the Championship.

Details of all my pre-season transfers coming up shortly.

[prayer]

it looks as though I might have a youth player in danger of one day making the first team! Hooray!

I have been playing this game since CM97/98. Played every version. And I have never had a young player make my first team :o So congratulations!

[AcidBurn]

Out of interest who are the biggest clubs in the Championships that you will have to face?

[crouchaldinho]

The top six is predicted as follows - Wolves, West Ham United, QPR, Middlesbrough, Burnley, Hull City.

So there hasn't been too much change at this level really.

[crouchaldinho]

PRE-SEASON 2017/18 TRANSFERS:

Transfers

We tempted Horacio Palomino back to the club on loan from Arsenal for another full season. The other significant loan was attacking midfielder Aleksandar Dimitrov from Chelsea.

In terms of signings, we made improvements in pretty much every area. Once again, all signings were free transfers. Some of the bigger names included former Argentinian international Jonas Gutierrez, former Nigerian international Joseph Yobo, and of course, former England international Jermain Defoe! They are going to add experience to the squad and that could really be key this season.

Jermain has definitely still got it. I intend to use him as an impact player coming off the bench most of the time.

Outgoing transfers raised £165k. Probably the biggest one was the departure of captain Steven Hetherington who had served us well for four seasons making 146 league appearances and scoring 21 goals. He was the key player in the sides that won the Blue Square Premier and League Two titles. I thought it was time to let him go as I wasn't sure that he would make the grade at Championship level. This was a really nice touch:

I had a mini-clearout of some of the players that had served us well at lower levels but would struggle to make the jump up to the Championship. The likes of Ali Battesti, David Langley, Gilles Rouxel and Yassin Moutaouakill were thanked and sent on there way to make a fresh start elsewhere.

I decided to stick with the highly successful 4-4-1-1 formation from last season .This is going to be the first XI:

In goal, new signing Chris Smith comes in. At the back, Joseph Yobo has joined to partner Rodriguez Sanchez.

In the midfield, new signing Alaixys Romao will come in to be the ball winner alongside Abdesalem, and Jonas will come in to play in one of the wide positions.

Finally, up front Dimitrov will play off Palomino who is once again back at the club.

So not too many changes but enough to add a bit of quality to the line-up. Hopefully the players will blend well together and I feel I've done some good work over the summer. We should have a strong team to battle against relegation from the Championship this season.

[AcidBurn]

Kilgallon is a complete beast at the back for my Sunderland team in 2012-13 season, I can see him being pretty good for you. What is Yobo like his physical attributes are second to hardly anyone at the start of the game but obviously that was a long time ago. I am going to predict a 11th place finish a good solid first season in the Championship then push on next year. Good luck dude.

[crouchaldinho]

Thanks for the confidence in me Acidburn.

Kilgallon is 33 now but still really solid. I'd probably be starting with him but at the moment I'm preferring to go with the more experienced Yobo.

Yobo's physical attributes have declined quite a bit. The strength and pace particularly. He is still really great in the air.

I think mid-table could be achievable. It's going to be a long hard season. The important thing will be getting off to a solid start.

[hrbfcrule]

Good Luck in the Championship, I have a sneaky feeling you will make the playoffs at least

[crouchaldinho]

Might be a bit optimistic there hrbfcrule. It's one of those seasons though in which I have absolutely no idea where we will finish. I think we will be safe but I don't know how well this team can do.

[crouchaldinho]

UPDATE FOR AUGUST 2017:

Manager Comments for August 2017:

We had a dream start to life in the Championship by beating Hull 3-1 at Clarence Park. I decided to start with a high tempo, attacking tactic against Hull and it paid dividends. Hull saw more of the ball and made a fair number of chances but we got the win thanks to the intensity of our play. A great result.

We were knocked straight back to earth by defeat away to Rotherham. However, we bounced back with a win against Portsmouth at home in similar style to our opening game against Hull. We ended the month with an encouraging draw in the league away to Norwich.

During this month, we also progressed to the second round of the League Cup, only to be knocked out by Premier League Blackburn Rovers who showed the gulf in class between our Championship side and the Premier League.

All in all, it has been a very encouraging month.

Current League Position:

| Pos   | Inf   | Team          |       | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 6th   |       | Middlesbrough |       | 4     | 2     | 2     | 0     | 7     | 3     | +4    | 8     | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 7th   |       | Scunthorpe    |       | 4     | 2     | 1     | 1     | 6     | 3     | +3    | 7     | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
[b]| 8th   |       | St. Albans    |       | 4     | 2     | 1     | 1     | 6     | 4     | +2    | 7     | [/b]
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 9th   |       | Q.P.R.        |       | 4     | 2     | 1     | 1     | 4     | 2     | +2    | 7     | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 10th  |       | West Ham      |       | 4     | 2     | 1     | 1     | 4     | 2     | +2    | 7     | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

[AcidBurn]

Solid start to the Championship season, hopefully the home form can be maintained throughout the season.

[Saxonaitor]

Norwich \o/ Ole Ole Ole Still in the Championship.

[prayer]

Coooooome onnnnn you Saaaaaaainnnnnnts! Your team is looking very solid. Never had any joy with a 4-4-1-1 so you must have it set up well!

[crouchaldinho]

Cheers for the comments chaps.

[crouchaldinho]

UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 2017:

Manager Comments for September 2017:

The home form has, once again, been quite strong, although we slipped up against Leeds United in the middle of the month. Otherwise strong performances got us wins against Derby County, Charlton Athletic and Coventry City. Away from home, life is significantly tougher. A good point against Huddersfield was a bonus but we couldn't get anything against Sheffield Wednesday.

From what I have seen so far, we should be able to achieve a safe mid-table position. Our home form is going to be important and I'm hoping we can keep it up.

Current League Position:

| Pos   | Inf   | Team          |       | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 5th   |       | Watford       |       | 9     | 5     | 3     | 1     | 13    | 6     | +7    | 18    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 6th   |       | Walsall       |       | 9     | 5     | 2     | 2     | 13    | 9     | +4    | 17    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
[b]| 7th   |       | St. Albans    |       | 10    | 5     | 2     | 3     | 13    | 10    | +3    | 17    | [/b]
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 8th   |       | Middlesbrough |       | 9     | 4     | 4     | 1     | 13    | 6     | +7    | 16    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 9th   |       | Scunthorpe    |       | 9     | 5     | 1     | 3     | 17    | 11    | +6    | 16    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

[hrbfcrule]

Good start, just need to pick up the away form and you'll be on for a playoff place

[the greyham]

just read through the whole lot. absolutly fantastic read and well done, best of luck in the championship crouchy

[crouchaldinho]

UPDATE FOR OCTOBER 2017:

Manager Comments for October 2017:

A great start to the month with two away wins against tough opposition in Wolves and Burnley. However, the Colchester home match was a disappointment and we easily could have lost that game to be honest. We were poor.

We ended the month with a credible draw away to Scunthorpe. A decent result. Overall, I'm pleased with how the month has gone.

It's all quite unpredictable in this league. On our day, I feel we can compete with some of the best sides in the league. On an off day, we can really struggle.

Current League Position:

| Pos   | Inf   | Team          |       | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 3rd   |       | Leeds         |       | 14    | 9     | 1     | 4     | 23    | 15    | +8    | 28    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 4th   |       | Middlesbrough |       | 14    | 6     | 7     | 1     | 19    | 8     | +11   | 25    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
[b]| 5th   |       | St. Albans    |       | 14    | 7     | 4     | 3     | 20    | 14    | +6    | 25    | [/b]
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 6th   |       | Rotherham     |       | 14    | 7     | 4     | 3     | 12    | 7     | +5    | 25    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 7th   |       | Q.P.R.        |       | 14    | 7     | 3     | 4     | 20    | 15    | +5    | 24    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

[AcidBurn]

Some great away wins there a very very solid start. Good luck with the rest of the season long way to go but after a decent start you must be hoping for a good season now.

[crouchaldinho]

UPDATE FOR NOVEMBER 2017:

Manager Comments for November 2017:

We've starting to find it harder and harder now. Four draws in a row this month. We were, to be honest, very lucky to get them in three games out of the four. Somehow, we came away from the Birmingham game and the West Ham game with a point, as we were thoroughly outplayed in these games.

That final draw against the Hammers makes it six draws in a row in the league. Where is the next win coming from?

Current League Position:

| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 6th   |       | Watford       |       | 18    | 8     | 6     | 4     | 25    | 18    | +7    | 30    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 7th   |       | Middlesbrough |       | 18    | 7     | 8     | 3     | 21    | 11    | +10   | 29    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
[b]| 8th   |       | St. Albans    |       | 18    | 7     | 8     | 3     | 27    | 21    | +6    | 29    | [/b]
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 9th   |       | Scunthorpe    |       | 18    | 8     | 5     | 5     | 29    | 25    | +4    | 29    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 10th  |       | Q.P.R.        |       | 18    | 7     | 6     | 5     | 24    | 20    | +4    | 27    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

[hrbfcrule]

That final draw against the Hammers makes it six draws in a row in the league. Where is the next win coming from?

Look on the bright side you are unbeaten in 10 , still hovering around the playoffs:thup:

[Jason the Yank]

[quote=crouchaldinho;5817274

That final draw against the Hammers makes it six draws in a row in the league. Where is the next win coming from?

At least you're hard to beat.

[crouchaldinho]

At least you're hard to beat.

There is that, I suppose.

[crouchaldinho]

UPDATE FOR DECEMBER 2017:

Manager Comments for December 2017:

Watford makes it seven draws and then, finally, the breakthrough - a win against Middlesbrough at home. Another solid win away to Leicester City really picks us up and sends us in the right direction.

Due to injuries, I'm forced to start changing formations and switching things around towards the end of the month. We move away from the 4-4-1-1 to 4-1-3-2 and 4-5-1/4-3-3 at times. Defoe comes in and scores a few goals for us. We end the month with a couple of disappointing defeats and a home draw against Rotherham. During this period, we are missing Abdesalem and Jonas - two of our very best players - and so it is no surprise that our form has slipped. Disappointing, nonetheless.

Current League Position:

| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 6th   |       | Middlesbrough |       | 25    | 10    | 9     | 6     | 32    | 18    | +14   | 39    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 7th   |       | Scunthorpe    |       | 25    | 11    | 6     | 8     | 38    | 36    | +2    | 39    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
[b]| 8th   |       | St. Albans    |       | 25    | 9     | 11    | 5     | 34    | 29    | +5    | 38    | [/b]
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 9th   |       | Watford       |       | 25    | 9     | 10    | 6     | 30    | 24    | +6    | 37    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 10th  |       | Norwich       |       | 25    | 10    | 5     | 10    | 28    | 24    | +4    | 35    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

[crouchaldinho]

UPDATE FOR JANUARY 2018:

Manager Comments for January 2018:

January was a tough old month. It brought with it injuries, suspensions and a trip to the African Cup of Nations for our captain Joseph Yobo (still in the Nigeria squad at the age of 37).

On the back of a four game winless streak at the end of December, we went another two games without a win. A home loss in the FA Cup 3rd round against Swindon was a real low point. We used to be a decent cup side and I'm not sure when it started going wrong really.

During this winless run, we were missing the likes of Abdesalem, Yobo, Dimitrov and Jonas - basically our best players. I was forced into using a 4-5-1/4-3-3 formation but it didn't really work for us. A switch to 4-2-3-1 seemed to suit us better and we finally picked up some points against Norwich. After the game, I received this message in my inbox:

We continued to struggle at the end of the month losing to Derby away and then Huddersfield at home. It just goes to show that our squad depth isn't strong enough and that when we are missing our best players (especially playmaker Abdesalem) we tend to really struggle.

During the transfer window, I brought in a young Spanish forward called Marc Vega, who has extraordinary pace and who looks like the perfect 'super sub' impact player. And I also signed up Gylfi Sigurdsson, who now has plenty of experience under his belt and who should be a great signing for us. Both were free transfers.

Hopefully this will add some depth to the squad but we are still woefully short of quality at the back.

Current League Position:

| Pos   | Inf   | Team          |       | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 8th   |       | Watford       |       | 29    | 11    | 11    | 7     | 35    | 28    | +7    | 44    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 9th   |       | Norwich       |       | 29    | 12    | 6     | 11    | 35    | 28    | +7    | 42    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
[b]| 10th  |       | St. Albans    |       | 29    | 10    | 12    | 7     | 39    | 36    | +3    | 42    | [/b]
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 11th  |       | Sheff Wed     |       | 29    | 12    | 6     | 11    | 31    | 32    | -1    | 42    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 12th  |       | Colchester    |       | 29    | 11    | 7     | 11    | 33    | 28    | +5    | 40    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

[crouchaldinho]

UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 2018:

Manager Comments for February 2018:

Many of the players who were absent last month were back in February and it shows by the results we got. This was a really excellent month. A great month in which we picked up maximum points at home and managed 5 from a possible 9 points on the road. Marvellous stuff.

The main reason for this is the amazing form of our forward playing AMC Dimitrov. He scored 7 goals in 5 games, a sensational return. He just couldn't stop scoring.

The games against Wolves at home and Charlton away were real roller-coaster rides this month. We had to fight back to get the points against Wolves, which I was very proud of. On the other hand, away to Charlton, we nearly threw away a 3-0 lead but ended up clinching it 4-2.

All in all, a brilliant month. I just need to keep Dimitrov going like this and we could have a very successful end to the season.

Current League Position:

| Pos   | Inf   | Team          |       | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 7th   |       | Watford       |       | 34    | 14    | 12    | 8     | 40    | 30    | +10   | 54    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 8th   |       | Scunthorpe    |       | 34    | 16    | 6     | 12    | 50    | 46    | +4    | 54    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
[b]| 9th   |       | St. Albans    |       | 34    | 13    | 14    | 7     | 51    | 43    | +8    | 53    | [/b]
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 10th  |       | Norwich       |       | 34    | 15    | 6     | 13    | 46    | 37    | +9    | 51    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 11th  |       | Sheff Wed     |       | 34    | 14    | 7     | 13    | 38    | 39    | -1    | 49    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

[hrbfcrule]

Still got a chance for a playoff place, great debut season in the championship so far:thup:

[crouchaldinho]

Definitely the biggest challenge so far. I feel like I've had to work quite hard for every single point this season.

I think we've got absolutely no chance of going up but I'd love to be involved in the play-offs. Why not?

[DSYoungEsq]

Who've you got left on your schedule? I find that March gets really crucial in terms of who you have to play; if it's five cream puffs, you can zoom up the table and morale gets excellent for a strong finish; if it's five top-half teams, it gets really, really tough to avoid dooming yourself to the middle of the table...

[crouchaldinho]

Thanks for the comment DSYoungEsq.

I'll be posting up March in a minute. You'll see that we had a tough ending to the month, having to play two of the promotion favourites in Nottingham Forest and West Ham. Two very difficult matches.

Apart from one huge clash in April, we actually have a half decent looking month to finish on.

[crouchaldinho]

UPDATE FOR MARCH 2018:

Manager Comments for March 2018:

We started the month strongly with two really excellent home wins against Burnley and Scunthorpe. An away draw at QPR followed. We could be winning some of these away games if we just had a little more quality. Defensively, we can be woeful at times, and that is going to be a priority for improvement in the summer.

A home game against Nottm Forest gave us a real challenge and we managed to clinch a draw in a game in which we were very much the inferior side. We went away to top of the table West Ham to end the month, and we lost, as expected. Just not enough quality to compete with them. It shows how far we still have to go.

We kick off April with a massive clash against Hertfordshire rivals Watford who are currently a couple of places above us in a play-off position. This game could go a long way to deciding who gets to call themselves 'the pride of Hertfordshire' at the end of the season, and also who gets to contest the play-offs come May. I really fancy us to get something at Clarence Park. Fingers crossed!

Current League Position:

| Pos   | Inf   | Team          |       | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 6th   |       | Watford       |       | 40    | 17    | 13    | 10    | 47    | 39    | +8    | 64    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 7th   |       | Middlesbrough |       | 40    | 16    | 13    | 11    | 57    | 38    | +19   | 61    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
[b]| 8th   |       | St. Albans    |       | 39    | 15    | 16    | 8     | 62    | 51    | +11   | 61    | [/b]
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 9th   |       | Norwich       |       | 40    | 17    | 8     | 15    | 53    | 43    | +10   | 59    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 10th  |       | Scunthorpe    |       | 40    | 16    | 11    | 13    | 58    | 57    | +1    | 59    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

[crouchaldinho]

I don't care about the play-offs really but I badly want to finish in the top 6 and get a chance to contest them! It would do wonders to my club's reputation, no doubt, and give us some valuable experience.

[crouchaldinho]

Thought I would share with you our first game of April. The Hertfordshire derby against Watford! Watford currently three points ahead of us and sitting in the play-off zone.

Football League Championship: St. Albans City 1 - 0 Watford

Formations & Starting Line-ups

Overview, Match Stats & Player Ratings

A marvellous win! It gives us a real chance of a top 6 finish.

We now sit in 6th place, level on points with Watford who are below us in 7th. We are ahead of Watford due to goal difference but we have a game in hand on all of the teams around us.

[crouchaldinho]

Six matches to go and it's bound to be a tight finish!

[Saxonaitor]

Cmon Norwich

Great job your going her Crouchy good style of updates.