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November 16, 2002

KIDDERMINSTER OFF TO A FLYER

After setting goals of just staying afloat in div2 , kidderminster got off to a better then expected start by winning 9 and drawing 1 of there first 10 league games. Sitting proudly on top of the pile in Div 2 kidderminster look like they have a real chance of promotion for the 2nd season running, However despite taking kidderminster from 5 from bottom in div3 to top of div2 some fans are not pleased with the style of football at aggborough, one fan said<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>even when we struggled in div 3 at least we attempted to pass the ball even if it was not too succuessful at least the ball stayed on the ground where it belongs. <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> to this manager Mark Brown who has not had the best of relationship with the kiddies fans replied <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Well have u seen the state of the pitch , if i could appoint a new groundsman i would , not even the ageing david beckham could make a decent pass on this pitch <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

kjohnston1511 · November 16, 2002

fÃºckÃ©d that up a bit didn't u mark

November 16, 2002

about the writing above mark says<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>sure did <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Goldy · November 16, 2002

Just as things couldnt get any worse for Barnet........

Sitting on the foot of the table and still on the receiving end of some very dodgy and awful reffing decision.....

That was until Man Utd came along......Barnet fought hard and got a draw. A draw which set the team up well.

We've gone 10games undefeated beating the likes of West Brom and Rushden....

Barnet are now 12th in the league only 10pts behind 3rd place West Ham.

If they keep this fantastic form then a european place might be snapped up by the london club.

Andy H · November 18, 2002

ARSENAL REVOLUTION STUTTERING?????

After a very impresive start to his Arsenal managerial career Hepburn is now finding things tough at he top of the English Premiership. They had went 24 games unbeaten setting a new club record in the process but as the season is ending the pressure is building and Hepburn's team is stuttering. A loss of form, ludicrous buying on my assistant's part and injuries have contributed to this bad patch. Hepburn's old team Cardiff were the first team to beat the Arsenal this season. 4-2 the game ended. Then they went on to lose at home to Newcastle that gave Arsene Wenger a pleasant return to Highbury. Following that they lost to Grimsby . Hepburn changed the tactics for the meeting with Bradford in the FA Cup and duly won comfortably following a replay. Then it was onto to meet Silverfox's impressive Liverpool side at Highbury in the FA Cup. Arsenal started well but it finished 2-0 to Liverpool. A season that had promised so much was now beginning to fall apart. They then went onto a meeting with Barnet who beat them 1-0 but it was a game where Arsenal dominated but just could not finish. Eventually things improved for the team with wins against Ipswich and an unconvincing 1-0 win at home to Leicester. Last game of the night was against title rivals Man Utd. Dave's Man Utd were by far the better team and unlucky not to close the gap at the top.

It is clear to see that Arsenal are not the same team when a couple of players are out injured as their other squad members are teenagers they struggle to dominate. Hepburn hopes to bring in a few new faces pre season to strengthen the squad. For now though they seem to have turned the corner as the run in on the league begins.

November 18, 2002

Youâ€™ll never walk alone

Weâ€™ve been losing about Â£700k per month due to our wage bill and low Div 1 crowds. So success in the FA Cup has given us a much needed boost financially.

Reaching the final has been no easy ride having to beat both Man Utd and current Prem leaders Arsenal on the way.

Currently weâ€™re sitting 1st in Div 1 with a guaranteed play off position and a 10 point lead more or less ensuring we will win the title.

Reaching the Final of the FA Cup along with the Div 1 title race has meant weâ€™ve had to box clever when itâ€™s come to rotating the small squad of players choosing carefully which games to rest players in.

So far so good, the first part of my four year plan looks set to succeed. Hereâ€™s looking forward to winning the Prem within the next three.

Goldy · November 18, 2002

Winning FA Cup and Div1 at the same time...been there done that

Anyway.

Barnet seasons is certainly a massive turn around.

We were sitting bottom of the table.....now after losing 1 game since playing Man utd we are sitting 6th with only 3pts behind 3rd place and could clinch a CL place.

Its been a massive rise for us this season. From 20th to 6th. We've beat some very good teams along the way.

A 4-2 win over Man City (which of course we had another goal dissallowed)

Then we beat West Ham in a match they were totally ****e. (same as above too)

Then we managed to sneak a win against Arsenal straight after them 2 games with my keeper having a super day.

We have some more important matches to play but the season is almost over and it looks like we could snap up a european place which would really be fantastic as our form has been brilliant of late.

November 18, 2002

West Ham's bubble bursts with a loud bang

After an excellent first half to the season, West Ham could not take their good form which had seen them climb to 2nd in the league into the new year. A disasterous run of 1 league win in something like 15 games saw us fall down to 6th in the league, with the added embarrasment of a defeat to Barnet, who made up for their 4-0 humiliation at Upton Park earlier in the season.

We were knocked out of the FA Cup by First Division QPR at the quarter final stage, which is disappointing as the competition would provide our best chance of qualifying for Europe. However, we are still in a decent position in the league, and have an outside chance of making the Champions League if we can just remember how to score goals and get a decent run of form.

November 18, 2002

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Goldy:

Then we beat West Ham in a match they were totally ****e. (same as above too)

That's being a bit generous...

Goldy · November 18, 2002

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Robbo:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Goldy:

Then we beat West Ham in a match they were totally ****e. (same as above too)

That's being a bit generous... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeah dont want to make you sound too ****e

After easily walking all over you last season I forgot that i needed to put at least 1 player on the field.

November 23, 2002

HARRIERS CLAIM TITLE

Kidderminster harriers have acheieved promotion fron the 2nd as champions!

Manager Mark Brown whos expectections were to avoid relagation said "It was a team effort but alot of praise must go to the new boys Roland Jansen and Michael Hodges who without there goals and class performances this would not have been possible"

The media have already written of Kidderminster chance of a 3rd promotion on the trot and have installed them as favourites for the drop , But manager Mark Brown has been busy in the transfer market is is hopeful of bringing together a team capable of staying afloat in the division, Linked name to the club include Steve Salmon and Mick Gould a central defender parntership which Brown used to have under him at Coventry in the Premiership. If anything it will be a interested summer at Kidderminster as Browns name has already been linked to a number of other jobs at higher placed clubs.

Goldy · November 24, 2002

From 20th To ...........

To an amazing 4th place which should of been 3rd if we didnt have x amount of goals chopped of this season. (at least 25 were not counted )

Thanks to a fantastic 5-0 victory on the last day of the season the ex conference side managed to sneak into the Champions League.

A fantastic season end for the london club who seemed destined for relegation until a spark of inspiration set them on fire and they went with 1 defeat in around 20 games or so.

A brilliant debut season in the premiership which will be difficult to repeat with the big teams ready to splash out out millions to make sure their european football needs are achieved.

Zeitung to be published shortly.

Goldy · November 24, 2002

The New Season is going very well indeed.

Better than I expected actually.

We are top of the league, yes you heard, top of the league and unbeaten.

We would of had a 100% record as we were all over liverpool and leading 1 - 0 after 66 mins when......a bloody stupid crash happened. So of course crashes are always against me as when we return i always lose.

We got a draw against pool this time round, the lucky <fill in your own word here> as yet again we had a pen turned down.

We've had so far 9pens turned down this season, yes 9 and we've only just started the season. Poor ref-fing. Very dissapointed with some of the decisions. Although there have been a lot of red cards flying about.

Roll on next week, hopefully the team can get back the performances of the first couple of games which included a 6-1 demolition of Spurs.

November 24, 2002

End of last season

An excellent finish to last season. While the manager was away (a combination of being lost in Glasgow and then being out on the **** as he couldnt get online), West Ham secured 3rd place, and the Champions League place that goes with it.

Start of this season

Good at times, absolute shÃte at others. A 5-1 aggregate win over Sweden's AIK Solna saw us qualify for the Champions League, where we drew Standard Liege, Sporting Lisbon and Real Madrid. We have started well, winning both of our first 2 games, although next up is a double header with Real Madrid, so its not looking too good.

As for our league form, well its non-existent. A win at Newcastle on the opening day got us off to a good start. But since we were beaten 3-0 by a combination of Barnet and the referee, we have not won a game. This has caused friction amongst the squad, with players slagging each other off in the media. There are clearly problems to sort out if we are to stay up, and it will take all of my managerial skill and astuteness to do so.

November 27, 2002

Silverwear returns to Anfield

After many years without success Liverpool in their first season under new management in shape of yours truly won the Div 1 Title and the FA Cup thus ensuring a European place during our first season back in the Premiership.

The board have suggested we may struggle in a relegation battle. Fellow managers within the clan feel a top five place is more likely. As for meâ€¦.Iâ€™ll keep my head down and allow the results to do my talking.

Andy H · November 27, 2002

Silver you know you are in with a great chance of the league.

GUNNERS MISFIRING????

Well after the sensational league title win last year the gunners have had a very indifferent start to the season. An unlucky loss in the charity shield to Silver's Liverpool led me to change my tactics which has led to not a lot of winning for the Gunners. A couple of draws and defeats to teams whom Arsenal should be thrashing maybe has put paid to a decent run for the title this year even at this early stage.

In the Champions League a volatile clash at Highbury with Dortmund led to two Arsenal players being sent off and the Arsenal going down 4-2. They then followed that up with a very disappointing draw away to Rosenborg, who bought superman in to be their goalkeeper for the night.

So hopefully I can regain some form and challenge for the Champions League and domestic cups as I believe the league will not be coming back to Highbury this year.

November 28, 2002

Oh yeah...I forgot about that Andy, Folks, I won the Charity Shield

Andy H · November 28, 2002

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR> Orginally posted by Silverfox:

Oh yeah...I forgot about that Andy, Folks, I won the Charity Shield <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeah you won't be so lucky in the league when Shane Tolley fires a couple past your team.

November 29, 2002

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Andy H:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR> Orginally posted by Silverfox:

Oh yeah...I forgot about that Andy, Folks, I won the Charity Shield <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeah you won't be so lucky in the league when Shane Tolley fires a couple past your team. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Oooooh, sounds like a challange

Goldy · November 30, 2002

Title Staying In London??

Well it certainly could be staying in London again this season.

Having a brilliant season with Barnet atm. We're top of the prem without a defeat to our name, of course we've been close but we just managed to edge out.

12 games played out record is 11 wins and 1 draw in which we have scored 35 goals and conceded only 7 goals. This gives us a 6pt cushion from Man Utd who certainly gonna be there all the way if we can keep our good form up.

Champs League has also gone well as we managed to qualify as the Winners of the group which consisted of Inter, HSV and Clubbe Brugge, our next group is certainly a lot harder as Bayern, Roma and Liege stand in our way of qualification. Our debut in CL has certainly been a good one even before a ball has been kicked in the 2nd Group Stage.

League Cup we managed to defeat Villa in the 3rd round to set up a tie against Millwall which we will hopefully win to make set up a tie against West Ham or Darlington (i think it was).

Rosco Van Nistelrooy · November 30, 2002

Barnet>Man U? You should get a CM knighthood Goldilox What the hell happened to the Gooners Those scottish managers are not what they used to be

December 1, 2002

Pool - In the deep end

Our first season back in the Prem is fast becoming a struggle. Quality players are not yet interested in joining us and this makes the rebuilding program very difficult. We have two problems at present, we concede too many goals and donâ€™t score enough.

Sitting mid table I now know my main goal is to stay clear of the relegation battle. The UEFA cup games bring a welcome distraction to the Prem but our games to date have been against on paper easy competition but weâ€™ve made hard work of it.

I remain confident about my tactics, I just need to find cheap alternative quality players to fit into them. The search continues and the four year plan is still in tact.

Andy H · December 3, 2002

GUNNERS REVIVAL!!

Well my resurgent Gunners have made somewhat of a comeback to put themselves back in the hunt for some silverware this season. Wins againt Liverpool, table topping Barnet and West Ham have all helped in the surge up the league and into contention again. Shane Tolley has refound that scoring touch and I have accquired a sensational goalkeeper in the form of Boja Canizares who was bought from Standard Leige for the sum of Â£4 million. Other new signing Rebello has started to perform which is helping the Arsenal cause now. Another stand out has been the form of teenage senssation Andrew Patterson who is keeping recent signing Atkinson out of the starting line up.

Downpoints of have been the miserable form in the Champions league which saw them elimated but a last day 3-0 home win over Rosenborg at least secured a UEFA Cup spot in which the progressed past some Turkish mob. I now face PAOK in the next round. I also was defeated in the league cup on penalties against Charlton when we really should have beaten them easily.

December 3, 2002

West Ham slightly less crÃ¡p than they were, but still not very good...

Following the disasterous start to the season, which left us in the relegation zone, things picked up a bit at the weekend. We're now well in contention for a UEFA Cup place after a decent run of results, and my two Italian AMC's finally starting to show why I signed them. That, and the return to form of de Vries and Kopke has pushed us up the league, despite some poor results against the 'smaller' teams, in particular the consecutive defeats to Barnet.

In Europe, we've started the 2nd stage of the Champions league reasonably well. We won our first game against Feyenoord, but lost away to Rangers due to a combination of poor finishing, shÃte defending and terrible refereeing - I still say that ref was Hugh Dallas' regen...

December 6, 2002

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