Bedese Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 Into the playoffs we go! It's a 6 team playoff, but as one of the top two teams we have a bye, so it's just like a normal playoff format for us. We'll play the winner of Chelmsford vs Billericay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 Only one leg. Us vs the Clarets for a place in the final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 We picked a great day to get two red cards and miss a late penalty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 5 hours ago, Jupjamie said: Oh f***... That's not funny. Is this because he was still on a Youth contract I take it? Did you try and fail to get him to sign a pre-contract? Or is it because it was a semi-Pro deal? It's been a while since I managed like this so can;t remember. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 4 minutes ago, Jimbokav1971 said: That's not funny. Is this because he was still on a Youth contract I take it? Did you try and fail to get him to sign a pre-contract? Or is it because it was a semi-Pro deal? It's been a while since I managed like this so can;t remember. Yep, still on a youth contract. Every time we tried to offer him a new deal he refused because he was happy with his current one. The EPPP the FA have bought in meant that he was ripe for stealing, unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bedese Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 Goals for next season: Promotion Have an FA Cup run Keep blooding the youth players (and try not to have any sold off) How's that for ambition? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 3 hours ago, Jupjamie said: Youth Intake Day! 4x 5.0 PA players, 5 2nd Nationalities and a @NeilDejyothin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nie jem frytek Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I just read about this EPPP thing and I'm full emote now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 3 minutes ago, nie jem frytek said: I just read about this EPPP thing and I'm full emote now. It's absolutely horrendous, isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 We're projected to finish 19th, and the board just want us to stay up. I know our squad isn't that great, but I think we're good enough to at least be expected to hit midtable, even if I do personally want to go up... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 The first ever hatrick for an academy player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Bolton and Burton are sniffing around him, but as he's signed a pre-contract we don't need to worry about losing him for peanuts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonleague Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 14 hours ago, Jupjamie said: It was always going to be tough to keep ahold of Danny boy although you have a nice replacement for him in 'Ronnie' Corbett although it seems the sharks have come knocking again! Awesome setup for the youth recruitment and coaching, looking forward to seeing a few more top youths entering the foray during this season. Will you try to sign any youth players on loan and/or perhaps a good idea would be to try to loan in or free sign a few old heads with high determination and professional personality for the sole purpose of tuitoring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 5 hours ago, nonleague said: It was always going to be tough to keep ahold of Danny boy although you have a nice replacement for him in 'Ronnie' Corbett although it seems the sharks have come knocking again! Awesome setup for the youth recruitment and coaching, looking forward to seeing a few more top youths entering the foray during this season. Will you try to sign any youth players on loan and/or perhaps a good idea would be to try to loan in or free sign a few old heads with high determination and professional personality for the sole purpose of tuitoring. Nope! We're going full on youth only. No signings of any kind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Good start to FA Cup Qualifying, seeing off a team in our division (albeit the bottom placed one) 2-0. Can we get a better draw next time, though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 They're two divisions below us, but they did just knock out Weston-Super-Mare who are a division above them, so this might be a potential banana skin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Uhhh... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Comfortable as you like, but we should have stuck 3 or 4 past them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Not a great draw against last year's champions, but they've taken just 5 points from 12 league games and are yet to win a game this season. We're playing badly too (we're down in 17th right now) but we have the edge on form in this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 How's that for a comprehensive win? We're into the FA Cup First Round for the first time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Away at one of the best teams in our division is definitely a fixture I'll take, considering that this is when L1 and L2 clubs come into the competition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 We're cruising into the Second Round! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 They're 3rd in L2. Hopefully we can give them a game, at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 15 minutes ago, Jupjamie said: They're 3rd in L2. Hopefully we can give them a game, at least. That picture is suggesting that Walsall, (who are 3rd in League 2), are Semi-Pro? I take it that it's got it the wrong way round? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, Jimbokav1971 said: That picture is suggesting that Walsall, (who are 3rd in League 2), are Semi-Pro? I take it that it's got it the wrong way round? Definitely the wrong way round, they're Professional, we're Semi-Pro. Good spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Huge! Absolutely huge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Life is good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Son of a b*tch... I left players in for our FA Trophy game so that they'd hopefully pick up a 5th yellow, get suspended for the Bognor Regis league game and be back for our FA Cup game. Instead Bognor Regis have gone to a replay, which means our league game gets moved back, and... We're without these two for Walsall. Frustrating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 17 minutes ago, Jupjamie said: Life is good I really and truly hate you with a passion you can only dream of right now. You will soon see why. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Here's how the teams line up. We're on TV with three of the starting 11 having come through our youth academy in the last two years - 16 year old James Smith at LB, 17 year old Drey Douglas at CM, and 16 year old Leigh Corbett upfront. We're not your usual lower league team... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Damn, the youth setup is cracking right on! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 Un. Believable. Dulwich Hamlet are into the Third Round of the FA Cup for the first time in history! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bedese Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 I was hoping for a bigger team, but away at Championship side Derby should do wonders for our bank balance! Let's get the Rabble and fill up Pride Park Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 You know, for a second I really thought we were going to do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 It's the hope that kills. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Still, it was a fantastic run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oche balboa Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 On 04/11/2017 at 15:56, Jupjamie said: Sorry this made me laugh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black and Yellow Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Great progress though! Has the league form still taken a hit from the FA Cup exploits? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Super cup heroics! How much do you think you got from that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Great cup run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertygod Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Great cup run. Unlucky not to hold on against derby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 Cheers guys! On 06/11/2017 at 09:33, Black and Yellow said: Great progress though! Has the league form still taken a hit from the FA Cup exploits? Good question. We'd been unbeaten in the last 11 before dropping the game before Derby, and we lost the one after the Derby game, too. Bit of a dip, but we're not looking too bad: If it wasn't for this horrendous start to the season which saw us in and around 17th place for a long time, we'd be laughing at the top of the table: On 06/11/2017 at 13:25, deltablue said: Super cup heroics! How much do you think you got from that? £72k TV Money plus £75k Prize Money plus a hell of a lot in gate receipts - £56k for the Walsall game plus what I'd imagine to be around £100k for the Derby game (I can't find a way to check that, but £100k sounds about right). I'd say our cup run made us a little over £300,000, which will do very nicely for our club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 Our FA Trophy campaign comes to an end in a wild game: Kind of disappointing, but we beat St Albans to progress in the FA Cup, so I don't mind letting them have this one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 Youth Intake Day! So... That's EIGHT players with an estimated PA of 5*! Our assistant only has a JPP of 8 so it's not going to be entirely accurate, but even so... wow! He looks like he could turn into a very tidy playmaker. Those mentals He looks like an excellent RB. He'll be in the first team before too long, I hope. EDIT: I've tried every single possible tutor in the first team to get rid of that casual personality, and either they've rejected him or he's rejected them. Not ideal He's got the talent to have a career here, but I'm not sure he's got the right mindset. Those mentals need a lot of work. Our first keeper prospect Looks decent. Woeful techncials, but he'll develop. I like his attitude. Needs a lot of work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 6 games left: It's tight, and we play both Whitehawk and Torquay away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 Into the playoffs we go for a second straight year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 Well... that was eventful. Leigh Corbett stupidly got himself sent off for a two footed challenge after scoring a brace to get us back at 2-2, and even though we're through he'll play no further part in this season. A hard job made even harder without the club's best player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 The league's top scorers with three players having scored 20+ this year (20,25,32). We've played them four times already this season - won two, lost two. Here's the crucial decider. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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