shaunvamos Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 February 2024 Another good month, although Barnet ended our unbeaten streak and York brought us crashing down to earth. But a good win against 2nd placed Bromley picked us back up, and it is looking like a real possibility that we are playoff bound. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 2024 Youth Intake I mean, those strikers do look okay, but there's really not much going on. Rob Charles 5A*: Looks to be more setup man than finisher. Niall Caine 5B*: The supposed top prospect, he has a lot of growing to do. Andre Jones 5C : Unless he learns how to play WB he won't play here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 March 2024 March appears to be the month where everything fell apart. Out of the FA Trophy and out of the playoff spots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Tough month, but hopefully you can end the league season on a good run and earn a playoff sport. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 2023/24 End of Season Review We didn't really put a foot wrong this month, but it wasn't enough. But I am not too disappointed, we certainly exceeded expectations. Tom Scott (Leeds) Fraser Horsfall (Huddersfield) - Matty Downing (Leeds) - Mason Whelan (Accrington) Max Baker (Harrogate) Jordan Barnett (Penistone) Jeremy Ashforth (Bradford) - Matty Wolfe (Wakefield) Ryan Tuttle (Burnley) Jack Morton (Clitheroe) - Danny Philliskirk (Oldham) Progress Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 Another one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 Preseason 2024 An excellent preseason if I do say so myself, culminating in a big win over Leeds! Transfers Very quiet, although I extended the loans of Baker and Morton. Jamie Woods (Barnsley): He looks excellent and will hopefully star for us throughout the season. Really just trimming the fat with these departures. Season Preview I'm more than happy to be predicted 11th, but I will be looking to push for the playoffs again. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 August 2024 I really couldn't have asked for a better start. We are looking sharp from the get-go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 September 2024 It appears as though we've used up all our wins already. You'll also see that I added a familiar face, Rob Harker, back to the club after he was released by Hull, and he repaid that with a goal in his first game back. But this form so far has been very Jekyll & Hyde. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Good season Shaun. Making slow and steady progress. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 12 hours ago, Nobby_McDonald said: Good season Shaun. Making slow and steady progress. Thanks Nobby, I'm liking the slow progress. It's definitely to do with the fact that we only have a limited pool of players. No one in the higher divisions are interested in playing for us and the ones that are aren't first team players so I'm having to be really really selective. Even raiding the expiring youth contracts don't work because we can't afford the compensation. I still might try and scout all the youth players I can find in the higher divisions though on the off chance they want to play on loan with us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Had a read through. Very enjoyable. Will be keeping an eye! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden1807 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 I love scrolling past a set of fixtures seeing nothing but green then literally the next screenshot is nothing but orange and red haha. It's typical of this game at times. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 15 hours ago, SRL88 said: Had a read through. Very enjoyable. Will be keeping an eye! Thanks mate! 4 hours ago, Golden1807 said: I love scrolling past a set of fixtures seeing nothing but green then literally the next screenshot is nothing but orange and red haha. It's typical of this game at times. It's just the perks of being in non league football I guess! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 October 2024 A bit of normalcy has resumed, it seems. Pretty positive month overall, and we managed to win our first FA Cup game in 3 years! We face Halifax in the 1st Round, who are currently storming through the Vanarama North League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dathran Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 (edited) Great career story so far, really well written and just enjoyable to read through - keep it up! Was quite funny to see that your goal of the season, last season was Frazier Campbell's goal to make you win against Aldershot Edited November 27, 2019 by Dathran Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 9 minutes ago, Dathran said: Great career story so far, really well written and just enjoyable to read through - keep it up! Thanks mate, glad you're enjoying it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 November 2024 An excellent month. The most notable game I'd say would be the win against Halifax, in which we were down 2-0 at half time. I got into the boys at half time and they score 3 goals in 15 minutes (plus an own goal) to put us into the next round. Yes, we lost to Fleetwood in that next round, but that was a match that was certainly winnable. That being said it was still a great performance! Transfers Aiden Marsh (Barnsley): I'm not sure if he's really needed, but that pace and finishing was too tempting to ignore. He's already scored for us too! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 I'm excited Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 December 2024 We essentially pick up where we left off, save for the defeat at Yeovil. 8-0 against Billericay though Transfers Jon Rowley (Huddersfield): Not really sure if he's necessary but I couldn't ignore his attributes. Plus his contract has 6 months left so I might be able to nab him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 January 2025 First time all season we've lost 2 in a row. Hopefully that trend doesn't continue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 February 2025 Only one league win this month, we seem to be faltering. I really hope we aren't running out of steam. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) 2025 Youth Intake What a let down. These guys aren't even worth sharing. But I'll do it anyway. Michael Sheppard 6A - Tom Brown 6B - Darren Toulson 6C Edited November 29, 2019 by shaunvamos 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 March 2025 A pretty good month in the grand scheme of things, especially given the fact that we've made the FA Trophy Final, where we will play fellow Yorkshire side York City. We're into our last month of games, and once again it's beginning to look real close around the top 10. We do have that game in hand, but knowing us we're bound to blow it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 April 2025 We stumbled and stuttered to the end of this with playoffs on the line, as I knew we would. But would we still make it? You bet we did! Also fair play to Cheltenham, conceding a mere 15 goals in 46 games, essentially a goal every three games. Just nuts. Our run in was ugly, but the performances these two put on were not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 2024/25 End of Season Review We did well to make the semis, before York flogged us. York then showed up again to break our hearts in the FA Trophy final on penalties. At least we won't have to see them next year. Overall it was a really solid season and perhaps next year we can make an even bigger push without fading away at the end. Weird that Harker was our signing of the season, he did absolutely nothing. I guess loans don't count. Tom Scott (Leeds) Mason Whelan (Accrington) - Fraser Horsfall (Huddersfield) - Jon Rowley (Huddersfield) Max Baker (Harrogate) George Cantrill Jeremy Ashforth (Bradford) - Dean Vasey (Leeds) Jamie Woods (Barnsley) Aiden Marsh (Barnsley) - Jack Morton (Clitheroe) Thanks to the money we received by playing at Wembley I have made the second upgrades to these facilities. Academy coaching is now at excellent and recruitment is at average. Progress Finally there's some movement on our end 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 2025 Preseason A preseason that was par for the course, winning the matches we should've and also losing the matches we should've. Transfers I went wild this preseason by my standards, looking to get as much depth as possible for rotation. Woods rejoins us after a stellar season last year. Steve Kearns (Huddersfield): Depth piece at the back. Kane Leverton (Huddersfield): He's in the first team and has plenty more room for improvement. Sean Considine (Huddersfield): Backup midfielder, but like the previous two has potential. Jordan Austin (Leeds): Snapped him up after he was released from Wolves. Backup option up front. Alex Stuart (Barnsley): Our star recruit for the year, he will anchor our backline. Samuel Edmondson (Rotherham): Formerly of Sheffield Wednesday, he's a backup to Scott in goal. Just clearing out the deadwood and the youths that couldn't break through. Season Preview Predicted 8th this season, so plenty of expectation, but the playoffs is the minimum goal I'll set. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 August 2025 Couldn't have asked for a better first game in a flogging of Gateshead. This was followed by demolitions of Maidenhead and Billericay before things settled down into boring draws again. Transfers Brought Morton back to bolster the attack, and Jerry Smith (Accrington) jumps onto the wing so Matty Downing can play at CB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 September 2025 After the poor display against Chester I was afraid it'd be exactly like last season where a good start was spoiled by a horrible second month. Despite the loss to Yeovil it didn't prove to be the case, with good wins against Barnet and Halifax. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 October 2025 A near perfect month tarnished by the draw with Basingstoke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) November 2025 Not great. Losses against teams we should've beaten, but we got a W against 2nd placed Fylde. Out of the FA Cup too but gave it a go against a League One side. Edited November 30, 2019 by shaunvamos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 A supposed golden generation, but there isn't much here that interests me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 December 2025 Perfect in the league, but disappointing in the cup. The league is our only priority now and we're in a good spot, so all we can do is just keep going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 January 2026 Apparently we can beat everyone except the team coming last That being said, another incredible month, that win over Stockport was a pivotal moment as it paved the way to where we now sit: at the top of the table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 February 2026 True to form, we've had a bit of a blip but that's due to month-long injuries to Woods (starting AM), Stuart (starting CB) and Smith (starting WB), that crippled us. This, coupled with silly red cards have cost us the league lead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 2026 Youth Intake I'm not so sure about a golden generation, but I do like the look of Midgley. Chris Midgley 7A - Barry Fisher 7B* - Kwame Bradshaw 7C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 March 2026 We had a great month, but so did Stockport, and they remain top of the table despite losing to us. We do have a game in hand though, but only winning will put us top. Gateshead are finishing with a head of steam as well. We've sealed a playoff spot, but I don't want it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 April 2026 Yep, we're doing this the hard way. At least we get a bye in the playoffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 2025/26 End of Season Review Tom Scott (Leeds) Matty Downing (Leeds) - Kane Leverton (Huddersfield) - Alex Stuart (Barnsley) Max Baker (Harrogate) George Cantrill Jeremy Ashforth (Bradford) - Dean Vasey (Leeds) Jamie Woods (Barnsley) Nicky Chambers 3B* - Jack Morton (Clitheroe) Progress 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Nicely done going up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Congratulations on promotion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Top work getting promoted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden1807 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Well done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 2026 Preseason A pretty good preseason I'd say! Transfers I'm desperate to stay in the Football League, so I raided as much as I can. I've more than likely crippled our finances for a long time, but if we stay up I don't really care. The first money I've ever spent in this save were for our loan players last season, so I could redirect our loans elsewhere, but we've only gotten one. That being said, we've strengthened every area of the squad and we have depth. I have a good feeling we can stay up. Nick Taylor (Bradford) Jack Morris (Barnsley) Carl Litchfield (Barnsley) Pete Sampson (Huddersfield) Jon Rowley (Huddersfield) Neil Mooney (Halifax) Robert Peters (Accrington) More releases and Austin heads to Ireland after 4 games with us. Season Preview Predicted to avoid relegation thanks to the signings we've made. Hopefully the predictions hold up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 13 hours ago, deltablue said: Nicely done going up. 10 hours ago, SRL88 said: Congratulations on promotion 5 hours ago, kidthekid said: Top work getting promoted 5 hours ago, Golden1807 said: Well done! Cheers guys! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 August 2026 What an amazing start. 4 wins in 7 games? I was expecting 4 wins in 27 games in all honesty! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 September 2026 Another strong month! This is absurd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityAndColour Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 I've always found the step from Conference to L2 is the easiest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 24 minutes ago, CityAndColour said: I've always found the step from Conference to L2 is the easiest. As in it's easier to stay in League 2 after being promoted? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 October 2026 This is more like the form I was expecting. We are keeping these games close though so that's a positive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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