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FA Cup

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Just WOW! Penalties again for us in the FA Cup this time however not 1 but 2 heroes stepped forward. Jimbo Kav #2 subbed on with 2mins to play in anticipation of a penalty shootout. He steps up and settles the nerves before his step brother Jimbo The Third scores his before saving 2 and sending us into the 3rd round!

@Jimbokav1971 ever had 2 keepers score in the one penalty shootout?

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November 2022

Results

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Another solid month as even though we lost against Leyton Orient in the Leasing Cup we still qualified in 2nd place! Into the FA Cup 3rd round where we go to Crystal Palace (unfortunately in the Championship now). Whittaker has been bang in form!

League Table

Forgot to take a screenshot but at the end of the month we were sitting in 4th position!

Jimbo Kav Watch

No goals for either of the Jimbo's this month!

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December 2022

Results

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Another solid month just the one defeat in the league but 3 good wins. We progress in the Leasing Cup where we will play QPR in the 3rd round. Unfortunately Crystal Palace where a step to far for us. We played quite well but their superior quality shone through!

League Table

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We sit in the automatic promotion spots currently and have a game in hand on 2nd place AFC Wimbledon!

Jimbo Kav's Watch

Jimbo The Third opened his account for the club with a penalty in the win against Swindon!

Other News

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A 2 year extension signed although once again could get nothing out of the chairman!

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Absolutely dire again!

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January 2023

Results

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A mixed month but with so many games we had to rotate and we struggled at times. A really nice win over QPR sets us up against Oxford in the Leasing Trophy quarter finals.

League Table

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We sit 4th 1 point off automatic promotion spots. We are 7pts inside the playoffs which is a great achievement so far.

Jimbo Kav Watch

A free kick and a penalty brings Jimbo The Third up to 3 goals and level with Jimbo Kav #2 for the season!

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February 2022

Results

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Was a poor month where fitness again was an issue as well as some poor discipline. With numerous suspensions due to reaching yellow card limit!

League Table

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We somehow sit in the automatic promotion spot, however 3pts separate us in 3rd to Chesterfield in 9th.

Jimbo Kav Watch

Jimbo The Third got one goal this month brining him up to 4! Jimbo Kav #2 has thrown a strop and wants to leave because he isn't starting! Looks like this season will be his last!

 

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March 2022

Results

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Those 2 defeats have probably ended our chances of automatic promotion. However I am 3 for 3 in the playoffs so here is hoping!

League Table

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4 points off 3rd with 5 games left. I think we would need to win 4 out of the 5 to have a chance!

Jimbo Kav Watch

No goals this month unfortunately!

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April 2023

Results

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We were already guaranteed a playoff spot by the last game so I rotated most of the team and it showed, though it should mean we should be rested for the playoff semis.

League Table

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Playoffs it is for us then for our 4th season in a row! A great season for us!

Jimbo Kav Watch

No goals for Jimbo this month lets hope he is saving them for the playoffs!

Youth Intake

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Awful again this wont be improved until we have any money to improve the facilities!

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Playoff Semi Finals

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We play Notts County in the semi finals. They beat us 4-1 in the last game of the season although mostly a 2nd string team for us. We beat them 1-0 at home earlier in the season.

1st Leg

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It was actually one of our poorer performances of the season but it was looking great until they scored in 81st minute. Jimbo did step up and whip in a beautiful free kick. Its a slight advantage but I will take it.

2nd Leg

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An awful game but a great result for us and for the 4th year running we are in a playoff final!

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Playoff Final

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So it's Chesterfield in the final. A loss and a draw against them this season!

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We are all square at half time, we fell behind but we have bounced back well and are deservedly back on terms.

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In the 91st minute we have been awarded a penalty. Is it too good to be true?

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Unbelievable scenes, with only 2mins added on Jimbo The Third has scored a penalty that surely promotes us to League 1.

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UNREAL!

 

 

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End Of Season Review

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Unsurprisingly Whittaker walks away with our player and young player of the season. Edser gets goal of the season and Dylan Thompson, who has been a rock at the back for us, wins signing of the season.

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A great season for us, the free transfers and loan signings gelled really well and fired us to an unlikely promotion. Out at the first hurdle in our first Carabao Cup game but 2 wins in the FA Cup got us a big game away at Crystal Palace! Our average attendance is well up which is good to see!

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Whittaker wins top goalscorer in League 2. He has really managed the step up brilliantly!

 

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Transfers Out

Thought I would do a bit surrounding transfers on its own this season as we are up in the more expensive brackets now. Firstly lets have a look at who left prior to the first game of the season.  These done include young players who have went out on loan.

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Tavernier, Hazard, Ayala, Edwards and Mavididi where surplus to requirements and where sold on for decent money which we could reinvest in the squad. Nixon, Lee and Flatters where young players who were never going to breakthrough into our team.

On to the three I would have liked to keep at the squad however 2 wanted to move to a bigger team and the other threw the head up when Ayala left.

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McNair went to West From for £8.75m which could rise to just over £10m. He was a solid player to have and was useful as he covered so many positions.

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Souttar joined Swansea for £5.75. I would have liked to kept him here however he complained when Ayala left and was bringing the squad morale down. I think we got a good deal.

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And now the one I definitely didn't want to go. He wanted to move to a bigger club but we weren't getting offers of anywhere near his release fee until Norwich came in and met his £34m clause. Its good money for us but I would much rather have kept him here. Labelled as a wondered. 

 

 

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Transfers In Part 1

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I will try and break these down a bit!

Loans

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Merola will be our main striker this season, he is the best player in the team and can hopefully lead us to promotion! Martinelli is a good option to have as he covers both sides and we are a bit short on the wings after losing Gregson. Correia will be our starting right midfielder, he looks a great option! Manolo will be used in rotation with my other full backs, love that he covers both sides though. Doyle is our 3rd loanee from City and will be starting as one of our 2 holding playmakers.

Youngsters (currently in u23 squad)

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Lopez was signed prior to me joining the club and he will play in the u23's to see if he can reach his potential. The other 3 are my American Boys! All need work permits but will be going out on loan. Flores I really like the look off, if he can develop his finishing a bit could definitely be part of the squad in a few years. Bueno (good name), also has potential but needs to work on his technical skills. But for free its well worth the risk. Wills is another I really like the look off, solid skills in the centre back areas already. A couple of loan moves out will do him the world of good.

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Transfers In Part 2

First Team Squad Players

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Benzema I brought in mainly for experience and to help mentor the other young strikers we have. Will be a bit part player but can use him in cup games or potentially as an impact sub

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Hafsteinsson comes in for £2.8m with a lot of potential. He will be a rotation option on the left hand side this season.

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Grabher is a great signing and a snip for £3.7m. He will be starting alongside Morelo when he is back to fitness.

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Soumare comes in and will fight for a starting spot alongside Doyle. More of a powerhouse midfielder so offers something different.

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Galves will come in as our starting right back, a really good signing for under £5m. Has a lot of potential also.

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Karahasanovic is one of my favourite signings of the summer. Another bargain at only £5.5m but probably on too much wages currently. He covers a lot of positions in our team and I am training him to be a holding midfielder as well.

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Ghalem is my other favourite signing. He already has great stats for a centre back as well as having a bit of pace and acceleration to go with it. He will be a starting centre back.

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Bielik is our replacement for Souttar and will come in as our other centre half. Good experience beside the relatively inexperienced Ghalem. Ironically our first game of the season is Derby!

Jimbo IV

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The 4th of the quadruplets of Jimbo Kav's. He comes in with not the highest of current abilities but a lot of potential. He will be our starting keeper, penalty taker and free kick taker this season!

 

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Squad

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This is how our squad will look for the first half of this season. If you want to see any of the other squad players who weren't brought in as a transfer or loan then let me know!

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Entertaining First Game!

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Talk about getting value for money. Hafsteinsson came on just after half time and got a goal on his debut. Correia was man of the match and was a constant threat and when he equalised on 91st minute I was happy to just not lose. However the impact sub old man Benzema popped up with a glancing header in the last second of the game!

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August 2023

Results

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A great start to the season apart from the Carabao Cup game. Hafsteinsson and Correia have been great on the wings and Merola has started impressively as well.

League Table

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Top of the table, lets hope we can keep it up!

Jimbo Kav Watch

Jimbo IV missed a penalty at Blackburn but thankfully it didn't affect the scoreline and hopefully he can get off the mark next month.

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September 2023

Results

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Nearly a perfect month but we threw away a 2 goal lead at Sheff Wed due to some poor set piece marking. 

League Table

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Still top of the table and undefeated!

Jimbo Kav Watch

Jimbo got off the mark this month from the penalty spot!

Other News

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Loving this chairman!

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October 2023

Results

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A so so month but at least only 1 defeat!

League Table

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Joint top of the table with Leeds, its all very tight!

Jimbo Watch

Jimbo managed to score his first free kick for us this month in a comfortable home win against Cardiff

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November 2023

Results

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We really should have beaten Millwall at home, missed a lot of great chances. Also a poor result against bottom of the table Forest. A massive win against Hull at the end of the month

League Table

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Jimbo Watch

No goals this month for Jimbo but he has missed a few games through injury.

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December 2023

Results

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A great month for us, it was so close to being 100% but I will take that all day long!

League Table

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We move 4pts clear of 2nd place Birmingham and 9pts clear of 3rd place Leeds, things are looking good currently!

Jimbo Watch

Jimbo added 1 more goal to his tally this month and it was another free kick! 3 for the season now. 

Youth Intake Preview

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Thats much more like it, lets hope we can get some quality youngsters in!

FA Cup Draw

Forgot to take a screenshot, I was hoping for a nice easy home draw. We got the home draw ok but its against Liverpool.

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3 minutes ago, cerud said:

Nice to see a chairman that actually cares about developing the club. Are they letting you take your badges as well?

Yeah its great means I can hopefully start developing them! I managed to get Lowestoft to put me through a badge just before I left. Once I get that done I will move onto the next one here.

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January 2024

Results

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2 poor games at the end of the month where we had a combined 57 shots against 8 and didn't win either of them. We were unlucky against a full strength Liverpool team. It was 1-1 up until I made our last change only for that change to get injured seconds later and we had to play with 10 men for the rest of the game.

League Table

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We are 5pts clear of Birmingham who we have at home next but Leeds, Southampton and Fulham have snuck up!

Jimbo Kav Watch

Injury has restricted Jimbo to only 1 match this month!

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February 2024

Results

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A great month beating some of our closest rivals in Birmingham and Southampton and also drawing away at Leeds. On current form its only a matter of time.

League Table

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8pts clear of 2nd and 10pts clear of 3rd. We should get promoted baring any major slip ups of Newcastle proportion!

Jimbo Kav Watch

Injured :(

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22 minutes ago, Liverpool FC Manager said:

this has made me want to start a new game (my 3rd save) and start with a rep of 1 with lowest stats as possible in my manager profile and just have the main countries running with the premier and divison 1 running and see how I go.

Glad its made you want to do something similar. I just find it more satisfying starting with nothing and making my way up. Yes I may end up at a big club but I will have earned it!

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2 minutes ago, deez0r said:

Glad its made you want to do something similar. I just find it more satisfying starting with nothing and making my way up. Yes I may end up at a big club but I will have earned it!

I've adjusted it more for myself, starting with all clubs in the main countries from all divisons.

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Youth Intake 2024

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Disappointing after the big build up unfortunately. I will sign all of those who are 2 and a half star potential and above. 

Paul Russell YP24A

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Paul is the best of the intake. He has some solid stats and good work rate. I will retrain for the deep lying role. A poor personality that we can hopefully change with mentoring.

Thelston Liburd

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Thelston has some solid mental stats and is versatile as well.If we can up his technical stats he could potentially become a squad player.

 

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March 2024

Results

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Another solid month only ruined by a ridiculous collapse against Wigan. 2-0 up with 8 minutes left and we threw it away!

League Table

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9pts clear of second with a game in hand and only 6 games left. It is a matter of time currently!

Jimbo IV Watch

Jimbo is on a drought at the minute! No goals this month

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Young Guns Part Tres

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Moussa Toumagnon is joining us from Eibar for £1.1m. Another of the promising youngsters and he will be utilised on the wings. Solid physicals and mental attributes so far. Some technicals can be worked on but a fantastic prospect!

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Promotion

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Promotion is confirmed with a hard fought 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday. We played with 10 men for most of the 2nd half but we were comfortable!

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Initial budgets are we have £40m to spend. Hopefully we can bring in 1 or 2 big players. Would love to get Correia and Morelo back!

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Quite some progress you've made since I last posted!

The playoff master with Lowestoft and now heading to the Premier League with Middlesbrough.

You've managed to bring in some real quality players and it'll be interesting to see how Brozovic and the like adapts to the top flight.

Great job and good luck in the Premier League.

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1 hour ago, rodesire said:

You have been promoting every single year so far!

This year has been slightly less pressure. We have been brilliant. I am hoping we can bring some of the loans back as we may struggle for goals otherwise. My plan is a longer term one and that's why I am bringing in so many youngsters. Lets hope they can make the step up!

Unfortunately Lowestoft got relegated straight back to League 2 :(

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