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Radii · 06-09-2011, 02:48 AM

I'm playing a number of games currently and FM has fallen by the wayside a bit. Can't sleep tonight though so lets knock out a game.

-- Arsenal beat Tottenham 3-1 to win the league cup. Tottenham scored in the 2nd minute but Arsenal had 3 by the end of the half. The game winning goal was an own goal.

March Update

-- We play 5 matches in March. We seem to be settling solidly into a mid-table finish, the playoffs aren't totally out of the question still but they seem more unlikely every day.

-- The board is delighted with my leadership, highlighted by our league 2 performance. We did lose $68k last month.

March 7th, 2015

Woking(15-5-14, 10th) @ Bury(11-12-12, 13th)

Bury are pick'em favorites today, we're 11:5 dogs at their place. We've not yet lost to Bury, tying them twice last year and winning at our place 2:1 back in October. Bury's scoring is pretty even, 11 goals each from strikers Jack Hill and Scott Rendell.

GK: Lynch
D: Thomas/Cooper/Smith/Ogogo
DMC: Taylor
MC: Upson/O'Sullivan
AM: Harsanyi/Kenny
ST: Bell-Baggie

Nikolaou was hurt in our last match and is out for this game and probably our next one. We'll be defending today.

13': A long clearance leads to Bell-Baggie out wide with the ball, he crosses it in, header from Harsanyi is saved, the ball is headed up, Kenny with a header... off the crossbar, one of those was a clear cut chance. Those were the first two shots of the match.

33': Ogogo picks up a yellow for a tackle out near the midfield after a throwin. Bury has 3 off target shots, nothing really threatening. We've earned a few corners but other than that one flurry of shots we haven't seriously threatened either.

45': Taylor picks up a yellow for a tackle... that didn't look like much. Free kick to Bury 30 yards out, its curled around the wall and is just barely wide. Close one.

HALF: As usual, I'm ok with a scoreless tie on the road. Each team has 4 shots, Bury's are all off target, we've put 2 on target. We have a huge 60/40 possession edge. We've been called for 9 fouls to just 1 for Bury, they have a lot more set pieces but no one is really doing much here.

46': They try to attack out of the gate, we win the ball deep in our end, Harsanyi with a long ball foward, Bell-Baggie picks it up 25 yards out at the left sideline, he cuts through two defenders, works his way into the box, sets up to try to cross the ball to the other side of the penalty area, it hits a defender and deflects towards the goal, the keeper is out of position and its in!!! Its credited an own goal. Bell-Baggie gets an assist. 1-0

53': Bell-Baggie collides with a defender going up for a header. He's hurt and we are immediately forced to sub him out. Ugh. Subotic is in.

60': Subotic is charging down the right sideline, he draws a defender and passes to O'Sullivan, who shoots... off a defender and over. Corner comes to nothing.

65': We have a long run of possession, O'Sullivan works it out wide, Ogogo cuts foward past Kenny and receives a pass deep in the right corner, he plays a cross, Subotic with the header, its in!!! A missed interception is shown as the main reason for the goal. Subotic has fallen out of favor a bit and hasn't played much, its great to see him get a goal. 2-0

73': CLUTCH goalkeeping. They get two shots from very close range, Lynch with two brilliant looking saves, one a reflex save on a strong blast from 10-12 yards out. Herd in for O'Sullivan, Collins in for Harsanyi, both for rest as we play again in 4 days.

Bury 0 : 2 Woking

Huge road win as we try to stay within 3 games of a playoff spot(7 points out currently). Bury takes 11 shots today but only puts two on target, both in the same attack, Lynch making two solid saves to keep our lead at two goals in the final 20 minutes. We shoot 8 times, putting 4 on target and scoring twice, one on a fluke ricochet but we'll take it.

Ogogo puts up an 8.6 rating and an assist and is the clear man of the match. Subotic a goal and a 7.1 rating off the bench. Bell-Baggie a 6.9 and the other assist. Thomas (7.2), Cooper(7.2), Smith (7.2) and Taylor(7.0) come up big on the defensive side of the ball, Upson puts up 7.0 as well.

Injury Update

Abdulai Bell-Baggie breaks his arm today and is going to be out for 4 weeks. He'll miss half of our remaining matches.

Playoff Update

Most teams have played 36 matches. We've played 35, 7th place Hereford has played 35. Here are the urrent teams hanging around the playoffs, remember we need 7th to make the playoffs:

6th: Bristol Rovers - 60 pts
7th: Hereford - 60 pts (1 less match played)
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8th: Rochdale - 57 pts
9th: Oxford - 55 pts
10th: Woking - 53 pts (1 less match played)

Our next match is the makeup match against Hereford. We'll be at home. Win and we're in 9th, 4 poitns out of the playoffs. Lose and we stay where we are, 7 points back with 10 to go.

06-09-2011, 02:48 AM	#307
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I'm playing a number of games currently and FM has fallen by the wayside a bit. Can't sleep tonight though so lets knock out a game. -- Arsenal beat Tottenham 3-1 to win the league cup. Tottenham scored in the 2nd minute but Arsenal had 3 by the end of the half. The game winning goal was an own goal. March Update -- We play 5 matches in March. We seem to be settling solidly into a mid-table finish, the playoffs aren't totally out of the question still but they seem more unlikely every day. -- The board is delighted with my leadership, highlighted by our league 2 performance. We did lose $68k last month. March 7th, 2015 Woking(15-5-14, 10th) @ Bury(11-12-12, 13th) Bury are pick'em favorites today, we're 11:5 dogs at their place. We've not yet lost to Bury, tying them twice last year and winning at our place 2:1 back in October. Bury's scoring is pretty even, 11 goals each from strikers Jack Hill and Scott Rendell. GK: Lynch D: Thomas/Cooper/Smith/Ogogo DMC: Taylor MC: Upson/O'Sullivan AM: Harsanyi/Kenny ST: Bell-Baggie Nikolaou was hurt in our last match and is out for this game and probably our next one. We'll be defending today. 13': A long clearance leads to Bell-Baggie out wide with the ball, he crosses it in, header from Harsanyi is saved, the ball is headed up, Kenny with a header... off the crossbar, one of those was a clear cut chance. Those were the first two shots of the match. 33': Ogogo picks up a yellow for a tackle out near the midfield after a throwin. Bury has 3 off target shots, nothing really threatening. We've earned a few corners but other than that one flurry of shots we haven't seriously threatened either. 45': Taylor picks up a yellow for a tackle... that didn't look like much. Free kick to Bury 30 yards out, its curled around the wall and is just barely wide. Close one. HALF: As usual, I'm ok with a scoreless tie on the road. Each team has 4 shots, Bury's are all off target, we've put 2 on target. We have a huge 60/40 possession edge. We've been called for 9 fouls to just 1 for Bury, they have a lot more set pieces but no one is really doing much here. 46': They try to attack out of the gate, we win the ball deep in our end, Harsanyi with a long ball foward, Bell-Baggie picks it up 25 yards out at the left sideline, he cuts through two defenders, works his way into the box, sets up to try to cross the ball to the other side of the penalty area, it hits a defender and deflects towards the goal, the keeper is out of position and its in!!! Its credited an own goal. Bell-Baggie gets an assist. 1-0 53': Bell-Baggie collides with a defender going up for a header. He's hurt and we are immediately forced to sub him out. Ugh. Subotic is in. 60': Subotic is charging down the right sideline, he draws a defender and passes to O'Sullivan, who shoots... off a defender and over. Corner comes to nothing. 65': We have a long run of possession, O'Sullivan works it out wide, Ogogo cuts foward past Kenny and receives a pass deep in the right corner, he plays a cross, Subotic with the header, its in!!! A missed interception is shown as the main reason for the goal. Subotic has fallen out of favor a bit and hasn't played much, its great to see him get a goal. 2-0 73': CLUTCH goalkeeping. They get two shots from very close range, Lynch with two brilliant looking saves, one a reflex save on a strong blast from 10-12 yards out. Herd in for O'Sullivan, Collins in for Harsanyi, both for rest as we play again in 4 days. Bury 0 : 2 Woking Huge road win as we try to stay within 3 games of a playoff spot(7 points out currently). Bury takes 11 shots today but only puts two on target, both in the same attack, Lynch making two solid saves to keep our lead at two goals in the final 20 minutes. We shoot 8 times, putting 4 on target and scoring twice, one on a fluke ricochet but we'll take it. Ogogo puts up an 8.6 rating and an assist and is the clear man of the match. Subotic a goal and a 7.1 rating off the bench. Bell-Baggie a 6.9 and the other assist. Thomas (7.2), Cooper(7.2), Smith (7.2) and Taylor(7.0) come up big on the defensive side of the ball, Upson puts up 7.0 as well. Injury Update Abdulai Bell-Baggie breaks his arm today and is going to be out for 4 weeks. He'll miss half of our remaining matches. Playoff Update Most teams have played 36 matches. We've played 35, 7th place Hereford has played 35. Here are the urrent teams hanging around the playoffs, remember we need 7th to make the playoffs: 6th: Bristol Rovers - 60 pts 7th: Hereford - 60 pts (1 less match played) -------------------------------------------- 8th: Rochdale - 57 pts 9th: Oxford - 55 pts 10th: Woking - 53 pts (1 less match played) Our next match is the makeup match against Hereford. We'll be at home. Win and we're in 9th, 4 poitns out of the playoffs. Lose and we stay where we are, 7 points back with 10 to go.