Right, so let's see how this goes, and with the shout package of
Play Wider,
Work Ball Into Box, and
Exploit The Middle
20th vs Hatfield Town (19th)
2 -
Speed with the throw-in to
Merriman and an exchange of passes before the team captain sends it to
Payne. A deep cross and there's
Gould of all people with the header in!
1-0
3 - And of course an own goal right after that by
Kemp 
1-1
Nunn is exhausted at the half, so
Harwood comes on.
65 -
Bonnick in for
Horgan
"London Colney might feel they should've won this game." That's for damn sure.
Nigel Stockwell is slacking off and doesn't appear to care anymore, so I cut him. Maybe a smaller squad will help familiarity increase.
vs St. Margaretsbury (Spartan South Midlands Senior Cup First Round)
G: Richard Stroud
D: Nathan Speed/Kyle Craig/Lyndon Jefford/Nathan Dynan
M: Thomas Nunn/Luke Saxby/Kwasi Frempong
AM: Will Summerfield
S: Jay McGregor/Antwon Bonnick
37 - Second stringers and shit
0-1
55 -
Frogpond makes a great interception and executes a key pass to
Summerfield. It's slid tackled away into the box and the defense has it, but then
Bonnick charges forward, bulldozes the defender, and rams the ball in
1-1
66 -
Harwood for
Frempong,
Horgan for
McGregor, and we really need to shop for a backup AMC.
90 - Nothing matters.
1-2
I cut all the wide midfielders to make myself feel better.
Transfer In - AMLC Harry Powell (20) - From Biggleswade United
Solid all around young player content to back up Summerfield.
20th vs Holmer Green (8th)
G: Richard Stroud
D: George Gould/Kyle Craig/Tom Kemp/Nathan Speed
M: Andy Mogwo/Thomas Nunn/Jordan Payne
AM: Will Summerfield
S: Stuart Horgan/Jordan Merriman
13 -
Speed makes a phenomenal clearance to set off a chain reaction finishing off in
Horgan running to the right side of the box and waiting until the time is right to cross for
Merriman's bombtastic muscle-in
1-0
61 -
Harwood for
Nunn
91 - He may be so exhausted it's a wonder he can still move, but when
Summerfield exchanges passes with
Merriman and gets a beautiful ball in open space, he converts to clinch the win!
2-0
Nathan Speed of all people gets PotM with 8.6. 7.8 for
Tom Kemp, 8.3 for
Kyle Craig, 7.4 for
George Gould as our backline finally had a standup (if shocking) game. 7.7 for
Will Summerfield, 8.5 for
Jordan Merriman and 7.8 for
Stuart Horgan.
Elliott Burns resumes training
Transfer In - DRC Gavin Lambert (21) - From Horndean
Rates as #2 DR though that's not saying much.
Kwasi "Frogpond" Frempong gets hit with a virus so bad, he's gone for 2-3 weeks.
16th @Wembley (12th)
G: Richard Stroud
D: George Gould/Kyle Craig/Tom Kemp/Nathan Speed
M: Andy Mogwo/Thomas Nunn/Jordan Payne
AM: Will Summerfield
S: Stuart Horgan/Jordan Merriman
First road game and we're Defensive.
3 - Man,
Speed does a lot of great work in passing after throw-ins I've noticed. Here there's a lot of passing on the right wing before it gets to
Mogwo, who sends it to
Horgan and then on to
Merriman. A little juke and our fearsome striker adds to his goal tally
1-0
10 -
Off goes
Merriman with injury. On comes
Bonnick. Assholes.
15 - Now
Payne is hurt. WTF.
28 -
Summerfield on the free kick... and
Mogwo gets in above everyone with the header to double our lead!
2-0
51 - Nobody stops the rebound after the wall blocks a free kick.
Harwood in for
Payne 2-1
73 -
Speed with the 30 yard free kick and HOLY FUCK, IT'S IN!!!!
3-1
88 - Now
Bonnick is dinged
92 - Great run forth by
Summerfield after the pass from
Mogwo, and he sizzles home the half-circle strike
4-1
8.1 for
Nathan Speed, 7.9 for
Tom Kemp, 8.0 for
Kyle Craig, 7.9 for
George Gould as it's a second straight amazing performance by our bashed backline. 8.7 for
Andy Mogwo, and
Will Summerfield's 8.9 is PotM. Also 8.1 for
Stuart Horgan.
Jordan Merriman is out 3-4 weeks, which is pretty devastating, as his 6 goals are tied for third in the league in scoring, and his 7.6 average match rating is 4th. FM truly does giveth and taketh.