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Radii · 09-17-2011, 07:55 PM

November Update

-- We play on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th. Man U (1st), Blackburn (18th), West Ham (3rd), and Chelsea (6th).

-- The board is delighted with my leadership, damn right! Alvaro Negredo is the highlight, Cestor Mike the lowlight.

-- We actually lost money last month, $41K. We did play only once at home, our revenue was down $1.5M from the month prior.

November 7th, 2020

Man Utd(9-2-0, 1st) @ Ipswich (3-3-5, 11th)

Man U are 2:5 favorites today, they are off to a brilliant start without a loss in 11 matches. We're 13:2 to get a win, 11:4 to tie.

GK: Capitani
D: Kirkland/Welsh/Henrique/Jackson
M: Adagsmar/Donnelly/Mariga/Gordon
F: Khan/Constantino

Kirkland and Quartey start today, Welsh has randomly Poor morale and sits.

12': They earn a corner, taken to the far end of the 6 yard box, a strong header from midfielder Wynter and a goal, we looked quite outclassed on that. 0-1

30': We are forward attacking, Mariga passes to Constantino who is coming in from the right, he's got a great look, shoots, its saved but the rebound falls right to Neil Gordon and the keeper hasn't recovered yet, Gordon easily puts it in!! 1-1

34': We work to win the ball in the midfield and after a good bit of back and forth finally do, Gordon plays a great ball ahead to Khan, he's got a clear cut chance from the edge of the box, but the keeper saves it.

39': We're really taking it to them, two more quick attacks, Gordon with another great pass to Constantino, into the area, he's coming in from the right and has a tough angle, it seems like he could hit Khan coming down the middle, but instead he shoots and its a really weak shot right at the keeper and saved.

40': Clear cut chance #4 as Donnelly finds Khan who loses his man.. but again its saved, we earn a corner but its cleared.

HALF: Man that was fun. We seriously took it to them for the final 10 minutes, that was great to watch. I don't expect us to come out ahead (maybe if we had a 3-1 lead from a couple of those chances!), but we are putting up a great fight here. We have 8 shots, 6 on target and 4 clear cut chances, they have 6 shots, 1 on target for their one goal.

59': Henrique picks up an injury and has to leave the pitch for a few minutes.

64': Welsh in for Henrique, Johnson in for Mariga, Henrique injured/Mariga tired.

67': midfielder Parejo with a yellow for a tackle on Donnelly.

78': They're attacking hard this half but our defense is coming up big, they're really only getting shots from long range and haven't put another on target yet.

83': We build up on offense, Jackson ends up passing ahead to Constantino, he's into the area, tackled... its a penalty!! but Constantino is hurt and won't be taking the PK. Neil Gordon takes it instead.. and its saved by the keeper. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. They clear and we recover, Johnson with a through ball, Khan is there and puts it into the net.... but he's offsides... NOOOOOOOOOOOO

86': They have a throwin in their end, a couple passes lead to a shot from 20 yards out, on target... but saved nicely.

88': Kirkland wins the ball from their mid Parejo, Parejo tries ot get it back, but fouls Kirkland, that's his second yellow, he's out!

91': Oh man, Neil Gordon goes down injured... two of their men are hurt today too.

The whistle blows and we earn a point!

Ipswich 1 : 1 Man Utd

Much like the Aston Villa game, we just played one of the best teams in the world and come away from the match with a point... and feel disappointed because it seems like we were really the better team today. But hell, its a spectacular result. Their keeper is man of the match.

Goal: Gordon (6.7)
Assist: Constantino (6.8)
Notables: Kirkland (7.2), Mariga (7.1), Donnelly (7.4)

5 clear cut chances for us, zero for them, including a missed penalty shot in the final 10 minutes.

Neither Henrique or Neil Gordon have long term injuries, so we feel quite lucky/happy for that.

12 matches in we have 13 points and sit in 8th place (though a couple teams below us have 11 matches and we'll likely drop to 9th or 10th). We're actually only 6 points clear of Blackburn in 18th for relegation, we play them next though with a chance to widen the gap to 9. Also while its awesome that we're in 8th there is a very clear gap between the haves and have nots in the EPL this year and its between 7th and 8th place. Chelsea 6th with 21 points, Newcastle 7th with 20 points, Ipswich 8th with 13 points. There's a big gap there.

09-17-2011, 07:55 PM	#899
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	November Update -- We play on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th. Man U (1st), Blackburn (18th), West Ham (3rd), and Chelsea (6th). -- The board is delighted with my leadership, damn right! Alvaro Negredo is the highlight, Cestor Mike the lowlight. -- We actually lost money last month, $41K. We did play only once at home, our revenue was down $1.5M from the month prior. November 7th, 2020 Man Utd(9-2-0, 1st) @ Ipswich (3-3-5, 11th) Man U are 2:5 favorites today, they are off to a brilliant start without a loss in 11 matches. We're 13:2 to get a win, 11:4 to tie. GK: Capitani D: Kirkland/Welsh/Henrique/Jackson M: Adagsmar/Donnelly/Mariga/Gordon F: Khan/Constantino Kirkland and Quartey start today, Welsh has randomly Poor morale and sits. 12': They earn a corner, taken to the far end of the 6 yard box, a strong header from midfielder Wynter and a goal, we looked quite outclassed on that. 0-1 30': We are forward attacking, Mariga passes to Constantino who is coming in from the right, he's got a great look, shoots, its saved but the rebound falls right to Neil Gordon and the keeper hasn't recovered yet, Gordon easily puts it in!! 1-1 34': We work to win the ball in the midfield and after a good bit of back and forth finally do, Gordon plays a great ball ahead to Khan, he's got a clear cut chance from the edge of the box, but the keeper saves it. 39': We're really taking it to them, two more quick attacks, Gordon with another great pass to Constantino, into the area, he's coming in from the right and has a tough angle, it seems like he could hit Khan coming down the middle, but instead he shoots and its a really weak shot right at the keeper and saved. 40': Clear cut chance #4 as Donnelly finds Khan who loses his man.. but again its saved, we earn a corner but its cleared. HALF: Man that was fun. We seriously took it to them for the final 10 minutes, that was great to watch. I don't expect us to come out ahead (maybe if we had a 3-1 lead from a couple of those chances!), but we are putting up a great fight here. We have 8 shots, 6 on target and 4 clear cut chances, they have 6 shots, 1 on target for their one goal. 59': Henrique picks up an injury and has to leave the pitch for a few minutes. 64': Welsh in for Henrique, Johnson in for Mariga, Henrique injured/Mariga tired. 67': midfielder Parejo with a yellow for a tackle on Donnelly. 78': They're attacking hard this half but our defense is coming up big, they're really only getting shots from long range and haven't put another on target yet. 83': We build up on offense, Jackson ends up passing ahead to Constantino, he's into the area, tackled... its a penalty!! but Constantino is hurt and won't be taking the PK. Neil Gordon takes it instead.. and its saved by the keeper. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. They clear and we recover, Johnson with a through ball, Khan is there and puts it into the net.... but he's offsides... NOOOOOOOOOOOO 86': They have a throwin in their end, a couple passes lead to a shot from 20 yards out, on target... but saved nicely. 88': Kirkland wins the ball from their mid Parejo, Parejo tries ot get it back, but fouls Kirkland, that's his second yellow, he's out! 91': Oh man, Neil Gordon goes down injured... two of their men are hurt today too. The whistle blows and we earn a point! Ipswich 1 : 1 Man Utd Much like the Aston Villa game, we just played one of the best teams in the world and come away from the match with a point... and feel disappointed because it seems like we were really the better team today. But hell, its a spectacular result. Their keeper is man of the match. Goal: Gordon (6.7) Assist: Constantino (6.8) Notables: Kirkland (7.2), Mariga (7.1), Donnelly (7.4) 5 clear cut chances for us, zero for them, including a missed penalty shot in the final 10 minutes. Neither Henrique or Neil Gordon have long term injuries, so we feel quite lucky/happy for that. 12 matches in we have 13 points and sit in 8th place (though a couple teams below us have 11 matches and we'll likely drop to 9th or 10th). We're actually only 6 points clear of Blackburn in 18th for relegation, we play them next though with a chance to widen the gap to 9. Also while its awesome that we're in 8th there is a very clear gap between the haves and have nots in the EPL this year and its between 7th and 8th place. Chelsea 6th with 21 points, Newcastle 7th with 20 points, Ipswich 8th with 13 points. There's a big gap there.