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Radii · 07-19-2011, 03:10 AM

-- The draw for the 1st round of the FA Cup is today... we are going on the road to play Eastbourne Boro in the Blue Square South, near the bottom of the BSS at that. This game will be in early November, its possible we've never been as big a favorite in a match that counts as we will be in this one.

Injury Update

-- Backup DR Craig Alcock picks up a chest injury in the weight room today that's going to keep him out for about 2 weeks. This combined with Colin's injury hurts us a bit... Ogogo is our starting DR but can also provide some backup at AMR, which would allow our normal AMR backup, Zatara, to help cover more for Colin at AML while he's out for a month, not a huge deal, but a small annoyance where our backups/extra depth overlaps in a noticeable way.

-- Hey look, Oct 29th, 2016... that'll be my 40th birthday IRL. Ok, lets not think about that anymore.

October 29th, 2016

Rushden(3-4-7, 21st) @ Woking(7-5-2, 3rd)

We're huge even money favorites today at home against Rushden. Four teams get relegated out of League 1, Rushden are the first team out at this point. We have a long history with Rushden, spending 3 seasons in the BS Premier with them and 2 seasons in League 2. We haven't done well either, going 2-4-4 lifetime against them. Rushden finished 3rd in League 2 last year to gain the final auto-promote spot. Last year we killed them on the road 4:1 and tied 1:1 at our place.

GK: Lynch
D: Nikolaou/Taylor/Marc/Ogogo
MC: Upson/Paulo
AM: Harsanyi/N'Guessan
FC: Subotic/Constantino

If you asked me, with the game not loaded, to name one player outside of Woking that stands out the most in this dynasty, I'd probably give you the name Sam Smith of Rushden. This is his 10th season with Rushden, he has 178 goals and 41 assists in his career. Last year he scored 34 goals, just one less than Constantino in league 2. But it looks like he might have met his limit, in 13 League 1 matches he has 2 goals and a 6.67 average rating. As Sam Smith goes, Rushden goes it appears.

Subotic gets his second start of the year as Harsanyi moves to AML. We attack at home today.

4': There's a move down the left side for Rushden, a cross in, there's a strong header from within the 6 yard box, Lynch saves but can't hold it, there's a rebound and they get a man to it to put it in the net... Nikolaou went up for the header and lost it. 0-1

6': Its a near mirror of their attack... N'Guessan down the right side, a cross to the far end of the 6 yard box, a header from Harsanyi... off the crossbar though. They clear it out but we recover in the midfield. Ogogo feeds it up to Constantino about 25 yards out, there's a huge open space, Constantino takes advantage, gets into the area, and beats the keeper! 1-1

11': Paulo has it 25 yards out, he makes a great move to skip by a defender, earns himself a clear cut strike in the area, but can't beat the keeper... we have 3 shots, all clear cut chances, but just one goal.

18': Midfielder Lee Tomlin gets a yellow for tackling N'Guessan from behind.

28': Nikolaou plays a long ball from deep in our defensive end. Its played for Subotic, they have a defender there about 30 yards out and he flat out misses the interception... the ball rolls behind him towards the penalty area, and we've got the fastest man on the pitch in these situations, constantino pounces, sprinting by everyone, he's first to the ball and places a perfect shot past the keeper! 2-1

39': Subotic has it 25 yards out, he draws an extra defender after a turn and plays a ball forward to Constantino, he's got it in a great position but the keeper makes the stop... this is our SIXTH clear cut chance, I think i've successfully documented five of them heh, but just two goals.

43': they're working the ball forward, Harsanyi makes a great play though and steals the ball from a defender near midfield, he makes a run up the left side and it looks like a 3 on 2 break for us, Harsanyi plays it to Upson who gets into the area and puts a shot by the keeper! 3-1

HALF: Ridiculous half. We give up a super early goal, then we take 12 shots, an incredible EIGHT of them are considered to be clear cut chances. Should I be upset with just 3 goals under the circumstances? Nah, 3-1!

48': We give up a corner, they take it to the near man in the area and he strikes it cleanly with his first touch... it hits the defender on the line, bounces off him and into the net... 3-2

53': After some buildup Upson plays a pretty through ball into the area, constantino times his run perfectly, is the first one there and he doesn't miss, that's a hat trick! 4-2

68': Wiggins in for Nikolaou, Paterson in for Subotic.

81': Upson gets a yellow.

83': Constantino gets a yellow... come on guys

87': They get the ball forward, there's a cross in from the left side, Paulo misses a header in the box, Sam smith gets to it but his header is extremely weak and saved by Lynch. Its a clear cut chance for Rushden and they should have scored.

Woking 4 : 2 Rushden

The pressure we put on Rushden today was insane. 18 shots, 8 clear cut chances, only 3 shots from long range!

Man of the Match: Constantino (9.4)
Goals: Constantino 3, Upson (8.1)
Assists: Ogogo (7.9), Nikolaou (7.1), Upson, Harsanyi (6.8)
Notables: Lynch (7.2), Paulo(7.4)

After a couple games where Constantino has picked up multiple goals, including a hat trick today, I take a look at the league 1 stats... Constantino has 17 goals in 15 league matches, amazingly, that's actually just tied for first in the league. Crystal Palace's Chris Ojapah, a 22 year old valued at $1.4 million who is actually owned by Crystal Palace and not on loan, also has 17 goals in 15 matches. He looks a lot like constantino, pretty solid skills but mainly fast as lightening, at least for this level.

07-19-2011, 03:10 AM	#453
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	-- The draw for the 1st round of the FA Cup is today... we are going on the road to play Eastbourne Boro in the Blue Square South, near the bottom of the BSS at that. This game will be in early November, its possible we've never been as big a favorite in a match that counts as we will be in this one. Injury Update -- Backup DR Craig Alcock picks up a chest injury in the weight room today that's going to keep him out for about 2 weeks. This combined with Colin's injury hurts us a bit... Ogogo is our starting DR but can also provide some backup at AMR, which would allow our normal AMR backup, Zatara, to help cover more for Colin at AML while he's out for a month, not a huge deal, but a small annoyance where our backups/extra depth overlaps in a noticeable way. -- Hey look, Oct 29th, 2016... that'll be my 40th birthday IRL. Ok, lets not think about that anymore. October 29th, 2016 Rushden(3-4-7, 21st) @ Woking(7-5-2, 3rd) We're huge even money favorites today at home against Rushden. Four teams get relegated out of League 1, Rushden are the first team out at this point. We have a long history with Rushden, spending 3 seasons in the BS Premier with them and 2 seasons in League 2. We haven't done well either, going 2-4-4 lifetime against them. Rushden finished 3rd in League 2 last year to gain the final auto-promote spot. Last year we killed them on the road 4:1 and tied 1:1 at our place. GK: Lynch D: Nikolaou/Taylor/Marc/Ogogo MC: Upson/Paulo AM: Harsanyi/N'Guessan FC: Subotic/Constantino If you asked me, with the game not loaded, to name one player outside of Woking that stands out the most in this dynasty, I'd probably give you the name Sam Smith of Rushden. This is his 10th season with Rushden, he has 178 goals and 41 assists in his career. Last year he scored 34 goals, just one less than Constantino in league 2. But it looks like he might have met his limit, in 13 League 1 matches he has 2 goals and a 6.67 average rating. As Sam Smith goes, Rushden goes it appears. Subotic gets his second start of the year as Harsanyi moves to AML. We attack at home today. 4': There's a move down the left side for Rushden, a cross in, there's a strong header from within the 6 yard box, Lynch saves but can't hold it, there's a rebound and they get a man to it to put it in the net... Nikolaou went up for the header and lost it. 0-1 6': Its a near mirror of their attack... N'Guessan down the right side, a cross to the far end of the 6 yard box, a header from Harsanyi... off the crossbar though. They clear it out but we recover in the midfield. Ogogo feeds it up to Constantino about 25 yards out, there's a huge open space, Constantino takes advantage, gets into the area, and beats the keeper! 1-1 11': Paulo has it 25 yards out, he makes a great move to skip by a defender, earns himself a clear cut strike in the area, but can't beat the keeper... we have 3 shots, all clear cut chances, but just one goal. 18': Midfielder Lee Tomlin gets a yellow for tackling N'Guessan from behind. 28': Nikolaou plays a long ball from deep in our defensive end. Its played for Subotic, they have a defender there about 30 yards out and he flat out misses the interception... the ball rolls behind him towards the penalty area, and we've got the fastest man on the pitch in these situations, constantino pounces, sprinting by everyone, he's first to the ball and places a perfect shot past the keeper! 2-1 39': Subotic has it 25 yards out, he draws an extra defender after a turn and plays a ball forward to Constantino, he's got it in a great position but the keeper makes the stop... this is our SIXTH clear cut chance, I think i've successfully documented five of them heh, but just two goals. 43': they're working the ball forward, Harsanyi makes a great play though and steals the ball from a defender near midfield, he makes a run up the left side and it looks like a 3 on 2 break for us, Harsanyi plays it to Upson who gets into the area and puts a shot by the keeper! 3-1 HALF: Ridiculous half. We give up a super early goal, then we take 12 shots, an incredible EIGHT of them are considered to be clear cut chances. Should I be upset with just 3 goals under the circumstances? Nah, 3-1! 48': We give up a corner, they take it to the near man in the area and he strikes it cleanly with his first touch... it hits the defender on the line, bounces off him and into the net... 3-2 53': After some buildup Upson plays a pretty through ball into the area, constantino times his run perfectly, is the first one there and he doesn't miss, that's a hat trick! 4-2 68': Wiggins in for Nikolaou, Paterson in for Subotic. 81': Upson gets a yellow. 83': Constantino gets a yellow... come on guys 87': They get the ball forward, there's a cross in from the left side, Paulo misses a header in the box, Sam smith gets to it but his header is extremely weak and saved by Lynch. Its a clear cut chance for Rushden and they should have scored. Woking 4 : 2 Rushden The pressure we put on Rushden today was insane. 18 shots, 8 clear cut chances, only 3 shots from long range! Man of the Match: Constantino (9.4) Goals: Constantino 3, Upson (8.1) Assists: Ogogo (7.9), Nikolaou (7.1), Upson, Harsanyi (6.8) Notables: Lynch (7.2), Paulo(7.4) After a couple games where Constantino has picked up multiple goals, including a hat trick today, I take a look at the league 1 stats... Constantino has 17 goals in 15 league matches, amazingly, that's actually just tied for first in the league. Crystal Palace's Chris Ojapah, a 22 year old valued at $1.4 million who is actually owned by Crystal Palace and not on loan, also has 17 goals in 15 matches. He looks a lot like constantino, pretty solid skills but mainly fast as lightening, at least for this level.