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Radii · 08-22-2011, 02:13 AM

-- Paul Coutts resumes full training. We're getting there!

March Update

-- We play on the 3rd, 7th, 17th, 20th, 24th and 27th. Our next three are all against playoff contenders in Hull, Leicester, and QPR.

-- Our assistant lets me know that DL Jack Hughes has trained well over the last month. I'm glad to see that a small stint on the senior team at age 17 hasn't scared him or hurt him. With Berthet back to full training Hughes is back to the U-18 team where he belongs.

-- The board is very pleased with my leadership. That's down from delighted last month, we fell out of the top two with our last loss so maybe they're just that picky as to what constitutes success at this level. We only lost $113k last month, not bad at all.

-- Thanks mainly to the salary cutting measures we've been forced to take, we're making a profit of $9.8 million at this point in the season after the team had a loss of $7.6 million last year. We'll lose a bit more along the way but its a huge turnaround. There's no way to pay loans back early but hopefully this'll allow more spending in future seasons.

March 3rd, 2018

Ipswich(20-8-5, 3rd) @ Hull(20-6-8, 5th)

We're 5-7-3 lifetime against Hull including a 2:0 win back in September. Today though they're 5:4 favorites at home, we're 7:4 to get a win.

GK: Murphy
D: Kirkland/Brown/Bruce/Berthet
DMC: Paulo
MC: Donnelly/Bennett
AMC: Mills
ST: Khan/Lewis

Hull's Federico Cacciapuoti has 8 goals and Dalibor Stevanovic has 7 to lead them. Nothing close to what we've got.

For Ipswich, Coutts and Walker are available off the bench and Sylvain Berthet is making his first start in a good long while after his injury. Defensive mindset on the road against a playoff team today.

2': They start with the ball but we take it away while they are trying to start up their offense. Khan makes a long run down the left and gets into the area before they tackle it behind for a corner. We earn two corners before they clear.

12': Lewis receives a pass about 20 yards out, makes a nice move to get an open look at the edge of teh penalty area, but his shot is way wide.

15': They've got it, going down the right, their man cuts towards the middle and sends a cross to the other side of the area, there's a header near post... Murphy dives, can't get to it ,but the ball hits the crossbar. It bounces almost straight down and back into play, so close to a goal, we clear it.

24': They quickly build up on offense, there's a through ball from about 30 yards out into the area, their man Adrian runs onto it, beating Berthet to the ball and scoring, Murphy had no shot. 0-1

28': We look to attack quickly after winning a ball in midfield, Donnelly to Bennett, Bennett is 30 yards out running towards the area, they have men back but the defense isn't set at all, 4 different guys rush at Bennett, leaving Khan wide open a few yards to the right... Bennett finds him, Khan calmly moves into position and beats the keeper to tie it back up! 1-1

40': We're passing the ball around on the offensive end, Paulo to Bennet and Bennett plays a beautiful ball 20 yards ahead with his first touch, Rob Lewis runs onto it right at the penalty spot, the keeper rushes out but Lewis finds an opening and puts it under the keeper and into the net! 2-1 Perfect pass from Bennett.

HALF: A very exciting half with 3 goals. Bennett is clearly the star so far for us, creating both goals in impressive fashion. Hull actually have 9 shots, but just 3 on target. We've got 5 shots, also 3 on target. We've got a 54/46 possession edge. Other numbers are relatively close though they have won 92% of their tackles, a massive percentage... we're at 78% which is good too.

57': They earn a corner after a long run down the right, we block a cross. Kirkland makes a great tackle to get it out of the area after they send it in.

59': They try to build up down the right side, Kirkland makes a good tackle, but the ball falls to another Hull player, he's way out right about 35 yards away, he sends a beautiful cross in from there, their man Galias gets his head to it and is able to beat Murphy... Berthet takes the blame for not winning a header there, he's having a rough first game back. 2-2

74': We control the ball near midfield, they're aggressively going after the ball but we make some nice passes to keep control. Mills has it 35 yards out and sends it ahead, Khan is... barely onsides, if at all, but he runs onto it 20 yards from the goal, takes a few more steps into the area and calmly beats the keeper!! 3-2

74': Coutts in for Lewis. Coutts at AMC, Mills ST. Gudmundsson in for Berthet.

83': They look to attack quickly, they've got a man 40 yards out sending a ball into the area, one of their strikers gets to it and looks sure to score, but his first touch isn't perfect and Bruce is there to tackle it away. Its a corner. The corner is taken to the close man, he shoots immediately, we block the shot but the ball falls to a trailer standing about 20 yards from goal. He shoots immediately from there and Murphy hasn't positioned himself properly yet, its into the right side of the net... 3-3

89': They have a corner, we clear it easily and its cleared all the way to midfield, Khan wins the ball and sprints down the right side... before he can try to cross in for Mills, he's tackled, its a foul on their defender.. but we cant do anything with the free kick.

89': Fryers in for Coutts, we go to 5 DC's.

That'll do it.

Hull 3 : 3 Ipswich

Very exciting game, its too bad we couldn't grab a win here especially when we had the lead more than once, but, we have to be happy with a tie on the road vs a playoff team.

Man of the Match: Matthew Khan (8.8)
Goals: Khan 2, Lewis (6.8)
Assists: Bennett 2 (8.2), Mills (6.8)
Notables: Kirkland (7.0)

Murphy ends up with our lowest rating today at 6.1. Berthet ended up with a 6.8, recovering a bit after taking the blame for allowing one of the goals.

-- Stoke lose to Cardiff today and our point moves us back up to 2nd in the league. With 11 matches to go only 8 points separates first (Huddersfield with 73 points) and 7th (Burnley with 65). Remember, top two auto promote to the EPL, 3rd-6th make the playoffs.

-- Neil Gordon and Constantino both resume full training. Loaner MC Jordan Ford will be back to full training before our next match and we will be back to full strength!

08-22-2011, 02:13 AM	#627
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	-- Paul Coutts resumes full training. We're getting there! March Update -- We play on the 3rd, 7th, 17th, 20th, 24th and 27th. Our next three are all against playoff contenders in Hull, Leicester, and QPR. -- Our assistant lets me know that DL Jack Hughes has trained well over the last month. I'm glad to see that a small stint on the senior team at age 17 hasn't scared him or hurt him. With Berthet back to full training Hughes is back to the U-18 team where he belongs. -- The board is very pleased with my leadership. That's down from delighted last month, we fell out of the top two with our last loss so maybe they're just that picky as to what constitutes success at this level. We only lost $113k last month, not bad at all. -- Thanks mainly to the salary cutting measures we've been forced to take, we're making a profit of $9.8 million at this point in the season after the team had a loss of $7.6 million last year. We'll lose a bit more along the way but its a huge turnaround. There's no way to pay loans back early but hopefully this'll allow more spending in future seasons. March 3rd, 2018 Ipswich(20-8-5, 3rd) @ Hull(20-6-8, 5th) We're 5-7-3 lifetime against Hull including a 2:0 win back in September. Today though they're 5:4 favorites at home, we're 7:4 to get a win. GK: Murphy D: Kirkland/Brown/Bruce/Berthet DMC: Paulo MC: Donnelly/Bennett AMC: Mills ST: Khan/Lewis Hull's Federico Cacciapuoti has 8 goals and Dalibor Stevanovic has 7 to lead them. Nothing close to what we've got. For Ipswich, Coutts and Walker are available off the bench and Sylvain Berthet is making his first start in a good long while after his injury. Defensive mindset on the road against a playoff team today. 2': They start with the ball but we take it away while they are trying to start up their offense. Khan makes a long run down the left and gets into the area before they tackle it behind for a corner. We earn two corners before they clear. 12': Lewis receives a pass about 20 yards out, makes a nice move to get an open look at the edge of teh penalty area, but his shot is way wide. 15': They've got it, going down the right, their man cuts towards the middle and sends a cross to the other side of the area, there's a header near post... Murphy dives, can't get to it ,but the ball hits the crossbar. It bounces almost straight down and back into play, so close to a goal, we clear it. 24': They quickly build up on offense, there's a through ball from about 30 yards out into the area, their man Adrian runs onto it, beating Berthet to the ball and scoring, Murphy had no shot. 0-1 28': We look to attack quickly after winning a ball in midfield, Donnelly to Bennett, Bennett is 30 yards out running towards the area, they have men back but the defense isn't set at all, 4 different guys rush at Bennett, leaving Khan wide open a few yards to the right... Bennett finds him, Khan calmly moves into position and beats the keeper to tie it back up! 1-1 40': We're passing the ball around on the offensive end, Paulo to Bennet and Bennett plays a beautiful ball 20 yards ahead with his first touch, Rob Lewis runs onto it right at the penalty spot, the keeper rushes out but Lewis finds an opening and puts it under the keeper and into the net! 2-1 Perfect pass from Bennett. HALF: A very exciting half with 3 goals. Bennett is clearly the star so far for us, creating both goals in impressive fashion. Hull actually have 9 shots, but just 3 on target. We've got 5 shots, also 3 on target. We've got a 54/46 possession edge. Other numbers are relatively close though they have won 92% of their tackles, a massive percentage... we're at 78% which is good too. 57': They earn a corner after a long run down the right, we block a cross. Kirkland makes a great tackle to get it out of the area after they send it in. 59': They try to build up down the right side, Kirkland makes a good tackle, but the ball falls to another Hull player, he's way out right about 35 yards away, he sends a beautiful cross in from there, their man Galias gets his head to it and is able to beat Murphy... Berthet takes the blame for not winning a header there, he's having a rough first game back. 2-2 74': We control the ball near midfield, they're aggressively going after the ball but we make some nice passes to keep control. Mills has it 35 yards out and sends it ahead, Khan is... barely onsides, if at all, but he runs onto it 20 yards from the goal, takes a few more steps into the area and calmly beats the keeper!! 3-2 74': Coutts in for Lewis. Coutts at AMC, Mills ST. Gudmundsson in for Berthet. 83': They look to attack quickly, they've got a man 40 yards out sending a ball into the area, one of their strikers gets to it and looks sure to score, but his first touch isn't perfect and Bruce is there to tackle it away. Its a corner. The corner is taken to the close man, he shoots immediately, we block the shot but the ball falls to a trailer standing about 20 yards from goal. He shoots immediately from there and Murphy hasn't positioned himself properly yet, its into the right side of the net... 3-3 89': They have a corner, we clear it easily and its cleared all the way to midfield, Khan wins the ball and sprints down the right side... before he can try to cross in for Mills, he's tackled, its a foul on their defender.. but we cant do anything with the free kick. 89': Fryers in for Coutts, we go to 5 DC's. That'll do it. Hull 3 : 3 Ipswich Very exciting game, its too bad we couldn't grab a win here especially when we had the lead more than once, but, we have to be happy with a tie on the road vs a playoff team. Man of the Match: Matthew Khan (8.8) Goals: Khan 2, Lewis (6.8) Assists: Bennett 2 (8.2), Mills (6.8) Notables: Kirkland (7.0) Murphy ends up with our lowest rating today at 6.1. Berthet ended up with a 6.8, recovering a bit after taking the blame for allowing one of the goals. -- Stoke lose to Cardiff today and our point moves us back up to 2nd in the league. With 11 matches to go only 8 points separates first (Huddersfield with 73 points) and 7th (Burnley with 65). Remember, top two auto promote to the EPL, 3rd-6th make the playoffs. -- Neil Gordon and Constantino both resume full training. Loaner MC Jordan Ford will be back to full training before our next match and we will be back to full strength!