[Izulde]

As if our defense wasn't already Swiss cheese, Jim Williams sustains a chest injury in our third friendly that knocks him out for 4-5 weeks. We're trying desperately to sign anybody, anybody at all.

Transfer In - DC/MC Tom Rowerbotham (23)
Finally, a body we can stick in at DC. Great physical attributes, but his technical skills need a lot of honing.

Transfer In - DLC Ryan Talbot (21)
Spent way too much money for him, but that's how crying out for players we were. He'll start even when Jim Williams is healthy again, which goes to show how bad our DC shape is right now.

Sweet moment: Beating the team I considered leaving for 2-0, when we switch to a flat 4-4-2 that will likely be our primary formation this season.

@ Caine
G: Gareth Rees
D: Curtis Burrows/Tom Rowerbotham/Ryan Talbot/Emmanuel Mensah
M: Conner Leek/Billy Frost/Paddy Griffiths/Nathan Haynes
S: Aaron Gibson/Carl Harris

Bit of a controversy brewing at MR and one of the ST spots. Only reason Sam Higgins isn't playing is because we got caught with our pants down managing health levels and he's tired.

29 - We're shit at defending set pieces. 0-1

Just before half, Frost is knocked out of the game, and Haynes is injured too. The bullshit is incredible with injuries. Higgins comes on and then at half, it's Horgan for Haynes

67 - JFHRC. Now Mensah is hurt with a playable injury.

What a shitfest of an opener.

Billy Frost - 4-5 weeks
Nathan Haynes - 2-3 weeks

Just fucking great.

vs Devizes (8th)
G: Gareth Rees
D: Connor Leek/Tom Rowbotham/Ryan Talbot/Curtis Burrows
M: Sam Higgins/Paddy Griffiths
AM: Omarr Austin/Roy Horgan
S: Carl Harris/Tate Sheppard

Three straight short rest league games to start the year is fucking bullshit, especially with all our fucking injuries.

5 - Their defender is feeling Sheppard's footsteps on the sideline, so he attempts to lateral it to his keeper. Only problem is, Harris gets there first and puts it away. 1-0

9 - ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME WITH THIS GOD DAMNED FUCKING BULLSHIT?! LEEK OFF WITH INJURY! Burrows flips to DL and Ross comes in at DR.

25 - Ross throws into Horgan, who stops and long balls all the way down the middle of the pitch, just ahead of Harris for the dribble and fireball into the box, netting his second goal. 2-0

57 - Sheppard steals the ball on the throw-in, plots his move, and wings to Burrows. Crackerjack shot lands at Harris's feet in the box, and *bam* HAT TRICK TIME! 3-0

69 - Don't you assholes dare blow this.

72 - Trego, another of last year's youth pulls, goes in for Horgan. It's the only sub we can reasonably make at this point, even though everyone is sucking wind out there.

Obviously Carl Harris got a 9.5 and PotM, but Omarr Austin was impressive at AML, netting a 7.9. Third star goes to Sam Higgins with a 7.4. To be fair, they had two of their players go off with injuries, too. So it's been a rough season start for a lot of teams.

GOD DAMN IT! WE LOSE OUR TEAM CAPTAIN FOR A WHOLE FUCKING YEAR?!?! FUCK THISODGSGHASOHGO9HGOHAEHOGOHWTRAWOHTAWHFGAOGHOAHGAOHFGASHFGASHGASHGOASHRGOAHGISHVOASFGA

BRB SMASHING THE EVERLIVING FUCK OUT OF MY FUCKING KEYBOARD