Against all Odds - Odds Down F.C (FM 11)

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Weekly Notes

• Rusling, Murray and Booth all have made the weekly 11 players of the week.
• Odd Down is on an 11 match unbeaten streak
• Chorley and AFC Fylde have made offers to Asa Charlton. Odd Down has countered.

Match Notes
Odd Down sits in 1st, Westfield sits in 2nd. The winner of this match ends up in 1st because the two teams are tied in points. This is the first match between the clubs too.

Odd Down runs a 4-3-3 attacking formation and are picked to win.

Westfield runs a 4-4-2 base formation.
Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Metcalfe / Esdaile / Hogarth / Morris
M Murray / Ogden / Harris
ST Taylor / Booth / Eriksen

Subs: Hegarty / Glasgow / Martin / Rungratsamee / Ivey-Ward

Match Time

1' Morris pushes a pass to Booth in the upper corner of the box and Booth shoots, sending the shot wide.

24' An intercepted goal kick is headed back deep by Hogarth and Eriksen runs to the ball. He doesn't set as he shoots and the ball sails to the right.

31' Moreton sends a cross from the free kick and Sparey heads the ball to the upper right corner and Rusling barely gets to it and Hogarth clears it.

Half: Ogden picked up a yellow in the first half. Martin subs in for Ogden. The players are encouraged and told they can win this match if they keep it up.

48' Crocker sends a cross an it slides off of Hogarths head and to Moreton who cranks the shot home. GOAL! Westfields goes up 1-0!

56' Wilson gets behind the defense and receives the pass and takes it down and shoots. Rusling corrals the shot.

59' Murray sends to far post from the corner. The header by Esdaile is sent wide.

68' Harris is subbed by Glasgow. Booth is subbed by Rungratsamee.

85' A cross from the corner by Murray goes to Esdaile whose header hits the far post and is covered by the keeper.

89' Stocco sends the cross to Wilson who heads it in. GOAL! Westfields is up 2-0!

Westfields 2 : 0 Odd Down

Statistic	Westfields	Odd Down
Shots	9	7
On Target	6	1
Off Target	1	5
Blocked Shots	2	1
Woodwork	0	1
Clear Cut Chances	1	0
Long Shots	4	3
Possession	48%	52%
Corners	6	7
Free Kicks	19	13
Throw Ins	20	20
Fouls	13	14
Offsides	0	5
Passes Completed	62%	64%
Crosses Completed	31%	19%
Tackles Won	57%	68%
Headers Won	64%	65%
Yellow Cards	1	3
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	103.7	104.4
Average Rating	7.05	6.40

Match Analysis
What a brutal match. This team had zero heart today. The shots were taken from ridiculous areas and were not pushing anything into the box to force plays to the net. All the Downers had between 6.0 and 6.5 ratings while the bulk of Westfields team were 7.0 and higher.

Man of the Match
MR Jimmy Moreton (7.7) - 1 Goal, 5 tackles and 11/16 passing.

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November News and Notes

The loss to Westfields was a brief set back and came out of a rough congested schedule. Hopefully the guys will take the week of rest from training they are being given to recover, stretch and be ready for games.

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		Westfields		11	9	1	1	25	9	+16	28
2nd		Odd Down		10	8	1	1	31	5	+26	25
3rd		Bitton		10	6	4	0	18	7	+11	22
4th		Buckland		10	6	2	2	17	4	+13	20
5th		Merthyr T		11	6	1	4	20	20	0	19
6th		Radstock		11	4	5	2	11	10	+1	17
7th		Barnstaple		11	5	1	5	17	19	-2	16
8th		Corsham		11	5	1	5	17	20	-3	16
9th		Ilfracombe		11	4	3	4	17	15	+2	15
10th		Bishop Sutton		10	4	2	4	21	17	+4	14
11th		Bristol MF		10	4	2	4	18	21	-3	14
12th		Willand		9	3	2	4	9	9	0	11
13th		Welton Rovers		8	2	4	2	10	9	+1	10
14th		Wells		10	2	4	4	17	27	-10	10
15th		Brislington		10	2	3	5	14	20	-6	9
16th		Wellington		10	3	0	7	9	20	-11	9
17th		Longwell Green		10	2	2	6	9	16	-7	8
18th		Street		10	0	4	6	8	22	-14	4
19th		Hallen		11	0	2	9	9	27	-18	2

Important November Dates

11/5 - Radstock (Western Premier)
11/8 - Frome (Somerset Premier Cup)
11/9 - Somerset County FA Premier Cup Quarter Final Draw
11/12 - Street (Western Premier)
11/19 - Buckland (Western Premier)
11/26 - Welton Rovers (Western Premier)

Training Report
The following players have trained well over the past month:
Jordan Ivey-Ward (Aerobic)
Supat Rungratsamee (Aerobic)
Martin Whelan (Aerobic)

The following players have failed to impress over the past month:
Scott Metcalfe (Aerobic)
Kent Eriksen (Strength)
Wayne Evans (Strength)

The following youth players have trained well over the past month:
Julian Keeling (Aerobic)
Danny Clancy (Strength)

The following youth players have failed to impress over the past month:
Jean-Pierre Luciani (Tactics)
Neil Laird (Tactics)
Joe Murray (Aerobic)

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Weekly Notes

• Slough, East Thurrock and Ossett Albion have all offered Booth. Odd Down countered and Booth committed to Odd Down.
• Skelmersdale offered for Charlton. Odd Down countered and Charlton has committed to Odd Down.
• Glossop offers for Evans.

Match Notes
This will be the third match between the two clubs. It's tied at 1-1 but Odd Down has a +7 GD.

Odd Down is running a 4-1-2-1-2 formation with focusing on a counter attack. Odd Down is picked to win and win big.

Radstock runs a 4-1-4-1 defensive formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Hogarth / Esdaile / Metcalfe
DM Glasgow
M Boakye / Murray
ST Taylor / Booth

Subs: Hegarty / Charlton / Martin / Eriksen / Evans

Match Time

1' Boakye shoots from 25m and the keeper does his best to block it.

22' Coleman sends a cross to King who heads it past Rusling. GOAL! Radstock goes up 1-0!

31" Murray shoots from about 30m out and it bends into the net and the keeper was left grasping for air. GOAL! Odd Down evens the game 1-1!

38' Booth sends a centering pass, Ogden goes for it and is pushed from behind, no penalty and Taylor on the volley sends it into the stands!

41' Booth sends a cross from the right side. Boakye goes up by far post and heads it to goal. the keeper blocks the shot but Ogden is there to clean up the rebound! GOAL! Odd Down goes up 2-1!

Half: Murray received a yellow card in the first half. The team is told to not get complacent in the game.

49' Taylor leads Booth enough but he just isn't able to outrun the defenders and is forced to shoot at 25m out and his shot goes wide.

70' Murray from the corner sends a pass to near post. Hogarth goes up and his header screams towards the far post and barely misses.

78' Eriksen comes in for Booth. Martin in for Glasgow who took a knock.

91' Eriksen hits a low pass to Ogden who volleys the shot into the upper left corner. GOAL! Odd Down secure the win going up 3-1!

Odd Down 3 : 1 Radstock

Statistic	Odd Down	Radstock
Shots	18	3
On Target	6	1
Off Target	9	1
Blocked Shots	3	1
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	2	0
Long Shots	9	1
Possession	56%	44%
Corners	6	0
Free Kicks	10	10
Throw Ins	27	20
Fouls	9	10
Offsides	1	0
Passes Completed	78%	67%
Crosses Completed	29%	14%
Tackles Won	73%	75%
Headers Won	70%	69%
Yellow Cards	1	2
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	105.4	102.1
Average Rating	7.34	6.29

Match Analysis
Definitely a complete performance from the Downers in almost all areas except finishing. The shots that were took were from outside the box. There were about 5 shots from within the box and 3 of those went in. It says something there. It was great to see the youngster do well in only his second match as Radstock had no answer for his speed.

Man of the Match
AM Chris Ogden (8.8) - 2 Goals, 11/14 passing.

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Weekly Notes

• Glasgow bruised his shin last match and is out for 2 weeks
• Shepshed and Skelmersdale have offered for Booth. Odd Down has countered.
• Chris Ogden and Tom Murray were players of the week this past week.

Match Notes
This is the first match ever between the two clubs.

Odd Down will run the 4-3-3 attacking formation.

Frome is running a 4-4-2 balanced formation and are picked to win this match.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Charlton / Hogarth / Esdaile / Evans
M Martin / Harris / Hobbs
ST Rungratsamee / Eriksen / Taylor

Subs: Hegarty / Morris / Banton / Booth / Ward

Match Time

21' A blocked shot leads to the rebound going to Cheeseman and he volleys it into the net. Rusling was out of position. GOAL! Frome is up 1-0!

31' Guthrie with a floating pass towards far post that hits the post and goes in. GOAL! Frome is up 2-0!

Half: Wayne Evans received a yellow card in the 1st half. Ward comes in for Hogarth. The players are told that they need to do more.

47' Esdaile is injured and is replaced by Morris.

64' Morris sends a near post cross from the corner and Charlton's header was blocked and cleared.

75' Taylor is replaced by Booth.

92' Rungratsamee sends a cross to Hobbs who knocks it in. GOAL! Odd Down brings it within 1, 2-1!

Frome 2 : 1 Odd Down

Statistic	Frome	Odd Down
Shots	3	6
On Target	2	5
Off Target	1	1
Blocked Shots	0	0
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	0	1
Long Shots	1	1
Possession	53%	47%
Corners	4	5
Free Kicks	17	16
Throw Ins	30	16
Fouls	14	15
Offsides	2	2
Passes Completed	68%	63%
Crosses Completed	15%	29%
Tackles Won	65%	68%
Headers Won	57%	70%
Yellow Cards	4	2
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	97.8	100.5
Average Rating	6.96	6.65

Match Analysis
There is something inherently wrong with the forwards not moving into the box. It's like they are afraid of taking an injury. The defense stunk this one up. We are now out of all of the extra matches besides league games. We need to play for promotion and leave it at that.

Man of the Match
DC Ian Storan (8.8) - 2 Assists and 30/41 passing

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Weekly Notes

• Wayne Evans left and signed with Glossop, making $35 a week
• Odd Down offered 32 yr old ST Gez Murphy and he accepted.
• Booth leads the league with 10 goals and Taylor is second with 9

Match Notes
This is the third meeting between the clubs and Odd Down is 2-0 so far. They do hold a +6 goal differential in the meetings as well.

Odd Down will run the 4-3-3 attacking formation and are picked to be heavy favorites.

Street will run a 4-2-4 attacking formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Hegarty
D Morris / Hogarth / Ogden / Murray
M Boakye / Ogden / Murray
ST Taylor / Booth / Eriksen

Subs: Rusling / Charlton / Harris / Rungratsamee / Ward

Match Time

2' Murray from the corner, sends the kick to far post and Esdaile finally puts it into the net. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 1-0!

20' Taylor of Street hits a shot from the 25m mark and it goes wide.

25' Booth with a give and go to Ogden. Ogden shoots and it goes wide.

26' Boakye with a rocket from the 25m and it hits the wood work.

36' Murray from the corner towards the far post. Esdaile goes up but this time the keeper is ready and catches the shot.

43' Metcalfe crosses from the right side and Eriksen hits it on the volley. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 2-0!

Half: Murray received a yellow card in the first half. Booth is exhausted and will be subbed by Rungratsamee. The team is told to not let their performance drop.

56' Harris comes in for Murray.

63' Ogden with a perfect pass to Taylor who works the ball into the box and fires from almost the 6m box. GOAL! Odd Down is up 3-0!

67' Morris moves up to the midfield and Charlton comes in for Boakye and is the DR.

71' Street's Taylor shoots from the 25m point and it goes wide.

82' Morris with a centering pass to Harris. His volley goes wide.

91' Taylor recovers a rebound from a poorly played Rungratsamee ball and his shot sails over the goal.

Street 0 : 3 Odd Down

Statistic	Street	Odd Down
Shots	5	17
On Target	1	7
Off Target	3	8
Blocked Shots	1	2
Woodwork	0	2
Clear Cut Chances	0	2
Long Shots	4	6
Possession	43%	57%
Corners	1	5
Free Kicks	13	20
Throw Ins	25	21
Fouls	17	8
Offsides	3	5
Passes Completed	63%	72%
Crosses Completed	0%	21%
Tackles Won	74%	78%
Headers Won	62%	64%
Yellow Cards	3	2
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	99.9	103.4
Average Rating	6.22	7.42

Match Analysis
Well, Tom Murray hit his max on yellow cards. It looks like he will be sitting next match. His aggressiveness is what makes him, him. It was good to finally see the far post cross hit on a corner kick to. Ogden has been a great pickup for the team as well.

Man of the Match
DC Lacquan Esdaile (8.6) - 1 Goal, 16/22 passing and 5/5 on tackles.

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Weekly Notes

• Metcalfe, Esdaile and Murray were on the weekly eleven players of the week.

Match Notes
This is the first ever meeting between the clubs.

Odd Down will run with a 4-3-3 attacking formation.

Buckland will run with a 4-1-4-1 defensive formation

The match is being predicted as a draw.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Hogarth / Esdaile / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Ogden / Martin
ST Booth / Taylor / Eriksen

Subs: Hegarty / Charlton / Glasgow / Rungratsamee / Ivey-Ward

Match Time

3' Morris sends to near post from the corner. Hogarth receives it, turns and drills the shot from the 6m box edge. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1 - 0!

6' Fearon crossing to Chaplin who heads it to goal. Rusling catches it with ease.

10' Chaplin from the far corner sends a pass to middle of the box. Driver powers the header toward goal and it hits the wood work and is cleared.

Half: The team is told to not get careless.

48' Morris powers a shot from the free kick, 30m out. It goes wide to the right.

50' Eriksen to Taylor and it's a run. The keeper comes out and forces Taylor to shoot early and it goes wide.

52' Booth is led perfectly from Metcalfe on a long cross. Booth is moving close to moving into the box when he is pushed from behind by Drake. FOUL! Drake is slapped with a red card immediately for a professional foul. Buckland is now a man down.

54' Rungratsamee subs in for Taylor.

62' Morris from the right corner with a far post cross. Esdaile goes up and drives the header to goal. The keeper barely turns it over the top bar. Corner Kick!

63' Glasgow goes in for Chris Ogden and Asa Charlton goes in for Martin. The move has Morris go up into the midfield and Charlton plays DR.

72' Metcalfe crosses to center and Rungratsamee heads it over goal.

81' Morris from a free kick powers a cross to Esdaile who sends it home with a diving header. GOAL! Odd Down steps up 2-0!

88' Morris sends the kick to near post from the corner. Hogarth spins and heads the ball to goal and it slides it. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 3-0!

Odd Down 3 : 0 Buckland

Statistic	Odd Down	Buckland
Shots	15	2
On Target	8	1
Off Target	6	1
Blocked Shots	1	0
Woodwork	0	1
Clear Cut Chances	2	1
Long Shots	8	0
Possession	56%	44%
Corners	10	2
Free Kicks	17	13
Throw Ins	22	11
Fouls	6	14
Offsides	7	3
Passes Completed	79%	61%
Crosses Completed	22%	18%
Tackles Won	76%	73%
Headers Won	77%	51%
Yellow Cards	0	1
Red Cards	0	1
Kilometers Run	109.0	100.5
Average Rating	7.41	6.04

Match Analysis
A truly dominating game from the Downers. Really it was the defensive line that played solid sending the pass up the line and providing a lock down approach. The defense of Metcalfe (7.8), Esdaile (8.3), Hogarth (9.3) and Morris (9.1) were amazing and actually own all goals and assists in this match.

Man of the Match
DC Harry Hogarth (9.3) - 2 goals, 8/9 Headers

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Weekly Notes

• Offered 18 yr old goalkeeper Jake Night
• Morris and Hogarth are on the weekly 11.
• Jamie Taylor leads the league with a 62% Shots on Target rating.

Match Notes
This is the third match between the clubs. Odd Down owns the Rovers with a 3-0 record and a +9 GD.

Odd Down will run their 4-1-2-1-2 attacking formation.

Welton Rovers run a 4-1-4-1 defensive formation and are picked to be the dogs of the match.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Hogarth / Esdaile / Metcalfe
DM Glasgow
M Boakye / Murray
AM Ogden
ST Eriksen / Taylor

Subs: Hegarty / Charlton / Martin / Booth / Ivey-Ward

Match Time

8' Boakye leads Eriksen on a great pass and Eriksen strikes it home. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 1-0!

11' Taylor gets a header from Hogarth and runs to the ball. He fires the shot from the top of the box and it sinks in. GOAL! Odd Down adds to the lead, 2-0!

23' Carroll sends a cross from the right side and it hits a defender in the back, getting Rusling out of position. Brookfield corrals the rebound and sends it in. GOAL! Welton Rovers bring it within one, 2-1!

40' Metcalfe sends a cross into Taylor. His header goes wide and hits the far post and is cleared.

44' Metcalfe with another cross to Taylor who hits the volley into the back of the net. GOAL! Odd Down is up 3-1!

Half: The squad is told to not let their performance drop.

49' Morris sends a low cross to a streaking Eriksen who slide kicks the ball into the back of the net. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 4-1!

52' Jamie Taylor takes down a Rover from behind as they are scrambling to the ball. He is hit with a red card! Odd Down is now a man down. The loss of a forward has Ogden drop to the MF and Metcalfe is replaced by Booth and Booth is a striker. Glasgow takes Metcalfes spot, so the formation is a 4-3-2.

58' Glasgow floats a cross to Boakye who hits a lazy header down low away from the keeper. GOAL! Odd Down is up now 5-1!

71' Kabongo sends his shot over the goal.

89' Morris misplays the ball and Davis shoots. Rusling turns. Martin in for Boakye and Charlton in for Morris.

Welton Rovers 1 : 5 Odd Down

Statistic	Welton Rovers	Odd Down
Shots	7	10
On Target	3	6
Off Target	1	3
Blocked Shots	3	1
Woodwork	0	1
Clear Cut Chances	1	1
Long Shots	2	2
Possession	44%	56%
Corners	3	3
Free Kicks	16	14
Throw Ins	21	21
Fouls	12	12
Offsides	2	4
Passes Completed	63%	72%
Crosses Completed	41%	33%
Tackles Won	78%	67%
Headers Won	62%	73%
Yellow Cards	3	0
Red Cards	0	1
Kilometers Run	98.1	96.9
Average Rating	6.14	7.88

Match Analysis
I can't say a dominating performance. This one was more of a precision performance than in the past. It was good to see Taylor (2 goals) getting involved and Eriksen (2 goals) as well. It was rough to see him get the card and he will have a talk.

Man of the Match
MC Joseph Boakye (8.9) - 1 goal, 1 assist, 11/17 passing.

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December News and Notes
A game down on Westfields and still ahead by 4 points and having a goal differential of +38 is solid. It will be the Downers league to lose.

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		Odd Down		14	12	1	1	45	7	+38	37
2nd		Westfields		15	10	3	2	31	13	+18	33
3rd		Bitton		14	8	5	1	26	14	+12	29
4th		Buckland		14	8	2	4	23	10	+13	26
5th		Merthyr T		14	8	2	4	26	22	+4	26
6th		Radstock		15	6	6	3	17	13	+4	24
7th		Bristol MF		14	7	2	5	24	26	-2	23
8th		Willand		14	6	4	4	18	11	+7	22
9th		Bishop Sutton		14	6	2	6	29	28	+1	20
10th		Welton Rovers		14	5	4	5	17	18	-1	19
11th		Corsham		14	5	3	6	21	25	-4	18
12th		Barnstaple		15	5	3	7	19	25	-6	18
13th		Ilfracombe		14	4	5	5	19	19	0	17
14th		Wellington		14	5	1	8	11	22	-11	16
15th		Brislington		14	3	4	7	20	25	-5	13
16th		Wells		14	3	4	7	19	38	-19	13
17th		Longwell Green		14	2	3	9	16	27	-11	9
18th		Street		14	1	4	9	12	27	-15	7
19th		Hallen		15	1	2	12	13	36	-23	5

Important Dates
12/3 - Longwell Green (Western Premier)
12/10 - Brislington (Western Premier)
12/17 - Bitton (Western Premier)
12/31 - Willand (Western Premier)

Training Report
The following player have trained well over the past month:
Lucas Banton (Aerobic)
Joseph Boakye (Tactics)
Stuart Glasgow (Tactics)

The following players have failed to impress during the past month:
Kent Eriksen (Strength)
Adie Harris (Strength)
Asa Charlton (Aerobic)

The following youth players have trained well over the past month:
Alex Coulson (Tactics)
Ali Griffin (Aerobic)
Dougie Milne (Strength)

The following youth players have failed to impress in training during the past month:
Jordan Bentham (Tactics)
Louis Baverstock (Aerobic)
Julian Keeling (Aerobic)

Awards
Odd Down's centre-back Harry Hogarth won Western Premier Player of the Month

Odd Down's Joel Sutton has won the Western Premier Manager of the Month for November.

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Weekly Notes

• Odd Down signs 18 yr old goalkeeper Jake Knight
• Hogarth, Boakye and Eriksen were named to the weekly 11.

Match Notes
This will be the third meeting between the clubs and Odd Down hold a 2-0 record with a +3 GD. It is a snowy day today too.

Odd Down will run a 4-1-2-1-2 attacking formation

Longwell Green run a 4-1-4-1 defensive formation and are picked to be the dogs for this match.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Hogarth / Esdaile / Metcalfe
DM Glasgow
M Boakye / Murray
AM Ogden
ST Booth / Eriksen

Subs: Knight / Charlton / Martin / Rungratsamee / Ward

Match Time

7' Eriksen to Booth and his shot sails high.

8' Boakye intercepts the goal kick and his header leads Eriksen. The keeper comes out and challenges him and Eriksen pushes it wide.

10' Metcalfe crosses to Boakye who has a weak header that was stopped.

38' Payne to Johnson on a cross from the corner and it goes out.

Half: Murray was booked in the 1st half. Morris is exhausted and is subbed by Charlton

58' Boakye sends a lob over the head of the defense and leads Eriksen just fine. Eriksen moves into the box and shoots with his off foot. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 1 - 0!

68' There is a scramble for the ball in the Longwell Green penalty box and booth slides and takes down Shorey. He is immediately whistled and given a red card. It was a rough foul but not worth a red card. Odd Down is a man down! Rungratsamee comes on for Boakye and moves to ST. Ogden drops back and the formation is a 4-3-2.

81' Martin in for Murray.

84' Rungratsamee with a powerful cross. Smith steps in it's way to block it and it rebounds off of him and into his own net. OWN GOAL! Odd Down goes up 2-0! They will take it!

Odd Down 2 : 0 Longwell Green

Statistic	Odd Down	Longwell Green
Shots	7	3
On Target	2	1
Off Target	4	1
Blocked Shots	1	1
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	1	0
Long Shots	3	1
Possession	54%	46%
Corners	4	2
Free Kicks	7	12
Throw Ins	20	30
Fouls	8	4
Offsides	4	3
Passes Completed	68%	63%
Crosses Completed	15%	20%
Tackles Won	79%	63%
Headers Won	56%	76%
Yellow Cards	1	1
Red Cards	1	0
Kilometers Run	87.7	88.1
Average Rating	7.00	6.41

Match Analysis
Looks like that there will have to be discussions with the team about discipline and using their head while playing. This was a game that should have been won by more points.

Man of the Match
Scott Metcalfe (7.9) - 1 assist, 18/18 passing.

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Weekly Notes

• Jamie Taylor is suspended for 2 additional matches due to his red card
• Scott Metcalfe was named to the Weekly Eleven
• Jack Morris leads the league with 8 assists and Kent Eriksen is tied for 2nd with 6 assists

Match Notes
This will be the third meeting between the clubs. Odd Down owns a 2-0 record against Brislington and a +3 GD. Paul Booth and Jamie Taylor are both suspended for this match.

Odd Down will be going with a 4-1-2-1-2 attacking formation. They will be starting Jake Knight at keeper to see how he handles the pressure.

Brislington runs a 4-4-2 balanced formation. They are picked to be the underdogs today without a chance.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Knight
D Morris / Hogarth / Esdaile / Metcalfe
DM Glasgow
M Boakye / Murray
AM Ogden
ST Rungratsamee / Eriksen

Subs: Rusling / Charlton / Harris / Lokonga / Ward

Match Time

3' Porter with a cross to Circuit and his header is past Knight! GOAL! Brislington goes up 1-0!

15' Morris crosses to center to Eriksen whose header is blocked and cleared behind the goal. Corner Kick.

20' Murray sends a cross to center and Rungratsamee heads it straight at the keepers feet and it bounces in. GOAL! Odd Down evens it up 1-1!

29' Glasgow intercepts a goal kick and heads it ahead to Rungratsamee who is one on one with the keeper. He shoots from his off foot and it hits the left post and is cleared.

32' Ogden to Rungratsamee who fires from the top of the box. His powerful shot goes over goal.

34' Rungratsamee back heels to Eriksen who moves into the box and shoots. It is blocked and cleared out.

Half: Knight is beating himself up over the goal he allowed. He is told he has done fine and that what he has done so far is pleasing. The rest of the team is told to get out there and win this game.

53' Ogan maneuvers through the defense and shoots from the top of the box. Knight blocks the shot and it is cleared out.

56' Morris sends a low centering pass to Eriksen who shoots from the middle of the box and it is blocked and cleared out.

59' Weir sends a cross into center to Porter. Porter heads it towards goal and it hits the cross bar. Knight was in place if it was lower. It is cleared.

60' Rungratsamee is exhausted and is subbed by Lokonga. Metcalfe is worn out so Glasgow drops back to his defensive spot and Adie Harris is subbed to the midfield.

61' Ogan sends a far post pass from the free kick and Rowe heads to goal. It is just wide.

69' Ward subs in for Glasgow.

Brislington 1 : 1 Odd Down

Statistic	Brislington	Odd Down
Shots	8	9
On Target	2	3
Off Target	6	5
Blocked Shots	0	1
Woodwork	1	1
Clear Cut Chances	0	2
Long Shots	4	3
Possession	50%	50%
Corners	2	3
Free Kicks	17	14
Throw Ins	21	25
Fouls	13	15
Offsides	1	2
Passes Completed	68%	66%
Crosses Completed	14%	21%
Tackles Won	59%	79%
Headers Won	75%	48%
Yellow Cards	2	4
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	102.7	107.8
Average Rating	6.76	6.79

Match Analysis
I don't know whether to be upset, frustrated or fine with the results. It was a fairly even match throughout, neither team was able to convert their chances. So yes the frustration is there for the offense, but when your 2 best strikers are not dressed what kind of offense did I expect.

Jake Knight did well after giving up that first goal and we still picked up a point so it does help in the table as well.

Man of the Match
MF Doug Porter (7.4) 1 assist, 14/18 passing.

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Paul Booth is suspended for 2 additional matches for the severity of his red card foul.

Match Notes
This is the third meeting between the clubs and the Odd Down record is 1-0-1 and there is a +2 GD. This match had some smack being thrown from Bittons head coach, I have been exchanging barbs with most of them this season, but it's time to shut up and throttle this team.

With the loss of the top 2 forwards Odd Down will run the 4-1-2-1-2 formation. The Downers are picked to win this match.

Bitton runs a 4-4-2 balanced formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Esdaile / Hogarth / Metcalfe
DM Glasgow
M Boakye / Murray
AM Ogden
ST Rungratsamee / Eriksen

Subs: Knight / Charlton / Harris / Lokonga / Ward

Match Time

12' Rungratsamee sends one to a cutting Eriksen who shoots and his shot is block and cleared.

13' Metcalfe sends a floater to near post and Ogden heads it over the diving keeper. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 1-0!

19' Rungratsamee receives the long pass from Murray, makes a move around the keeper and taps the ball into a wide open net. GOAL! Odd Down adds another to their score, 2-0!

21' McLaggon shoots from the top of the box, his shot goes wide.

23' Eriksen shoots from 30m out hoping to catch the keeper out of position and he did, however the shot catches the top part of the wood work.

38' McLaggon receives a clean low pass in the middle of the box, He shoots and Rusling read it perfectly and blocks the shot. The rebound is then cleared.

43' Eriksen leads Rungratsamee who quickly takes the ball to the top right side of the box and fires a shot, turning it into goal. GOAL! Odd Down moves up another point, 3-0!

Half: Hogarth took a couple of knocks in the first half and is subbed by Ward in the second. The squad is told to not let their performance drop.

46' Boakye sends a pass to a moving Rungratsamee who gets the ball at the 6m box and fires it point blank past the keeper. GOAL! The Rungratsamee hat-trick takes Odd Down to 4-0!

57' Rungratsamee hits an open Eriksen in the box who shoots and hits the back of the net! Oh wait! Eriksen was offsides.

67' Esdaile misplays a counter pass and Nayee takes it by him, shooting from the left corner of the box, Rusling barely gets his hands on it and turns it out. Corner Kick.

69' Lokonga subs in for a tired Rungratsamee. Harris subs in for Metcalfe and goes to the mid while Glasgow drops to a DR.

71' Davis screams a shot and it hits off of Harris and goes by Rusling. It's ruled as an own goal. GOAL! Bitton adds a score, 4-1

76' Chris Ogden is whistled for a foul within the box. The referee is pointing to the spot. Nayee lines up for the shot, he shoots, and it goes off the post! McLaggon gets the rebound and fires but Rusling has regained his feet and makes a diving save!

Bitton 1 : 4 Odd Down

Statistic	Bitton	Odd Down
Shots	10	13
On Target	6	7
Off Target	3	4
Blocked Shots	1	2
Woodwork	1	1
Clear Cut Chances	2	4
Long Shots	4	7
Possession	50%	50%
Corners	4	0
Free Kicks	22	16
Throw Ins	27	18
Fouls	12	15
Offsides	4	8
Passes Completed	69%	68%
Crosses Completed	25%	23%
Tackles Won	62%	73%
Headers Won	62%	60%
Yellow Cards	1	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	100.5	104.6
Average Rating	6.01	7.48

Match Analysis
Another even played match but one where we took advantage of our chances. This is how an Odd Down match should look like when we have all the shots we get.

Rungratsamee was a demon today netting a hat-trick, but Metcalfe was feeding a lot of the passes forward to the mids and strikers for this. Only two Odd Down players were rated below a 7.0 in this game.

Man of the Match
ST Supat Rungratsamee (9.6) 3 goals, 16/18 passing

[MacroGuru]

With a 14 day break, figured we would set up a holiday treat for the Odd Down fans and play a friendly with the U18's. See how they are progressing and keep the rust off the guys. This took place on the 23rd. This also allows Booth and Taylor to knock the rust off too.

The issue that happened is one of the U18's Marc Kelley suffered a broken foot and is out for 5 to 6 months

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Harry Hogarth is out for 4 weeks with a pulled hamstring
• Metcalfe and Rungratsamee earned Weekly 11 honors.

Match Notes
This will be the third meeting between the clubs and Odd Down has a 1-0-1 record against Willand with a +1 GD. Paul Booth is suspended for this match and Harry Hogarth is out.

Odd Down will run a 4-3-3 attacking formation. The Downers are picked to be the winners for this match.

Willand runs a 4-1-4-1 defensive formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Ward / Esdaile / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Hobbs / Murray
ST Rungratsamee / Taylor / Eriksen

Subs: Knight / Ogden / Glasgow / Lokonga / Charlton

Match Time

2' Eriksen to Murray. Murray's shot goes wide!

16' Morris sends a cross to Taylor who lightly heads it and it is caught by the keeper.

18' Hobbs shoots from 25m and it goes over the bar.

37' Murray leads Hobbs who is alone in the box. His shot is blocked.

Half: A dominant first half that should have seen the Downers in the lead doesn't. The team is told to keep the pressure going. We can win this.

47' Murray sends a cross from the corner to near post. Ivey-Ward is there to head it home. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 1-0!

64' Rungratsamee receives a long throw in, turns and sends the cross to Taylor. Taylors shot is stopped by the keeper.

66' Lokonga subs in for Taylor. Ogden subs in for Boakye.

77' Rungratsamee is subbed by Glasgow who goes to the midfield and Ogden goes to the AM position.

84' Morris sends a great cross to Eriksen and Eriksen heads it into goal. WAIT! The linesman flag is up. Offsides!

Odd Down 1 : 0 Willand

Statistic	Odd Down	Willand
Shots	9	2
On Target	3	0
Off Target	4	2
Blocked Shots	2	0
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	1	0
Long Shots	4	1
Possession	63%	37%
Corners	9	2
Free Kicks	12	22
Throw Ins	23	11
Fouls	15	7
Offsides	7	5
Passes Completed	78%	56%
Crosses Completed	14%	22%
Tackles Won	66%	68%
Headers Won	65%	75%
Yellow Cards	1	2
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	112.2	111.5
Average Rating	7.04	6.49

Match Analysis
Willand went into pure defensive mode the entire game. They knew a barrage would come from the Downers and they just kept as much traffic in the way of the goal as possible. The score should have been by a lot more, but it is still a win and 3 points.

Man of the Match
DC Jordan Ivey-Ward (8.2) - 1 goal, 3/3 tackles and 26/33 passing.

[MacroGuru]

January News and Notes
A 5 point lead over Westfields and a 7 point lead over Merthyr T has the Downers in a nice spot. Worst case scenario the +44 GD will win any tie breaker.

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		Odd Down		18	15	2	1	53	9	+44	47
2nd		Westfields		18	13	3	2	37	14	+23	42
3rd		Merthyr T		18	10	4	4	33	25	+8	34
4th		Buckland		18	10	2	6	28	12	+16	32
5th		Bitton		18	9	5	4	31	24	+7	32
6th		Willand		18	8	4	6	22	13	+9	28
7th		Bristol MF		18	8	3	7	27	30	-3	27
8th		Corsham		18	7	4	7	23	28	-5	25
9th		Welton Rovers		18	6	6	6	18	20	-2	24
10th		Radstock		18	6	6	6	18	21	-3	24
11th		Bishop Sutton		18	7	2	9	30	35	-5	23
12th		Brislington		18	5	5	8	27	30	-3	20
13th		Barnstaple		18	5	5	8	25	32	-7	20
14th		Wellington		18	6	2	10	14	26	-12	20
15th		Ilfracombe		18	4	7	7	20	24	-4	19
16th		Wells		18	5	4	9	24	44	-20	19
17th		Longwell Green		18	4	4	10	19	29	-10	16
18th		Street		18	3	5	10	19	29	-10	14
19th		Hallen		18	2	3	13	20	43	-23	9

Important January Dates
1/7 - Merthyr T (Western Premier)
1/14 - Hallen (Western Premier)
1/21 - Barnstaple (Western Premier)
1/28 - Bishop Sutton (Western Premier)

Training Report
The following players have trained well over the past month:
Supat Rungratsamee (Tactics)
James Martin (Aerobic)
Neal Shelton (Aerobic)

The following players have failed to impress over the past month:
Aristote Guerin-Lokonga (Strength)
Paul Booth (Strength)
Kent Eriksen (Strength)

The following youth players have trained well over the past month:
Danny Clancy (Strength)
Danny Cowan (Strength)
Dougie Milne (Strength)

The following youth players have failed to impress over the past month:
Steven Stallard (Tactics)
Patrick Collins (Tactics)

Awards
Odd Down Striker Supat Rungratsamee claims Western Premier Player of the Month for December. If it wasn't for Booth and Taylor taking suspensions, he wouldn't have gotten the PT to win this award.

Odd Down boss Joel Sutton wins the Western Premier Manager of the Month award for December.

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Jordan Ivey-Ward named to the Weekly 11

Match Notes
The smack is flying between both coaches in this game that will be the second match between the clubs and a promotion battle match. Odd Down won the last meeting 6-0, so you know that Merthyr T is itching to even it up. Hogarth will be out this match as well.

Odd Down will come out in the 4-3-3 attacking formation.

Merthyr T comes out in a 4-4-2 balanced formation and have been picked to win this match at home.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Ward / Esdaile / Metcalfe
M Ogden / Boakye / Murray
ST Booth / Taylor / Eriksen

Subs: Knight / Martin / Glasgow / Rungratsamee / Charlton

Match Time

14' Morris sends a cross and Eriksen with a volley sends the shot wide.

19' Eriksen with a pass from Taylor moves into the box and shoots. It hits the back of the net. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 1-0!

23' McColligan sends a great cross to Lavery. Lavery volleys from the spot and it is blocked by Rusling and pushed out for the corner kick.

27' Boakye leads Eriksen on a counter. Eriksen is all alone with the keeper as he enters the top right of the box. His shot goes wide.

40' Harris with a centering pass to McColligan whose header goes right to Rusling.

41' Ivey-Ward misplays a pass and Levery runs it down to the box and sends a centering pass to Tully who volleys a shot. Rusling was lucky to turn it. Corner kick.

Half: The team is told to not get complacent and then Booth is pulled aside and told there is no pressure on him today.

58' Formation shift to a 4-1-2-1-2, which means Glasgow comes on for Booth.

76' Rungratsamee subs in for Erisken. Martin subs in for Murray.

80' Rugratsamee receives a long counter pass from Esdaile. Rungratsamee is one on one with the keeper and he dominates sending the ball into the back of the net. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 2-0!

89' Forde shoots from the top of the box and it goes wide.

Merthyr T 0 : 2 Odd Down

Statistic	Merthyr T	Odd Down
Shots	9	6
On Target	5	2
Off Target	2	3
Blocked Shots	2	1
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	2	1
Long Shots	3	2
Possession	56%	44%
Corners	13	5
Free Kicks	15	17
Throw Ins	24	16
Fouls	12	10
Offsides	5	5
Passes Completed	68%	57%
Crosses Completed	26%	12%
Tackles Won	66%	64%
Headers Won	55%	72%
Yellow Cards	1	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	98.3	102.1
Average Rating	6.48	6.93

Match Analysis
An ugly game played by the Downers but resulted in a win. It was a matter of wanting the win more than anything else. The other team had their chances and could not convert. Eriksen had a great game, Booth is in some sort of a funk and will get rotation slot next time.

Man of the Match
DC Lacquan Esdaile (8.0) - 1 assist and 8 interceptions.

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Hogarth resumes full training

Match Notes
This is the fourth meeting between the clubs. Odd Down has a 3-0-0 record against Hallen and a +12 GD.

Odd Down will run a 4-3-3 attacking formation and are picked to destroy Hallen at home.

Hallen runs a 4-4-1-1 formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Knight
D Morris / Ward / Esdaile / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Ogden / Murray
ST Rungratsamee / Taylor / Eriksen

Subs: Rusling / Charlton / Glasgow / Booth / Martin

Match Time

4' Taylor shoots from the top of the box and it sails on him.

6' Eriksen shoots from the penalty dot and it is blocked by the keeper and Taylor comes in for clean up duty, sending the ball into an open net. GOAL! Odd Down starts it off, going 1-0!

27' Morris sends a crossing pass to center from the left side. Eriksen goes up and hits the ball cleanly with his head. It goes to the left of the net and in. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 2-0!

30' Murray with a shot from just inside the box on the right and it sails wide.

34' Murray with a cross from the left corner to far post. Esdaile with a strong header that went over.

38' Metcalfe comes in from behind on a tackle, taking down a player. The referee starts reaching for his cards, Metcalfe sees it's a red and gives the ref his back. Red Card to Metcalfe and Odd Down is now a man down. Rungratsamee is subbed by Glasgow who takes Metcalfes spot on defense. Ogden shifts up to an attacking mid.

Half: The squad is told to not let their performance drop.

51' Lamb sends a cross to Chappell who volleys it past Knight. GOAL! Hallen brings it closer, 2-1!

55' Hay receives a long pass, moves into the box and is challenged by Knight. He fires point blank and Knight blocks it. Ward clears it.

75' Paul Booth in for Taylor and Martin in for Ogden and drops back to midfield.

84' Davis sends to mid from the right corner. Sanderson's header goes over the goal.

Odd Down 2 : 1 Hallen

Statistic	Odd Down	Hallen
Shots	13	5
On Target	5	2
Off Target	6	1
Blocked Shots	2	2
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	1	0
Long Shots	4	2
Possession	47%	53%
Corners	2	6
Free Kicks	13	20
Throw Ins	21	25
Fouls	10	10
Offsides	10	3
Passes Completed	68%	64%
Crosses Completed	45%	16%
Tackles Won	77%	63%
Headers Won	71%	72%
Yellow Cards	0	0
Red Cards	1	0
Kilometers Run	94.1	96.5
Average Rating	7.00	6.57

Match Analysis
With Metcalfe going out, Odd Down was playing on the back of their heals for the rest of the match. The score should have been by more before the half but after Hallen took over and the Downers were lucky to escape with a win.

Man of the Match
ST Kent Eriksen (8.0) - 1 goal, 1 assist, 13/15 passing.

[MacroGuru]

I haven't forgotten about this....but just getting the hands around things since getting back from vacation....

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• FA Considering the appeal of Metcalfes suspension
• MF Adie Harris has signed with Tipton for $35 a week
• Eriksen was named to the Weekly 11
• Odd Down is on a 4 game winning streak and a 9 game unbeaten streak.

Match Notes
This will be the fourth match between the clubs, Odd Down has a 2-1 record with a +2 goal differential in the match up. Metcalfe is suspended for this match.

Odd Down will be running their 4-3-3 attacking formation.

Barnstaple will run a 4-4-2 balanced formation.

The Downers are picked to be the winners on this one due to their play away from home as of late.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Hogarth / Esdaile / Glasgow
M Boakye / Ogden / Murray
ST Booth / Taylor / Eriksen

Subs: Knight / Charlton / Martin / Rungratsamee / Ivey-Ward

Match Time

2' Glasgow sends a crossing pass from the right side to the far post and Booth heads it just over the bar.

3' Evans crosses to Williams and he heads it into net. GOAL! Barnstaple goes up 1-0

19' Booth sends a lead pass to Taylor, he shoots and the shot hits the post and he hits the rebound over the goal.

36' Ogden hits Booth on a short pass. Booth moves into the box unchallenged and shoots. The ball settles into the back of the net. GOAL! Odd Down evens the score 1-1.

Half: With the game tied, the players are told they can win this one today. Booth is told the team is pleased with his play and Esdaile is being told his play is atrocious and that he better get his ass into gear.

46' Murray sends a cross from the left corner to mid box and Ogden goes for the header and hits the wood work. It rebounds and is cleared.

63' Evans with a cross to far post from a free kick on the right side. Lord goes up for the header and sends it over.

64' Taylor is subbed by Rungratsamee and Boakye is replaced by Martin

71' Ogden gets the pass from Morris in the center, he makes a move into the box and shoots hitting the side of the net.

80' Charlton comes in for Morris.

Barnstaple 1 : 1 Odd Down

Statistic	Barnstaple	Odd Down
Shots	5	9
On Target	2	1
Off Target	2	7
Blocked Shots	1	1
Woodwork	0	2
Clear Cut Chances	0	0
Long Shots	2	1
Possession	51%	49%
Corners	1	2
Free Kicks	14	12
Throw Ins	29	31
Fouls	11	10
Offsides	1	4
Passes Completed	69%	67%
Crosses Completed	38%	16%
Tackles Won	60%	74%
Headers Won	60%	63%
Yellow Cards	1	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	106.5	107.3
Average Rating	6.83	6.73

Match Analysis
2 clear cut shots that hit the wood work are the difference makers in this game. The Downers looked a little over confident in this match. Although it was a draw it is still a loss in the eyes of the fans and the coaches. This should have been an easy win and it wasn't. Booth finally broke his over 600 minute goal drought with the only goal by Odd Down.

Man of the Match
MR Steven Evans (7.6) - 1 assist, 16/21 passing, 3/3 crosses, 3/3 headers

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Metcalfe suspended for 2 games
• Charlton has several offers, Odd Down has countered.

Match Notes
This will be the fourth match between the clubs and Odd Down is 2-1 with a +2 goal differential.

Odd Down is running with the 4-1-2-1-2 attacking formation.

Bishop Sutton is using a 4-1-4-1 defensive formation. Bishop Sutton is the underdog in the match.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Knight
D Morris / Hogarth / Esdaile / Wright
DM Glasgow
M Boakye / Murray
AM Ogden
ST Taylor / Eriksen

Subs: Rusling / Ward / Martin / Charlton / Booth

Match Time

1' Boakye shoots at goal from about 25m and misses the goal.

3' Taylor quickly passes to Ogden who volleys it and his shot is barely turned to the outside behind goal. Corner Kick!

13' Murray sends a long pass perfectly into the box to Eriksen who takes a step and fires a shot into the back of the net. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 1 - 0!

19' Taylor is injured and is replaced by Paul Booth.

Half: The team is told to not get complacent and Booth is told that the team has faith in him.

52' Hodges fires a shot at net from about 10m out and it is blocked and sent out of bounds by Knight. Corner Kick!

53' Collins sends it to far post from the left corner. Gaunt goes up for the header and it is blocked by Knight and then cleared.

76' Charlton comes in for Ogden and goes to defense and Morris moves up to the AML. Glasgow is subbed by Martin and is moved to the MF.

81' Oliver shoots at goal and Knight knocks it away. Holloway fouls Charlton.

90' Long pass from Charlton to a tired Erisken who sends a weak shot and it is stopped by the keeper.

Odd Down 1 : 0 Bishop Sutton

Statistic	Odd Down	Bishop Sutton
Shots	9	5
On Target	5	2
Off Target	1	0
Blocked Shots	3	3
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	1	1
Long Shots	4	2
Possession	48%	52%
Corners	3	2
Free Kicks	17	10
Throw Ins	22	24
Fouls	6	15
Offsides	4	2
Passes Completed	73%	70%
Crosses Completed	15%	20%
Tackles Won	76%	48%
Headers Won	70%	76%
Yellow Cards	0	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	105.1	103.1
Average Rating	6.93	6.64

Match Analysis
It was a tougher game at home than it should have been but the win was just that, a win. The 3 pts helps the squad get closer to securing promotion. The game was a solid defensive affair by the Downers and it was needed with Metcalfe gone. His return will help this team.

Man of the Match
MF - Tom Murray (7.4) - 1 Assist, 19/26 passing, 7/9 tackles
Not bad for someone I was told should be benched due to his poor play of late.

[MacroGuru]

February News and Notes
One match lost so far. That pleases me and scares the hell out of me at the same time. Are we going to hit that bad run here towards the end? Are we going to hit it here in the middle...I would rather have the losing streak now than later.

If the other teams lose though, I am not to concerned but we sit with a 6 point lead and a +24 goal differential between Westfields.

With only three matches this month there is the chance of rust or complacency.

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		Odd Down		22	18	3	1	59	11	+48	57
2nd		Westfields		22	15	4	3	42	18	+24	49
3rd		Buckland		21	13	2	6	35	13	+22	41
4th		Merthyr T		22	12	4	6	40	31	+9	40
5th		Bitton		22	10	6	6	39	33	+6	36
6th		Willand		22	10	5	7	27	16	+11	35
7th		Bristol MF		21	10	4	7	34	34	0	34
8th		Welton Rovers		22	8	7	7	24	24	0	31
9th		Corsham		22	9	4	9	29	34	-5	31
10th		Brislington		22	7	6	9	32	35	-3	27
11th		Barnstaple		22	7	6	9	31	36	-5	27
12th		Bishop Sutton		21	7	3	11	31	39	-8	24
13th		Radstock		22	6	6	10	21	33	-12	24
14th		Wellington		22	7	2	13	20	35	-15	23
15th		Ilfracombe		22	4	10	8	23	29	-6	22
16th		Wells		22	6	4	12	28	53	-25	22
17th		Longwell Green		22	5	6	11	24	32	-8	21
18th		Street		21	3	7	11	22	34	-12	16
19th		Hallen		22	4	3	15	30	51	-21	15

Important February Dates
2/4 - Bristol MF (Western Premier)
2/18 - Wellington (Western Premier)
2/25 - Wells (Western Premier)
Training Report
The following players have trained well over the past month:
Tom Murray (Aerobic)
Aaron Baldwin (Aerobic)
The following players have failed to impress over the past month:
Harry Hogarth (Aerobic)
Asa Charlton (Attacking)
Paul Booth (Strength)
The following youth players have trained well over the past month:
Stuart Hooper (Strength)
Danny Clancy (Strength)
Dougie Milne (GK-Shot Stopping)
The following youth players have failed to impress over the past month:
Rhys Field (Tactics)
Louis Baverstock (Ball Control)
Danny Cowan (Tactics)

Award Report
The Downers coach Joel Sutton ran away with the January Western Premier Manager of the Month award.

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• GK Jake Knight was voted to the Weekly 11
• Asa Charlton reaffirmed his desire to stay at Odd Down

Match Notes
This is the fifth meeting between the clubs and it is at a 2-2 record so far however Odd Down has a +2 goal differential between the teams. Scott Metcalfe is suspended still and will be missing this match.

Odd Down will be using a 4-3-3 attacking formation. The Downers are listed as the favorites due to their play on the road but I think it can go either way.

Bristol MF runs a 3-4-3 attacking formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Knight
D Morris / Hogarth / Esdaile / Glasgow
M Boakye / Ogden / Murray
ST Rungratsamee / Taylor / Eriksen

Subs: Rusling / Charlton / Martin / Booth / Ward

Match Time

14' Taylor fires a shot from about 28m out and it was a rocket. The keeper was lucky to get his hands up and block it in time.

23' Off of a free kick pass Esdaile lofts a kick hoping to drop it over the keeper and it almost does but he is able to turn it out of bounds. Corner Kick!

30' Taylor is led perfectly with a pass and shoots almost point blank and the keeper gets his hands on it and the ball is cleared.

36' Hiner leads Logan with a great pass. Logan is left alone and shoots, Knight gets up and blocks it.

38' Another solid lead pass to Logan leaves him all alone with Knight and he has Knight beat. His shot goes wide though!

Half: Bristol had a run of pressure there at the end of the half. It was a disappointing performance in the first half. The team is all rated at 6.5, which is not good and they are told that their performance was not up to snuff.

55' Taylor is injured and has to go off. Booth comes in for him.

66' Glasgow sends a pass to the far post from the right side. Rungratsamee goes up for the header and it goes over the net.

76' The team shifts to a 4-1-2-1-2 formation. Esdaile moves to the the DR side, Glasgow goes to the DM, Ogden goes to the AM and Ward comes in for Rungratsamee and goes to the DC.

81' Booth gets the ball on a breakaway counter and is running down the left side and he sends a centering pass to the middle and a streaking Tom Murray goes up and connects with a header that goes in at the top left corner. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 1-0!

83' Eriksen is exhausted an beat up, he is subbed by Martin. the line up shifts to a 4-1-3-1-1 counter attacking.

87' Glasgow is injured and is being forced to come off. There are no subs left and the Downers are playing the final minutes of the game a man down.

Bristol MF 0 : 1 Odd Down

Statistic	Bristol MF	Odd Down
Shots	3	12
On Target	1	5
Off Target	2	4
Blocked Shots	0	3
Woodwork	1	0
Clear Cut Chances	2	3
Long Shots	1	9
Possession	44%	56%
Corners	3	5
Free Kicks	14	15
Throw Ins	29	21
Fouls	12	9
Offsides	3	5
Passes Completed	62%	68%
Crosses Completed	6%	20%
Tackles Won	66%	72%
Headers Won	65%	58%
Yellow Cards	4	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	106.2	108.2
Average Rating	6.61	6.85

Match Analysis
I don't know what to think. This team had to be told they were being disappointing for them to step up, and it took a shift in the formation and bringing in someone who wanted to prove he was a difference to win this match. We dominated this match and we should have won by at least 3 or 4. The team did step up and win, but not convincingly enough.

Man of the Match
MF Tom Murray (7.6) - 1 goal, 4 interceptions, 20/28 passing.

[MacroGuru]

Injury Update
DM/DR Scott Glasgow broke his ankle in the last match and will be missing at least 4 months before he is back healthy.

This is a big time blow to the squad and right now, there is a search on for his replacement. There are two young talented guys in the reserves that can play and Gary Gray was called up from the reserves.

They Downers have 2 weeks to find a replacement.

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Glasgow is out for 4 months
• 13 game unbeaten streak
• Lokonga and Bulembi were released on a Free
• Gary Gray was promoted from the reserves to replace Glasgow
• Dane Harper was signed to help replace Glasgow as well

Match Notes
This is the fifth match between the the two clubs and Odd Down has a 3-1 record here with a +6 goal differential. The field at Coombe Home Lane is a mess and it needs to be relayed. The board has agreed to it, only in the off season. Odd Down is picked to win this win.

Odd Down is going to go with the 4-1-2-1-2 counter attacking formation.

Wellington is running a balanced 4-4-2 formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Knight
D Morris / Esdaile / Hogarth / Metcalfe
DM Gray
M Boakye / Murray
AM Ogden
ST Eriksen / Taylor

Subs: Rusling / Martin / Ward / Booth / Charlton

Match Time

10' Benbow shoots from the outside of the box on the left side with a weird angle. Knight is unable to get a hand on it and it bounces out to Weir who drills it in. GOAL! Wellington goes up 1-0!

13' Morris sends to far post from a free kick and Erisken goes up for the header and misses just wide.

15' Esdaile is injured. Ward comes in for him.

18' Eriksen receives a great pass on the left wing from Murray. He shoots, it's blocked and cleared.

Half: What an uneventful half. The squad is going to switch to the 4-3-3 attacking for the second half. Booth comes in for Gray. Knight is struggling and is told he can make the different, Booth is told that a performance is expected of him and the rest of the team, their passion to win is questioned.

53' Boakye sends a soft heel pass to Eriksen who takes two steps and fires a low shot to the right bottom corner of the net, hitting it true. GOAL! Odd Down brings the game even, 1-1!

60' Murray sends it to near post from the left corner. Ward goes up for the header and sends it just wide.

64' Boakye is looking exhausted and is subbed by Martin.

65' Eriksen with a give and go with Taylor. Taylor is open but sends his shot wide!

78' Benbow sends it far post from the right corner. Weir goes up and heads it. Knight gets his hands on it and blocks it down and Metcalfe clears it.

86' Booth to Eriksen, who is racing down the left side, he is looking beat out there. However he is able to loft the ball in the air, he almost caught the keeper coming out. The keeper makes an acrobatic save. Corner Kick!

Odd Down 1 : 1 Wellington

Statistic	Odd Down	Wellington
Shots	14	2
On Target	5	1
Off Target	6	0
Blocked Shots	3	1
Woodwork	0	1
Clear Cut Chances	1	1
Long Shots	5	0
Possession	54%	46%
Corners	8	1
Free Kicks	8	19
Throw Ins	21	22
Fouls	15	7
Offsides	4	1
Passes Completed	73%	65%
Crosses Completed	20%	22%
Tackles Won	71%	57%
Headers Won	69%	68%
Yellow Cards	1	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	100.9	97.3
Average Rating	6.82	6.72

Match Analysis
This team needs a loss. They are getting complacent. They need to lose so they get the smugness out of them. This should have been a win, and it wasn't. A point is a point but if we play like this for the rest of the season, I foresee us barely winning.

Man of the Match
ST Kent Eriksen(7.6) - 1 Goal, 6/6 Headers, 19/24 passing

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Esdaile was injured in the last match. He has a fractured wrist and is now out for 2 months.

Match Notes
This is the fourth match between the teams. Odd Down is 2-1 over Wells with a +4 goal differential. The scouts have suggested a 4-4-1-1 lineup for this game but that will not happen unless we are getting destroyed and it will be worth the test.

Odd Down will play a 4-3-3 attacking formation. The Downers are picked to destroy Wells and the thought is, they do not even have to try.

Wells runs a 4-2-4 attacking formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Ward / Hogarth / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Ogden / Murray
ST Eriksen / Booth / Taylor

Subs: Knight / Martin / Wright / Rungratsamee / Charlton

Match Time

5' Eriksen receives a pass from Booth. He was set, all alone and one on one with the keeper. He also had Booth and Taylor crashing, but Eriksen shoots and misses.

13' Murray sends to middle box from the left corner. Hogarth goes up and heads it, it bounces off the cross bar and is cleared out.

Half: Booth is told to go out and prove a point, the rest of the players are told they can win this. They just have to work hard.

50' Taylor sends a cross from the right side. Eriksen goes up with a header and it is caught by the keeper.

51' Booth side steps Steele who blows his tackle and leaves a gaping hole. Booth hits a streaking Eriksen. This time Eriksen is patient and lets the keeper come out more before he shoots. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 1-0!

53' Meade shoots to goal, it hits the wood work, bounces and hits Ward and goes in. GOAL! It's an own goal to Odd Down, as Wells now evens the match 1-1!

60' Murray sends it to far post from the right corner. Ward goes up for the header and forces the keeper to make an acrobatic save. Corner Kick!

62' Eriksen passes to Boakye who volleys wide

63' Boakye is subbed by Martin.

77' Booth is subbed by Rungratsamee.

84' Ogden fires from 30m out and the keeper turns it. Corner Kick!

Wells 1 : 1 Odd Down

Statistic	Wells	Odd Down
Shots	4	10
On Target	0	6
Off Target	3	4
Blocked Shots	1	0
Woodwork	2	1
Clear Cut Chances	1	1
Long Shots	3	3
Possession	41%	59%
Corners	1	5
Free Kicks	20	14
Throw Ins	23	20
Fouls	12	14
Offsides	2	6
Passes Completed	60%	72%
Crosses Completed	21%	18%
Tackles Won	66%	75%
Headers Won	72%	50%
Yellow Cards	3	2
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	104.4	108.1
Average Rating	6.57	6.89

Match Analysis
I don't know what to do. This squad is not reacting to the talks. The end of this one, Anger was the only way to take it. This is not looking good as the Downers are giving up ground.

Man of the Match
DC Jordan Ivey-Ward (7.5) - Despite giving up an own goal. 13/23 passing, 5/5 Tackles, 5/6 headers and 9 interceptions.

[MacroGuru]

March News and Notes
What a rough month. February was not kind as we 1-0-2 for the month. The team is still winning but I need them to capture this without thinking, If I drop two games I am now in second place. This team needs to plant their foot on the throats of their opposition and not let them breathe.

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		Odd Down		25	19	5	1	62	13	+49	62
2nd		Westfields		26	17	6	3	50	22	+28	57
3rd		Merthyr T		26	15	4	7	47	36	+11	49
4th		Buckland		25	15	3	7	44	16	+28	48
5th		Bitton		26	11	8	7	42	40	+2	41
6th		Willand		26	11	7	8	33	21	+12	40
7th		Bristol MF		25	11	4	10	36	40	-4	37
8th		Corsham		26	10	6	10	34	39	-5	36
9th		Barnstaple		26	8	9	9	38	39	-1	33
10th		Welton Rovers		25	8	9	8	26	27	-1	33
11th		Brislington		26	8	8	10	39	44	-5	32
12th		Wellington		25	9	3	13	26	37	-11	30
13th		Ilfracombe		26	6	11	9	30	32	-2	29
14th		Wells		26	8	5	13	32	58	-26	29
15th		Longwell Green		25	6	8	11	27	33	-6	26
16th		Radstock		26	6	8	12	23	43	-20	26
17th		Bishop Sutton		25	7	4	14	32	44	-12	25
18th		Street		25	4	8	13	30	40	-10	20
19th		Hallen		26	4	4	18	33	60	-27	16

Important Dates in March
3/3 - Ilfracombe (Western Premier)
3/10 - Corsham (Western Premier)
3/17 - Westfields (Western Premier)
3/24 - Street (Western Premier)
3/31 - Buckland (Western Premier)

Training Report
The following players have trained well over the past month:
Chris Ogden (Tactics)
Jordan Ivey-Ward (Tactics)

The following players failed to impress over the past month:
Jamie Taylor (Strength)
Aaron Baldwin (Strength)
Paul Booth (Strength)

The following youth players have trained well over the past month:
Danny Clancy (Strength)
Paul Ryder (Strength)

The following youth players have failed to impress over the past month:
Nick Spray (Aerobic)
Ashley Smith (Tactics)
Stuart Hooper (Aerobic)

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Dane Harper sprained ankle in training, out for 6 weeks.

Match Notes
This will be the fourth meeting between the clubs. The past three meetings have ended up as draws with no goals scored. Pretty boring games.

Odd Down is going to start with a 4-3-3 attacking formation. The Downers are picked to win at home.

Ilfracombe is using a 4-1-4-1 defensive formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Knigth
D Morris / Hogarth / Ward / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Ogden / Murray
ST Rungratsamee / Taylor / Eriksen

Subs: Rusling / Baldwin / Martin / Booth / Charlton

Match Time

5' Metcalfe sends a long pass to Ogden who turns, moves into the box and shoots. The keeper turns the ball out. Corner Kick!

6' Murray sends it to near post from the right corner. Hogarth sends it over the goal.

9' Murray sends it to far post from the left corner. Ivey-Ward goes up with the header and puts it into the net. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 1-0!

43' Morris sends a cross into the middle from the left side. It is blocked by Camm but hits Boakye and he sends it into the back of the net. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 2-0!

Half: Rungratsamee took a few knocks in the first half and is subbed by Booth. Boakye will be subbed at around the 55th - 60th minute. The team is encouraged to keep their play up!

48' Ince dives in the box and a penalty is called on Boakye, looks like he gets subbed earlier than planned. The referee points to the dot. Penalty Kick! O'Malley lines up and hits it true. GOAL! Ilfracombe brings it close, 2-1!

51' Martin comes in for Boakye

55' Taylor makes moves on the left side and sends a cross to the middle to Eriksen who goes up for the header and he has it blocked.

65' Odgen sends a long header pass to Taylor. He is free and running alone against the keeper. He makes a move and sends the ball into the back of the net. GOAL! Odd Down moves up another point, 3-1!

66' Charlton subs in for Morris.

76' Charlton sends a cross to far post from the left side. Eriksen goes up for the header and puts it into the back of the net. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 4-1!

82' Eriksen sends it to far post from a free kick on the right side. Ward goes up with a diving header and sends it into the net. GOAL! Odd Down has secured this one going up 5-1!

Odd Down 5 : 1 Ilfracombe

Statistic	Odd Down	Ilfracombe
Shots	15	1
On Target	9	1
Off Target	3	0
Blocked Shots	3	0
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	5	1
Long Shots	4	0
Possession	53%	47%
Corners	7	2
Free Kicks	11	19
Throw Ins	19	21
Fouls	18	10
Offsides	2	1
Passes Completed	72%	61%
Crosses Completed	24%	7%
Tackles Won	77%	46%
Headers Won	79%	62%
Yellow Cards	4	2
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	107.3	103.3
Average Rating	7.72	5.93

Match Analysis
This is how the team should be playing. This was a major turn around and what domination should equal. 5 clear cut chances to 5 goals....I like that. Ward has stepped in and been big while Esdaile and Glasgow is out hurt.

This team might have had their resolved shaken with the angry tirade that was thrown last match. They responded like I hoped they would.

Man of the Match
DC Jordan Ivey-Ward (9.3) - 2 goals. 6 interceptions, 12/25 passing, 6/6 headers.

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Odd Down is in a 16 game unbeaten streak
• Knight, Ward and Ogden were named to the weekly 11

Match Notes
This will be the fourth match between the clubs. Odd Down leads the series 3-0 with a +9 goal differential. Corsham has been in 3 take overs this season already and fired a manager yet sit in 9th place. Odd Down has been picked to win and win with ease.

Odd Down will run a 4-3-3 attacking formation.

Corsham will run a 4-2-4 attacking formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Hogarth / Ward / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Ogden / Murray
ST Taylor / Booth / Eriksen

Subs: Knight / Banton / Martin / Rugratsamee / Charlton

Match Time

12' Booth has a point blank shot at a tight angle and it is blocked.

16' Murray sends it to far post from the left corner. Ward heads it and it hits the wood work and is cleared.

17' Morris to Taylor. Taylor shoots and hits the side of the net.

23' Tait takes a shot from about 25m out and it sails on him.

30' Morris sends a centering cross from the left side of the field. Eriksen goes up with the header and it misses the goal.

33' On a great counter opportunity Metcalfe sends a center cross from the right side. Boakye goes up and is challenged and he is unable to get a head shot to go where he wants it and misses the goal.

38' O'Brien passes to Fullam from a free kick. Fullam shoots and sends it wide.

Half: The team is told they can win this game and to stay focused.

51' Murray heads to Ogden's feet and he volleys a shot wide.

54' Eriksen receives they pass and moves into the box and shoots. His shot goes wide.

65' Silver sends a centering cross from the right side of the field and Donegan heads it into goal. GOAL! Corsham goes up 1-0!

66' Martin in for Boakye.

68' Morris lobs a centering pass to Eriksen who volleys the shot into the net. WAIT! It doesn't count, he is being flagged for being offside. Replays shows he was not offsides!

77' Rungratsamee comes in for Eriksen and Banton comes in for Ogden.

82' Booth to Taylor and Taylor has his shot sail.

93' Banton to center from the right corner. There is a crowd and someone hits the ball to goal. The keeper blocks it but Hogarth gets the rebound! GOAL! Odd Down brings the game even! 1-1!

Corsham 1 : 1 Odd Down

Statistic	Corsham	Odd Down
Shots	5	21
On Target	2	2
Off Target	2	14
Blocked Shots	1	5
Woodwork	0	1
Clear Cut Chances	0	1
Long Shots	2	8
Possession	46%	54%
Corners	1	5
Free Kicks	16	17
Throw Ins	20	22
Fouls	13	12
Offsides	4	4
Passes Completed	59%	70%
Crosses Completed	40%	29%
Tackles Won	50%	63%
Headers Won	72%	54%
Yellow Cards	4	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	103.3	106.6
Average Rating	6.55	6.66

Match Analysis
What a rough game to watch. It was a controlled game but the only shots that we got were long shots. There were very few that actually had a chance. That was good defense by Corsham. We were lucky to get this draw and the team knows it.Their form is starting to come down to earth.

Man of the Match
DC Harry Hogarth (7.8) - 1 goal

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Charlton had a ton of bids and he reaffirmed his commitment to Odd Down.
• 21 points is needed from the remaining fixtures to secure the Western Premier Title.
• DR Glyn Halsall was signed to back up Metcalfe.

Match Notes
This will be the second match ever between the two clubs. Westfields won the first one 2-0. This is for the league right here. If Odd Down wins, they secure the first place spot pretty much for the rest of the season. If they lose, it becomes a tie and the only reason Odd Down would hold first place would be goal differential. This is a pick em game.

Odd Down is running the 4-1-2-1-2 counter attacking formation.

Westfields will run with 4-4-2 balanced formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Knight
D Morris / Hogarth / Ward / Metcalfe
DM Hobbs
M Boakye / Murray
AM Ogden
ST Taylor / Eriksen

Subs: Rusling / Wright / Charlton / Booth / Lever

Match Time

4' Ogden sends a soft pass back to Boakye who fires a shot from the 30m area and it is low and a worm burner, right into the net. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 1-0!

Half: the team is encouraged to go out there and keep the play going. Taylor received a yellow card in the first half.

54' Eriksen sends a shot from 25m out and hits the cross bar and sends it straight in the air. It is cleared.

66' Morris sends a cross to mid. Taylor heads it in for a goal. Wait! It's being disallowed. Taylor was offsides!

77' Booth comes in for Eriksen. Lever comes in for Ogden.

79' Hylton sends a shot wide from 25m out.

80' Morris is subbed by Charlton.

93' Hobbs sends a header forward so Taylor can run to it. He gets the ball, is one on one with the keeper and sends a low shot to goal. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 2-0!

Odd Down 2 : 0 Westfields

Statistic	Odd Down	Westfields
Shots	10	1
On Target	2	0
Off Target	4	1
Blocked Shots	4	0
Woodwork	1	0
Clear Cut Chances	1	0
Long Shots	8	1
Possession	52%	48%
Corners	2	1
Free Kicks	17	16
Throw Ins	20	24
Fouls	12	14
Offsides	4	3
Passes Completed	66%	67%
Crosses Completed	30%	5%
Tackles Won	80%	62%
Headers Won	71%	65%
Yellow Cards	1	2
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	103.1	98.5
Average Rating	7.01	6.38

Match Analysis
This was a game that determined the players will of wanting to promote. They showed and proved they do. They want that semi-pro contract. Westfields wasn't able to do anything for the game. But the secret here was solid offense and defense.

Man of the Match
MF Joseph Boakye (7.5) - 1 goal

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• 8 more games left in the season. Need 18 points to secure the title.
• 18 game unbeaten streak is a league record.

Match Notes
This will be the fourth meeting between the clubs. Odd Down is 3-0 in the series with a +9 goal differential. Odd Down is picked to win this game easily.

Odd Down will run a 4-3-3 attack formation.

Street will run a 4-2-4 attacking formation

Odd Down Lineup

GK Knight
D Morris / Hogarth / Ward / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Ogden / Murray
ST Taylor / Booth / Eriksen

Subs: Rusling / Hobbs / Lever / Rungratsamee / Charlton

Match Time

1' Booth with a quick pass to Taylor and he sends it into the back of the net from the 6m box. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 1-0!

28' Morris sends a cross to far post, the keeper goes up and tries for it and it slips out of his wet hands and Booth is there for the rebound and hits it true. GOAL! Odd Down adds another goal. 2-0!

34' Taylor hits Murray in the center of the field at the top of the box. Murray spins and beats his defender and shots from halfway in the box. His shot hits the cross bar and the rebound is cleared out of bounds behind the goal. Corner Kick!

35' Murray sends it to far post from the left corner. Ward goes up for the header and it goes over the goal.

42' Murray leads Booth with a perfect pass. Booth sends the shot into the side net and it is good. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 3-0!

Half: The team is told that it is pleasing to see them play this well.

57' Taylor is injured and has to come off. Rungratsamee comes on for him.

64' Rungratsamee sends an amazing shot from the left side, it bends and hits at the keepers feet. He was lucky to make the stop. It is cleared out.

87' Lynch is lead perfectly on his pass. He has a clear shot and sends it wide.

88' Booth is subbed by Lever and Boakye is subbed by Hobbs

Odd Down 3 : 0 Street

Statistic	Odd Down	Street
Shots	11	3
On Target	4	0
Off Target	2	1
Blocked Shots	5	2
Woodwork	1	0
Clear Cut Chances	2	0
Long Shots	4	2
Possession	50%	50%
Corners	4	4
Free Kicks	11	13
Throw Ins	22	28
Fouls	9	8
Offsides	4	3
Passes Completed	68%	66%
Crosses Completed	30%	7%
Tackles Won	80%	59%
Headers Won	79%	52%
Yellow Cards	1	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	93.8	88.6
Average Rating	7.32	6.00

Match Analysis
In a game that was supposed to be easy it ended up being tough as Street is playing for the life and avoiding relegation. The win puts us one step closer to the title.

Man of the Match
ST Paul Booth (9.0) - 2 Goals, 17/20 passing, 1 assist

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Dane Harper resumes full training

Match Notes
This is the second match between the clubs. Odd Down is 1-0 and has a +3 goal differential. Buckland sits in 4th place and could pose a challenge for the Downers and that is evident with them being the favorite for the match.

Odd Down is going with a 4-3-3 attacking formation.

Buckland runs a 4-4-2 balanced formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Knight
D Morris / Hogarth / Ward / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Ogden / Murray
ST Eriksen / Booth / Taylor

Subs: Rusling / Charlton / Lever / Rungratsamee / Martin

Match Time

16' Jackson sends a low cross to Carlyle who manages to get a foot on it close to the net and send it in. GOAL! Buckland goes up 1-0!

43' Murray moves around the right side of the defense and sends his shot wide.

Match Analysis

A good solid game by the Downers. It was good to see Taylor and Rungratsamee get involved and then seeing Boakye nail the shot from deep was impressive. This is the type of game that is needed all the time.

Half: Metcalfe is worn out and taken some knocks. Charlton will step in and play, although it will be out of position on the right side. The team is told that I need to see more from them.

61' Ogden brings the ball down and fires a rocket to the upper right v and it is barely turned by the keeper. Corner Kick!

66' Boakye sends a blast from 30m out and the keeper deflects it. Taylor gets the rebound and shoots wide.

68' Booth is replaced by Rungratsamee and Hobbs subs in for Ogden

87' Rungratsamee receives a great pass and moves into the box. He steps and sends the shot past the keeper. It hits the wood work and rebounds out. Taylor hits the shot and it is blocked and cleared.

93' Rungratsamee gets a jail break counter with Taylor and Eriksen. They run down the field together, and Rungratsamee forces the keeper and a defender to move to him, he passes to Taylor and Taylor hits it true.GOAL! Odd Down equalizes it with no time left! 1-1!

Buckland 1 : 1 Odd Down

Statistic	Buckland	Odd Down
Shots	9	12
On Target	3	4
Off Target	5	4
Blocked Shots	1	4
Woodwork	0	1
Clear Cut Chances	0	1
Long Shots	3	2
Possession	53%	47%
Corners	1	4
Free Kicks	18	10
Throw Ins	27	23
Fouls	9	15
Offsides	1	3
Passes Completed	69%	62%
Crosses Completed	21%	33%
Tackles Won	54%	63%
Headers Won	77%	41%
Yellow Cards	0	4
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	107.8	111.3
Average Rating	6.81	6.68

Match Analysis

A good solid game by the Downers. It was good to see Taylor and Rungratsamee get involved. This was frustrating to watch as we had the bulk of the positive plays but could not convert. The fact we pulled a draw in this game was lucky. It was an amazing goal.

Man of the Match
DC Jordan Ivey-Ward (7.5) - 7/9 Tackling, 4/5 Headers, 7 Interceptions

[MacroGuru]

April News and Notes
March was a solid month for the Downers as they picked it up and are on the way to securing their chances of promotion. Right now the 1 loss is starting to piss me off. It does look like Hallen is going to be relegated.

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		Odd Down		30	22	7	1	74	16	+58	73
2nd		Westfields		31	20	7	4	59	25	+34	67
3rd		Buckland		30	18	5	7	55	20	+35	59
4th		Merthyr T		31	18	4	9	54	39	+15	58
5th		Bitton		30	14	9	7	49	42	+7	51
6th		Willand		30	14	7	9	38	24	+14	49
7th		Bristol MF		30	13	5	12	41	49	-8	44
8th		Welton Rovers		30	11	10	9	35	30	+5	43
9th		Wellington		30	13	3	14	40	43	-3	42
10th		Barnstaple		31	10	11	10	47	49	-2	41
11th		Corsham		30	10	7	13	37	46	-9	37
12th		Ilfracombe		31	7	13	11	36	44	-8	34
13th		Brislington		30	8	9	13	42	51	-9	33
14th		Wells		30	9	6	15	36	66	-30	33
15th		Longwell Green		30	8	8	14	31	42	-11	32
16th		Bishop Sutton		30	9	4	17	35	50	-15	31
17th		Street		30	6	9	15	43	50	-7	27
18th		Radstock		31	6	8	17	24	51	-27	26
19th		Hallen		31	4	4	23	34	73	-39	16

Important April Dates
4/7 - Radstock (Western Premier)
4/14 - Welton Rovers (Western Premier)
4/28 - Longwell Green (Western Premier)

Training Report
The following players have trained well over the past month:
Jack Morris (Aerobic)
Joseph Boakye (Aerobic)
Matt Carr (Aerobic)

The following players have failed to impress during the past month:
Kent Eriksen(Strength)
Paul Booth (Strength)
James Martin (Defending)

The following youth player have trained well over the past month:
Steven Ferdinand (Strength)
Danny Clancy (Strength)

The following youth players have failed to impress over the past month:
Doug Milne (Aerobic)
Gary McCarthy (Tactics)
Chris Tooth (Aerobic)

[MacroGuru]

I had a recent update install on my anti-virus, I wasn't rebooting my laptop yet...was typing up something and the window popped up as I hit the enter key...it started to reboot the machine which shut down the dynasty just as I was going to save it.

I am going to have to replay the past 4 matches...

[MacroGuru]

Actually, it's going to be back to the Westfields game I have to play out again...I am saving after every single game instead of monthly now...

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• 18 yr old Striker Ross Davidson from Scotland just signed with Odd Down
• 20 Game Unbeaten Streak
• Ward received Weekly 11 honors
• Esdaile resumes full training

Match Notes
This will be the fourth match up between the two clubs. Odd Down has a record of 2-1 with a +9 on goal differential. Odd Down is expected to win this match with ease.

Odd Down sticks to their 4-3-3 attacking formation.

Radstock is running a 4-4-1 defensive formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Knight
D Morris / Hogarth / Ward / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Ogden / Murray
ST Taylor / Booth / Eriksen

Subs: Rusling / Hobbs / Halsall / Rungratsamee / Charlton

Match Time

12' Taylor shoots from 25m out and it is caught by the keeper.

16' Ward heads the goalies drop kick out past the defense and Eriksen runs to it. He is challenged by the keeper and he sends a low cross to Booth who knocks it past the keeper and then drills it home. GOAL! Odd Down takes the lead, 1-0!

30' Booth leads Taylor perfectly into the box and Ireland takes Taylor down. The referee points to the spot. Penalty Kick! Booth lines up and hits true! GOAL! Odd Down moves up to 2-0!

43' Lewis crosses to Morris and he volleys it close to the goal. Knight stretches out and catches the ball as it is near the line.

44' Morris sends the ball long to Taylor. Taylor takes it to the goal line and passes back to Boakye who volleys to the keeper. The keeper catches it.

45' Taylor cuts across the field without a challenge, he passes back to Ogden who shoots it just wide.

Half: The squad is told that I don't expect their performance to drop.

46' Ogden sends a short pass to Taylor who takes his open shot and sends it just wide.

59' Lewis sends to far post from the left corner. Neville is there to volley it in. GOAL! Radstock brings it within one. 2-1!

62' Hendely sends a cross into the box and it goes to Lamb who appears to be offside and he hits it into the back of the net. GOAL! Radstock evens it up! 2-2!

64' Eriksen sends a cross to Boakye who volleys it over the net.

65' Charlton comes in for Morris.

76' Rungratsamee subs for Ogden and is playing at the AM. Hobbs in for Boakye

82' Booth sends a low cross to Eriksen who volley's it into the net from close to 25m out. GOAL! Odd Down takes the lead again! 3-2!

83' Eriksen leads Rungratsamee who shoots and misses.

Radstock 2 : 3 Odd Down

Statistic	Radstock	Odd Down
Shots	4	10
On Target	2	5
Off Target	0	5
Blocked Shots	2	0
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	1	2
Long Shots	1	2
Possession	48%	52%
Corners	4	1
Free Kicks	9	14
Throw Ins	29	20
Fouls	13	8
Offsides	2	1
Passes Completed	63%	64%
Crosses Completed	23%	11%
Tackles Won	59%	75%
Headers Won	55%	69%
Yellow Cards	3	0
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	101.0	102.0
Average Rating	6.29	7.02

Match Analysis
Radstock gave us a run for our money. The players felt they had the game sealed up with a 2-0 lead at half time and I thought my warning would help but it didn't. There was a lot of leniency in this match by the ref's. Booth was on fire and it was a good thing to see.

Man of the Match
ST Paul Booth (8.6) - 2 Goals, 1 Assist, 10/16 Passing, 4/6 Tackles

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Booth was named to the Weekly 11
• Lever was injured in training and is out for 2 weeks
• We need 6 points to win the title.

Match Notes
This will be the fifth match for the clubs. Odd Down owns Welton Rovers with a 4-0 record and a +13 goal differential. This could be the game that Welton pulls off the win, but everyone doubts it.

Odd Down is sticking with their 4-3-3 attacking formation.

Welton Rovers run a 4-4-2 balanced formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Knight
D Morris / Ward / Esdaile / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Ogden / Murray
ST Eriksen / Booth / Taylor

Subs: Rusling / Charlton / Martin / Davidson / Hogarth

Match Time

5' Eriksen leads Boakye perfectly into the box. Boakye sends his shot wide.

32' Taylor flies up the middle of the field and gives the ball to Eriksen. Eriksen brings the keeper off the line and shoots. It hits the wood work and is cleared out for a corner kick.

34' Morris sends a pass to far post from the free kick on the left. Taylor shoots from point blank ensuring he wasn't going to miss this one. GOAL! Odd Down draws first blood. 1-0!

39' Murray sends to far post from the right corner. Ward heads the ball, it is blocked and he gets the rebound and shoots. The shot is stopped and corralled by the keeper.

40' On a counter attack Johnson runs into the box and is forced to shoot, his shot sails wide.

43' Ogden shots a missile from 30m out and it hits the cross bar.

Half: Ogden, Booth and Eriksen all received cards in the half. The team is encouraged to keep it up.

48' Ogden shoots and sends it wide

60' Johnson sends a shot to goal from 25m out and it hits the cross bar, Metcalfe clears it.

61' Ogden is subbed by Martin. Booth is replaced by Davidson.

72' Charlton in for Morris.

74' Taylor takes a shot from just inside the box and it is blocked. Davidson gets the rebound on a volley and sends it wide.

88' Johnson gets into the box, Knight comes out and challenges him and gets the block. Unable to control the rebound Brookefield sends it in. GOAL! Welton Rovers equalize the match! 1-1!

90' Esdaile sends a header deep for Davidson, he is one on one with the keeper and sends it wide.

Odd Down 1 : 1 Welton Rovers

Statistic	Odd Down	Welton Rovers
Shots	14	4
On Target	4	1
Off Target	7	2
Blocked Shots	3	1
Woodwork	2	1
Clear Cut Chances	3	1
Long Shots	6	1
Possession	52%	48%
Corners	7	0
Free Kicks	11	15
Throw Ins	18	28
Fouls	12	8
Offsides	3	3
Passes Completed	73%	67%
Crosses Completed	14%	0%
Tackles Won	70%	65%
Headers Won	68%	58%
Yellow Cards	3	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	98.4	95.5
Average Rating	6.81	6.61

Match Analysis
What more could one want. This was a dominant controlled game by the Downers yet they failed to secure the 3 points and put the next game to seal the title. Now it will be at least 2 more matches. This team is getting to sure of themselves. Youngster Davidson hand several chances and they went wide.

Man of the Match
DL Jack Morris (7.9) - 1 Assist, 18/24 Passing, 6/6 Tackles, 8 Interceptions.

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Hallen is officially relegated
• Morris was named to the Weekly 11
• Glasgow has resumed full training
• Coach Kevin Fallon has announced his intention to retire at the end of season
• Odd Down is only 5 points away from securing the title and promotion

Match Notes
This is the fourth match between the clubs. Odd Down has a 3-0 record with a +5 goal differential between the teams. The 2 week break might be a positive for this team. Odd Down is predicted to win this one big.

Odd Down will run with a 4-1-2-1-2 counter attack formation.

Longwell Green will run a 4-1-4-1 defensive formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Knight
D Morris / Ward / Esdaile / Metcalfe
DM Harper
M Boakye / Murray
AM Ogden
ST Eriksen / Taylor

Subs: Rusling / Charlton / Glasgow / Booth / Hogarth

Match Time

5' Morris passes to Boakye who shoots from the top of the box and sends it high over the goal.

11' Harper leads Taylor with a great long pass. Taylor takes it to the bottom right side and sends a low cross to Eriksen who puts it into the net. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 1-0!

17' Metcalfe with a high lob into the box and Eriksen heads to the upper right v. It catches wood work and is cleared out.

24' Esdaile took a knock and is pretty beat, Hogarth subs in for him.

37' Murray sends to far post from the right corner. Ward goes up with a header and catches the keeper out of position. However Ward passes it to Hogarth who heads it in! GOAL! Odd Down is now up 2-0!

41' Eriksen receives the long pass in the box from Metcalfe. He passes back out quickly to Boakye who sends a burner low and to the left. The keeper does his best to turn it. Corner Kick!

Half: Murray received a yellow card in the first half. The team is encouraged to go out and continue playing like they have been.

47' Harper sends a great leading pass to Eriksen who gets the ball and tries to lob it over the keeper and sends it out wide instead.

49' Morris sends a centering pass to Taylor. He goes up and is challenged by the keeper. It must have startled him as he flicked the ball over the net.

63' Harper is injured and has to come off. Glasgow is subbed in.

67' Caldwell shoots and is wide.

68' Booth comes in for Ogden.

72' Murray sends to far post from the left corner. Ward goes up and sends the header down low and to the right. GOAL! Odd Down has added another point, 3-0!

83' Morris sends a long curving pass towards goal. The keeper goes up to stop it and misplays it. The ball goes into the net. GOAL! Odd Down goes 4-0 now! Morris should be given the goal but it is being counted as an own goal!

88' Metcalfe takes an injury and is forced off. Odd Down is playing a man down for the final few minutes.

Longwell Green 0 : 4 Odd Down

Statistic	Longwell Green	Odd Down
Shots	3	12
On Target	0	3
Off Target	1	6
Blocked Shots	2	3
Woodwork	0	1
Clear Cut Chances	0	1
Long Shots	3	6
Possession	50%	50%
Corners	1	5
Free Kicks	11	11
Throw Ins	16	25
Fouls	11	6
Offsides	0	5
Passes Completed	68%	63%
Crosses Completed	36%	33%
Tackles Won	65%	70%
Headers Won	62%	75%
Yellow Cards	1	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	90.1	91.7
Average Rating	5.96	7.49

Match Analysis
A dominant performance like it should have been was good to see. Young Harper taking another injury and Metcalfe a knock is not good. We will have to see what the Physio says about the injuries, hopefully nothing major. Ward played great as did Hogarth. Defensively, the whole team played well.

Man of the Match
DC Jordan Ivey-Ward (9.1) - 1 goal, 11/17 passing, 7/9 Headers, 1 assist

[MacroGuru]

May News and Notes
3 matches left. A win in any of the 3 secures the title for Odd Down.

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		Odd Down		33	24	8	1	82	19	+63	80
2nd		Westfields		33	22	7	4	65	25	+40	73
3rd		Buckland		33	19	6	8	58	23	+35	63
4th		Merthyr T		33	19	5	9	58	40	+18	62
5th		Bitton		33	16	10	7	56	44	+12	58
6th		Willand		33	14	9	10	39	27	+12	51
7th		Welton Rovers		33	13	11	9	42	31	+11	50
8th		Bristol MF		33	13	7	13	44	56	-12	46
9th		Wellington		33	14	3	16	42	51	-9	45
10th		Barnstaple		34	10	12	12	48	54	-6	42
11th		Corsham		33	11	7	15	40	51	-11	40
12th		Brislington		33	9	11	13	47	55	-8	38
13th		Ilfracombe		33	8	13	12	41	50	-9	37
14th		Bishop Sutton		33	10	5	18	39	53	-14	35
15th		Street		33	8	10	15	52	53	-1	34
16th		Longwell Green		33	8	10	15	33	48	-15	34
17th		Wells		33	9	6	18	38	74	-36	33
18th		Radstock		34	7	8	19	30	58	-28	29
19th	R	Hallen		34	4	6	24	37	79	-42	18

Important May Dates
5/5 - Bitton (Western Premier)
5/19 - Willand (Western Premier)
5/26 - Brislington (Western Premier)

Training Report
The following players have trained well over the past month
James Martin (Aerobic)
Martin Whelan (Tactics)
Tom Jones (Aerobic)

The following players have failed to impress during the past month:
Paul Booth (Strength)
Kent Eriksen (Strength)
Neal Shelton (Tactics)

The following youth players have trained well over the past month:
Neil Laird (Strength)
Dougie Milne (Tactics)

The following youth player failed to impress during the past month:
Mark Tudor (Aerobic)

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Harper sustained bruised ribs and is out for 2 weeks
• Ward and Murray were both named to the Weekly 11
• Odd Down is only 2 points away from winning the league.

Match Notes
This will be the fourth meeting between the clubs. Odd Down has a record of 2-0-1 against Bitton. They also own a +5 goal differential. Odd Down is being picked to win this one and become the league champions.

Odd Down will run with a 4-1-2-1-2 counter attacking formation.

Bitton runs a balanced 4-4-2 formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Knight
D Morris / Esdaile / Ward / Metcalfe
DM Glasgow
M Boakye / Murray
AM Ogden
ST Eriksen / Taylor

Subs: Rusling / Charlton / Booth / Rungratsamee / Hogarth


Match Time

4' Sanders sends a shot from about 35m out and it curves and hits the cross bar and drops straight down into the goal. GOAL! Bitton takes the lead 1-0 on a lucky shot!

6' Taylor shoots from the penalty spot and it is blocked and cleared out for a Corner Kick.

15' Morris sends a cross from a free kick on the left side. Ward goes up and meets it with a header and sends it in hard to the left post. GOAL! Odd Down evens it up! 1-1!

26' Metcalfe steals the pass and gets a long pass out to Taylor on a counter attack. Taylor runs past Collins who misplays the ball and is one on one with the keeper. He shoots a perfect shot right into net. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 2-1!

41' Glasgow sends a centering pass from a free kick. Eriksen plays it poorly and it is taken from him and cleared out behind the goal. Corner Kick.

Half: Metcalfe and Murray received yellow cards in the first half. The players are encouraged to keep it up.

48' Taylor steals the ball and is alone in the box when he shoots, it is blocked and cleared out.

50' Ogden shoots from the top of the box and it goes just wide.

57' Boakye leads Eriksen perfectly. Eriksen is in a one on one situation and shoots. The shot is blocked but not secured. Taylor on the rebound with a volley into the net. GOAL! Odd Down moves up 3-1!

63' Rungratsamee is subbed in for Murray and moves to the AM. Ogden drops back to play MF.

75' Booth subs in for Metcalfe and moves into a 3rd striker role. Glasgow moves to the DR spot. Charlton subs in for Morris.

80' Booth leads to Eriksen who shoots and sends it wide.

90' Bedford fires a shot from about 36m out and it sails high over the goal.

92' Glasgow gets the loose ball in the box and shoots. The shot goes wide.

Odd Down 3 : 1 Bitton

Statistic	Odd Down	Bitton
Shots	11	4
On Target	7	1
Off Target	3	1
Blocked Shots	1	2
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	3	0
Long Shots	4	3
Possession	49%	51%
Corners	4	2
Free Kicks	11	15
Throw Ins	23	26
Fouls	13	9
Offsides	2	2
Passes Completed	66%	63%
Crosses Completed	11%	27%
Tackles Won	79%	75%
Headers Won	50%	67%
Yellow Cards	2	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	99.4	96.0
Average Rating	7.20	6.51

Match Analysis

The win secures the Western Premier Title and Promotion for the Downers! Nothing much to say here other than besides the lucky goal right off the bat, the Downers dominated and controlled this game. Ward is continuing to produce in the far post spot on set pieces. Taylor was true to form.

Man of the Match
ST Jamie Taylor (8.8) - 2 Goals, 17/21 Passing.

[MacroGuru]

ODD DOWN wins Toolstation League Premier Title!

Promotion to Zamaretto League Division One Central has been earned.

This also sets the team into semi-pro status and paid contracts will now happen with the players.

The Downers achieved this result rattling off a 24 game unbeaten streak which has also set team and league records.

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• ST Paul Booth announced his retirement effective July 4, 2012. He will be offered a coaching position within the team when Fallon retires.
• Ward and Taylor were named to the Weekly 11

Match Notes
This will be the fourth match between the clubs. Odd Down has a 3-0-1 record and a +2 goal differential. This match is a good match for some of the reserves and backups to get playing time and some of them will definitely see that. The press doesn't know it yet so they have us pegged to win.

Odd Down will run with a 4-3-3 attacking formation

Willand will run with a balanced 4-4-2

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Charlton / Hogarth / Ward / Halsall
M Lever / Ogden / Murray
ST Rungratsamee / Baldwin / Davidson

Subs: Knight / Wright / Hobbs / Booth / Glasgow

Match Time

11' Lever sends a crossing pass to Baldwin who steps and shoots sending it just wide.

17' There is a scramble within the box and Murray gets the ball. He steps to shoot and is taken down. PENALTY! The referee is pointing to the spot. Charlton lines up for the shot and hits it true! GOAL! Odd Down goes up 1-0! It was Asa Charltons first goal for Odd Down!

24' Ironside steals a poor pass and runs in for the shot. His shot sails wide.

38' Davidson sends a smooth low pass to a crashing Rungratsamee. He volleys it into the back of the net. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 2-0!

Half: Murray and Lever received yellow cards in the first half. Hobbs comes on for Lever and Wright comes on for Hogarth. Both received pretty serious knocks in the first half.

55' Lazarus sends it to far post from the left corner. Strong goes up for the header and sends it over goal.

65' Jones shot goes wide of the goal.

68' A nice counter attack break sees Jones send a cross to Stamp wide open in the box. Stamp has all the time in the world and gets Rusling to commit before he shoots. GOAL! Willand brings it within one, 2-1!

69' Booth comes in for Baldwin.

76' Murray sends to far post from the left corner. Ward goes up and his header goes just over goal.

83' Hobbs passes into space and Booth gets to it and shoots. The shot hits the side of the net.

86' Rungratsamee is injured and has to come off. Odd Down is down a man for about 6 more minutes.

Willand 1 : 2 Odd Down

Statistic	Willand	Odd Down
Shots	8	6
On Target	3	2
Off Target	4	3
Blocked Shots	1	1
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	1	2
Long Shots	3	0
Possession	57%	43%
Corners	6	3
Free Kicks	16	14
Throw Ins	26	18
Fouls	10	12
Offsides	5	4
Passes Completed	68%	49%
Crosses Completed	20%	28%
Tackles Won	61%	72%
Headers Won	50%	76%
Yellow Cards	1	3
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	104.8	106.1
Average Rating	6.64	6.84

Match Analysis
Not much to say other than some of the reserves and backups played quite well.

Man of the Match
DC Jordan Ivey-Ward (7.8) - 11 interceptions, 4/5 Tackles, 7/9 Headers

[MacroGuru]

So, I need to put this out there as I am thinking out loud (in a sense) about next season. Contracts will have to be offered to all players on the team if I want them. Do I cut a bunch of players before we receive semi-pro status and then wait and go out and sign? Keep who I have and move forward.

I have a large squad. About 15 I keep up on the starting squad, I think there are 11+ in reserves and then the youth team.

These are the tough issues I love about this game.

[MacroGuru]

Weekly Notes

• Ward was named to the Weekly 11
• 20 yr old MF Callum Byrne was signed by Odd Down, he is of equal talent and better potential than Murray
• 19 yr old MF Johsua Tinker was signed by Odd Down, he is of equal talent and better potential than Murray

Match Notes
This is the fourth meeting between the clubs. Odd Down has a 2-0-1 record and a +3 goal differential. The new MF's will get a chance to play today. Odd Down is picked to win with ease.

Odd Down will run a 4-3-1-2 attacking formation

Brislington runs with a 4-1-2-2-1 attacking formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Esdaile / Ward / Metcalfe
M Tinker / Boakye / Murray
AM Ogden
ST Taylor / Eriksen

Subs: Knight / Harper / Davidson / Glasgow / Booth

Match Time

5' Taylor sends a cross from the left side. Eriksen goes up and heads it. It is blocked and cleared out behind the goal for a corner kick.

6' Murray sends it to far post. Ward sends it over goal.

11' Eriksen fires a rocket at the keeper from the top right corner. Keeper turns it and it goes out behind the goal. Corner Kick.

12' Murray sends it to far post. Ward sends it over goal.

13' Goal kick happens. Ogden intercepts the kick and heads the ball forward to Eriksen. Eriksen shoots from 25m out. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0!

19' Murray from a free kick on the left side sends the cross to far post. Ward volleys the pass right into the back of the net. GOAL! The Downers add another goal to their total. 2-0!

26' Morris passes to Esdaile who sends it into the box to Boakye who turns a sends the ball immediately into the net. GOAL! Odd Down is commanding now. 3-0!

37' McDonald sends it to far post from the right corner. Swales crashes in with a screaming header to goal. Rusling deflects the ball and it is cleared out by the defense.

Half: A flawless first half has the players being told that the coaches are pleased and to keep it up.

47' Hazard sends a pass to Cross who evades Ward and shoots. Rusling is on his game and blocks the shot. Ward clears it out.

48' Morris sends a cross to the center of the box from about 40m out on the left side. Eriksen goes up and hits the header. It sails into the upper left v for a score. GOAL! Odd Down is taking Brislington out behind the woodshed. 4-0!

69' Esdaile is subbed by Harper and Harper moves to the DM spot to give Odd Down a 3-5-2 formation.

76' Glasgow goes in for Boakye and Eriks has Davidson in for him.

87' Murray sends it to near post from the left corner. Ward comes in with a diving header and sinks it. GOAL! Odd Down is up 5-0!

Odd Down 5: 0 Brislington

Statistic	Odd Down	Brislington
Shots	13	3
On Target	8	2
Off Target	2	0
Blocked Shots	3	1
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	1	0
Long Shots	6	1
Possession	54%	46%
Corners	5	3
Free Kicks	10	14
Throw Ins	20	15
Fouls	10	10
Offsides	4	0
Passes Completed	62%	58%
Crosses Completed	35%	22%
Tackles Won	70%	66%
Headers Won	74%	61%
Yellow Cards	0	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	101.3	96.4
Average Rating	8.03	5.65

Match Analysis
Probably one of the most pure games this team has played all season. It was great to see. Last game for the season. The fans at the stadium got a great showing and thank you. Onto next season!

Man of the Match
DC Jordan Ivey-Ward (9.4) - 2 goals, 7/7 headers

[MacroGuru]

End Of Season Notes

• Odd Down receive $16,500 for finishing first in the Toolstation Premier League Division.
• ST Jamie Taylor has won the Western Premier Top Goalscorer Award with 20 goals.
• ST Jamie Taylor has also won the Western Premier Player of the Season award.

Odd Down End of Season Stats (Overall, sorted by Goals)

Pkd	Name	Apps	Gls	Ast	MoM	Pas R	Tck	Drb	Sh T	Yel	Red	Av Rat
STCL	Jamie Taylor	36	21	9	2	79%	2.39	1.93	52%	3	1	7.32
STCR	Kent Eriksen	38 (2)	18	11	3	79%	2.37	1.45	55%	3	0	7.17
S5	Paul Booth	23 (12)	16	5	3	74%	2.56	1.10	54%	3	1	7.10
MCR	Tom Murray	35	8	12	6	75%	3.92	0.12	25%	10	1	7.27
DCR	Jordan Ivey-Ward	16 (13)	7	1	7	52%	2.57	-	57%	1	0	7.36
-	Supat Rungratsamee	11 (17)	6	3	1	78%	1.92	2.48	42%	1	0	6.87
-	Harry Hogarth	32 (1)	5	0	2	59%	1.48	-	0%	6	0	7.18
MC	Joseph Boakye	35 (2)	4	9	2	77%	2.84	0.40	29%	0	0	6.90
AMC	Chris Ogden	27 (1)	3	5	1	79%	2.39	0.57	29%	5	0	6.95
-	Robert Hobbs	7 (8)	3	1	0	72%	3.21	0.34	31%	0	0	6.90
DCL	Lacquan Esdaile	31	2	3	3	63%	1.80	0.11	48%	3	0	7.29
DL	Jack Morris	35 (4)	2	13	1	64%	4.68	0.35	23%	5	0	7.23
-	Asa Charlton	8 (16)	1	3	0	61%	3.37	0.43	0%	3	0	6.62
-	Keith Wright	1 (1)	0	0	0	57%	3.33	-	-	0	0	6.50
-	Christopher Lever	2 (3)	0	0	0	66%	2.59	1.11	0%	2	0	6.77
-	Glyn Halsall	1	0	0	0	60%	3.00	-	-	0	0	6.10
-	Robbie Hegarty	3	0	0	0	40%	-	-	-	0	0	6.67
-	Aaron Baldwin	1	0	0	0	0%	-	-	0%	0	0	6.70
-	James Martin	13 (17)	0	3	0	80%	2.78	0.14	0%	1	0	6.75
S4	Ross Davidson	1 (2)	0	1	0	0%	2.06	0.69	0%	0	0	6.65
S3	Stuart Glasgow	17 (9)	0	3	0	71%	4.37	0.37	0%	2	0	6.96
S1	Jake Knight	13	0	0	0	46%	-	-	-	0	0	6.68
MCL	Joshua Tinker	1	0	0	0	0%	2.00	1.00	0%	0	0	7.30
S2	Dane Harper	1 (1)	0	0	0	62%	2.14	-	-	0	0	6.75
GK	Tom Rusling	26	0	0	0	49%	-	-	-	0	0	6.72
DR	Scott Metcalfe	27	0	7	2	72%	4.60	0.45	0%	7	1	7.39
-	Lucus Banton	4 (4)	0	1	0	61%	3.05	0.70	0%	1	0	6.56
-	Callum Byrne	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

The squad is out on vacation until the friendly season begins.

[MacroGuru]

Off Season News

• Scott Metcalfe was named the Odd Down Player of the Year by the fans
• Odd Down has declared official Semi-Pro status
• Odd Down has

Off Season Moves

• 1st Team Coach Hired - Aidan Davison
• Scout Hired - Barry Hunter
• Scout Hired - Harry Joyce
• Coach Hired - Glen Little
• Coach Hired - Paul Balsom
• Youth Coach Hired - Paul Booth
• Wales U19 ST- Jake Cassidy

Off Season Losses

• Coach Retired - Kevin Fallon

[NoSkillz]

Congratulations on the promotion!

[MacroGuru]

Originally Posted by NoSkillz

Congratulations on the promotion!

Thanks...much needed.

Now it's time to see if I can move up another level this season.

[MacroGuru]

Contract Stage

It's hitting the friendlies stage of the season, and it's contract time to me. The board is being tight fisted with the money I have brought in (367K for the past 2 years) and I am bringing in the same with foreign traveling friendlies this season.

So in order to avoid the massive amount of bidding wars I was in last season for my players I am going to offer the starters and their backups (not reserves, but backups) contracts. Reserve players can be plucked by others if they choose to.

Staff Offers

• Asst Coach Rick O'Flaherty 90/wk
• 1st Team Coach Aidan Davison 85/wk
• Youth Coach Paul Booth 80/wk
• All other staff refuses to talk contracts

Squad Offers

• AM Chris Ogden 25/wk
• MC Tom Murray 160/wk
• GK Jake Knight 45/wk
• DR Scott Metcalfe 65/wk
• DC Harry Hogarth 30/wk
• DC Jordan Ivey-Ward 45/wk
• DC Lacquan Esdaile 60/wk
• DL Asa Charlton 45/wk
• MC Callum Byrne 100/wk
• DM Stuart Glasgow 15/wk
• ST Supat Rungratsamee 15/wk
• ST Jamie Taylor 75/wk
• ST Ross Davidson 110/wk
• GK Tom Rusling 20/wk
• DL Jack Morris 90/wk
• ML Christopher Lever 15/wk
• ST Kent Eriksen 30/wk
• MC Joseph Boakye 15/wk
• MC Joshua Tinker 140/wk
• DR Glyn Halsall 120/wk after 20 league games played 190/wk
• DM Dane Harper 25/wk
• MC James Martin 25/wk
• DC Keith Wright 15/wk
• MC Robert Hobbs 25/wk
• MR Lucas Banton 15/wk

[MacroGuru]

Friendlies

I am just going to post the friendly scores up and if any major injuries or news for each match.

6/25/12 - Odd Down U18's 1 @ 2 Odd Down
7/1/12 - Odd Down 2 @ 1 Salisbury United
7/8/12 - Worcester 4 @ 2 Odd Down
7/9/12 - Odd Down 0 @ 0 Ulverstone

• News came that 19 yr old Striker from Wales, Jake Cassidy agreed to a contract with Odd Down. $500/wk and is now the best striker on the squad.

7/11/12 - Odd Down 1 @ 2 Bracknell
7/16/12 - Odd Down 2 @ 1 AFC Hinksey

• Striker Ross Davidson suffered a twisted knee and will miss 4 weeks.

7/17/12 - Odd Down 2 @ 0 Olympians
7/23/12 - Easington Sports 1 @ 0 Odd Down
7/25/12 - Arundel 1 @ 0 Odd Down

• Striker Jamie Taylor suffered shin splints at the end of the last match. He was sent to a specialist at a cost of $825 and will be out for 6 weeks. If I didn't send him to a specialist he would have been out for 6 months.

7/28/12 - Colliers Wood 0 @ 4 Odd Down
8/3/12 - Odd Down 0 @ 1 Suva
8/11/12 - Odd Down 2 @ 0 PS Mataram
8/15/12 - Redhill @ Odd Down - Cancelled

[MacroGuru]

June News and Notes

Not much to say other than trying to get coaches and players under contract. The Zamaretto League Division One South & West has the standard league rules of 5 subs names, 3 maximum used, no player restrictions. League Sorting is by GD, GS, Results between Teams, Games Won. 1st place wins $25,000, 2nd $16,500 and 3rd $12,500. The top two teams promote to the Southern Premier and the Bottom two teams relegate to Level 9 Divisions.

The league does look like the following:

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		Abingdon Utd		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2nd		Almondsbury		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3rd		Aylesbury		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4th		Bideford		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5th		Bridgwater		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6th		Burnham		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7th		Clevedon		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8th		Dawlish		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9th		Frome		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10th		Gosport		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11th		Mangotsfield		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12th		Odd Down		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13th		Paulton		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14th		Poole Town		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15th		Shortwood		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16th		Swindon S		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17th		Taunton		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18th		Thatcham		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19th		Totton		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20th		Wimborne		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21st		Winchester		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22nd		Yate		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

July Training Report
The following player trained well over the past month:
Neal Shelton (Aerobic)
Shandel Gonsalves (Aerobic)
Robbie Hegarty (Tactics)

The following players have failed to impress over the past month:
Joseph Boakye (Strength)
Aaron Baldwin (Strength)
Kent Eriksen (Strength)

The following youth players have trained well over the past month:
Mark Tudor (Strength)
Jean-Pierre Luciani (Tactics)
Paul Ryder (Strength)

The following youth players have failed to impress over the past month:
Steven Ferdinand (Strength)
Dougie Milne (Aerobic)

[MacroGuru]

July News and Notes

Nothing changes in the standings due to league play not starting until the end of August. Taylor wont be back from injury until league play.

Captain Selections happened at the beginning of August. Scott Metcalfe currently keeps his role as captain and Lacquan Esdaile is promoted to vice captain.

Important August Dates
8/17 - English Southern League Cup First Round
8/18 - English Southern League Cup Second Round Draw
8/18 - Bookham (FA Cup)
8/29 - Gosport (Zamaretto D1SW)

July Training Report
The following players have trained well over the past month:
Joseph Boakye (Tactics)
Spencer Wakeman (Aerobic)
Matt Car (Aerobic)

The following players have failed to impress over the past month:
Keith Wright (Aerobic)
Kent Eriksen (Strength)
Jake Knight (Aerobic)

The following youth players have trained well over the past month:
Marc Kelly (Tactics)
Jordan Turner (Aerobic)
Liam Ross (Aerobic)

One youth player failed to impress over the past month:
Jean-Pierre Luciani (Aerobic)