FM2006: East Stirling

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So close! One more win would've done it... there's not much more gut wrenching than that.

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2007/2008 East Stirlingshire Roster

GK - Gary O'Connor - 33 years old
Goalie: Eccentricity 14, Rushing Out 8, Kicking 7, Tn. To Punch 7
Mental: Bravery 13, Flair 12, Determination 10
Physical: Nat. Fitness 12, Strength 11, Jumping 11

GK - Sandy Young - 20 years old
Goalie: Ten To Punch 16, Aerial 10, Communication 9, Handling 9
Mental: Bravery 9, Flair 9
Physical: Agility 11, Balance 9, Nat Fitness 9, Strength 9

D RC - Karl Anderson - 25 years old
Technical: Marking 10, Dribbling 7, Teckling 5
Mental: Teamwork 12, Aggression 11, Flair 11, Influence 10
Physical: Acceleration 12, Pace 10

D R - Kevin McMullan - 24 years old
Technical: Heading 16, Dribbling 12, Passing 12, Tackling 12, Technique 10
Mental: Bravery 11, Teamwork 10, Work Rate 10
Physical: Jumping 13, Nat Fitness 12, Strength 9, Agility 9

D RC, M C - Mark Tyrrell - 24 years old
Technical: Heading 6, Tackling 6
Mental: Work Rate 13, Teamwork 12, Determination 12, Influence 11
Physical: Stamina 13, Jumping 12, Balance 11

D C - Martyn Campbell - 26 years old
Technical: Marking 13, Heading 11, Tackling 10
Mental: Teamwork 15, Determination 14, Influence 14, Aggression 12, Bravery 11, Positioning 11, Work Rate 11
Physical: Nat Fitness 10, Strength 9

D C - Paul Gaughan - 26 years old
Technical: First Touch 6, Tackling 6
Mental: Aggression 14, Bravery 14, Determination 12, Work Rate 12
Physical: Strength 13, Stamina 12, Balance 10, Jumping 10

D C - Greig McDonald - 25 years old
Technical: Tackling 10, Marking 8, Heading 5
Mental: Determination 13, Aggression 12, Teamwork 10
Physical: Nat Fitness 12, Pace 9, Stamina 9, Strength 8

D C - Innes Ritchie - 33 years old
Technical: Heading 14, Tackling 8, Marking 7
Mental: Determination 13, Influence 10, Position 10, Work Rate 10
Physical: Nat Fitness 12, Strength 10

D C - Sean Roycroft - 21 years old
Technical: Marking 15, Tackling 12, Heading 10
Mental: Decisions 15, Teamwork 14, Work Rate 13, Anticipation 11, Bravery 11
Physical: Jumping 11, Nat Fitness 11, Strength 11

D C - John Ward - 29 years old
Technical: Marking 11, Heading 9
Mental: Influence 12, Flair 9, Bravery 8
Physical: Strength 10, Jumping 9, Nat Fitness 8

D C, DM - Mark Miller - 18 years old
Technical: Tackling 8, Marking 6
Mental: Teamwork 13, Aggression 11, Positioning 10
Physical: Nat Fitness 9

D/WB L - Chris Miller - 24 years old
Technical: Passing 8, Marking 7
Mental: Aggression 20, Influence 15, Teamwork 12, Work Rate 12, Bravery 12, Determination 11
Physical: Nat Fitness 10, Stamina 9

D/WB L, M L - Henry Sobolewski - 21 years old
Technical: First Touch 7, Marking 6, Tackling 6
Mental: Influence 17, Teamwork 17, Flair 14, Work Rate 12
Physical: Nat Fitness 13, Acceleration 12, Jumping 10

D L, M L - Sean McInulty - 19 years old
Technical: Crossing 5 (has good set pieces)
Mental: Influence 13, Bravery 11, Aggression 10, Teamwork 10
Physical: Jumping 10, Pace 9, Strength 9

M RCL - Tom Bennett - 37 years old
Technical: First Touch 8, Dribbling 6, Passing 6
Mental: Determination 18, Influence 17, Bravery 16, Teamwork 15, Work Rate 15
Physical: Strength 12, Balance 10, Nat Fitness 10

M RC - Andy Brand - 24 years old
Technical: Tackling 12, Passing 10
Mental: Determination 13, Influence 13, Bravery 10
Physical: Acceleration 14, Stamina 13, Nat Fitness 11

M R - Steven Masterton - 22 years old
Technical: Long Shots 13, Dribbling 12, Finishing 10
Mental: Flair 13, Influence 11, Composure 10
Physical: Strength 12, Pace 10, Jumping 10, Acceleration 10

M R - Peter Ross - 27 years old
Technical: Dribbling 8
Mental: Teamwork 15, Work Rate 12,
Physical: Nat Fitness 17, Acceleration 12

M C - Paul Gardiner - 20 years old
Technical: Passing 7, Technique 6
Mental: Aggression 13, Teamwork 11, Anticipation 11, Creativity 11, Work Rate 10
Physical: Strength 12, Acceleration 11, Agility 9

M C - Paul Ross - 22 years old
Technical: Marking 9, Tackling 6
Mental: Teamwork 17, Influence 15, Creativity 14, Work Rate 13, Determination 10
Physical: Nat. Fitness 16, Pace 14, Acceleration 13, Stamina 12

M C - Carl Thywissen - 29 years old
Technical: Tackling 10, Passing 5
Mental: Aggression 18, Work Rate 13, Influence 11
Physical: Nat Fitness 12, Jumping 12, Acceleration 11

M C - Paul Tyrrell - 27 years old
Technical: Passing 7, Tackling 6
Mental: Work Rate 14, Influence 14, Determinations 13, Teamwork 12, Aggression 12, Bravery 12
Physical: Stamina 13, Balance 10, Strength 10

AM RLC, F C - Lee Sichi - 23 years old
Technical: Non-set pieces all 2
Mental: Aggression 14, Flair 13, Bravery 11, Influence 11
Physical: Nat Fitness 12, Stamina 11, Pace 10, Strength 10

AM L - Stuart Callaghan - 30 years old
Technical: Long Shots 9, Passing 8, Finishing 8
Mental: Work Rate 13, Aggression 13, Bravery 13, Determination 12, Teamwork 11
Physical: Nat Fintess 13, Strength 12, Balance 11, Acceleration 11

AM/F C - Martin McBride - 21 years old
Technical: Heading 15, Finishing 14, First Touch 6
Mental: Teamwork 16, Work Rate 12, Flair 12, Bravery 11
Physical: Nat Fitness 10, Strength 10, Jumping 9

ST Matthew Biddle - 19 years old
Technical: Finishing 11, Dribbling 9
Mental: Teamwork 11, Aggression 10, Flair 10
Physical: Nat Fitness 10, Jumping 10, Pace 9

ST - Steven Dymock - 23 years old
Technical: Dribbling 6
Mental: Determination 14, Aggression 13, Flair 13, Teamwork 12
Physical: Acceleration 12, Pace 11, Nat Fitness 11

ST - Derek Ure - 22 years old
Technical: Finishing 6, Heading 5
Mental: Determination 15, Work Rate 13
Physical: Pace 14, Acceleration 13, Stamina 10

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League Cup and Challenge Cup Draws

Ouch. We draw Partick (First Division) in Round One of the League Cup and drew Hamilton (First Division) in Round One of the Challenge Cup.

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2007/2008 Starting Roster

Starting Goalkeeper: Gary O'Connor
Backup Goalkeepey: Sandy Young

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Starting Defender Right: Kevin McMullen
Starting Defender Left: Henry Sobolewski
Starting Defender Center: Greig McDonald
Starting Defender Center: Sean Roycroft

Backup Defense: Mark Tyrell (D RC, M C) - use in heavy rotation with Kevin McMullen
Backup Defense: Martyn Campbell (D C) - would have won a starting role, but had a terrible performance in the last Friendly. Will use in heavy rotation with McDonald.

Innes Ritchie and John Ward (both D C) - decent showings in Friendly matches, but both are incredibly slow. Will be on Reserve squad to see how they do.
Paul Gaughan (D C), Chris Miller (D/WB L) and Karl Anderson (D RC) are also both on the Reserve Squad as neither were good enough to win a starting or backup spot. Will keep around to see if they improve.

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Starting Midfielder Right: Steven Masterton (M R) - a few teams expressed interest during the break.
Starting Midfielder Left: Stuart Callaghan (AM L) - Even more teams tried to get him during the break.
Starting Midfielder Center: Paul Tyrrell (M C) - Captain
Starting Midfielder Center: Paul Gardiner (M C) - Won the job with a few really good showings

Backup Midfielder: Tom Bennett (M RLC) - Was injured for most of the Friendly matches. Will be a regulare sub for the entire midfield.
Backup Midfielder: Carl Thywissen (M C) - Will rotate in with Gardiner and Tyrrell.
Backup Midfielder: Paul Ross (M C) - Will also rotate into the MC position, but not as frequently as Thywissen

Andy Brand (M RC) and Peter Ross (M R) both sent to the Reserve squad.

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Starting Forward Center: Martin McBride (AM/F C) - Out top scorer last season
Starting Forward Center: Derek Ure (ST) - Our most popular player

Backup Forward: Matthew Biddle (ST) - Will be used in heavy rotation with McBride and Ure.

Steven Dymock (ST) - Sent to reserve squad.

Sean McInulty (D/WB L) and Mark Miller (D C, DM) are both put on our U19 team.

(Anyone not mentioned here was let go.)

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Matches

Scottish Challenge Cup 1st Round, July 28th vs. Hamilton (SCO First Division)
An impossible challenge, the media is calling it. Our defense holds them until injury time before the half when they score off of a free kick. Their second goal came when my defender blocked a shot, but the rebound caught my goalie out of position and it goes in. They get a 3rd goal in the 75th minute off of a penalty kick. We actually got a few chances at the end, but couldn't find the net. LOSE 3-0

Masterton will be out for 2 weeks to a month. It begins already.

Promotion Odds

Dumbarton, Ayr and Alloa are given even odds for promotion. East Fife 6-4, Arbroat 7-4 and Albion Rovers are 2-1.

We are 20-1 to promote.

Scottish Third Division, Aug 4th vs. Arbroath
They score in the 4th minute off of a corner kick. In the 82nd minute, Ure ties it up for us when their goalie misplays the ball. DRAW 1-1

Scottish League Cup First Round, Aug 7th vs Partick (SCO First Division)
We face the impossible, again. They score in the 16th minute. Off of a corner, their first shot was blicked but they kick the rebound in. They score again the 37th minute off a cross. Callaghan is injured in the 78th minute. They add insult to injury in the 85th minute with another goal. LOSE 3-0

Callaghan is out for 2-4 weeks.

Scottish Third Division, Aug 11 vs Montrose
Biddle might have just lost his rotation spot as he missed an empty net shot when the goalie was caught trying to play the ball. He had all day and hit the post. We get a few more chances but can't get a goal. They have a player sent off in the 33rd minute. McBride gets us a goal in the 47th minute to give us the lead. WIN 1-0

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Matches

Scottish Third Division, Aug. 18th vs. Dumbarton
We score first in the 22nd minute when Ure's shot is blocked, but McBride kicks in the rebound. They tie the game with a goal in the 37th minute. Ure gets sent off in the 55th minute when Ure gets his second yellow. They score in the 58th minute. We were dominating possession until Ure's sent off. LOSE 2-1

Scottish Third Division, Aug 25th vs. Elgin
We get the first score when Greig McDonald scores off a penalty kick. We get another penalty kick in the 49th minute, this time it's blocked. We get a goal in the 65th minute when their defender makes a bad pass to their goalie. Oops. WIN 2-0

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Scottish Third Division Standings - Start of September

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		Ayr		4	3	1	0	7	2	+5	10
2nd		Elgin		4	3	0	1	6	5	+1	9
3rd		East Stirling		4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	7
4th		East Fife		4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	6
5th		Dumbarton		4	2	0	2	6	7	-1	6
6th		Cowdenbeath		4	1	2	1	6	6	0	5
7th		Montrose		4	1	1	2	4	4	0	4
8th		Albion Rovers		4	1	1	2	6	7	-1	4
9th		Arbroath		4	1	1	2	5	7	-2	4
10th		Alloa		4	0	1	3	7	13	-6	1

Monthly Awards

Young Player Of The Month
Henry Sobolewski placed 3rd for the award.

Manager Of The Month
I placed 3rd for the waward.

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Matches

Scottish Third Division, Sept. 8th vs. Ayr
I have a player sent off (Kevin McMullan) in the 35th minute. The game goes scoreless until injury time at the end of the game when McBride scores off a pass from Biddle. Sandy Young played a great game and got Man Of Match. WIN 1-0

Scottish Third Division, Sept. 15th vs Cowdenbeath
The first half goes scoreless. Ure scores in the 57th minute to give us the lead. They answer right back in the 58th minute off of a cross to tie it at 1. It stays that way for the rest of the game. DRAW 1-1

Scottish Third Division, Sept 22nd vs Alloa
They score in the 43rd minute. Not much else happens. LOSE 1-0

Scottish Third Division, Sept 29th vs East Fife
Ure misses a penalty kick in the 12th minute. He makes up for it in the 14th minute when he scores and gives us an early lead. They get a player sent off in the 39th minute for getting 2 yellows. They score in the 62nd minute to tie the game up. Pete Ross had an easy chance during injury time to give us the win, but failed. DRAW 1-1

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Scottish Third Division Standings - Start of October

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		Elgin		8	6	1	1	15	9	+6	19
2nd		Ayr		8	4	3	1	12	7	+5	15
3rd		Montrose		8	3	3	2	12	8	+4	12
4th		East Stirling		8	3	3	2	8	6	+2	12
5th		Albion Rovers		8	3	2	3	13	12	+1	11
6th		East Fife		8	2	3	3	12	13	-1	9
7th		Dumbarton		8	2	3	3	10	13	-3	9
8th		Cowdenbeath		8	1	4	3	9	12	-3	7
9th		Arbroath		8	1	3	4	7	11	-4	6
10th		Alloa		8	1	3	4	10	17	-7	6

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Matches

Scottish Third Division, Oct 13th vs Dumbarton
They score in the 4th minute off of a cross. Biddle ties it up for us in the 35th minute. They take the lead in the 73rd minute. We lose to Dumbarton again 2-1 despite our dominating the possession. I may try an attacking tactic next time. LOSE 2-1

Scottish Third Division, Oct 20th vs. Albion Rovers
We had a breakway in the 18th minute, but Biddle hesitated, got his shot blocked but then Paul Tyrrell had a wide open shot off the rebound and missed. They score in the 55th minute. We had a few chances but couldn't get a score. LOSE 1-0

Scottish Third Division, Oct 27th vs. Montrose
McBride gets us on board with a goal in the 19th minute. Plenty of chances for both teasm the rest of the game, but no more goals. WIN 1-0

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Scottish Cup Draw

Our bad luck in cup draws continues as we draw Peterhead, a Second Division Team, for the first round of the Scottish Cup.

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Scottish Third Division Standings - Start of November

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		Elgin		11	7	1	3	21	17	+4	22
2nd		Ayr		11	5	5	1	17	10	+7	20
3rd		Dumbarton		11	5	3	3	18	15	+3	18
4th		Albion Rovers		11	5	2	4	20	16	+4	17
5th		Montrose		11	4	3	4	13	12	+1	15
6th		East Stirling		11	4	3	4	10	9	+1	15
7th		East Fife		11	3	4	4	17	18	-1	13
8th		Alloa		11	2	5	4	14	20	-6	11
9th		Arbroath		11	2	3	6	10	16	-6	9
10th		Cowdenbeath		11	1	5	5	10	17	-7	8

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Matches

Masterton and Roycroft are out with injuries.

Scorrish Third Division, Nov. 3rd vs. Arbroath
Not much happened. A defensive stalemate. DRAW 0-0

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Matches

Scottish Cup First Round, Nov. 17th vs. Peterhead (SCO Second Division)
They score in the 36th minute. We get several shots off and a few on goal, but no scores. He held Peterhead to just 1 shot on target, but that one went in. LOSE 1-0

Scottish Third Division, Nov. 21st vs Elgin
They score in the 20th minute to take an early lead. They have a player sent off during injury time and we get a penalty kick, which Ure misses. Again, we dominate possession, get plenty of shots on goal, but can't get a single goal. LOSE 1-0

Scottish Third Division, Nov 24th vs Ayr
We get on first with a goal from Bennett with the assist from McBride in the 1`2th minute. We score a second goal in the 18th minute off of a corner kick. They get one in the 27th minute. We get a 3rd goal in the 30th minute by McBride when he knocks in the ball off a rebound. They get their 2nd goal a minute later. Callaghan gets injured in the 34th minute. Biddle gets us a 4th goal during injury time. We lead 4-2 at the half. McBride get us a 5th goal in the 48th minute when he hits another rebound in. The craziness ends after that, and our domination over Ayr united continues as we have now won 4 straight against them. WIN 5-2

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Scottish Third Division Standings - Start of December

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		Elgin		14	8	2	4	26	22	+4	26
2nd		Dumbarton		14	6	5	3	22	16	+6	23
3rd		Albion Rovers		14	6	3	5	26	23	+3	21
4th		Ayr		14	5	5	4	20	20	0	20
5th		East Stirling		14	5	4	5	15	12	+3	19
6th		Montrose		14	5	4	5	17	17	0	19
7th		Alloa		14	4	5	5	20	24	-4	17
8th		East Fife		14	3	6	5	22	24	-2	15
9th		Arbroath		14	3	5	6	14	19	-5	14
10th		Cowdenbeath		14	2	7	5	19	24	-5	13

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Matches

Derek Ure is out for 2 weeks to a month

Scottish Third Division, Dec 1st vs Cowdenbeath
Biddle scores in the 4th minute when their defender makes a bad pass to the goalie. They get a penalty shot in the 8th minute, but O'Connor stops it. They score in the 34th minute when Sobolewski passes it back to O'Connor and he kicks it a bit too far forward to set up a pass and their attacker just takes the ball and scores. Biddle gives us the go ahead goal in the 75 minute. WIN 2-1

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Matches

Scottish Third Division, Dec 15th vs Alloa
WIN 2-1 (the board was having problems and I could not report on the match)

Scottish Third Division, Dec 22nd vs. Albion Rovers
They have a player sent off in the 27th minute. Callghan scores off of the free kick awarded for the foul. Thywissen gives us a 2 goal lead with a score in the 37th minute. Our defense stays strong and don't allow a single shot on goal. WIN 2-0

Scottish Third Division, Dec 26th vs East Fife
Callaghan gets us an early lead with a score in the 7th minute. They tie it up in the 9th minute when McDonald misjudges the ball and they get an easy shot on goal. They take the lead in the 32nd minute when they score off of a cross. Biddle ties the game in the 47th minute. Dymock gives us the lead in the 70th minute. We hold on for the come from behind win. WIN 3-2

With Derek Ure, Steven Dymock is proving himself. I may have a tough decision to make when Ure comes back.

I just lost Callaghan for 2 weeks to a month.

Scottish Third Division, Dec 29th vs Montrose
The first half is a defensive stalemate. McBride gets us a goal in the 68th minute. We hold on and take the win. WIN 1-0

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USA National Team Job

The US national team have offered me the job of managing their team. This seems incredibly....odd, considering my reputation is still "obscure", not to mention just the manager of third division Scottish club. I turn the offer down just on the premise that's it's pretty unrealistic that I would be offered the job.

Or is it? I can't imagine it would be common, or likely, that a manager in my position would be offered any kind of national job.

House Rule: I can't take a national team job unless my reputation is at least National (good house rule?)

EDIT: Screw it. After thinking about it for a minute, there's a good chance this game/dynasty gets put on the back burner (and possibly forgotten) when the new EHM games comes out. So I figure, what the hell.

I take the job.

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Scottish Third Division Standings - Start of January 2008

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		East Stirling		19	10	4	5	25	16	+9	34
2nd		Elgin		19	10	3	6	35	31	+4	33
3rd		Ayr		19	8	6	5	28	27	+1	30
4th		Dumbarton		19	7	6	6	32	26	+6	27
5th		Montrose		19	7	6	6	25	22	+3	27
6th		Albion Rovers		19	6	5	8	34	38	-4	23
7th		Arbroath		19	5	7	7	20	23	-3	22
8th		East Fife		19	5	6	8	29	34	-5	21
9th		Cowdenbeath		19	4	8	7	27	30	-3	20
10th		Alloa		19	4	7	8	27	35	-8	19

After a great month of December winning all 4 games, we find ourselves at the top of the Third Division.

Monthly Awards

Player Of The Month
Callaghan finishes second.

Manager of the Month
I take the Manager of the Month Award for December!

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Matches

Scottish Third Division, Jan. 5th vs Dumbarton
A scoreless first half. We only got 1 shot on goal while they got none. It wouldn't last as they score in the first 15 seconds of the second half. They score again the the 61st minute. Dymock gets us within 1 with a goal in the 74th minute. We can't even it up and we lose the game. LOSE 2-1

Scottish Third Division, Jan 12th vs Arbroath
We hit a penalty kick in the 10th minute to get started early. They tie it in the 72nd minute. DRAW 1-1

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Matches

Scottish Third Division, Jan 19th vs Elgin
McBride scores in the 26th minute off a pass from Ure. They tie it in the 44th minute and right after the half, take the lead in the 46th minute. We had a chance in the 81st minute to tie it, but it went off the post. LOSE 2-1

Scottish Third Division, Jan 26th vs Ayr
Ayr takes an early lead when they score off of a rebound. They score again in the 19th minute when Young has the ball taken from him and they score easily. And then again in the 24th minute. We had 3 easy chances but missed on all of them in the 1st half. We get a few chances in the 2nd half too and it takes a penalty kick for us to finally get a shot in the net. And then they get it back with a goal in the 87th minute. Then, Dymock, in the 88th minute, takes the ball from the goalie in the goalie box, gets behind him, but turns around for some reason and gets a really weak shot off and the goalie is able to get to it. Dymock just lost his chance to stay on the senior squad. We then get a played red carded (Campbell)...LOSE 4-1

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Scottish Third Division Standings - Start of February

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		Elgin		23	12	5	6	46	37	+9	41
2nd		Ayr		23	10	8	5	35	30	+5	38
3rd		East Stirling		23	10	5	8	29	25	+4	35
4th		Dumbarton		23	9	6	8	38	32	+6	33
5th		Montrose		23	8	7	8	35	31	+4	31
6th		Cowdenbeath		23	7	8	8	36	36	0	29
7th		Albion Rovers		23	7	7	9	39	42	-3	28
8th		Arbroath		23	6	8	9	23	32	-9	26
9th		Alloa		23	6	7	10	33	40	-7	25
10th		East Fife		23	6	7	10	31	40	-9	25

We drop to 3rd after a horrible month. We are far from the running though and we got Stuart Callaghan back from injury.

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Matches

Scottish Third Division, Feb 2nd vs Cowdenbeath
Masterton sinks one in the 2nd minute off a free kick to give us an early lead. They tie the game in the 42nd minute. Gardiner scores in the 48th minute when he kicked in a rebound. They tie it again in the 58th minute. They take the lead in the 74th minute. We had a chance to tie it in the 88th minute, but Biddle missed it. LOSE 3-2

Scottish Third Division, Feb 9th vs Albion Rovers
They take the lead in the 29th minute. We tie it up in the 36th minute on a goal from Biddle. They score again in the 46th minute. Karl Anderson and Paul Gardiner are having exceptionally bad games. We tie it in the 74th minute on a goal from McBride. Ure gave us the lead in the 78th minute. Callaghan closes the deal with a goal during injury time. WIN 4-2

Scottish Third Division, Feb 16th vs Alloa
We take the early lead in the 19th minute on a goal from Masterton. We get a goal during injury time at the end of the game to finish them off. WIN 2-0

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Matches

Scottish Third Division, Feb 23rd vs East Fife
We dominated possession in the 1st half but don't score. We had a very easy chance to score in the 44th minute, but McBride hesitated on an open net and that allowed the goalie to get back into position to make the save. He makes up for it right away in the 46th minute by scoring for us. They tie it off a penalty kick in the 68th minute. We take the lead back in the 75th minute when McBride scores off a pass from Ure. WIN 2-1

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Scottish Third Division Standings - Start of March 2008

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		East Stirling		27	13	5	9	39	31	+8	44
2nd		Elgin		27	13	5	9	53	49	+4	44
3rd		Ayr		27	11	8	8	41	38	+3	41
4th		Dumbarton		27	11	7	9	46	37	+9	40
5th		Montrose		27	9	9	9	40	36	+4	36
6th		Arbroath		27	9	9	9	33	38	-5	36
7th		Cowdenbeath		27	9	8	10	47	47	0	35
8th		Albion Rovers		27	9	8	10	48	51	-3	35
9th		Alloa		27	7	8	12	37	45	-8	29
10th		East Fife		27	7	7	13	35	47	-12	28

We force our way back to first place after winning 3 and dropping 1. Tied with Elgin, we have won 1 and lost 2 to them this season with 1 more game against them in the start of April.

Monthly Awards

Manager of the Month
I take the Manager of the month award for the third time this season.

Young Player of the Month
Martin McBride takes the award. He had 3 goals this month and had a 7.50 AvR for the month (2 ratings of 7 and 2 ratings of 8).

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Damn it. I accidently closed the browser window and lost the post. Here's a quick rundown of the games.

Matches

Scottish Third Division, March 1st vs. Montrose
They score quickly in the 3rd minute, but Ure ties it back up in hte 71st minute and it ends like that. DRAW 1-1

Scottish Third Division, March 8th vs Dumbarton
They jump out to a quick 2-0 lead with goals in the 7th and 9th minutes. McBride gets us one back in the 19th minute. In the second half, Ure scores in the 64th minute and then Masterton puts on in at the 73rd minute and we hold on from there. WIN 3-2

Scottish Third Division, March 15th vs. Arbroath
McBride gets us a goal early in the 19th minute and again in the 41st minute to give us the 2-0 lead at the half. Masterton scores in the 60th minute and then McBride finishes the hat trick in the 66th minute. They steal the shutout from us in the 88th minute. WIN 4-1

Scottish Third Division, March 22nd vs. Ayr
The first half goes uneventful as neither team gets a single shot on goal. Masterton scores in the 46th minute to get it going and then Callaghan gives us breathing room in the 84th minute. We again lose the shutout at the last minute. WIN 2-1

Scottish Third Division, March 29th vs. Cowdenbeath
Damn it! Ure is hurt again! He goes out in the 6th minute. They score in the 77th minute. Biddle is hurt and needs to come out as well. And that's the end of it. LOSE 1-0

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Scottish Third Division Standings - Beginning of April

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		East Stirling		32	16	6	10	49	37	+12	54
2nd		Dumbarton		32	15	7	10	57	40	+17	52
3rd		Elgin		32	15	7	10	61	58	+3	52
4th		Ayr		32	11	10	11	42	43	-1	43
5th		Albion Rovers		32	11	10	11	53	55	-2	43
6th		Montrose		32	10	12	10	46	41	+5	42
7th		Cowdenbeath		32	10	11	11	51	51	0	41
8th		Arbroath		32	10	10	12	38	47	-9	40
9th		Alloa		32	9	9	14	42	51	-9	36
10th		East Fife		32	7	10	15	36	52	-16	31

We miss a chance to give us some room with our lose to Cowdenbeath. If we had won, we'd have a 5 point lead. As it is, we sit on a 2 point loead over Elgin and Dumbarton. We play Elgin next. At least we are just about assured a spot in the promotion playoff if we stumble out of first place.

Monthly Awards

Manager of the Month
2nd place for me

Young Player of the Month
McBride finishes second for the award.

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Matches

Scottish Third Division, vs Elgin
Dymock scores for us in the 13th minute to give us an early lead. Callaghan scores off a penalty kick in the 89th minute. We dominated the game, not allowing Elgin to get a single shot on goal with we got plenty. WIN 2-0

A very much needed win. This will put us 5 points ahead of Elgin with 3 games to go. It'll be very hard for them to catch us now. The other half of it is Dumbarton. They drew in their game, so we now have a 4 point lead on them.

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st	Pl	East Stirling		33	17	6	10	51	37	+14	57
2nd		Dumbarton		33	15	8	10	58	41	+17	53
3rd		Elgin		33	15	7	11	61	60	+1	52
4th		Albion Rovers		33	12	10	11	55	55	0	46

We play Alloa, East Fife and lastly Albion Rovers. We are 2-0-1 (W-D-L) against Alloa, 2-1-0 against East Fife and 2-0-1 against Albion Rovers. If I can win 2 out of 3, that will clinch it for me. A win and 2 draws will make it so the best Dumbarton can do is tie.

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Matches

Scottish Third Division, April 12th vs Alloa
Callaghan gets injured in the second damn minute. I might as well reserve my seat in the playoff right now... Well, Biddle gets us a goal in the 12th minute to get us started early. They tie the game in the 74th minute. McBride comes through for us at the start of injury time and scores!!! WIN 2-1

Dumbarton and Elgin both won. Damn it....need another win.

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st	Pl	East Stirling		34	18	6	10	53	38	+15	60
2nd	Pl	Dumbarton		34	16	8	10	60	41	+19	56
3rd	Pl	Elgin		34	16	7	11	62	60	+2	55
4th		Montrose		34	12	12	10	51	43	+8	48

2 more games to go, and a 4 point lead to protect. 1 more win, and we clinch 1st place (or if Dumbarton and Elgin both lose). And, Callaghan is gone for the last two games. And if we fall to 2nd or 3rd, he won't be back for the playoff. He's gone.

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Matches

Scottish Third Division, April 19th vs East Fife
Ure misses a penalty kick in the 11th minute. And then in the 12th minute, Masterton completely missed on a free kick. I think he was trying to pass it....I hope this isn't a sign of the game my team is about to have. Ure redeems himself! He scores in the 14th minute to give us an early lead. Ure gets a second penalty kick and this time he nails it to give us a 2-0 lead at the 23rd minute. They get on board in the 50th minute, though, and cut the lead in half. Ure sinks another penalty kick in the 58th minute. They can't seem to stop fouling me in the goalie box. McBride scores in the 60th minute on a breakaway to give us a comfortable 4-1 lead. They score deep into injury time to get a second goal. But we finally finish the game off. WIN 4-2

We did it!!! We clinched 1st place and promotion to Second Division!!!

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st	C	East Stirling		35	19	6	10	57	40	+17	63
2nd	Pl	Dumbarton		35	17	8	10	62	42	+20	59
3rd	Pl	Elgin		35	16	8	11	63	61	+2	56
4th		Albion Rovers		35	13	10	12	58	58	0	49
5th		Montrose		35	12	12	11	52	46	+6	48

The press is going absolutely crazy over our win, as are the fans, board, and even a former coach of mine (now the head coach of an Enlgand Conference South team) praised me in the press.

Now, maybe, I can get those damn training facilities upgraded.

[SirFozzie]

Congrats, man!

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Matches

Scottish Third Division, April 26th vs Albion Rovers
Our last game of the season. It's meaningless, but I would like to go out with a win. They score quickly in the 2nd minute. It goes scoreless most of the rest of the way, but then they score again in the 83rd minute. Oh well. LOSE 2-0

[Bea-Arthurs Hip]

Great read Saotai. I think I am gonna fire me up a little Scottish Footie meself.

I can honestly say that there is nothing better then reading a good FM Dynasty.

Well done mate , well done.

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I resigned as the coach for USA. I started to mess with the team, but then I decided it's not something I wanted to do.

Final Third Division Standings

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st	C	East Stirling		36	19	6	11	57	42	+15	63
2nd		Dumbarton		36	18	8	10	64	43	+21	62
3rd	P	Elgin		36	16	8	12	65	65	0	56
4th		Albion Rovers		36	14	10	12	60	58	+2	52
5th		Montrose		36	12	12	12	53	48	+5	48
6th		Ayr		36	12	10	14	47	49	-2	46
7th		Cowdenbeath		36	11	12	13	54	57	-3	45
8th		Alloa		36	12	9	15	51	56	-5	45
9th		Arbroath		36	10	12	14	40	52	-12	42
10th		East Fife		36	7	11	18	39	60	-21	32

2008 Offseason News

May 10th - Matthew Biddle suffered a torn groin muscle in practice. He will be our for 4 weeks to 3 months. He'll probably be back at the start of the season. Weird that this happens 1 day before we break for the summer. Maybe I forgot to click a setting or something to not have my guys practice....

May 11th - Elgin will be coming up to the Second Division with me while Berwick gets demoted. Berwick won the Third Division last season, so I am a bit surprised to see them get kicked back down.

May 30th - The training facilities continue to be a problem. We got a lot of money for winning the division, however, we were bumped out of all 3 tournaments in the first round. That hurt us and East Stirling is still short of the funds to improve them. I've been snubbed by a few players. However, I may be making a "superstar" (relative for East Stirling anyway) signing soon.

June 1st - Got 2 $10,000 Offers for Sean Roycroft. Ain't biting, he's just way too important for my defense.

June 6th - Despite offering a contract of more value than he asked for, the "superstar" (DM/AM C James McArthur of Hamilton) rejected our contract offer and chose to stay at Hamilton.

June 10th - 3 Friendlies have been scheduled. 2 vs. Premierleague teams (Rangers and Inverness CT) and 1 Second Division team (St. Johnstone).

June 19th - I am told that I am expected to stay clear of relegation this season. Without new training facilities and not being able to bring in new talent...that will be hard.

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June 30th - Sean Roycroft sold

Brechin made a proposal to buy Sean Roycroft for $18,000. I shot back a deal where I would sell him to Brechin for $22,000 with 2 added clauses. 5% if they should sell him, and a $26,000 Buy Back Price.

I go through with the sale. If my defense really crumbles and I think he is the lone missing piece, I'll buy him back.

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July 6th - We signed several new players, but no one terribly exciting. Hoping they can fill in some holes. I was never really satisfied with the MC positions, and I need someone to step up and take over Roycroft's role on the team.

Scottish League Cup Draw - We catch a bit of a break and draw Brechin, a fellow Second Division Team and avoid having to face a SC1 team.

Scottish League Challenge Cup Draw - Not so lucky, we draw Livingston, a First Division team.

[bbgunn]

It's baaaaack!

Nice.

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2008/2009 East Stirlingshire Roster

* - Stats are for playing on the senior squad only, not Reserve or U18 squads

GK Gary O'Connor - 34 years old
Goalie: Eccentricity 14, Rushing Out 8, Tend. To Punch 7
Mental: Bravery 13, Flair 12, Determination 10
Physical: Natural Fitness 13, Jumping 12, Strength 12
07/08: 10 Apps, 9 GA, 3 Sho, 6.70 AvR

GK Sandy Young - 21 years old
Goalie: Tend. To Punch 16, Aerial Ability 11, Communication 11
Mental: Positioning 10, Flair 10
Physical: Agility 14, Balance 11
07/08: 27 Apps, 33 GA, 7 Sho, 1 MoM, 6.56 AvR

Goalkeeper Situation: I could really use a good one, there just aren't any out there to sign (that will come here)

D RC Karl Anderson - 26 years old
Technical: Marking 10, Dribbling 7
Mental: Teamwork 12, Flair 11, Aggression 11
Physical: Acceleration 12, Natural Fitness 10, Pace 10
07/08: 7 Apps, 6.29 AvR

D R Kevin McMullan - 25 years old
Technical: Heading 17, Tackling 14, Dribbling 13, Passing 13, Technique 11
Mental: Bravery 11, Teamwork 10, Work Rate 10, Anticipation 10
Physical: Jumping 13, Natural Fitness 13, Strength 10
07/08: 31 Apps, 2 Ast, 7.03 AvR

D RC, M C Mark Tyrrell - 25 years old
Technical: Heading 6, Tackling 6
Mental: Work Rate 13, Teamwork 12, Determination 12, Influence 11
Physical: Jumping 13, Stamina 13, Balance 11
07/08: 16 Apps, 6.31 AvR

D LC David MacLeod - 19 years old
Technical: Marking 13, Tackling 12, Heading 6
Mental: Teamwork 14, Concentration 13, Decisions 12, Positioning 10
Physical: Strength 14, Natural Fitness 13, Stamina 10
07/08: For Morton (First Division) - 1 App, 6.00 AvR

D C Craig Devine - 18 years old
Technical: Marking 17, Tackling 8, Heading 8
Mental: Flair 15, Teamwork 13, Aggression 10, Work Rate 10
Physical: Acceleration 13, Pace 13, Stamina 11
07/08 - For Stenhousemuir (Second Division) - None

D C Greig McDonald - 26 years old
Technical: Pen. Taking 12, Tackling 11, Marking 9
Mental: Determination 13, Aggression 12, Teamwork 11
Physical: Natural Fitness 13, Stamina 10
07/08 - 26 Apps, 3 Gls, 3 MoM, 6.89 AvR

D C David McGarrigle - 18 years old
Technical: Marking 8, Heading 8, Tackling 6
Mental: Bravery 14, Aggression 11, Anticipation 11, Concentration 11, Flair 11, Teamwork 11
Physical: Acceleration 11, Pace 10, Strength 10
07/08 - For Morton (First Division) - None

D C Scott Wilson - 26 years old
Technical: Heading 14, Passing 11, Teckling 11
Mental: Bravery 15, Determination 13, Aggression 13, Work Rate 12, Creativity 11, Composure 11
Physical: Strength 15, Natural Fitness 14, Jumping 11, Balance 10
07/08 - For Raith (First Division) - 1 App, 6.00 AvR
--- In 05/06 For Raith (Second Division) - 38 Apps, 1 Gls, 2 Ast, 1 MoM, 6.92 AvR

D C, DM Ryan McGuffie - 27 years old
Technical: Tackling 15, Heading 14, Marking 10
Mental: Bravery 17, Teamwork 17, Flair 16, Positioning 13, Work Rate 13, Determination 11, Concentration 11
Physical: Natural Fitness 14, Acceleration 12, Strength 12, Jumping 10, Pace 10
07/08 - For Gretna (First Division) - 1 App, 6.00 AvR

D/WB L Chris Miller - 25 years old
Technical: Pen. Taking 15, Passing 9, Marking 8
Mental: Aggression 20, Influence 16, Teamwork 13, Work Rate 13, Bravery 12
Physical: Netural Fitness 11, Stamina 10
07/08: 12 Apps, 6.67 AvR

D/WB/M Henry Sobolewski - 22 years old
Technical: First Touch 9, Marking 8, Tackling 8
Mental: Influence 18, Teamwork 18, Flair 15, Work Rate 13, Creativity 11
Physical: Natural Fitness 14, Acceleration 13, Jumping 12
07/08: 28 Apps, 4 Asts, 1 MoM, 6.89 AvR

D/M L Sean McInulty - 20 years old
Technical: Crossing 7, Marking 6, Tackling 6 (* 11 in Corners, Free Kicks, Long Throws, Pen. Taking)
Mental: Influence 13, Teamwork 11, Bravery 11
Physical: Jumping 10, Stamina 10, Strength 10
07/08: 13 Apps, 3 Asts, 6.85 AvR

Defender Situation: I think with Wilson and McGuffie, my Defensive Center area should be good. McMullan owns the DR position, but I'm in trouble if he gets injured. For DL, Sobolewski, despite bad technical attributes, seems to get the job done adequately, but that was in Thrid Division. We'll see, but I'm worried about that side.

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DM, M RC Richard Prokas - 32 years old
Technical: Heading 12, Marking 12, Teckling 12
Mental: Aggression 20, Bravery 20, Work Rate 18, Influence 15, Teamwork 14, Determination 13
Physical: Netural Fitness 15, Stamina 15, Strenght 13, Jumping 12
07/08: Gretna (First Division) - 11 Apps, 2 Asts, 6.73 AvR

M R Steven Masterton - 23 years old
Technical: Long Shots 12, Free Kicks 12, Dribbling 11, Finishing 10
Mental: Flair 13, Influence 11, Composure 10
Physical: Strength 12, Pace 11, Jumping 10, Acceleration 10
07/08: 27 Apps, 6 Gls, 6 Asts, 1 MoM, 7.04 AvR

M RC Graeme Stewart - 26 years old
Technical: Passing 14, Tacking 10
Mental: Influence 15, Flair 14, Work Rate 13, Aggression 12, Bravery 11, Creativity 11, Anticipation 10
Physical: Natural Fitness 14, Strength 13, Jumping 12, Agility 11
07/08: Peterhead (Second Division) - 14 Apps, 1 Gls, 1 Asts, 6.57 AvR

M C Joyhn Baird - 18 years old
Technical: Tackling 4
Mental: Bravery 14, Flair 14, Teamwork 14, Composure 11, Creativity 11, Work Rate 10
Physical: Acceleration 15, Pace 14, Stamina 13, Natural Fitness 11, Balance 11
07/08: Ross County (First Division) - None

M C Ross Clark - 25 years old
Technical: Finishing 11, Passing 10, Dribbling 10
Mental: Influence 15, Bravery 12, Flair 11
Physical: Natural Fitness 13, Agility 10, Stamina 10
07/08: Queen's Park( Second Division) - None

M C Craig Donaldson - 19 years old
Technical: Marking 13, Dribbling 12, Passing 12, Technique 12, First Touch 11, Tackling 10
Mental: Teamwork 18, Influence 15, Work Rate 14, Decisions 13, Concentration 13
Physical: Stamina 10, Strength 9, Natural Fitness 9
07/08: Falkirk (First Division) - 2 Apps, 1 Gls, 6.50 AvR

M C Paul Gardiner - 21 years old
Technical: Passing 8, First Touch 6
Mental: Aggression 13, Creativity 12, Teamwork 12, Anticipation 11
Physical: Strength 11, Acceleration 10
07/08: 27 Apps, 1 Gls, 4 Asts, 6.81 AvR

M C John McMurray - 20 years old
Technical: Passing 16, Tackling 15, First Touch 10
Mental: Creativity 15, Composure 12, Decisions 12, Work Rate 11
Physical: Natural Fitness 14, Acceleration 12, Stamina 11, Strength 11
07/08: Raith (First Division) - 8 Apps, 6.50 AvR

M C Paul Ross - 23 years old
Technical: Marking 10, Tackling 7
Mental: Teamwork 17, Influence 15, Creativity 15, Work Rate 13, Determination 10, Flair 10
Physical: Natural Fitness 16, Pace 14, Acceleration 13, Stamina 12
07/08: 9 Apps, 1 Asts, 6.67 AvR

M C Carl Thywissen - 30 years old
Technical: 10 Tackling, Passing 5
Mental: Aggression 18, Work Rate 14, Concentration 11, Decisions 11, Influence 11
Physical: Jumping 13, Natural Fitness 13, Acceleration 11, Stamina 10
07/08: 26 Apps, 2 Gls, 2 MoM, 6.92 AvR

M C Paul Tyrrell - 28 years old
Technical: Passing 7, Crossing 6
Mental: Influence 14, Work Rate 14, Determination 13, Teamwork 12, Bravery 12, Aggression 12
Physical: Stamina 13, Balance 10, Strength 10
07/08: 32 Apps, 1 Asts, 2 MoM, 7.09 AvR

AM L Stuart Callaghan - 31 years old
Technical: Long Shots 9, Passing 8
Mental: Bravery 13, Work Rate 13, Aggression 13, Determination 12, Teamwork 11
Physical: Netural Fitness 13, Strength 12, Acceleration 11, Balance 11
07/08: 24 Apps, 5 Gls, 4 Asts, 4 MoM, 7.17 AvR

Midfielder Situation - Thywissen, Gardiner and Tyrell did a great job last year, but their lack of technical ability is a worry for me as we move up to the Second Division. I went and picked up several new MC players, hoping a few will step up. As of right now, Thywissen, Gardiner and Tyrrell still have their jobs, but they are all fighting for them right now. On the wings, Masterton and Callaghan were great, especially Callaghan, but they both have a history of injuries. At 31 years old, I don't know how much Callaghan has left, and I only have a few players there to back him up (who mostly play DL). Richard Prokas and Graeme Stewart can step into the MR postion if Masterton goes down. I feel really good about our Midfield, just as long as Callaghan stays healthy.

AM, F C Martin McBride - 22 years old
Technical: Heading 16, Finishing 15, Passing 8
Mental: Teamwork 17, Flair 13, Work Rate 13, Bravery 11, Composure 10, Influence 10
Physical: Natural Fitness 12, Strength 11, Jumping 10, Stamina 10
07/08: 35 Apps, 17 Gls, 6 Asts, 5 MoM, 7.06 AvR

ST Matthew Biddle - 20 years old
Technical: Finishing 11, Dribbling 8
Mental: Teamwork 11, Aggression 10
Physcial: Natural Fitness 9, Pace 8
07/08: 30 Apps, 7 Gls, 7 Asts, 1 MoM, 6.77 AvR

ST Steven Dymock - 24 years old
Technical: First Touch 7, Dribbling 7
Mental: Determination 14, Aggression 13, Flair 13, Teamwork 12
Physical: Acceleration 12, Pace 11, Natural Fitness 11
07/08: 8 Apps, 4 Gls, 3 Asts, 1 MoM, 7.38 AvR

ST Derek Ure - 23 years old
Technical: Penalty Taking 10, Finishing 7
Mental: Determination 15, Work Rate 14, Off The Ball 8
Physical: Pace 15, Acceleration 14, Stamina 11
07/08: 26 Apps, 9 Gls, 5 Asts, 2 MoM, 6.77 AvR

Forward Situation: McBride is the only one I'm comfortable with. I hope Ure's speed advantage will carry over to the Second Divison. Other than that...we'll see. I may have to do a second look through the divisions to see if there are any forwards I can poach...

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July 9th Friendly vs St. Johnstone (First Division)

We gave an early goal, but shut them out the rest of the way. Baird gets us the game tieing goal at the 79th minute to make the game a 1-1 tie.

Notable Observations (all players played for 45 minutes)
Scott Wilson went 10 for 12 on Headers, 2 key
Ryan McGuffie had 8 interceptions, Graig McDonald had 7.


July 18th Friedly vs. Rangers (Premiereleague)

We actually scored a goal, thanks to McBride. It was 2-1 Rangers at the half, and we're lucky to have that be the final score. Hey, a 2-1 against the best team in Scotland, friedly or no, I'll take it.

Notable Observations (all players played for 45 minutes)
McBride was the only player who managed to get a shot on goal. He got 2 of them.


July 23rd Friendly vs. Inverness CT (Premiereleague)

It was 4-0 destruction.

Notable Observations (all players played for 45 minutes)
McBride went for 12 headers, and lost all of them.

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Depth Chart

Goalkeeper
Starter: Sandy Young
Backup: Gary O'Connor

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Defender Left - David MacLeod
Backup - Henry Sobolewski

Defender Center - Scott Wilson
Defender Center - Ryan McGuffie
Backup - Greig McDonald
Backup - Mark Tyrell

Defender Right - Kevin McMullan
Backup - Mark Tyrell

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Midfielder Left - Stuart Callaghan
Backup - Sean McInulty

Midfielder Center - John McMurray
Midfielder Center - Craig Donaldson
Backup - Paul Gardiner
Backup - Carl Thywissen
Backup - Paul Tyrell
*** These guys are going to get heavy rotation into the game

Midfielder Right - Steven Masterton
Backup - Richard Prokas

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Forward Center - Martin McBride
Forward Center - Derek Ure
Backup - Steven Dymock
Backup - Matthew Biddle
*** Not happy with either Dymock or Biddle....


Sent To Reserve (or U19)
Karl Anderson (Reserve)
Chris Miller (Reserve)
Craig Devine (U19)
David McGarrigle (U19)
Graeme Stewart (Reserve)
John Baird (U19)
Ross Clark (Reserve)
Paul Ross (Reserve)

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Challenge Cup 1st Round - July 26th vs. Livingston (First Division)
They score first off a penalty kick at the 14th minute. They score again in the 17th minute and I start to worry that the route is on. They go up 3-0 at the 20th minute. We are able to hold them off for the rest of the half. Wilson, McMullen and Gardener are playing weel (7 Rating). Everyone else is doing average or bad. They score right away in the 46th minute to make it 4-0. And they continue to destroy us until the end finally comes. LOSE 7-0

Second Division Match, August 2nd vs. Airdrie Utd
They score in the 20th minute. Their forward beat one of my defenders and pwned Young. They have a player sent off in the 73rd minute after getting his second yellow card. They had 4 other players get yellow carded. Biddle gets us the tieing goal at the 82nd minute. DRAW 1-1