FM12 Eastwood Town (2012 BSBN Champs)

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Gainsborough: 4-6 (Fav) Draw: 9-4 Eastwood: 7-2 (Blue Square Bet North)

Troubled Gainsborough are clear favorites in this home encounter but will still have to make sure they do a professional job against Blue Square Bet North surprise package Eastwood, according to Sky Bet.

Eastwood have been playing above all expectations so far this season and find themselves in 2nd place in the Blue Square Bet North. By winning the upcoming match, Eastwood can move up to 1st in the standings and will hope to leapfrog Hinckley.

Gainsborough have been disappointing in the Blue Square Bet North so far this season and find themselves in 13th place.

The referee for the match will be Wayne Barratt from Bromsgrove who has shown 10 yellow cards and no red cards in his seven Blue Square Bet North games so far this season. Barratt's last Eastwood Town match was Eastwood's Blue Square Bet North 0 - 0 draw with Workington on Monday 26th December 2011.

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Current standings:

1. Hinckley 46
2. Eastwood 44
3. Nuneaton 42
4. Histon 40
5. Altrincham 39

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U-18s lose to Blyth again, 2-0. Blyth dominated the match. Still, the kids are in first place.

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Gainsborough match was postponed due to a waterlogged field. Rescheduled for 25 Jan.

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Nuneaton have now offered Hanson and Alfreton is interested as well.

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Both Hanson and Green are looking for 475 a week. I can't afford to pay either of them that kind of cash.

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Green leaves for Southport. 450 a week. 45 bucks per game, 45 bucks per goal.

Good luck, Francis.

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We have Christie down in the reserves as a spare forward...but I think we will see how a combination of Edwards and Morris do as Green's replacement.

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In other news, my favorite player from JIMGA's dynasty, Jamie Mole, signs with Barrow. 575 a week. That's a good chunk of change.

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Hanson gets offers from Alfreton and Bath City. I'm going to have to pony up to keep him.

Riley and Pitham are the two subs making the most that are expendable at this point. Both would likely see their roles expanded if Hanson leaves.

I could offer Hanson a deal to stay and if he accepts cut Pitham. I think I'll give that a shot.

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Offer's in, and I'm out.

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Eastwood: 7-4 Draw: 11-5 Hyde: 5-4 (Fav) (Blue Square Bet North)

Blue Square Bet North surprise package Eastwood go into this game as slight underdogs even though they have home advantage over Hyde, according to Sky Bet.

Eastwood have been playing above all expectations so far this season and find themselves in 2nd place in the Blue Square Bet North. By winning the upcoming match, Eastwood can move up to 1st in the standings and will hope to leapfrog Hinckley.

Hyde are currently lying in 8th place in the Blue Square Bet North.

The referee for the match will be Wayne Barratt from Bromsgrove who has shown 10 yellow cards and no red cards in his seven Blue Square Bet North games so far this season. Barratt's last Eastwood Town match was Eastwood's Blue Square Bet North 0 - 0 draw with Workington on Monday 26th December 2011.

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Current standings:

1. Hinckley 46
2. Eastwood 44
3. Altrincham 42
4. Nuneaton 42
5. Histon 40

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Hyde, 11-6-8
@
Eastwood, 13-5-5

Lee, Morris

Elliott, Nwadike, Gardner

Riley, Caines, Keane, Troke, Hanson

Gilpin

Edwards, Pitham, Cooper, Istead, McIntosh

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Gardner manages to get booked in the first minute. A few minutes after that Elliott finds Keane on a corner who crushes a header into the net. 6 minutes after that Lee and Elliott combine for some impressive passes that find Gardner alone with the keeper. He makes it worth the while, 2-0.

I sub in Edwards for Morris at the half. He's either dog tired or he got nicked. I think he's just tired. Neither he nor Edwards were used extensively in the first half of the season. With Green gone, their minutes substantially increase.

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At 62, Hyde attacks the goal but Gardner clears into open space. Lee tracks it down and races alone to the keeper and beats him. 3-0.

Nwadike goes down a few minutes later. We use the 3 score lead and injury as a chance to get Pitham and McIntosh some playing time. Mac and Hanson swap spots so Hanson's now in the middle.

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Lee 7.8, Morris 6.8

Elliott 8.6, Nwadike 6.8, Gardner 8.4

Riley 7.4, Caines 7.7, Keane 7.8, Troke 7.2, Hanson 7.3

Gilpin 6.9

Edwards 6.8, Pitham 6.7, Cooper, Istead, McIntosh 6.7


Elliott's MoM for his assists. 550 came out to watch.

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Next up is our FA Trophy match at Boston United. Somehow, after the beating we gave them there last time, we're still 'underdogs'. Even the fans are pessimistic.

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I may rescind that offer to Hanson. I'm just not sure he will be worth it considering our limited payroll.

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Boston Utd fans are all set to welcome Eastwood fans to Boston for their English FA Trophy Second Round match, one which the hosts are expecting to take a comfortable win from.

Eastwood beat Whitby Town and Bury Town while Boston Utd beat Hitchin Town and Gainsborough Trinity to get this far.


Boston Utd: 4-5 (Fav) Draw: 2-1 Eastwood: 3-1 (English FA Trophy Second Round)

Underachieving Boston Utd are clear favorites in this home encounter but will still have to make sure they do a professional job against Blue Square Bet North surprise package Eastwood, according to Sky Bet.

Luton is just one of the thirty teams that potentially await Eastwood in the Third Round if they get through. Eastwood have been performing well beyond expectations in the FA Trophy this season.

Boston Utd beat Hitchin Town and Gainsborough Trinity while Eastwood beat Whitby Town and Bury Town to get this far.

The referee for the match will be Scott Duncan from Newcastle who has shown 12 yellow cards and no red cards in his three FA Trophy games so far this season. Duncan's last Eastwood Town match was Eastwood's 2 - 0 English FA Trophy First Round victory over Bury Town on Saturday 10th December 2011.

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U-18s defeated 16th place Dover, 3-2.

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14 Jan 2012

FA Trophy match

Eastwood
@
Boston United

Lee, Christie

Elliott, Cooper, Gardner

Riley, Caines, Keane, Troke, Hanson

Gilpin

Bailey, Pitham, Burge, Istead, McIntosh


Morris and Edwards are dog tired. Christie gets the call up from the reserves.

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And let the scoring begin. Lee intercepts a pass from a defender to the keeper with a slide that results in the first goal, 11 minutes in. Unfortunately, that's it for the scoring in the 1st half.

Hanson and Troke pick up silly cards. Boston manages just one offtarget shot in the half.

Hanson's beat. I'll sub McIntosh in for him for the second half.

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2 minutes into the 2nd half, Lee lobs a pass in to Christie in front of the net...it's high so Christie heads it in for a goal in his debut. 2-0. 5 minutes later, Elliott takes a free kick and Troke heads it in. 3-0. We'll sub out a tired Gardner and Christie as well...Bailey heads to the midfield. Istead to forward. Neither are great at those positions, but with a 3 goal lead we don't need them to be.

Troke adds his 2nd goal at 70 when he takes a rebound from 15 yards out and puts it in the top left corner. 4-0.

Bailey picks up a good ding at the end. I'll cross my fingers that it's nothing serious.

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Lee 8.9, Christie 7.7

Elliott 7.8, Cooper 6.8, Gardner 6.9

Riley 7.8, Caines 7.5, Keane 7.7, Troke 9.2, Hanson 6.8

Gilpin 7.1

Bailey 6.8, Pitham, Burge, Istead 6.2, McIntosh 7


Troke's MoM. It's nice to see a 7.7 debut from Christie and clearly this was McIntosh's best game as well.

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9.6k for winning that one. We'll take it. Almost makes up for cutting Knox.

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Bailey's out with a bruised rib...anywhere from 11 days to 2 weeks. While one of my favorite players in dynasties past for his versatility, he hasn't really seen a lot of action this season.

Bath's coach was at the game watching Hanson.

Gilpin hasn't allowed a goal in 500 minutes.

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We do sign Hanson to a deal worth 425, slightly less than what he was asking. I'm going to go back and forth on how I feel about that for some time, I guess.

I'll tell Pitham he needs to clean out his locker.

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That hurt to the tune of 8k.

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We're told we'll play either Grimsby or Alfreton in the next round of the FA Trophy. Both are from the Blue Square Bet Premier. Alfreton's our main rival. I'd like to have them.

Keane, Elliott, and Gardner are all named to the Team of the Week.

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Guiseley: Pick 'Em (Fav) Draw: 11-5 Eastwood: 11-5 (Blue Square Bet North)

Eastwood Town go into this away game with every chance of walking away with something against slight favorites Guiseley, according to Sky Bet.

Eastwood have been playing above all expectations so far this season and find themselves in 2nd place in the Blue Square Bet North. By winning the upcoming match, Eastwood can move up to 1st in the standings and will hope to leapfrog Hinckley.

Guiseley are currently four points from safety with a game in hand on relegation rivals Harrogate.

The referee for the match will be Colin Harwood from Manchester who has shown 14 yellow cards and no red cards in his seventeen Blue Square Bet North games so far this season. Harwood's last Eastwood Town match was Eastwood's convincing 7 - 0 Blue Square Bet North victory over Boston Utd on Saturday 19th November 2011.

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Current standings

1. Hinckley 49
2. Eastwood 47
3. Altrincham 45
4. Nuneaton 42
5. Workington 41

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18 Jan 2012

Eastwood, 14-5-5

@

Guiseley, 4-5-16


Lee, Morris

Elliott, Nwadike, Gardner

Riley, Caines, Keane, Troke, Hanson

Gilpin

Burge, Cooper, Istead, Christie, McIntosh



Guiseley's leading scorer is suspended this match.

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Morris hits a corner to Caines who delivers with a header, 1-0, at 12.

5 minutes later Troke mistakenly hits one in our our net. 1-1

Gardner helps us take the lead by finding Lee at 23. Lee heads this one in, 2-1.

At 34, Morris finds Keane for another header goal. 3-1.

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We sub all three at 65. I'm fairly confident of the score at this point.

Christie in for Morris.

Istead in for Riley and moves to an attacking right wing.

Burge in for Elliott.

81 minutes in, Lee bangs one off the top post. Istead takes the slop and knocks it in. 4-1.

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Lee 7.6, Morris 6.8

Elliott 6.8, Nwadike 6.9, Gardner 7.6

Riley 7.1, Caines 8.1, Keane 7.8, Troke 7.2, Hanson 7.3

Gilpin 7

Burge 6.5, Cooper, Istead 7.4, Christie 6.9, McIntosh


Lee takes home MoM.

With only 4 matches in North play, Eastwood takes 1st place over idle Hinckley.

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After the match we heat Grimsby Town beat Alfreton. Rats. The match is at our place on 4 Feb, 2012.

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Solihull Moors: 7-4 Draw: 11-5 Eastwood: 5-4 (Fav) (Blue Square Bet North)

Solihull Moors are slight underdogs in what should prove a tightly contested affair against Blue Square Bet North surprise package Eastwood, according to Sky Bet.

Eastwood have been playing above all expectations so far this season and find themselves in 1st place in the Blue Square Bet North. Eastwood could be overtaken by the likes of Hinckley and drop as low as 3rd if they fail to win their next game.

Solihull Moors have been performing above expectations in the Blue Square Bet North so far this season and find themselves in 10th place.

The referee for the match will be Matthew Bristow from Manchester who has shown 15 yellow cards and one red card in his twenty-one Blue Square Bet North games so far this season. Bristow's last Eastwood Town match was Eastwood's 0 - 2 Blue Square Bet North defeat against Histon on Wednesday 9th November 2011.

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2-1 win by the U-18s over 3rd place Salisbury.

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Current standings

1. Eastwood 50
2. Hinckley 49
3. Altrincham 48
4. Nuneaton 45
5. Workington 44

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Eastwood, 15-5-5
@
Solihull Motors, 10-8-8


Lee, Morris

Elliott, Caines, Nwadike

Benjamin, Troke, Keane, Hanson, McIntosh

Gilpin

Burge, Cooper, Istead, Edwards, Riley


Benjamin returns from his broken ankle. He's worn a bit from getting fit, so Riley's likely to play the 2nd half.

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Morris can't connect at the 11 minute mark. Hanson fouls inside the penalty area at 17. Solihull convert the shot. Just before the half they take a corner and finally mash it in.

2-0 at the half, Solihull.

Riley subs in for Benjamin.

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Down 2 late, I do make two subs trying to help. Edwards in for a tired Morris. Istead in for a tired Nwadike. Istead moves to an attacking right wing. Hanson from defense to midfield.

I think I'll kill, Riley, though. He took a bad situation and made it worse. Playing from our left corner, he lobbed a pass seemingly to Solihull in the middle...it's headed to one of their teammates and put in the net.

If I don't kill him, Gilpin might.

3-0 loss.

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Lee 6.7, Morris 6.5

Elliott 6.8, Caines 6, Nwadike 6.2

Benjamin 6.2, Troke 6.2, Keane 6.1, Hanson 4.7, McIntosh 6.7

Gilpin 6

Burge, Cooper, Istead --, Edwards --, Riley 5.3



Notable crap performances by Gilpin, Hanson, and Riley.

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Help may be on the way. Looking to add a few players via loan without paying any of their salary. They won't be stars and maybe not starters, but hopefully can provide depth.

The loss, while disappointing, doesn't drop us in the standings. Hinckley and Nuneaton were snowed out.

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Keane has an offer for next season on the table. Man, I screwed that deal up with him earlier this season.

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Maidenhead have offered Nwadike a contract.

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Gainsborough: 4-5 (Fav) Draw: 2-1 Eastwood: 3-1 (Blue Square Bet North)

Gainsborough are clear favorites in this home encounter but will still have to make sure they do a professional job against Blue Square Bet North surprise package Eastwood, according to Sky Bet.

Eastwood have been playing above all expectations so far this season and find themselves in 1st place in the Blue Square Bet North. Hinckley are hot on Eastwood's tail and will hope to move above them in the standings.

Gainsborough are currently lying in 14th place in the Blue Square Bet North.

The referee for the match will be Wayne Barratt from Bromsgrove who has shown 13 yellow cards and no red cards in his nine Blue Square Bet North games so far this season. Barratt's last Eastwood Town match was Eastwood's Blue Square Bet North 0 - 0 draw with Workington on Monday 26th December 2011.

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Current standings

1. Eastwood 50
2. Hinckley 49
3. Altrincham 48
4. Workington 47
5. Nuneaton 45

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Eastwood, 15-5-6
@
Gainsborough, 10-7-9


Lee, Morris

Hall, Nwadike, Gardner

Riley, Caines, Keane, Troke, Hanson

Gilpin

Christie, McIntosh, Istead, Edwards, Clarke


Hall and Clarke are guys that just arrived on loan. That's how good we are. A guy shows up and he's a starter.