Against all Odds - Odds Down F.C (FM 11) - Page 3

MacroGuru · 11-03-2011, 02:55 PM

Weekly Notes
Odd Down is on a 5 game unbeaten streak. They have also set a club record for games without allowing a goal and that is at 6.

Buxton have offered Gibb while Frickley, Kiddsgrove and Sutton Coldfield have offered Woods. Both were countered with Key Player contracts and have agreed to stay.

Match Notes
This is a major key match for both clubs. If Dawlish wins this will set them at 57 points and a 4 point lead over the other teams. If Odd Down wins it puts them at 56 points and the lead with them playing a hold on game be it by winning or drawing, they could hold the League.

This is the 3rd meeting between the teams and so far Dawlish has the uppwer hand with a win and a draw.

Dawlish runs the 4-4-2 and this match is pegged to be a draw.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Porter / Hogarth / Metcalfe
DM Elliott
M Boakye / Murray
AM Banton
ST Woods / Gibb

Subs: Hegarty / Wright / Tooth / Baldwin / Hobbs

Match Time

1' Long pass from Hogarth to Gibb sees him set up midway in the box and send his shot wide.

7' Gary Squires of Dawlish jumps into the back of Metcalfes legs. He didn't even go for the ball. He was issued an immediate red card. Dawlish is now playing a man down.

11' Boakye forced the pass into the box and there was a scramble for the ball. Gibb and Banton both went for it, Gibb ended up getting in the way of a defender as Banton sent the ball into net. GOAL! Wait! The goal was waved off. Gibb was whistled for holding onto the defenders shirt.

19' A pass from Murray into Woods has his header going over the goal.

40' Marshall for Dawlish sends a rocket just past the goal.

Half: There are no changes and the pep talk was about how they have every opportunity to win this game.

50' Banton shoots and the Dawlish keeper catches the shot.

57' Boakye misses a shot from the top of the box.

61' Hobbs is subbed in for Boakye.

62' Murray is issued a yellow card for his rough tackle

67' Marshall shoots and misses wide.

70' Murray passes to Woods, he takes to steps and launches a shot from the top of the box and sends it into the net. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0.

76' Tooth comes in for Metcalfe and Wright comes in for Elliott.

77' A corner from Banton has Hogarth's header go out.

79' Reed shoots wide for Dawlish.

87' Gibb fires a shot and just misses goal.

Odd Down 1 : 0 Dawlish

Statistic	Odd Down	Dawlish
Shots	11	6
On Target	3	1
Off Target	5	4
Blocked Shots	3	1
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	0	0
Long Shots	3	5
Possession	58%	42%
Corners	4	7
Free Kicks	14	15
Throw Ins	16	34
Fouls	13	10
Offsides	2	4
Passes Completed	73%	69%
Crosses Completed	23%	22%
Tackles Won	70%	70%
Headers Won	71%	60%
Yellow Cards	1	0
Red Cards	0	1
Kilometers Run	95.2	86.2
Average Rating	6.96	6.41

Match Analysis
I am not going to say it was a good match, but it wasn't ugly either. The foul that gave Dawlish the red card was pretty brutal and Metcalfe took a big knock from it and played that way the bulk of the match.

Dawlish did a great job of keeping the attack out of the box and forcing the long shots.

All of the Downers stepped up to the occasion and managed to keep Dawlish at bay.

Man of the Match
Paul Porter (7.5)

MacroGuru · 11-03-2011, 03:15 PM

March News and Notes

The Downers stepped up play and ended February at the top of the ladder. It was shrewd defensive play and some choice shots that have placed them there. The goal spurts they had earlier has slowed down and they are only 6 goals ahead on GD.

Pos	Team	Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st	Odd Down	25	18	2	5	53	16	+37	56
2nd	Dawlish	26	16	6	4	54	23	+31	54
3rd	Bristol MF	26	16	5	5	60	32	+28	53
4th	Wellington	25	15	6	4	44	27	+17	51
5th	Bishop Sutton	26	13	7	6	47	31	+16	46
6th	Barnstaple	26	12	6	8	54	36	+18	42
7th	Bitton	25	10	5	10	42	43	-1	35
8th	Ilfracombe	25	10	5	10	29	30	-1	35
9th	Longwell Green	26	10	5	11	31	35	-4	35
10th	Corsham	26	9	7	10	40	48	-8	34
11th	Willand	25	10	0	15	36	51	-15	30
12th	Wells	26	8	6	12	36	51	-15	30
13th	Brislington	26	8	5	13	43	51	-8	29
14th	Radstock	26	8	5	13	36	55	-19	29
15th	Welton Rovers	25	8	4	13	35	42	-7	28
16th	Street	26	7	7	12	45	53	-8	28
17th	Hallen	25	6	8	11	30	47	-17	26
18th	Sherborne Town	25	6	5	14	37	50	-13	23
19th	Larkhall	26	3	6	17	30	61	-31	15

Important March Dates

3/5 - Radstock (Western Premier)
3/12 - Larkhall (Western Premier)
3/19 - Barnstaple (Western Premier)
3/22 - Wellington (Les Phillips Cup)
3/26 - Willand (Western Premier)

Training Report
The following players have trained well over the past month:
Gary Gray (Tactics)
Danny Cowan (Ball Control)
Joseph Boakye (Tactics)

The following players have failed to impress over the past month:
James Gibb (Aerobic)
Chris Tooth (Tactics)
Lucas Banton (Strength)

The following youth players have trained well over the past month:
Steve Pembleton (Aerobic)
Jordan Bentham (Aerobic)
Christopher Lever (Aerobic)

The following youth players have failed to impress over the past month:
Neil Laird (Tactics)
Rhys Field (Aerobic)
Neal Shelton (Tactics)

Awards
Jack Morris of Odd Down was third in voting for Player of the Month for February

Joel Sutton of Odd Down was second in voting for Manager of the Month for February.

BYU 14 · 11-03-2011, 03:21 PM

Things looking good with 11 to play..

MacroGuru · 11-03-2011, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BYU 14

Things looking good with 11 to play..

Yes, definitely...We need several wins here to secure it for us.

MacroGuru · 11-03-2011, 09:45 PM

Weekly Notes
Odd Down is coming in on a 4 win streak / 6 game unbeaten streak. They have also had 7 games without allowing a goal.

Coach Sutton is trying to bring in some solid backup and starting talent to help bolster the team but it isn't happening and he is going to ride with the players he has.

Match Notes
The last match between these two teams was just filthy. Odd Down won 9-0 at home against Radstock. The Downer look to increase their goal differential with this match.

Radstock runs a 4-4-1-1 attacking formation and as you could probably guess they are completely picked to be underdogs for this match.

Ben Woods is set to make his 25th league appearance and 25th Odd Down appearance this match.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Hegarty
D Wright / Porter / Hogarth / Metcalfe
DM Elliott
M Murray / Boakye
AM Morris / Woods
ST Gibb

Subs: Rusling / Banton / Cowan / Baldwin / Tooth

Match Time

1' Woods with a corner had his pass blocked but Elliott was there to clean it up and send the ball into the back of the net. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1 - 0.

3' Gibb is forced to shoot earlier than he wanted to and the ball sails wide.

7' Aspin passes it to Lamb who is streaking in from the right and his shot goes in! GOAL! The game is now even 1-1

36' Lamb flicks up to Lewis and his header goes over the goal.

38' Banton comes in for Gibb, Woods moves up to striker and Banton is an AMF.

42' Woods shot from the free kick sails above the goal.

Half: It's an encouraging speech for the bulk of the crew, Wright is playing horriblye and is told as much.

49' Metcalf with a long pass to Woods who had to run to get to it. He takes two steps with the ball and shoots, it strikes home. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 2-1!

51' Lewis rockets a centering pass to Aspin who volleys the shot home. GOAL! The score is all even at 2-2

56' Murray sent a crossing shot in, hoping he could catch the keeper off guard. The keeper barely turned the shot. Corner Kick

67' Banton is booked with a yellow card due to a hard charge.

69' Morris moves back to defense, Baldwin is subbed for Banton and moves up to striker as the team shifts to the 4-1-2-1-2.

70' Corner kick from Velox to Aspin. Aspin volleys it in. GOAL! Radstock steps up and takes the lead 3-2.

72' Elliott is booked to yellow for tripping.

77' Lamb sends a pass into Lewis he shoots, Murray goes to clear and his clearing rebounds off of Lewis and into the net...it counts as an own goal. Radstock is now up 4-2

Radstock 4 : 2 Odd Down

Statistic	Radstock	Odd Down
Shots	6	6
On Target	3	2
Off Target	3	2
Blocked Shots	0	2
Woodwork	1	0
Clear Cut Chances	2	0
Long Shots	1	4
Possession	52%	48%
Corners	1	3
Free Kicks	20	11
Throw Ins	18	33
Fouls	8	18
Offsides	3	2
Passes Completed	65%	70%
Crosses Completed	50%	5%
Tackles Won	59%	75%
Headers Won	54%	65%
Yellow Cards	0	2
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	94.9	92.6
Average Rating	7.12	6.44

Match Analysis
What a disappointing game. They countered every score and then stepped up and took it to the Downers. It was like the Odd Down players were over confident heading into the match. They have to recover because now, they are in a fight for the Table.

Mark Aspin tore the Downer up after being told he wasn't the only focus. Guess he wanted to show Joel Sutton.

Man of the Match
Mark Aspin (8.8)

MacroGuru · 11-03-2011, 10:58 PM

Weekly Notes
Scott Metcalfe was injured at the end of the last match versus Radstock and broke his collarbone. He will be out for at least 2 months.

Joel Sutton was fined by the FA for his comments on the refereeing of the Radstock game. The board was pissed it happened.

Dawlish did pass Odd Down and are back in 1st by 1 point.

Match Notes
This is the second match between these two teams. The first saw Odd Down take the 3 points with a 2-0 win at Larkhall. This match is home for the Downers and they should be able to take it.

Larkhall plays with a unique 4-3-2-1 formation and it is heavily focused on an attack. They are picked to struggle and lose to the Downers.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Porter / Hogarth / Tooth
DM Elliott
M Boakye / Murray
AM Woods
ST Baldwin / Gibb

Subs: Hegarty / Hobbs / Partridge / Banton / Wright

Match Time

9' Morris passes to Boakye who is moving quickly from the top left corner of the box. He shoots and sails it high.

Half: Just a pep talk letting them know they can win this match.

64' Boakye is subbed by Hobbs while Baldwin is subbed by Banton who goes to the AM while Woods steps up to striker.

78' Danny Partridge subs in for Tooth.

79' Dexter receives his second yellow for the match and is sent off. Larkhall is now down a man.

Odd Down 0 : 0 Larkhall

Statistic	Odd Down	Larkhall
Shots	4	0
On Target	1	0
Off Target	2	0
Blocked Shots	1	0
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	0	0
Long Shots	0	0
Possession	59%	41%
Corners	2	1
Free Kicks	12	17
Throw Ins	28	30
Fouls	15	12
Offsides	2	0
Passes Completed	76%	56%
Crosses Completed	16%	0%
Tackles Won	78%	68%
Headers Won	60%	64%
Yellow Cards	1	5
Red Cards	0	1
Kilometers Run	94.3	93.6
Average Rating	6.74	6.51

Match Analysis
What an ugly boring game that ended in one of the worst possible way for Odd Down. If Dawlish wins they are now four points ahead of the Downers and it will be a big hill to climb with 8 to go.

They picked up 3 yellows and a red, plus two injuries and were down 2 men for 10 minutes and the Downers were still unable to take advantage.

Man of the Match
Luke Malloy (7.2)

MacroGuru · 11-04-2011, 02:58 PM

Weekly Notes
The draw from last week did not help the situation, Dawlish picked up points as did Bristol MF and the Downers are now 3rd...3 pts behind Dawlish and 2 points behind Bristol. This will come to these last 9 games to see who promotes.

Woods and Gibb have both decided they wanted to stay and see this team through.

Match Notes
They have played one match against each other and Barnstaple brought home the points from that match.

Barnstaple runs a 4-4-2 and they are the favorites because this match is at home.

Odd Down Lineup
GK Rusling
D Morris / Porter / Hogarth / Tooth
DM Elliott
M Boakye / Murray
AM Woods
ST Baldwin / Gibb

Subs: Hegarty / Hobbs / Gray / Banton / Wright

Match Time

6' A long pass from the Barnstaple goalie sends Charran alone against Rusling. The angle Rusling took forced Charran's shot wide.

11' Gibb's shot from the free kick goes wide

12' Goal kick goes to Hogarth who heads it to Gibb. Gibb leads Baldwin who shoots and has his shot blocked and cleared.

16' Charran has his shot go wide.

35' Murray shoots from about 30m out and a miraculous save stops the shot.

Half: There were 3 yellow cards issued in the 1st half, all three to Odd Down players. Morris, Elliott and Gibb. Gray comes in for Elliott.

59' Bray shoots and his shot misses to the right.

71' Banton goes in for Gibb and is placed at AM while Woods moves to ST. Keith Wright fills in for Morris.

87' Tooth to Banton to Boakye and his shot goes wide.

88' Woods receives the pass and takes the ball to the lower left side of the box and centers it. Barnstaple's keeper misplays the pass and Murray gets the ball and chips it into the goal. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0!

90' A long pass to Charran has him one on one with Rusling and Rusling swoops in and steals the ball.

Barnstaple 0 : 1 Odd Down

Statistic	Barnstaple	Odd Down
Shots	6	6
On Target	0	3
Off Target	4	2
Blocked Shots	2	1
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	1	2
Long Shots	2	3
Possession	53%	47%
Corners	2	4
Free Kicks	19	12
Throw Ins	28	21
Fouls	11	17
Offsides	1	2
Passes Completed	69%	65%
Crosses Completed	4%	6%
Tackles Won	58%	71%
Headers Won	64%	71%
Yellow Cards	0	5
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	112.0	114.9
Average Rating	6.47	6.88

Match Analysis
It was a back and forth game where the Odd Down defense locked down on Barnstaple and all shots were forced from the outside of the box which didn't allow anything to go to target. There appeared to be a bit of home cooking with 5 yellows being dished to Odd down and nothing being handed to Barnstaple.

Man of the Match

Tom Murray (7.7)

MacroGuru · 11-04-2011, 07:10 PM

Weekly Notes
What a rough week. The Downers lose ST James Gibb to Chorley as he signs a $90/wk contract with them. With this issue, Supat Rungratsamee is called back up from the reserves.

Match Notes
With the decision that promotion is critical compared to the cup win, some of the main starters will get rest for the upcoming league match.

This will be the 3rd match this season between the teams and it is an even 1-1-0 split with them.

Wellington runs a 4-4-1-1 attacking formation and right now the game is anybodys according to the paper but the bookies have the Downers as favorites.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Wright / Whelan / Porter / Partridge
DM Gray
M Hobbs / Banton
AM Cowan
ST Danvers / Wakeman

Subs: Hegarty / Rungratsamee / Jones / Hogarth / Thomas

Match Time

13' Wakeman moves around his defender and fires a solid shot and it is blocked by the keeper and cleared.

30' Craig Oliver of Wellington is hit with a red card for a dangerous tackle from behind. Wellington is now playing a man down.

33' Banton is injured and has to come off. He is replaced by Tom Jones.

Half: Players are told that we need one goal to win this the way the match is going.

66' A corner kick from Hobbs is headed by Porter, it is deflected out to Wright who volleys it off the wood work and into the net. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0!

77' Gary Gray comes off for Jeff Thomas who moves up into the MF and Rungratsamee comes in for Wakeman.

89' Danvers makes a great pass to Rungratsamee who volleys...the shot is blocked but Rungratsamee corals the ball and fires another shot to goal and it goes in! GOAL! Odd Down is now up 2-0!

Odd Down 2 : 0 Wellington

Statistic	Odd Down	Wellington
Shots	8	0
On Target	3	0
Off Target	2	0
Blocked Shots	3	0
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	1	0
Long Shots	2	0
Possession	56%	44%
Corners	4	4
Free Kicks	8	9
Throw Ins	22	33
Fouls	9	8
Offsides	0	0
Passes Completed	71%	64%
Crosses Completed	8%	40%
Tackles Won	75%	63%
Headers Won	67%	66%
Yellow Cards	0	1
Red Cards	0	1
Kilometers Run	86.3	81.7
Average Rating	7.05	6.06

Match Analysis
Without the bulk of the starters in, the Downers took great care of Wellington basically shutting them completely down. The loss of a player to a red card early hurt Wellington.

This win does put Odd Down into the Les Phillips Cup final.

Man of the Match
Keith Wright (8.0)

MacroGuru · 11-04-2011, 09:24 PM

Weekly Notes

Lucas Banton's injury is strained knee ligaments and he is out for at least 2 months.

Woods received another flurry of offers and the Downers offered with a key player tag.

One positive is Odd Down is a game behind all the teams up top..so really it could be beneficial right now as the games start to flesh out that they could take the top and continue on.

Match Notes
This is the 2nd match between these two teams. Odd Down is up on Willand as they won the last match 2-1.

Willand runs a 4-1-4-1 defensive formation. Although Odd Down has had a rough go at home of late, they are still picked to win the match.

GK Tom Rusling has not conceded a goal in 846 consecutive minutes.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Porter / Hogarth / Wright
DM Elliott
M Boakye / Murray
AM Woods
ST Baldwin / Rungratsamee

Subs: Hegarty / Tooth / Thomas / Danvers / Hobbs

Match Time

10' Wiseman shoots from the top of the box and it sails over

16' Corner kick from Asilje into Lynch. He volleys it into the goal. GOAL! Willand is up 1-0!

Half: The players are told they need to do better.

51' Rungratsamee receives a long pass and shoots, it goes wide of the net.

58' Rungratsamee sends a cross to Woods who volleys a shot off the wood work and into goal. GOAL! The match is now even 1-1

61' A great pass from the free kick to Webb has his header just miss the goal.

65' A streaking Asajile gets the pass and shoots, just wide of the goal.

67' Danvers comes in for Baldwin and Tooth comes in for Wright.

82' Hobbs in for Boakye

83' Elliott shoots and bends his shot the wrong way and it just misses goal.

Odd Down 1 : 1 Willand

Statistic	Odd Down	Willand
Shots	6	13
On Target	3	1
Off Target	2	10
Blocked Shots	1	2
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	0	0
Long Shots	2	6
Possession	50%	50%
Corners	2	1
Free Kicks	9	18
Throw Ins	31	31
Fouls	13	8
Offsides	5	1
Passes Completed	74%	75%
Crosses Completed	21%	22%
Tackles Won	74%	72%
Headers Won	66%	67%
Yellow Cards	3	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	98.5	96.4
Average Rating	6.59	6.76

Match Analysis
Very sloppy game for the Downers as they picked up 5 more fouls than Willand. It was a weird game as the shots just weren't there and were going wide. Rungratsamee has talent, but he just isn't able to convert when it matters.
Getting 1 point instead of 3 hurts here. But 1 pt is better than nothing and still keeps the Downers in the running.

Man of the Match
Saulo Asajile (7.7)

MacroGuru · 11-04-2011, 10:53 PM

April News and Notes
Dawlish is still in the lead and they maintain a 3 pt lead and now have a +1 GD as well. But they are also a game ahead of some of the other teams. The Downers have to pick it up...wins are needed, draws are ok but loses are not tolerated.

Pos	Team	Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st	Dawlish	30	19	7	4	63	26	+37	64
2nd	Odd Down	29	19	4	6	57	21	+36	61
3rd	Bristol MF	29	18	5	6	70	39	+31	59
4th	Wellington	29	16	8	5	51	34	+17	56
5th	Barnstaple	30	14	7	9	60	40	+20	49
6th	Bishop Sutton	30	13	10	7	48	34	+14	49
7th	Bitton	29	12	6	11	51	50	+1	42
8th	Willand	29	12	2	15	42	53	-11	38
9th	Ilfracombe	29	10	7	12	32	36	-4	37
10th	Longwell Green	29	10	7	12	33	38	-5	37
11th	Corsham	30	10	7	13	44	54	-10	37
12th	Wells	30	10	6	14	45	61	-16	36
13th	Radstock	30	9	8	13	44	61	-17	35
14th	Street	29	9	7	13	56	61	-5	34
15th	Brislington	29	9	6	14	45	55	-10	33
16th	Welton Rovers	29	9	5	15	38	47	-9	32
17th	Hallen	29	7	9	13	38	59	-21	30
18th	Sherborne Town	29	7	5	17	45	63	-18	26
19th	Larkhall	30	4	8	18	36	66	-30	20

Important April Dates

4/2/11 - Bitton (Western Premier)
4/9/11 - Street (Western Premier)
4/16/11 - Welton Rovers (Western Premier)
4/30/11 - Sherborne Town (Western Premier)

Training Report
The following players have trained well over the past month:
Chris Tooth (Tactics)
Tom Jones (Aerobic)
Ian Pitt (Aerobic)

The following players have failed to impress over the past month:
Gary Gray (Aerobic)
Ben Woods (Strength)
Stuart Elliott (Strength)

The following youth players have trained well over the past month:
Jean-Pierre Luciani (Strength)
Julian Keeling (Ball Control)
Neal Shelton (Strength)

The following youth players have failed to impress over the past month:
Lee Judd (Aerobic)
Gary McCarthy (Aerobic)
Ashley Smith (Tactics)

MacroGuru · 11-04-2011, 11:31 PM

Weekly Notes
Stuart Elliott received an offer which Odd Down promptly countered.

Banton and Metcalfe are still out with their injuries and are going to be out until the last game of the season.

Match Notes
This is the second meeting between these two teams. Odd Down took home the three points from the last match they played.

Odd Down is going to come out attacking with a 4-3-3 lineup which is different from their past lineups. Bitton comes out with a 4-4-2 lineup and are picked to win the match.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Porter / Hogarth / Tooth
M Boakye / Hobbs / Murray
ST Woods / Rungratsamee / Baldwin

Subs: Hegarty / Wakeman / Thomas / Danvers / Wright

Match Time

6' Tooth has a deep pass to Rungratsamee who takes the ball all alone and is one on one with the keeper and wins, shooting into the lower right corner. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0

17' Hogarth receives a great floater from Woods in the corner. His header goes over the net.

32' Porter sends a deep pass that bounces into the box, Woods has to run to get underneath it, he does and he shoots. It is blocked and Baldwin gets the rebound, his shot goes wide.

33' Hobbs leads Baldwin into the box. He shoots and the Bitton keeper is able to get his hands on it. The rebound is cleared out.

Half: Boakye took a knock and is shaking it off. The team is encouraged to keep it up and stick to it.

55' Rungratsamee is there for the long pass, his shot misses the goal.

56' Wright subs in for Tooth.

57' Coyne shoots for goal from the free kick. It hits the wall and he gets the rebound and his shot sails over the net.

58' Salter gets the ball deep, beats Hogarth but is forced to shoot by Porter and his shot goes wide.

65' Woods sends a great pass to Porter from the corner. Porter heads it to goal and it is blocked, rebound is cleared out.

66' Danvers is subbed in for Baldwin.

77' Hobbs is subbed by Thomas

89' Stevens with the long pass from corner to Leach who heads in towards goal. GOAL! The game is knotted up 1-1

Bitton 1 : 1 Odd Down

Statistic	Bitton	Odd Down
Shots	7	13
On Target	2	4
Off Target	4	6
Blocked Shots	1	3
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	2	3
Long Shots	1	4
Possession	47%	53%
Corners	3	8
Free Kicks	19	10
Throw Ins	22	23
Fouls	8	17
Offsides	2	2
Passes Completed	59%	71%
Crosses Completed	23%	20%
Tackles Won	56%	83%
Headers Won	75%	73%
Yellow Cards	0	3
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	100.7	101.9
Average Rating	6.56	6.81

Match Analysis

It was a game of missed chances that should have been in Odd Down's favor. They had the shots on and just missed or the Bitton goalie was playing out of his mind.

The 1 point helps, but the Downers need 3 pts.

Man of the Match
Sean Leach (7.4)

MacroGuru · 11-05-2011, 12:41 AM

Weekly Notes
Boakye suffered a gashed leg last match and is out for 3 weeks, he is scheduled to appear right around the time Metcalfe can.

Elliott and Woods have a flurry of offers in and Joel Sutton has sat down with them and explained what he sees for their future at the club.

Match Notes
This will be the second match for the two teams. Odd Down took the three points last match with a 4-0 win.

Another 4-3-3 lineup for Odd Down as they are going on the offensive for this game.

Street runs a 4-2-4 attacking formation. They are picked as the underdogs for thei match and watch them play like their lives depended on it.

Odd Down LineupGK Hegarty
D Morris / Hogarth / Tooth / Wright
M Elliott / Woods / Murray
ST Rungratsamee / Baldwin / Danvers

Subs: Rusling / Hobbs / Partridge / Wakeman / Porter

Match Time

4' A bad goal kick leaves a fast break for Rungratsamee and the defense. He blows past and is one on one with the keeper and his shot goes in. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 1-0!

7' Lyon shoots, Hegarty makes a diving save and the ball is cleared out.

11' Danvers sends a bending cross into the box and Baldwin is able to head it in. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 2-0!

27' Reynolds shoots from the top of the box and misses.

35' Elliot shoots and is blocked.

36' Woods gets the ball and moves into the box. He tries to move around his defender but he is tripped. Penalty! The referee is pointing to the spot. Woods lines up and sends his shot wide.

39' Rungratsamee has his shot go wide.

41' A great pass from Rungratsamee has Baldwin volley and his shot is blocked and cleared.

Half: The best thing that is done over the half is an encouraging pep talk telling the guys to keep it up.

57' A corner kick from Browett is sent in to a wide open Taylor. His header goes over the crossbar.

59' Hughes is one on one with Hegarty who slides into the shot. It is blocked and sent out towards the edge. Hegarty is a little dangerous and runs to it and covers the ball.

64' Flynn shoots and it rebounds off the wood work. Sherlock sends it in. GOAL! Street is now within a goal, score is 2-1

65' Hobbs comes in for an exhausted Woods.

75' Morris moves up to the midfield and Partridge comes in for Elliot and moves to the defense.

80' Taylor's shot goes wide.

85' Hogarth sends in a floater for Partridge who goes in with a solid header. It was deflected and turned out by goal. It's a corner kick.

90' Wakeman receives pass from Hogarth off of a rebound he is all alone as he crosses the halfway line and has a defender finally catch up as he hit the top of the box and shoots. His shot hits the wood work but the keeper is way out of position and Rungratsamee cleans it up. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 3-1

Odd Down 3 : 1 Street

Statistic	Odd Down	Street
Shots	9	12
On Target	4	3
Off Target	4	5
Blocked Shots	1	4
Woodwork	1	1
Clear Cut Chances	3	3
Long Shots	3	5
Possession	52%	48%
Corners	4	3
Free Kicks	13	18
Throw Ins	27	24
Fouls	18	10
Offsides	0	4
Passes Completed	69%	65%
Crosses Completed	17%	26%
Tackles Won	51%	76%
Headers Won	61%	75%
Yellow Cards	0	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	101.1	98.7
Average Rating	7.04	6.54

Match Analysis

Hegarty played out of his mind this game. He turned several shots that were one on one chances and was diving all over to get to the balls. The goal that snuck in was because he ended up pulled out of position and the rebound is what got the good spot.

Woods had an abysmal game and will be talked to in regards to that. He is a key player and isn't allowed bad games.

Man of the Match
Supat Rungratsamee (8.8)

MacroGuru · 11-05-2011, 08:31 AM

Weekly Notes

2 new signings have been announced by Odd Down. Both are from D.R. Congo. 18 yr old striker Christian Bulembi and 20 year old striker Aristote Guerin-Lokoga. 1 is a new replacement for Gibb and the other is a backup plan if Woods decides to get paid.

Match Notes

This is the third match between the teams and Odd Down have won the previous 2 meetings with a 7-1 aggregate.

Odd Down is going to stick with the 4-3-3 as there is a push to create goals by the coach. Goal Differential may be the point for winning the League or not. The 2 new strikers are set for this match as they need to get into the matches as soon as possible. Metcalfe is playing just to shake some of the rust off and will definitely be subbed early.

Welton Rovers play a 4-1-4-1 defensive formation and have traveled poorly. Odd Down is being picked to run away with this game.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Porter / Hogarth / Metcalfe
M Elliott / Woods / Murray
ST Rungratsamee / Lokoga / Baldwin

Subs: Hegarty / Partridge / Tooth / Bulembi / Hobbs

Match Time

5' Metcalfe shoots a looping shot from about 35m out and it floats over the head of the keeper and drops into goal. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0!

7' Carroll receives a crossing pass from a corner kick. He is challenged in the air by Hogarth and his header goes over the goal.

22' Elliott strikes to goal from a free kick at about 25m out and he just barely misses the goal.

45' Higgins shoots from the top of the box and his shot goes wide.

Half: Danny Partridge subs in for Metcalfe. The team is told to not get complacent and careless out there. They have the lead and they need to keep it.

50' Partridge sends a low screaming pass to Woods in the box. Woods volleys the shot and it heads into the lower left corner of the net. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 2-0.

66' Rungratsmee makes a break on a long pass from Morris. He sends a cross to Lokoga who shoots and sends it wide.

67' Bulembi is subbed in for Rungratsamee and Hobbs comes in for Elliott.

89' Bulembi receives a long pass from Porter. He runs under the pass and gets the ball, he is alone and forces the keeper to come out to meet him, as the keeper leaces the 6m box Bulembi fires a shot from 25m out and sinks the goal, catching the keeper out of position. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 3-0.

Odd Down 3 : 0 Welton Rovers

Statistic	Odd Down	Welton Rovers
Shots	8	2
On Target	4	0
Off Target	4	2
Blocked Shots	0	0
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	0	0
Long Shots	5	0
Possession	53%	47%
Corners	5	3
Free Kicks	9	18
Throw Ins	32	25
Fouls	14	9
Offsides	4	0
Passes Completed	69%	61%
Crosses Completed	9%	11%
Tackles Won	74%	68%
Headers Won	84%	57%
Yellow Cards	1	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	101.2	98.9
Average Rating	7.24	6.29

Match Analysis
The shift to the 4-3-3 has caught the league by surprise and the hesitancy is causing the defense to shine and clamp down and not allowing anything towards goal. It is a total defensive domination in an attacking style which makes it amazing.

The 3 points here are a big capture for the Downers as it could propel them to 1st, if not it will only put them 1 point behind Dawlish. Paul Porter was the captain of the defense and directed a lot and sent some great passes forward.

Man of the Match
Paul Porter (8.5)

MacroGuru · 11-05-2011, 11:41 AM

Weekly Notes
It was officially announced that Larkhall has been relegated, they are so far back there was no gaining ground for them.

Metcalfe and Boakye have both resumed full training after their long injuries.

Ben Wood is in the running for Western Premier Player of the Season.

Dawlish plays Larkhall and are up on Odd Down by 2 pts. It will take a win by the Downers to stay in contention. Here is hoping Dawlish goes into their match overconfident.

Match Notes
This is the second match between the two teams and Odd Down took the first match 2-1 to capture the three points and hope to do it here as well.

With a 2 week rest the entire lineup is ready to go. Odd Down will be running their new 4-3-3 attack formation to try and get more goals while Sherborne Town is running a 4-1-2-2-1 attacking formation. Sherborne are picked to struggle against Odd Down and the Downers should win this one.

Odd Down LineupGKRusling
D Morris / Porter / Hogarth / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Elliott / Murray
ST Rungratsamee / Woods / Lokoga

Subs: Hegarty / Tooth / Bulembi / Baldwin / Hobbs

Match Time

3' Clarke sends a crossing pass from the corner and Levet hits it with a diving header. GOAL! No wait, he dove through Hogarth taking out his legs...it's a foul. Hogarth is out of the match and Tooth comes in for him.

11' Murray passes to Elliott in the box, Elliott takes a few steps towards the 6m turns and passes to a wide open Murray at the top right corner of the box and he volleys it into the net. Bending it right past the keeper. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0!

16' Lokonga breaks free and is one on one with the keeper his shot goes wide.

24' Levet hits from the corner the header by Clowes goes over the bar.

44' Metcalfe recovers a clearing kick and moves up around the top right corner of the box. He centers a pass to Rungratsamee sitting in the half circle. Rungratsamee hits a volley low to the right and it strikes home. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 2-0!

Half: The squad is playing well, but even though they are up 2-0 they are told to not let their performance drop.

49' Rungratsamee receives a long pass from Porter and he is off to the races, no one is catching up to him. He is one on one with the keeper he shoots for the lower right corner and it hits the wood work and rebounds out.

54' Rungratsamee passes to Woods in the lower left corner. Woods dribbles and hit towards goal. It's a rocket and it just misses.

72' Clowes shoots and it is a soft floater Rusling easily gathers.

75' Rungratsamee is subbed by Bulembi.

79' Hobbs steps on for Elliott

85' Woods leads Bulembi up the left. Bulembi takes the ball into the box and the defense collapses forgetting about a streakign Hobbs who Bulembi passes to. Hobbs volleys it into the net. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 3-0!

Sherborne Town 0 : 3 Odd Down

Statistic	Sherborne Town	Odd Down
Shots	7	8
On Target	2	3
Off Target	2	4
Blocked Shots	3	1
Woodwork	0	1
Clear Cut Chances	0	2
Long Shots	5	3
Possession	46%	54%
Corners	7	4
Free Kicks	17	9
Throw Ins	24	19
Fouls	9	12
Offsides	0	5
Passes Completed	59%	67%
Crosses Completed	14%	18%
Tackles Won	63%	69%
Headers Won	61%	75%
Yellow Cards	0	2
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	97.6	99.2
Average Rating	6.29	7.24

Match Analysis

Defense was a little rusty this match and wore out down towards the end. The loss of Hogarth was big and we won't know until the end of the week what his status is. It's actually a tough loss for the defense.

Tom Murray controlled to midfield for the Downers and was like a demon with his possession and fight. You can tell he wants to promote.

Man of the Match
Tom Murray (8.3)

MacroGuru · 11-05-2011, 12:02 PM

May News and Notes
The win over Sherborne sits Odd Down up top, but it may not be for long. There are 3 more matches to play. This will come down to the last couple of matches for the 3 teams up top, Odd Down, Dawlish and Bristol MF.

Pos	Inf	Team	Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st		Odd Down	33	22	5	6	67	23	+44	71
2nd		Dawlish	32	21	7	4	71	26	+45	70
3rd		Bristol MF	33	20	7	6	77	43	+34	67
4th		Wellington	33	17	8	8	57	48	+9	59
5th		Barnstaple	34	17	7	10	70	47	+23	58
6th		Bishop Sutton	34	15	11	8	56	37	+19	56
7th		Bitton	33	14	7	12	61	54	+7	49
8th		Willand	33	14	4	15	48	56	-8	46
9th		Ilfracombe	33	11	9	13	35	42	-7	42
10th		Street	33	11	7	15	67	68	-1	40
11th		Longwell Green	33	11	7	15	37	45	-8	40
12th		Corsham	33	11	7	15	46	62	-16	40
13th		Radstock	33	10	9	14	48	67	-19	39
14th		Brislington	33	10	8	15	51	60	-9	38
15th		Wells	33	10	7	16	47	67	-20	37
16th		Welton Rovers	33	10	6	17	42	55	-13	36
17th		Hallen	33	8	10	15	41	67	-26	34
18th		Sherborne Town	33	7	6	20	47	70	-23	27
19th	R	Larkhall	33	4	10	19	39	70	-31	22

Important Dates in May

05/07 - Bristol MF (Western Premier)
05/17 - Sherborne Town (Les Phillips Cup Final)
05/21 - Wells (Western Premier)
05/28 - Corsham (Western Premier)

Training Report
The following players trained well over the past month:
Stuart Elliott (Aerobic)
Andrew McCoy (Ball Control)
Shandel Gonsalves (Aerobic)

The following players failed to impress over the past month:
Aaron Baldwin (Strength)
Chris Tooth (Aerobic)
Ben Woods (Strength)

The following youth players have trained well over the past month:
James Wiles (Strength)
Gary McCarthy (Strength)
Neal Shelton (Aerobic)

The following youth player failed to impress over the past month:
Julian Keeling (Tactics)

Awards
Paul Porter was 3rd in votes for the player of the month
Odd Down's head coach Joel Sutton picked up Western Premier Manager of the Month for April! Finally!

MacroGuru · 11-05-2011, 12:06 PM

Dawlish just drew with Larkhall, the points are tied now between Odd Down and Dawlish at 71. Dawlish owns the Goal Differential by 1 goal. The Downers need to pick up several goals each match and hope that Dawlish stumbles down the stretch.

Grover · 11-05-2011, 12:08 PM

The number of goals scored in the last 5 minutes of your matches is really rather incredible.

MacroGuru · 11-05-2011, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grover

The number of goals scored in the last 5 minutes of your matches is really rather incredible.

I think it's a combination of the fact we are level 9 teams playing and I am constantly attacking and the defenders are wearing down. The one thing I have noticed and I am guilty of this too, is that the computer subs strikers and mids but not a lot of defenders lately.

I have been trying the past month to sub 1 ST, 1 Mid and 1 Defender so I have fresh legs on in the last five minutes.

MacroGuru · 11-05-2011, 01:35 PM

Weekly Notes
Hogarth sustained a sprained knee in the match and will be out for 3 more weeks.

Match Notes
This is the second meeting between the two teams and Odd Down owned the first one collecting the 3 points off of a 2-1 victory.

Odd Down will come out in their new 4-3-3 attack formation. Bristol plays a 3-4-3 attacking formation and are picked as the dogs today.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Tooth / Porter / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Hobbs / Murray
ST Rungratsamee / Bulembi / Woods

Subs: Hegarty / Lokonga / Elliott / Baldwin / Wright

Match Time

8' What a rough game for Hobbs he goes up to send the header out of the box and it goes the wrong way, into the goal. GOAL! Bristol is now up 1-0

11' Boakye shots from the free kick at 25m out and his shot sails on him.

14' Woods sends a pass from the corner and Porter heads it, it bounces of the top bar and the defense sends it out of bounds for a corner kick.

23' Woods with a corner kick sends the ball to far post and Porters header misses the goal just barely.

Half: 5 yellow cards handed out in the half, 4 of them to the Downers. Tooth is subbed by Wright. They are told they aren't hacking it there needs to be more done in the 2nd half.

49' Corner kick by Pigott to Daniels, his header dies towards the goal but Beech cleans it up and sends it in. GOAL! Bristol is now up 2-0.

51' Morris sends a great pass to Woods. His strike towards goal wasn't clean and it misses.

63' Wright is injured and has to be subbed. The shift sends Woods to AM Baldwin in for Wright and moved to striker and Lokonga in for Bulembi.

64' Pigott fires from the free kick spot about 25m out and it goes in. GOAL. Bristol is up 3-0.

67' Paul Porter is issued his second yellow, which equals the Red and is sent off the pitch. Hobbs has to drop back and play defense. This is getting ridiculous.

72' Lokonga lobs it up for Baldwin. His header is weak and barely caught by the keeper. A little harder and that was a goal.

88' Baldwin wit Rungratsamee and his shot goes wide.

Bristol 3 : 0 Odd Down

Statistic	Bristol MF	Odd Down
Shots	7	12
On Target	2	1
Off Target	4	8
Blocked Shots	1	3
Woodwork	0	1
Clear Cut Chances	0	1
Long Shots	4	3
Possession	41%	59%
Corners	4	4
Free Kicks	23	13
Throw Ins	25	17
Fouls	12	17
Offsides	1	6
Passes Completed	64%	75%
Crosses Completed	30%	30%
Tackles Won	66%	78%
Headers Won	71%	63%
Yellow Cards	1	6
Red Cards	0	1
Kilometers Run	100.2	99.0
Average Rating	7.20	6.36

Match Analysis

Horrible play, as you can see the shots were going every where but to the goal. The players were sloppy and played horribly. There was a lot of yelling and throwing things around by Joel Sutton at the end. It's been the only time this season he has been upset.

It was a mistake to start Bulembi over Lokonga as he completely collapsed this match and placing Hobbs instead of Elliott as a starter was a bad move to.

The one thing that may get Joel suspended and fined is the fact he was ready to murder referee Matthew Bristow who didn't have the best game of his career. There may be choice words said at the conference.

This may put all hopes of promotion and even being in the hunt out of it for Odd Down.

Man of the Match
Robert Daniels (8.3)

MacroGuru · 11-05-2011, 06:16 PM

Weekly Notes
Porter is suspended for two matches due to his red card at the last match. The appeal did not work.

Wright is out for 3 weeks due to a damaged elbow.

Match Notes

This is a historic match for both teams. In Odd Down's 110 year history they have never been to the final and the same is to be said with Sherborne Town and their 117 year history.

This will be the third meeting of the two teams this season and Odd Down have owned the prior two in Western Premier play.

Sherborne runs a 4-1-2-2-1 Attacking formation. Odd Down is picked to win but with the injuries and suspensions to the defensive side of the team, it will be tough.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Hegarty
D Morris / Whelan / Tooth / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Elliott / Murray
ST Lokonga / Woods / Rungratsamee

Subs: Rusling / Hobbs / Bulembi / Baldwin / Partridge

Match Time

2' Rungratsamee sends a low cross to Woods who volleys a shot that hits the wood work.

8' Preece passes to Brookes who sneaks past Whelan and sends the kick into the net. GOAL! Sherborne Town is up 1-0

37' Rungratsamee hits Woods with a great pass in the 6m box, he steps and shoots. GOAL! The score is even 1-1!

41' Preece steals the ball from Tooth and takes off, Metcalfe finally corals him and forces the shot, it goes wide.

43' Rayner gets a crossing pass from Preece who acted like he was going to shoot and he nails it home.GOAL! Sherborne Town is up 2-1!

47' Tooth with a header from Woods in the corner. It is caught by the keeper.

Half: No changes, but there could be more from the players and they are informed as much.

51' Rungratsamee steals the ball from a long pass, takes it in, passes to Woods. Woods shoots and his shot is blocked. He gets the rebound and buries it into the net. GOAL! The score is even at 2-2!

67' Hobbs comes in for Elliott.

72' Woods leads Hobbs as he streaks. He is all alone and his shot goes wide! What a waste of a great opportunity!

83' Lokonga goes off and Bulembi comes on.

85' Baldwin comes on for Rungratsamee

87' Boakye steals the throw in and quickly passes to Woods. He takes two steps spins and shoots. The shot goes just wide.

92' A pass from Morris to Bulembi has him step and run across. He fires a scorcher across the box and it hits Brookes square in the shoulder and rockets into the net. They are counting it an own goal. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 3-2!

Sherborne Town 2 : 3 Odd Down

Statistic	Sherborne Town	Odd Down
Shots	6	17
On Target	3	4
Off Target	2	7
Blocked Shots	1	6
Woodwork	0	1
Clear Cut Chances	2	2
Long Shots	3	2
Possession	48%	52%
Corners	0	5
Free Kicks	9	8
Throw Ins	22	22
Fouls	7	8
Offsides	1	1
Passes Completed	68%	72%
Crosses Completed	28%	34%
Tackles Won	74%	70%
Headers Won	62%	63%
Yellow Cards	1	0
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	94.0	96.1
Average Rating	6.60	6.90

Match Analysis

Sherbone was up for this match big time. They were striking true when they could. The Downer had a ton of shots, but not a lot of them were on the mark.

Woods was amazing out on the pitch today as he was involved in everything today.

Bulembi with some luck at the end sealed the cup win for the Downers.

ODD DOWN WINS THE LES PHILLIPS CUP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEAM HISTORY

Man of the Match
Ben Woods (8.8)

MacroGuru · 11-05-2011, 06:40 PM

Alright, here is where we stand for wining the league.

1st Dawlish 74 points
2nd Odd Down 71 points
3rd Bristol MF 70 Points

It is no secret that Odd Down has to win their last 2 games. Dawlish has to lose at least 1 of their games or draw both of them to benefit Odd Down. Right now Dawlish has a +6 on GD. Odd Down will have to score a bunch of goals in order to win on the tie breaker that way.

Bristol can take Odd Down if they win and Odd Down loses.

There is a potential right now that Odd Down can be in 3rd after the last game or they could take the League.

Grover · 11-05-2011, 06:43 PM

Nice tight race, how did Dawlish do against their opponents earlier in the year?

MacroGuru · 11-05-2011, 07:23 PM

Weekly Notes
Not much going on other than Hucknall making a bid on Woods.

Match Notes
In the last meeting, Wells took the three points with a 1-0 win over Odd Down.

Odd Down is coming out in the 4-3-3 with a focus on scoring as many goals as possible. Hogarth is still a little dinged but will be set to come on late.

Wells is a 4-2-4 attacking team that is picked to be the underdog for this match.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Whelan / Tooth / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Elliott / Murray
ST Lokonga / Woods / Rungratsamee

Subs: Hegarty / Hogarth / Banton / Bulembi / Partridge

Match Time

5' Lokonga is injured and Bulembi is brought in.

15' Grace shoots for goal from the top of the box and it sails wide.

19' From the corner kick Woods sends a great floater to far post that Tooth goes up for and his header goes over the goal.

25' Woods sends a cross to Tooth who volleys the ball right into the net. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 1-0!

37' Rungratsamee sends a great low crossing pass to Woods who is open and dribbles to the top right corner of the 6m box and shoots the ball home. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 2-0!

Half: The players are told to not let their performance drop.

54' Elliott is replaced by Lucas Banton

72' Beckham gets a clear shot at goal from the middle of the box. Rusling stops the shot and Tooth clears the ball out of bounds for a corner kick.

73' Rungratsamee gets the clear run up the right side and passes to Woods. Woods works it into the box and shoots. The keeper is able to turn it. Corner Kick!

77' Rungratsamee shoots and it goes wide..

83' Partridge comes in for Metcalfe.

92' Woods is injured! It's a travesty! He has to come off and the Downers are down a guy.

Odd Down 2 : 0 Wells

Statistic	Odd Down	Wells
Shots	11	3
On Target	4	1
Off Target	5	2
Blocked Shots	2	0
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	3	0
Long Shots	1	0
Possession	57%	43%
Corners	11	5
Free Kicks	7	15
Throw Ins	31	17
Fouls	13	7
Offsides	2	0
Passes Completed	73%	56%
Crosses Completed	23%	0%
Tackles Won	80%	57%
Headers Won	65%	77%
Yellow Cards	2	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	102.5	97.5
Average Rating	7.22	6.40

Match Analysis

What a game, the 2 goals should have been 5 or 6 goals. Woods tore them up until he was injured.

Man of the Match
Ben Woods (8.1)

MacroGuru · 11-05-2011, 07:27 PM

Ok, this last game is going to be the deciding factor.

1st Dawlish 77 points
2nd Odd Down 74 points
3rd Bristol MF 71 points

Dawlish must lose this game and Odd Down must win and score a bunch of goals..the best part of this would be if Dawlish takes an ass kicking and Odd Down pours it on.

MacroGuru · 11-05-2011, 10:31 PM

Weekly Notes
Lokonga is barely recovering from a gashed leg. Hogarth and Wright both have resumed full training.

Offers were made on talent that will bolster this squad for next season.

Match Notes
This is the second meeting between the teams. Odd Down took the 3 points in a 4-2 win at home.

Odd Down is still with the 4-3-3 and going full out attack. Corsham plays a 4-2-4 attacking formation as well. Odd Down is picked to win, but who cares...this is for everything.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Porter / Hogarth / Metcalfe
M Boakye / Elliott / Murray
ST Baldwin / Woods / Rungratsamee

Subs: Hegarty / Partridge / Banton / Tooth / Bulembi

Match Time

4' Blenkinsopp receives a good pass and shoots, his shot sails wide.

8' Woods sends a rocket from the half circle and it is still orbiting.

19' Woods beats his man and shoots, sending it wide.

28' Baldwin sends a cross, Rungratsamee heads it and it hits the wood work and then is cleared out behind goal. Corner Kick.

29' Boakye brings the ball down in the box to the bottom and centers it to Elliott who strikes it home. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 1-0

Half: The players are told to do this for the fans!

45' Metcalfe sends a cross to Baldwin, his header goes over the goal.

72' Banton comes in for Woods and steps back to the AM and Bulembi comes in for Rungratsamee

76' Paul Johnson of Corsham takes down Boakye in the Odd Down box from behind. He is hit with a Red Card and Corsham is down a man.

79' Partridge comes in for Boakye and moves to DR while Morris moves up to attack.

80' Bulembi performs the give and go with Banton and Bantons shot is wide.

81' Morris sends a great cross to Murray who gets to much on the header as it goes over.

85' Morris sends a great cross to Elliott who slide kicks the ball into net. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 2-0!

89' Wickham is alone and Rusling runs out. The shot is forced wide.

Corsham 0 : 2 Odd Down

Statistic	Corsham	Odd Down
Shots	4	16
On Target	0	4
Off Target	4	10
Blocked Shots	0	2
Woodwork	0	2
Clear Cut Chances	0	2
Long Shots	2	2
Possession	44%	56%
Corners	4	4
Free Kicks	19	15
Throw Ins	23	10
Fouls	7	14
Offsides	8	5
Passes Completed	60%	66%
Crosses Completed	11%	17%
Tackles Won	53%	62%
Headers Won	46%	81%
Yellow Cards	0	3
Red Cards	1	0
Kilometers Run	99.0	106.9
Average Rating	6.44	7.17

Match Analysis
Domination. That is what happened here and the issue were shots not going home. The team must work on this next season. All of this was moot as Dawlish pulled off their win and took the League.

Man of the Match
Stuart Elliott (8.8)

MacroGuru · 11-05-2011, 10:47 PM

Final Housekeeping for End of Season

Dawlish picked up promotion with 80 points and a +50 GD while Odd Down came in 2nd with 77 points and +45 GD. Sad to see Sherborne Town get relegated considering they played for the Les Phillips Cup. Larkhall was a lost cause a while ago.

Pos	Inf	Team	Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st	C	Dawlish	36	24	8	4	80	30	+50	80
2nd		Odd Down	36	24	5	7	71	26	+45	77
3rd		Bristol MF	36	22	8	6	83	45	+38	74
4th		Barnstaple	36	18	8	10	74	48	+26	62
5th		Wellington	36	18	8	10	60	56	+4	62
6th		Bishop Sutton	36	16	11	9	60	41	+19	59
7th		Bitton	36	15	8	13	69	60	+9	53
8th		Willand	36	15	5	16	50	59	-9	50
9th		Ilfracombe	36	12	10	14	38	46	-8	46
10th		Brislington	36	12	9	15	57	62	-5	45
11th		Corsham	36	12	7	17	50	68	-18	43
12th		Wells	36	12	7	17	51	70	-19	43
13th		Longwell Green	36	11	9	16	38	49	-11	42
14th		Radstock	36	10	11	15	52	74	-22	41
15th		Street	36	11	7	18	68	74	-6	40
16th		Welton Rovers	36	10	8	18	45	60	-15	38
17th		Hallen	36	9	10	17	45	72	-27	37
18th	R	Sherborne Town	36	8	7	21	55	74	-19	31
19th	R	Larkhall	36	4	12	20	40	72	-32	24

The final stats for Odd Down. Woods lead the team with 17 goals.

Pkd	Name	Apps	Gls	Ast	MoM	Pas R	Tck	Drb	Sh T	Yel	Red	Av Rat
GK	Tom Rusling	29	0	1	0	42%	-	-	-	0	0	6.72
DR	Scott Metcalfe	28	1	4	1	71%	4.64	0.52	0%	4	0	7.31
DCR	Harry Hogarth	21 (1)	1	1	1	60%	1.46	0.10	31%	1	1	6.98
DCL	Paul Porter	27 (4)	0	2	2	59%	0.81	0.04	0%	8	1	6.96
DL	Jack Morris	32 (2)	1	8	5	72%	3.70	0.44	18%	3	0	7.25
MC	Stuart Elliott	15 (1)	3	1	1	79%	1.71	0.08	33%	5	0	6.94
MCR	Tom Murray	33 (1)	3	4	3	80%	4.59	0.43	17%	8	0	7.01
MCL	Joseph Boakye	16 (3)	0	2	0	77%	2.80	0.38	20%	1	0	6.67
STC	Ben Woods	33 (2)	17	6	4	76%	2.42	0.76	44%	2	0	7.15
STCR	Supat Rungratsamee	22 (2)	7	7	2	81%	1.64	1.39	40%	5	0	6.89
STCL	Aaron Baldwin	12 (6)	6	2	0	77%	1.72	1.10	66%	2	0	6.89
S1	Robbie Hegarty	7 (1)	0	0	0	49%	-	-	-	0	0	6.74
S2	Danny Partridge	0 (5)	0	1	0	74%	3.18	-	-	0	0	6.85
S3	Lucus Banton	11 (10)	3	3	0	76%	1.73	0.69	45%	2	0	6.77
S4	Chris Tooth	22 (4)	2	1	0	55%	2.25	0.14	40%	6	0	7.12
S5	Christian Bulembi	1 (4)	1	1	0	88%	2.66	0.44	0%	1	0	6.72
-	Robert Hobbs	10 (15)	1	5	0	76%	3.39	0.29	27%	4	0	6.79
-	Artistote Guerin-Lokonga	3 (1)	0	0	0	77%	0.85	0.42	0%	0	0	6.73
-	Jeff Thomas	7 (3)	1	0	0	78%	1.76	0.16	0%	0	0	6.51
-	Spencer Wakeman	0 (3)	0	1	0	0%	0.00	0.00	0%	0	0	6.73
-	Joe Danvers	7 (12)	1	1	0	77%	2.05	0.65	23%	0	0	6.48
-	Connor Whelan	2	0	0	0	64%	5.00	-	0%	0	0	7.40
-	Gary Gray	13 (1)	2	2	0	72%	2.01	-	0%	2	0	6.99
-	Danny Cowan	5 (3)	2	3	1	76%	1.56	1.56	0%	0	0	7.11
-	Keith Wright	9 (13)	1	2	0	65%	2.09	0.08	0%	1	0	6.66
-	Tom Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Ben Woods walks away as the Western Premier Player of the Season Award.

Grover · 11-06-2011, 12:19 AM

A fullback leading in assists, love to see that.

MacroGuru · 11-06-2011, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Grover

A fullback leading in assists, love to see that.

Yeah, that was Jack and he also leads in Man of the Match nominations. He is good at the long pass down the flank, let the striker run to it and take the keeper on one on one.

MacroGuru · 11-06-2011, 01:11 AM

The goal is promotion this season...it's going to be tough as several teams have declared semi-pro status and paying players in the league this season.

Part of this means changing staff, bringing in new players and that is what was done in the off season.

Players Out
Stuart Elliot left to Shepshed for $70/wk contract
Ian Pitt released on a free
Connor Whelan released on a free
Karl Allsop released on a free

Players In
Lacquan Esdaile 19 yr old DC from Stalybridge (Valued at $3k)
Jamie Taylor 20 yr old ST from Bath
Paul Booth 34 yr old ST from Farnborough
Adie Harris 20 yr old MC from Bath
James Martin 22 yr old MC from Chippenham
Kent Eriksen 20 yr old ST from Norway
Asa Charlton 33 yr old DLC from Corby
Wayne Evans 39 yr old DR from Newton

Staff
The staff situation was unique as there was a feeling of not enough coaches to the players last season. The board was asked for more coaches and they agreed. They also agreed to more scouts as well.

Staff Out
Dave Harlowe was terminated, he just wasn't agreeable with anyone.

Staff In
Assistant Coach Ricky O'Flaherty
Coach Paul Mooney
Coach Robert Curran
Scout James Tipping (New Zealand)
Scout Craig Lindsey (Scotland)
Scout Neil Morris (Wales)
Scout Colin Gallagher (Ireland)

Expectations
Western Premier - Win Promotion
English FA Cup - Reach the English FA Cup of the FA Cup
FA Vase - Reach the second round of the FA Vase
Somerset County FA Premier Cup - Reach the second round of the Somerset Premier Cup
Les Phillips Cup - Read the semi final of the Les Phillips Cup.

MacroGuru · 11-06-2011, 08:41 AM

I do so much substitution that the friendly matches would be a pain to write. So I figured I would provide a fast run down of the friendlies for the season.

6/27/11 - Clarence Utd 1 : 5 Odd Down (Banton, Eriksen, Hogart, Eriksen, Cowan) played in Australia

7/4/11 - PS Mataram 0 : 5 Odd Down (Eriksen, Eriksen, Eriksen, Wright, Rungratsamee) played in Indonesia. Scott Metcalfe lost for 4 months due to a Torn Hamstring

7/9/11 - Pegasus Juniors 1 : 2 Odd Down (Murray, Eriksen) played at Hereford, England

7/11/11 - Odd Down 4 : 2 East Budleigh (Taylor, Charlton, Cowan, Lever) played at Home.

7/18/11 - Capital City Suns 2 : 4 Odd Down (Eriksen, Booth, Boakye, Lokonga) played in Australia

7/24/11 - Shoreham 0 : 2 Odd Down (Taylor, Booth) played in West Sussex, England

7/25/11 - Odd Down 4 : 1 Harold Wood (Eriksen, Booth, Lokonga, Bulembi) played at home

7/28/11 - Odd Down 2 : 1 Sileby Rangers (Charlton, Bulembi) played at Home.

8/2/11 - Arorangi 3 : 1 Odd Down (Ivey-Ward) played in Cook Islands

MacroGuru · 11-06-2011, 10:49 PM

August News and Notes

Ben Woods decided he had enough of the back and forth with Odd Down and other clubs and made a decision to sign with Wakefield for a $90/wk contract.

Teams in the Western Premier Division

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

Important Dates in August

8/9 - Les Phillips Cup First Round Draw
8/10 - Warlingham (FA Vase)
8/13 - Flackwell Heath (FA Cup)
8/14 - FA Vase Second Qualifying Round
8/20 - Merthyr T (Western Premier)
8/23 - Les Phillips Cup First Round
8/24 - Les Phillips Cup Second Round Draw
8/27 - English FA Cup Second Prelim Round
8/27 - Hallen (Western Premier)

Training Report
The following players have trained well over the past month:
Keith Wright (Aerobic)
Aristote Guerin-Lokonga (Aerobic)
Martin Whelan (Aerobic)

The following players have failed to impress over the past month:
Chris Tooth (Strength)
Lacquan Esdaile (Tactics)
Matt Carr (Strength)

The following youth players have trained well over the past month:
Steve Pembleton (Aerobic)
Paul Ryder (Strength)

MacroGuru · 11-07-2011, 06:51 AM

Weekly News and Notes

Scott Metcalfe out due to a Torn Hamstring
Adie Harris out due to a Hip Injury

The new look Downers are ready to unveil themselves to the FA Vase.

Match Notes
This is a first ever match up between the two teams.

Odd Down will come out with a standard 4-4-2 formation as Warlingham has a hard time against teams that use this formation.

Warlingham runs a 4-2-4 attacking formation.

Right now, the odds makers, papers and generally everyone have Odd Down as the underdogs that they will not be able to win this game. In fact, the words dominated by Warlingham were used.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Charlton / Hogarth / Esdaile / Glasgow
M Morris / Murray / Boakye / Banton
S Eriksen / Taylor

Subs: Hegarty / Martin / Lever / Lokonga / Ivey-Ward

Match Time
11' Murray moves to pass the ball to Taylor, who looked to be off side, but he steps back just as the defense comes up. Murray continues on with the ball and fights for position and shoots. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0!

17' Robinson shoots and his shot is wide.

24' Banton is injured and has to come off. Lever subs on for him and is out of position playing at the MR position.

26' Murray is given the yellow card for tripping

35' Murray from the corner sends a great pass to far post. Esdaile goes up for the header and sends it down. The Warlingham keepers grabs the shot.

36' Lever is issued a yellow card for tripping.

38' Murray flicks on to Taylor who is around the defender and into the box, he forces the keeper to come out and challenge him, once the keeper does he fires the shot home. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 2-0!

Half: Murray is worn out and with a card so he is replaced by James Martin. The team is encouraged to keep it up and warned that Warlingham will push the attack.

47' Taylor shoots from the half circle and it is caught by the keeper.

48' Harrison breaks lose and Hogarth takes a bad line but still is able to force the shot. It hits the wood work and is cleared.

50' Morris from the corner with a great pass to Esdaile whose powerful header hits the wood work out goes out.

59' Another great pass from the corner by Morris to Esdaile. The header is scooped up by the keeper.

61' Morris to Martin on the give and go inside the box. Morris is open on the pass back and fires his shot straight into the back of the net. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 3-0.

65' Taylor with a centering pass from the right side of the pitch near the box. Morris streaks in with a header and the keeper barely turned it out of bounds for the corner kick.

66' Morris with a great pass from the corner to Esdaile, the header barely misses the goal. Esdaile will get one of these soon.

71' Glasgow is tuckered out and the sub happens. Ivey-Ward comes in to play and he is out of position at the DR, he is normally a DC. Morris is exhausted as well but the Downers are out of subs and Morris has been dominant.

80' Konate is given a yellow card.

91' Miles to Kelly and the header by Kelly gets by Rusling. GOAL! Warlingham is able to bring it to 3-1!

Odd Down 3 : 1 Warlingham

Statistic	Odd Down	Warlingham
Shots	12	4
On Target	8	1
Off Target	3	3
Blocked Shots	1	0
Woodwork	1	1
Clear Cut Chances	4	0
Long Shots	2	2
Possession	56%	44%
Corners	10	1
Free Kicks	18	13
Throw Ins	22	17
Fouls	9	13
Offsides	4	5
Passes Completed	72%	62%
Crosses Completed	23%	16%
Tackles Won	72%	67%
Headers Won	52%	78%
Yellow Cards	2	2
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	105.7	99.9
Average Rating	7.02	6.36

Match Analysis
Where did the team that was supposed to dominate the Downers go? Very curious. This game is still no determination on how well this squad will play in the league but a 3-1 win with the only goal coming in extra minutes shows how solid this Odd Down team is.

Murray, Esdaile and Morris were all over the place and Warlingham could not stop them.

Man of the Match

Tom Murray (8.1) - 1 goal, 1 assist.

MacroGuru · 11-07-2011, 10:03 PM

Weekly Notes

Lucas Banton out for 4 weeks with a twisted knee

Match Notes
First match ever between these two teams.

Odd Down will run a 4-3-3 in this match with a goal to push the line, slow the match down and play narrow.

Flackwell Heath runs a 4-2-4 attacking formation. This game is picked to go either way.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Charlton / Esdaile / Ivey-Ward / Glasgow
M Boakye / Martin / Murray
ST Eriksen / Taylor / Booth

Subs: Hegarty / Evans / Hogarth / Morris / Hobbs / Rungratsamee / Lokonga

Match Time

2' Taylor leads Boakye on a run into the box. His shot goes just wide

4' Charlton sends a crossing pass into the middle, Martin volleys the blocked pass into the stands behind the goal.

27' Boakye shoots wide

39' Charlton lobs the ball over the defenders to Booth who powers the header into the net. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0.

46' Ivey-Ward is whistled for a penalty in the box competing against Jones for a ball in the air. Everyone is scratching their head on where the penalty took place. Jones is on the spot and shoots. The shot goes straight in. GOAL! The score is now even 1-1!

Half: Glasgow is worn out and Evans is subbed in for him at half. The players are encouraged to go out and score just one more goal over Flackwell.

46' Olatunde gets behind the defenders on a pass and is wide open and sinks his shot into the net. GOAL! Flackwell Heath is now up 2-1

49' A goal kick is intercepted by Murray to Booth. Booths shot is a hard ricochet off of the wood work.

51' Tom Murray is slapped with a Red Card after his hard tackle. Odd Down are now down a man. Evans is subbed by Hobbs and moves up to the midfield. The line up is 3-3-3 lineup now.

69' Lokonga comes in for Eriksen.

90' Hutton is hit with a red card with his tackle from behind on Lokonga. Probably the smartest card. It prevented a break away goal.

Odd Down 1 : 2 Flackwell Heath

Statistic	Odd Down	Flackwell Heath
Shots	12	3
On Target	1	2
Off Target	8	1
Blocked Shots	3	0
Woodwork	1	0
Clear Cut Chances	2	1
Long Shots	7	0
Possession	55%	45%
Corners	1	0
Free Kicks	17	16
Throw Ins	23	20
Fouls	10	11
Offsides	7	6
Passes Completed	73%	61%
Crosses Completed	22%	28%
Tackles Won	70%	60%
Headers Won	78%	59%
Yellow Cards	0	1
Red Cards	1	1
Kilometers Run	102.4	103.4
Average Rating	6.63	6.70

Match Analysis
Do not know what to take away from this match other than Odd Down couldn't finish and the referee was the true effect of the outcome of this match. The fact the Downers were able to keep it close down a man for as long as they were without him says something.

The loss hurts as it doesn't meet expectations with the board and knocks the Downers out. The only way to spin it is that it allows focus on the other competitions.

Man of the Match
Ayoola Olatunde (7.2) 1 goal

MacroGuru · 11-09-2011, 10:58 PM

Weekly Notes
The suspension for Murray was upheld and he is missing this match, which hurts.

Match Notes
This is Odd Downs first match against newly promoted Merthyr T. Merthyr is actually the odds favorite to promote as well this season. This is a juggernaut that is going to be tough to beat supposedly.

Odd Down will be going with their 4-3-3 attacking formation. Morris will be used as an out of position Mid if needed.

Merthyr T runs a base 4-4-2 and are picked to win this match.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Charlton / Hogarth / Esdaile / Glagow
M Hobbs / Martin / Boakye
ST Booth / Taylor / Eriksen

Subs: Hegarty / Morris / Porter / Rungratsamee / Ivey Ward

Match Time

3' Boakye has a bad pass intercepted, Taylor steals it back and hits Booth moving in. Booth's shot goes wide.

6' Hogarth with a long pass to Taylor. Taylor had to run to get to it. He is one on one with the keeper. His shot hits the wood work and is cleared out.

18' Tully has his shot go over.

26' Cleary's centering pass was blocked by Hogarth but Tully recovers it and shoots. Again his shot sails on him.

29' Charlton with a long centering cross to Eriksen who powers the header into the lower right of the goal. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0!

34' Taylor powers a shot to goal. It is deflected by the keeper and Booth is there to clean it up and drive the ball into the back of the net. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 2-0!

43' Tully takes another shot, this time it goes wide.

Half: Asa Charlton is worn out a is James Martin, the sub choice is going to be Jack Morris in for Charlton. The team is told to not let their performance drop in the 2nd half.

59' Taylor passe to open space and Booth runs up to it. He moves the ball into the box and shoots from about the spot. GOAL! Odd Down is up 3-0!

62' Morris sends a low centering pass to the middle of the box. Taylor grabs the pass at the spot, takes three steps to the left and fires. His shot goes right into the net. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 4-0!

65' Morris sends it to far post from a corner kick. Esdaile goes up and heads it, he is fouled as he heads it, the header goes in, but the foul causes it to be waved off. The referee is pointing to the spot. Booth lines up for the shot and sends it home for his hat-trick! GOAL! Odd Down is up 5-0!

76' Rusling sends a long pass to Taylor who has to run to the ball. He is in a one on one situation and his shot is blocked but he continues through and recovers the rebound and hits the shot. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 6-0!

77' Rungratsamee is subbed in for a tired Eriksen. Glasgow is worse off than martin but Martin is still getting the sub. It will be a defense man (Ivey-Ward) as the squad will go into a defensive position to counter attack the flurry of attacks that will be coming.

Odd Down 6 : 0 Merthyr T

Statistic	Odd Down	Merthyr T
Shots	16	6
On Target	11	0
Off Target	3	4
Blocked Shots	2	2
Woodwork	1	0
Clear Cut Chances	7	0
Long Shots	4	4
Possession	45%	55%
Corners	2	3
Free Kicks	13	9
Throw Ins	11	24
Fouls	7	10
Offsides	2	4
Passes Completed	66%	73%
Crosses Completed	40%	16%
Tackles Won	77%	55%
Headers Won	60%	64%
Yellow Cards	0	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	110.4	104.7
Average Rating	8.19	5.54

Match Analysis
Welcome to the next level Merthyr T! It was a complete all around performance from all players on the pitch for Odd Down. The newbies up front put their foot on the throat and never let it up.

Taylor was amazing with his movements and the 3 midfielders were dedicated to proving they could handle it without Murray in the lineup.

Man of the Match
Paul Booth (9.6) - 3 Goals

Jamie Taylor had the same rating and had earned 2 goals and 2 assists in the match. The defense was rated in the 8's as well. It was a great performance all around.

Grover · 11-09-2011, 11:05 PM

7 CCC and 6 goals... now that's making them count. Very nice.

MacroGuru · 11-10-2011, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grover

7 CCC and 6 goals... now that's making them count. Very nice.

Yeah made me happy...

MacroGuru · 11-10-2011, 06:15 PM

Weekly Notes
Odd Down draw Bristol MF away for the 2nd round of the Les Phillips Cup...not to kind to the Downers.

The FA slammed Murray with a 2 game suspension for his red card penalty. Funny thing, when Joel bitched about it, they held their tongues. So this extra suspension is baffling.

Match Notes

Based upon feed back from the coaches the Downers will run a 4-1-2-1-2 against Hallen.

Hallen comes out with a 4-4-1-1 lineup and it is focused on circling the wagons. The Downers are picked to take it to Hallen.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Hogarth / Esdaile / Evans
DM Glasgow
M Martin / Boakye
AM Booth
ST Eriksen / Taylor

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

Match Time

36' Cousins shoots and sends the ball wide.

44' Hobbs comes in for an injured Glasgow the lineup shifts to a 4-3-3 attacking lineup.

45' Morris sends a corner kick to far post and it is headed by Esdaile and it goes over the goal.

47' Martin heads a throw in that was sent into the box, his header was intercepted by Davis and sent over the goal.

Half: No subs happen and the team is told they can win this game.

60' Hobbs fires a shot from about 30m out and it hits the top of the wood work and comes down past the line. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0!

62' Morris hits it far post from the right corner. Esdaile goes up for the header and sends it to the right side of the goal where Hogarth powers it back in catching the keeper out of position. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0.

65' Hay has a clear shot and he sends it wide.

66' Asa Charlton comes in for Jack Morris.

69' Hobbs sends a leading pass to Taylor. He was stopped in the box and he sends a pass to Eriksen who volleys his shot into the net. GOAL! Odd Down steps up 3-0!

72' Supat Rungratsamee comes in for James Martin and steps up into the AM position.

78' Hogarth sends a counter pass deep into the field as Taylor breaks through and gets the ball in the lower right side of the box. He sends a crossing pass back to Eriksen who volleys into the net. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 4-0!

88' Eriksen to the far post from the right corner. Esdaile with the header sent wide.

Hallen 0 : 4 Odd Down

Statistic	Hallen	Odd Down
Shots	8	10
On Target	0	5
Off Target	6	3
Blocked Shots	2	2
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	0	2
Long Shots	7	3
Possession	58%	42%
Corners	1	6
Free Kicks	14	12
Throw Ins	22	21
Fouls	7	11
Offsides	5	3
Passes Completed	69%	60%
Crosses Completed	26%	27%
Tackles Won	36%	75%
Headers Won	68%	76%
Yellow Cards	1	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	98.0	103.8
Average Rating	5.88	7.52

Match Analysis
Odd Down was beaten in possession and passes completed but they took advantage of their chances and made them count in the 2nd half of the game.

2 forwards and 2 defenders had 8.0 rated game while the bulk of Hallen was around 6.

Man of the Match
Kent Eriksen (8.8) 2 goals

MacroGuru · 11-10-2011, 06:53 PM

September News and Notes

Odd Down is leading the league due to a +10 goal differential.

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

Important September Dates
9/7 - Bishop Sutton (Western Premier)
9/10 - Knaresborough T (FA Vase)
9/11 - FA Vase First Round Draw
9/17 - Bristol MF (Western Premier)
9/21 - Somerset County FA Premier Cup First Round Draw
9/21 - Barnstaple (Western Premier)

Training Report
The following players impressed in training during the past month:
Jack Morris (Aerobic)
Matt Carr (Aerobic)
Gary Gray (Tactics)

The following players have failed to impress in training during the past month:
Tom Rusling (Aerobic)
Jamie Taylor (Strength)
Paul Booth (Strength)

The following youth players have trained well during the past month:
Jean-Pierre Luciani (Strength)
Marc Kelly (Aerobic)
Danny Clancy (Aerobic)

One youth player in particular failed to impress in training during the past month:
Lee Riley (Aerobic)

Awards
Kent Eriksen of Odd Down won the Western Premier Player of the Month for August.

MacroGuru · 11-10-2011, 08:15 PM

Weekly Notes
Banton has resumed full training and Keith Wright was injured in training. He strained his calf muscle and will be out for 4 weeks.

Odd Down made an offer on Ilfracombe's GK Anthony White as a rotation GK...no money was offered but it is being delayed due to funds.

Match Notes
This will be the 3rd match between these teams. They are matched up at 1-1 and Odd Down owns the goal differential by +1. The last match Bishop Sutton walked away with the win.

Odd Down will be playing with their 4-3-3 attacking formation. Banton is back in the lineup, this week he is a sub.

Bishop Sutton runs a 4-1-2-1-2 defensive formation. Odd Down is picked to be the winner for this match.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Esdaile / Hogarth / Glasgow
M Hobbs / Martin / Boakye
ST Booth / Taylor / Eriksen

Subs: Hegarty / Charlton / Banton / Lokonga / Ivey-Ward

Match Time

5' Morris sends it to far post from the right corner. Hobbs goes up for the header and it is sent over the goal.

10' Eriksen moves to the lower left and sends a crossing pass to Taylor who volleys it into the net. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0!

14' Eriksen sends another pass to Taylor who is forced to shoot without setting up for a shot. It's forced wide.

20' Glasgow sends a crossing pass to the far post. Booth goes up and powers the header into goal. GOAL! Odd Down is up 2-0!

33' Morris sends a long cross to Eriksen. His header hits the cross bar and goes over.

36' Cooper to Ansell and he powers it from 25m out and it sails over the goal.

Half: The talk was with how pleased Joel was at their performance.

48' Sperring receives a long pass and takes it into the box, the defense stands off to force him to make the move. He shoots and Rusling deflects the shot out for a corner kick.

50' Sperring has another shot towards goal and he is stonewalled by Rusling again.

51' Glasgow sends a long cross from right to left to Booth sitting in the far post. His header goes over the bar.

56' Sperring is alone again going up against Rusling and this time he triumphs. GOAL! Bishop Sutton brings the game within 2-1!

57' Banton subs in for James Martin and Charlton subs in for Jack Morris.

61' Sperring is given another chance. Rusling comes out and forces him to shoot wide. He hits the wood work and it is rebounded and cleared by Esdaile.

62' Ivey-Ward subs in for Glagow.

75' Turner with the loft to center of the penalty box Oliver with the header. Rusling barely got his fingers on it, but not with enough strength to turn it. The ball almost falls into goal but Charlton recovers it and clears it. A miraculous save!

79' Banton with a pass towards far post from the free kick and Hobbs dives. His header was a little weak and was blocked and cleared.

Bishop Sutton 1 : 2 Odd Down

Statistic	Bishop Sutton	Odd Down
Shots	6	10
On Target	3	4
Off Target	3	6
Blocked Shots	0	0
Woodwork	2	1
Clear Cut Chances	2	2
Long Shots	1	3
Possession	45%	55%
Corners	4	4
Free Kicks	18	17
Throw Ins	25	22
Fouls	14	11
Offsides	3	7
Passes Completed	56%	67%
Crosses Completed	14%	36%
Tackles Won	64%	74%
Headers Won	65%	71%
Yellow Cards	2	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	114.1	115.9
Average Rating	6.52	6.91

Match Analysis
What a tale of two halves. The first half was dominance by Odd Down, the second half was all Bishop Sutton. The Downers were lucky to escape with a win with the way they played in the second half.

Man of the Match
Lee Sperring (7.4) 1 goal

MacroGuru · 11-10-2011, 09:25 PM

Weekly Notes
Nothing has gone on for the past 2 days

Match Notes
This is the first meeting between the two squads and Odd Down is picked to win.

Odd Down is bringing in some back ups to start and play this match. The promotion is the most important thing to Joel Sutton.

Odd Down is running the 4-3-3 lineup.

Knaresborough T is running a 4-4-2

Odd Down Lineup

GK Hegarty
D Charlton / Porter / Tooth / Evans
M Murray / Martin / Banton
ST Lokonga / Bulembi / Rungratsamee

Subs: Rusling / Boakye / Morris / Eriksen / Ivey-Ward

Match Time

4' Bulembi receives a pass from Murray. Bulembi's shot goes wide.

6' Lokonga crosses to Banton and the shot goes over.

19' Banton sends a cross towards Lokonga. The pass is blocked and it goes to Murray who fires a shot into the net. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0!

32' A horrible pass by Porter allow MacDonald into a one on one situation. He sends it past Hegarty. GOAL! The score is now even, 1-1!

Half: Eriksen comes on for Bulembi and Boakye comes on for Martin. Players are told they need to score 1 more goal.

46' Lokonga sends a cross towards far post and Eriksen heads it over.

49' Eriksen shots and it is deflected and cleared.

57' Lokonga shoots and misses

66' Marshall gets a break. He moves the ball into the box and shoots. His shot goes wide.

67' Morris is subbed in for Rungratsamee.

70' Banton to the far post from the corner. Tooth has his header blocked and Boakye sends the shot over the goal.

72' Lokonga has his shot blocked and cleared.

77' Lokonga crosses to Boakye. His header is shoft and scooped up by the keeper.

78' Boakye to Morris, his first shot is blocked, he moves around and takes it into the box and shoots and it finds the net. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 2-1!

85' Lokonga crosses and it is missed by all. Morris steals the ball back and his shot hits the side of the net.

86' Eriksen is alone with a lead pass from Boakye. He shoots, unchallenged and it goes in. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 3-1!

88' Marshall shoots and it goes wide to the left.

90' Paul Porter fouls Marshall in the box. The ref points to the spot. McLaughlin lines up for the shot and drills it home. GOAL! Knaresborough brings it to 3-2!

Knaresborough 2 : 3 Odd Down

Statistic	Knaresborough T	Odd Down
Shots	7	17
On Target	3	6
Off Target	4	9
Blocked Shots	0	2
Woodwork	1	0
Clear Cut Chances	2	5
Long Shots	3	3
Possession	53%	47%
Corners	3	2
Free Kicks	19	12
Throw Ins	25	15
Fouls	9	16
Offsides	3	4
Passes Completed	65%	64%
Crosses Completed	16%	33%
Tackles Won	64%	59%
Headers Won	52%	83%
Yellow Cards	1	2
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	93.7	95.8
Average Rating	6.67	6.76

Match Analysis
This one is a little hard to read because it was mainly backups playing. When the normal starters were subbed in is when the team played better. It is a scary thought thinking additional injuries may destroy this team.

Man of the Match
Tom Murray (7.6) - 1 goal

MacroGuru · 11-14-2011, 12:55 PM

Rough week..will resume tonight...I hope to accomplish at least 3 matches tonight.

MacroGuru · 11-14-2011, 11:05 PM

Weekly Notes

Scott Metcalfe (Torn Hamstring), Keith Wright (Calf Strain), Adie Harris (Hip Injury) are a couple of weeks away from returning from their injuries.

Match Notes
This will be the 3rd match between these teams in the league. It is split 1-1 and Bristol MF owns the goal differential.

Odd Down will go with their 4-3-3 attacking lineup and is picked to win with ease.

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

Odd Down Lineup

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

Subs: Hegarty / Charlton / Hobbs / Rungratsamee / Evans

Match Time

2' Boakye shoots from the half circle and it goes just wide to the left.

4' Ngwa is left alone on the left side and he gets the pass and shoots. Rusling was lucky to turn the pass and it goes out for a corner.

7' A nice counter from a free kick has Hogarth leading Taylor who is one on one with his defender all the way down to the middle of the right side of the penalty box. He crosses to Murray who volleys it in. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 1-0!

11' Gorman with the corner and Mortimer sends it over the goal.

21' Martin with the interception of the goal kick, He heads it out ahead of everyone and Booth beats the defense to the ball. He forces the keeper out and lobs it uphigh and over the keeper. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 2-0!

35' Long throw in has Taylor try a cross from deep within the box. It is blocked and Murray tries a quick shot from the half circle and misses.

Half: Glasgow and Esdaile received yellows in the first half. Evans is subbed in for Glasgow.

49' Eriksen receives the long pass from Murray. He moves the ball up field and crosses it to Taylor who hits the half volley. GOAL! Odd Down is in a commanding position up 3-0!

71' Gorman from the corner. He sends a great cross to Ngwa whose header is just turned by Rusling and is cleared out behind the goal by Morris.

73' Asa Charlton subs in for Martin as Morris moves up to the MF. Hobbs comes in for Boakye.

75' Beech receives the pass from McMullen and he shoots from the middle of the box. His shot is forced and it heads outside the goal.

79' A quick in to Booth, who passes back to Evans with a one time cross to Taylor who half volleys the shot into net. GOAL! Odd Down is up 4-0!

84' Booth to Eriksen to Taylor. Taylor moves in and shoots and his shot is turned by the keeper.

90' McMullen is all alone with Hogarth trying to catch up behind him. Rusling steps out and forces the shot. It goes over the net.

Odd Down 4 : 0 Bristol MF

Statistic	Odd Down	Bristol MF
Shots	12	5
On Target	6	2
Off Target	4	3
Blocked Shots	2	0
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	2	1
Long Shots	6	1
Possession	50%	50%
Corners	7	5
Free Kicks	14	14
Throw Ins	17	22
Fouls	9	12
Offsides	5	2
Passes Completed	68%	70%
Crosses Completed	25%	14%
Tackles Won	74%	69%
Headers Won	45%	83%
Yellow Cards	4	2
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	111.0	106.6
Average Rating	7.63	6.11

Match Analysis

6 shots on target and 4 goals, not a bad a conversion for a team that was tortured by Bristol MF at the end of the season. The smack was flying by both coaches before the game, but when Sutton asked his players to back him up they did.

Bristol walked into a pissed off Buzz Saw that wants to promote.

Man of the Match
MF Jamie Taylor (9.4) 2 Goals, 1 Assist

The midfield averaged a 7.75 rating and the forwards were around an 8.

MacroGuru · 11-15-2011, 10:07 PM

Weekly Notes
Players of the week for the past week from Odd Down: Rusling, Murray, Taylor and Booth.

Match Notes
This is the third game between the teams and they have an even split on their past two matches.

Odd Down is running a 4-3-3 attacking formation and is the favorite for this match.

Barnstaple runs a 4-4-2 standard formation.
Odd Down Lineup

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

Subs: Hegarty / Hobbs / Banton / Rungratsamee / Charlton

Match Time

5' Boakye to Murray on the outside right corner of the box. Murray turns and fires a shot from 25 m out and sinks it. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0!

12' Morris centers to the penalty box and it is blocked. Martin with the one time volley and it sails wide.

15' Watt moves across the top of the box and fires. His shot is caught by Rusling.

18' Eriksen to Booth. Booth pushes the ball to the top of the circle and fires a long shot. The keeper gave it all he could to turn the ball out of goal and over the net. Corner Kick.

25' Booth moves through three defenders getting open in the box and forces the keeper to come out. The keeper was in a bad position as Booth pushes the ball past him. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 2-0!

35' Murray from the corner sends the pass to the far post. Esdaile hits the header and the keeper barely turns it over the goal. Corner Kick.

Half: Booth received a yellow card in the half. Jack Morris is subbed by Asa Charlton. The team is encouraged to keep it up!

50' Weller sends it ahead to Charran. He pushes down the field into the box. Rusling steps way out to play the ball and pays no attention to the streaking Bainbridge who is wide open and receives the pass and hits the open net with ease. GOAL! Barnstaple closes the gap to 2-1!

51' Booth fires from the top of the box and the keeper deflects it. Taylor is right there to scoop up the rebound and send it home. GOAL! Odd Down goes up again, this time the score is 3-1!

56' Charran gets another long pass and is left one on one with Rusling who manages to block the shot and it is cleared.

57' Charran shoots and his shot sails on him.

64' Murray from the corner to the far post. Esdaile goes up for the header and it is sent to the keeper who catches it.

66' Banton comes in for Martin. Hobbs comes in for Boakye.

79' Taylor received a pass from Murray and was left wide open with the keeper. His shot goes wide.

Odd Down 3 : 1 Barnstaple

Statistic	Odd Down	Barnstaple
Shots	15	5
On Target	7	4
Off Target	8	1
Blocked Shots	0	0
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	4	1
Long Shots	6	1
Possession	51%	49%
Corners	5	3
Free Kicks	9	10
Throw Ins	24	23
Fouls	7	8
Offsides	3	1
Passes Completed	65%	66%
Crosses Completed	28%	15%
Tackles Won	68%	51%
Headers Won	83%	47%
Yellow Cards	1	0
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	107.1	101.6
Average Rating	7.12	6.46

Match Analysis
The Downers have been absolutely unforgiving with shooting. They know if they throw enough at the keeper he can't stop it all. Domination in the air today helped with this game.

Man of the Match
Tom Murray (8.3) - 1 Goal

Tom displayed amazing skills in the midfield with 3 interceptions and going 14/23 on his passes.

MacroGuru · 11-15-2011, 10:52 PM

October News and Notes

Not a lot to report. The Downers are currently undefeated in the league with a +17 GD.

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

Important Dates in October

10/1 - Wells (Western Premier)
10/4 - Bristol MF (Les Phillips Cup)
10/5 - Western League Les Phillips Cup Third Round Draw
10/6 - Somerset County FA Premier Cup Second Round Draw
10/8 - Liversedge (FA Vase)
10/9 - FA Vase Second Round Draw
10/12 - Ilfracombe (Western Premier)
10/15 - Wellington (Western Premier)
10/22 - Corsham (Western Premier)
10/29 Westfields (Western Premier)

Training Report
The following players have trained well over the past month:
Lucas Banton (Aerobic)
Joseph Boakye (Aerobic)
Shandel Gonsalves (Aerobic)

The following players have failed to impress over the past month:
Kent Eriksen (Strength)
Wayne Evans (Strength)
Joe Danvers (Strength)

The following youth players have trained well over the past month:
Louis Baverstock (Ball Control)
Ali Griffin (Aerobic)
Christopher Lever (Aerobic)

The following youth player has failed to impress over the past month:
Julian Keeling (Tactics)

Awards
Odd Down Manager Joel Sutton runs away with the Manager of the Month award for September.

Odd Down players Paul Booth and Jamie Taylor took 2nd and 3rd in the player of the month voting for September.

MacroGuru · 11-16-2011, 07:39 PM

Weekly Notes

Keith Wright, Scott Metcalfe and Adie Harris return to full training
Tom Murray is a player of the week

Match Notes
This is the third match between these teams. Odd Down owns the goal differential with a +1

Odd Down will be going with a 4-3-3 attacking formation.

Wells will be using a 4-2-4 attacking formation and is picked to be the big time dogs in this match.

Odd Down Lineup

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

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

Match Time

1' Morris to Taylor in the middle of the box who spins and shoots and it is blocked and cleared.

2' Foster is open on the right side and is forced to shoot. His shot goes wide.

3' Morris sends a centering pass into the box and Taylor slide kicks the ball. It hist the wood work and is cleared behind the goal for a corner kick.

14' Taylor receives a centering pass from Murray. He is knocked off the ball and Booth intercepts the pass and crushes the ball into the back of the net. But wait! The linesman has his flag up. Offsides.

18' Palmer gets a clean pass and fires it at goal. Rusling blocks it and Morris clears the ball.

35' A give and go between Taylor and Booth sees Booth's shot goes wide.

43' Metcalfe moves the ball up the right side, goes to the bottom and crosses and hits Booth in the box and he pushes into the

Half: So the team is told to not get complacent.

53' Eriksen receives a smooth pass and is instantly challenged. He shoots with his off foot and it is blocked and cleared.

56' Eriksen receives the pass from Martin. Eriksen shoots and it is blocked and he cleans up his own shot and sends the rebound home. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 2-0!

62' Taylor gets a rebound from a blocked pass and turns and shoots. The ball flies by the keeper. GOAL! Odd Down steps up 3-0!

69' Double Sub, Glasgow goes in for Metcalfe. Banton in for Martin

71' Palmer gets by Hogarth and shoots. His shot sails high.

79' Banton gets Eriksen on a break to the right. Eriksen's shot goes wide.

87' Rungratsamee is sent in for Murray

Odd Down 3 : 0 Wells

Statistic	Odd Down	Wells
Shots	13	5
On Target	7	1
Off Target	4	4
Blocked Shots	2	0
Woodwork	1	0
Clear Cut Chances	3	0
Long Shots	2	2
Possession	54%	46%
Corners	6	2
Free Kicks	7	14
Throw Ins	12	20
Fouls	8	6
Offsides	6	1
Passes Completed	75%	65%
Crosses Completed	21%	0%
Tackles Won	77%	63%
Headers Won	60%	75%
Yellow Cards	1	0
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	95.0	90.1
Average Rating	7.26	6.22

Match Analysis
A tough match in the first half with a wake up call in the second. The team looked completely different and more determined in the second half of the game. The strength of the team in the past matches have been the midfield but that was weak and the strikers and defenders picked up the slack.
Man of the Match
DR Scott Metcalfe (8.1), 1 Assist, 13/15 passes, 5 tackles, 8 Interceptions.

Scott came back from his injury on fire and was bound and determined to show why he is a starter.

MacroGuru · 11-16-2011, 09:54 PM

Weekly Notes

Scott Metcalfe was named as a player of the week
Paul Booth received an offer from Skelmersdale. Odd Down countered.

Match Notes
This is the fourth match between the teams and Odd Down has a 2-1 record against Bristol and a +3 in goal differential in their matches.

With the matches so close there will be some starters that rest.

Odd Down will go with a 4-3-3 attacking lineup.

Bristol runs an attacking 3-4-3 formation and have been picked to lose this game.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Hegarty
D Charlton / Porter / Tooth / Glasgow
M Boakye / Hobbs / Banton
ST Lokonga / Bulembi / Rungratsamee

Subs: Rusling / Ivey-Ward / Martin / Booth / Morris

Match Time

8' Short sends a centering pass from his free kick to Mortimer who volleys the shot to the net. GOAL! Bristol MF is up 1-0!

14' Boakye gets the ball to Lokonga before he is tackled and Lokonga is left in space and sends the ball hard into the side of the net. GOAL! The score is even 1-1!

16' Glasgow sends it to far post from the right side. Lokonga goes up and his header is blocked by the keeper and the ball is cleared.

20' Short from the corner to far post. Daniels goes up for the header and Hegarty barely blocks it and the ball is cleared.

38' Glasgow is injured and is subbed by Ivey-Ward. Tooth moves to the DR spot and Ward is in the DC.

Half: Morris comes in for Tooth and Martin in for Hobbs. There is going to have to be some tough work for the team in the second half to win this match.

71' Rungratsamee turns and gets the pass and shoots sending his shot wide.

74' Redmond sends a centering pass to McMullen. McMullens volley is blocked, there is a scramble in front of the net and he is able to poke the ball home. GOAL! Bristol goes up 2-1!

Bristol MF 2 : 1 Odd Down

Statistic	Bristol MF	Odd Down
Shots	8	5
On Target	2	2
Off Target	5	1
Blocked Shots	1	2
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	2	2
Long Shots	2	1
Possession	54%	46%
Corners	4	5
Free Kicks	17	14
Throw Ins	24	25
Fouls	12	13
Offsides	2	4
Passes Completed	61%	57%
Crosses Completed	25%	4%
Tackles Won	65%	63%
Headers Won	70%	63%
Yellow Cards	0	0
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	104.5	106.3
Average Rating	6.78	6.32

Match Analysis
The board may not be to happy on this loss but it was one that doesn't matter much due to the fact the team will make more money if they can last longer in the vase. They do that with healthy starters. Needless to say, this is going to be a rough game to swallow because obviously, the depth on the squad isn't that good.

Man of the Match
ST Adam Mortimer (7.3) 1 Goal

MacroGuru · 11-16-2011, 11:50 PM

Match Notes
This is the first ever match between these two teams.

Odd Down will run the 4-3-3 attacking formation. They are picked as the favorites for this match.

Liversedge runs a base 4-4-2 formation
Odd Down Lineup

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

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

Match Time

5' Murray from the corner to far post. Esdaile goes up and his header goes over goal.

10' Rusling blocks a shot from 25 m out and he didn't catch it. Long runs in and scoops the rebound into the net. GOAL! Liversedge is up 1-0!

37' Eriksen sends a cross to Booth who powers a header that the keeper barely turns over the cross bar. Corner Kick.

39' Taylor gets the long pass on the intercepted goal kick. He is alone and his shot hits the post and is cleared for a corner kick.

40' Murray sends it to far post from the corner and Esdaile heads it towards goal and it is blocked and cleared.

41' Eriksen receives the long pass on an intercepted corner kick and he is left one on one and he fires the ball into the net. WAIT! It's offsides and it doesn't count.

45' Taylor gets the long pass on the intercepted goal kick. He is alone and his shot hits the post and is cleared for a corner kick.

Half: Ivey-Ward comes in for Esdaile. The players are told they need to produce more.

56' Morris fires from a free kick and his shot goes wide.

60' Morris sends a far cross to Eriksen whose header goes over the net.

68' Rungratsamee comes in for Eriksen and Boakye comes in for Martin.

74' Booth's shot hits the wood work and Murray's follow up sails.

75' Another cross, this time from Harris and Rungratsamee heads it into goal. It is disallowed though due to offsides.

86' Wood sends a cross to far post from the corner and Brodie volleys it in. GOAL! Liversedge goes up 2-0!

87' Taylor has a chance and it is blocked and cleared!

Odd Down 0 : 2 Liversedge

Statistic	Odd Down	Liversedge
Shots	19	3
On Target	5	2
Off Target	10	1
Blocked Shots	4	0
Woodwork	2	0
Clear Cut Chances	2	1
Long Shots	3	1
Possession	66%	34%
Corners	6	1
Free Kicks	13	17
Throw Ins	22	14
Fouls	11	11
Offsides	6	2
Passes Completed	78%	53%
Crosses Completed	36%	50%
Tackles Won	70%	58%
Headers Won	70%	62%
Yellow Cards	2	2
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	104.1	104.9
Average Rating	6.48	6.84

Match Analysis
With the Downers in complete control, this was a shocker. However, the referee's were piss poor. Both offsides calls were not even close. On the replay the attacking players were at least 5 steps behind the line. In fact, it is being said that the goal in the 42nd minute should have stood. That would have caused a lot of different choices in subs and tactics if it would have stood.

Man of the Match
ST Geoff Long (7.1) - 1 Goal

MacroGuru · 11-17-2011, 10:05 PM

Weekly Notes

The FA was very quiet when Joel unleashed verbal hell about the officiating at the last match.
Paul Booth commits to Odd Down

Match Notes
In the two prior matches played between the teams, both results have ended up as a draw with no goals scored.

Odd Down is running the 4-3-3 formation. The Downers are picked to win this game with ease.

Ilfracombe will bring an assault with a 4-3-2-1 attacking formation.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Charlton / Hogarth / Esdaile / Evans
M Boakye / Banton / Murray
ST Booth / Taylor / Eriksen

Subs: Hegarty / Martin / Wright / Rungratsamee / Ward

Match Time

24' Evans to Taylor who turns and shoots and his shot sails wide.

38' Evans with another cross into center and Taylor with the volley and it goes off the wood work and is then cleared.

Half: The team is encouraged and told they can win this match!

56' Doyle crosses and Esdaile gets a head on it and sends it out of bounds. corner kick.

58' Martin shoots and Rusling blocks it. It is cleared out.

74' Taylor shoots and it is blocked and cleared.

75' Rungratsamee in for Eriksen. Banton moves up to AM and Martin subs in for Taylor and moves to the MF.

81' Ward is in for Hogarth

Ilfracombe 0 : 0 Odd Down

Statistic	Ilfracombe	Odd Down
Shots	3	4
On Target	1	1
Off Target	1	2
Blocked Shots	1	1
Woodwork	0	1
Clear Cut Chances	1	2
Long Shots	2	0
Possession	58%	42%
Corners	8	2
Free Kicks	19	10
Throw Ins	31	24
Fouls	9	16
Offsides	1	3
Passes Completed	67%	58%
Crosses Completed	14%	16%
Tackles Won	56%	82%
Headers Won	86%	48%
Yellow Cards	1	2
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	103.2	105.3
Average Rating	6.68	6.69

Match Analysis

There were several questionable no calls in this game including two penalties that were not called in the box. If the penalties would have been called, this would be a 2-0 win for Odd Down.

Other than that. This was a boring game.

Man of the Match
DC Lacquan Esdaile (7.3) - 12 interceptions, 16/26 passes.

MacroGuru · 11-18-2011, 05:57 PM

Weekly Notes

Joel Sutton is given a 1 match suspension from the sideline due to his incessant bitching about the officiating. The board is upset with him about this as well.

Match Notes
This will be the fourth match between the two clubs. Odd Down holds the advantage at 2-1 with a +3 GD. With being suspended from the match. No tactics can be called from the sideline.

Odd Down will be running a 4-3-3.

Wellington runs a 4-4-1-1 defensive formation and are the dogs in this match.

Odd Down Lineup

GK Rusling
D Morris / Porter / Hogarth / Metcalfe
M Hobbs / Martin / Harris
ST Eriksen / Rungratsamee / Taylor

Subs: Hegarty / Thomas / Lokonga / Booth / Ward

Match Time

1' Metcalfe sends a great pass over the defense to Taylor and he shoots. The keeper catches the shot.

2' Rungratsamee has a wide open net and misses!

8' Hobbs has a clean shot from a misplayed corner and his shot is stopped and cleared by a defender at the goal line.

27' Rungratsamee receives a great pass from Taylor and misplays it. He then shoots and it is easily blocked and cleared.

28' Hobbs receives a centering pass, he corrals it, pushes it and then fires from the 6m box. GOAL! Odd Down is up 1-0!

32' Morris sends a crossing floater from the lower left side and Harris goes up and drives the shot into the net with his head. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 2-0!

Half: Since nothing can be done...There is nothing to inform of.

45' Morris shoots from the free kick and it sails on him.

47' Taylor receives the pass from Hobbs and he pushes it, forcing the keeper to come out of the box and he then lobs it over the keeper. GOAL! Odd Down is up 3-0!

59' Porter misplays a bad pass from Metcalfe. Thurgood steals it and shoots. Rusling luckily covers it up.

66' Allen shoots from 25 m out and it goes wide.

78' Jack Morris is called for a penalty in the box. He is issued a yellow card. The referee points to the spot and Morgan lines up and sends the ball home. GOAL! Wellington adds a goal, bringing it 3-1!

90' Lokonga receives a leading pass. He gets the ball within the box and is pushed down and fouled by Franklin. The referee points to the spot. Penalty Kick! Booth lines up for the shot and sinks it! GOAL! Odd Down goes up 4-1!

Wellington 1 : 4 Odd Down

Statistic	Wellington	Odd Down
Shots	4	11
On Target	3	7
Off Target	1	3
Blocked Shots	0	1
Woodwork	0	0
Clear Cut Chances	2	2
Long Shots	1	5
Possession	43%	57%
Corners	2	8
Free Kicks	14	9
Throw Ins	21	20
Fouls	6	5
Offsides	4	10
Passes Completed	61%	74%
Crosses Completed	8%	7%
Tackles Won	61%	68%
Headers Won	70%	56%
Yellow Cards	1	1
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	91.9	97.0
Average Rating	6.00	7.25

Match Analysis
The match was pretty much controlled by the Downers throughout. It was definitely rough not being able to control the game and the subs but the assistant did a great job.

Man of the Match

MC Adie Harris (8.3) 1 Goal, 1 assist, 16/18 passes completed.

MacroGuru · 11-18-2011, 09:52 PM

Weekly Notes

Lacquan Esdaile and Adie Harris end up with player of the week honors
Odd Down sign 18 yr old Midfielder Chris Ogden. He will strengthen up the middle of the field.

Match Notes
This is the third match between the two clubs and Odd Down is up 2-0 with a +4 GD against Corsham.

Odd Down will run a 4-3-3 attacking formation. Odd Down are the definite favorites for this match.

Corsham prefers to run a 4-2-4 attacking formation.

Odd Down Lineup

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

Subs: Hegarty / Harris / Glasgow / Rungratsamee / Ward

Match Time

2' Eriksen runs down the left line and into the box unopposed and shoots. His shot goes wide.

5' Booth and Taylor work the give and go. Taylors shot is blocked and cleared.

8' Metcalfe passes to Booth inside the box and he fires a shot from the middle and it screams past the keeper. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 1-0!

11' Ogden takes a shot from the top of the box and it misses.

16' Pitcher on a counter and is forced to shoot. Rusling barely turns it and saves the goal. Corner Kick.

22' Murray hits a cross to near post from the corner. Hogarth powers the header and it was barely blocked and pushed out of of bounds for another corner.

24' Morris on the free kick shoots towards goal and it hits the wall. The rebound goes to Esdaile and his header hits the wood work on the right side and bounces to Taylor who kicks it wide.

25' Rawlings with a cross to O'Brien. O'Brien volleys it towards goal and Rusling barely turns it out of bounds for a corner. He was out of position but luck was with him.

27' Eriksen takes the ball to the lower left side and crosses to Taylor who heads it in. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 2-0!

30' Ogden sends a great leading pass to Eriksen who sees his shot wide.

39' Morris sends a cross from the left side to Murray and his header hits the lower right corner. GOAL! Odd Down goes up 3-0!

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

51' Booth sends a cross to the middle. Murray launches himself into a dive, heading the ball into the far left post and the rebound is volleyed by Eriksen at close to point blank and the keeper blocks it. The ball is then cleared.

52' Eriksen is pushed down in the box and the referee blows his whistle and points to the spot. Booth lines up and sends it home. GOAL! Odd Down is now up 4-0!

61' Chris Ogden is replaced by Adie Harris.

77' Ward in for Hogarth and Glasgow in for Martin.

79' Murray shoots from the half circle and it slips by the keeper. GOAL! Odd Down is up 5-0!

Odd Down 5 : 0 Corsham

Statistic	Odd Down	Corsham
Shots	21	6
On Target	8	4
Off Target	10	2
Blocked Shots	3	0
Woodwork	2	0
Clear Cut Chances	3	0
Long Shots	6	3
Possession	52%	48%
Corners	4	5
Free Kicks	11	12
Throw Ins	20	16
Fouls	8	11
Offsides	4	1
Passes Completed	70%	63%
Crosses Completed	15%	6%
Tackles Won	72%	76%
Headers Won	65%	64%
Yellow Cards	0	0
Red Cards	0	0
Kilometers Run	98.5	93.8
Average Rating	7.97	5.84

Match Analysis
Not much to say here except for total domination. I have no complaints about this match. The new guy, Chris Ogden, rated out at 7.2

Man of the Match
MC Tom Murray (9.3) - 2 goals, 13/16 passing.

11-05-2011, 12:06 PM	#116
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	Dawlish just drew with Larkhall, the points are tied now between Odd Down and Dawlish at 71. Dawlish owns the Goal Differential by 1 goal. The Downers need to pick up several goals each match and hope that Dawlish stumbles down the stretch. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

11-05-2011, 12:08 PM	#117
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	The number of goals scored in the last 5 minutes of your matches is really rather incredible. __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

11-05-2011, 06:40 PM	#121
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	Alright, here is where we stand for wining the league. 1st Dawlish 74 points 2nd Odd Down 71 points 3rd Bristol MF 70 Points It is no secret that Odd Down has to win their last 2 games. Dawlish has to lose at least 1 of their games or draw both of them to benefit Odd Down. Right now Dawlish has a +6 on GD. Odd Down will have to score a bunch of goals in order to win on the tie breaker that way. Bristol can take Odd Down if they win and Odd Down loses. There is a potential right now that Odd Down can be in 3rd after the last game or they could take the League. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future" Last edited by MacroGuru : 11-05-2011 at 06:41 PM.

11-05-2011, 06:43 PM	#122
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	Nice tight race, how did Dawlish do against their opponents earlier in the year? __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

11-05-2011, 07:27 PM	#124
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	Ok, this last game is going to be the deciding factor. 1st Dawlish 77 points 2nd Odd Down 74 points 3rd Bristol MF 71 points Dawlish must lose this game and Odd Down must win and score a bunch of goals..the best part of this would be if Dawlish takes an ass kicking and Odd Down pours it on. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future" Last edited by MacroGuru : 11-05-2011 at 09:57 PM.

11-03-2011, 03:21 PM	#103
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Things looking good with 11 to play..

11-06-2011, 12:19 AM	#127
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	A fullback leading in assists, love to see that. __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

11-06-2011, 01:11 AM	#129
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	2011 - 2012 Season The goal is promotion this season...it's going to be tough as several teams have declared semi-pro status and paying players in the league this season. Part of this means changing staff, bringing in new players and that is what was done in the off season. Players Out Stuart Elliot left to Shepshed for $70/wk contract Ian Pitt released on a free Connor Whelan released on a free Karl Allsop released on a free Players In Lacquan Esdaile 19 yr old DC from Stalybridge (Valued at $3k) Jamie Taylor 20 yr old ST from Bath Paul Booth 34 yr old ST from Farnborough Adie Harris 20 yr old MC from Bath James Martin 22 yr old MC from Chippenham Kent Eriksen 20 yr old ST from Norway Asa Charlton 33 yr old DLC from Corby Wayne Evans 39 yr old DR from Newton Staff The staff situation was unique as there was a feeling of not enough coaches to the players last season. The board was asked for more coaches and they agreed. They also agreed to more scouts as well. Staff Out Dave Harlowe was terminated, he just wasn't agreeable with anyone. Staff In Assistant Coach Ricky O'Flaherty Coach Paul Mooney Coach Robert Curran Scout James Tipping (New Zealand) Scout Craig Lindsey (Scotland) Scout Neil Morris (Wales) Scout Colin Gallagher (Ireland) Expectations Western Premier - Win Promotion English FA Cup - Reach the English FA Cup of the FA Cup FA Vase - Reach the second round of the FA Vase Somerset County FA Premier Cup - Reach the second round of the Somerset Premier Cup Les Phillips Cup - Read the semi final of the Les Phillips Cup. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future" Last edited by MacroGuru : 11-06-2011 at 01:56 AM.

11-06-2011, 08:41 AM	#130
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	Friendlies I do so much substitution that the friendly matches would be a pain to write. So I figured I would provide a fast run down of the friendlies for the season. 6/27/11 - Clarence Utd 1 : 5 Odd Down (Banton, Eriksen, Hogart, Eriksen, Cowan) played in Australia 7/4/11 - PS Mataram 0 : 5 Odd Down (Eriksen, Eriksen, Eriksen, Wright, Rungratsamee) played in Indonesia. Scott Metcalfe lost for 4 months due to a Torn Hamstring 7/9/11 - Pegasus Juniors 1 : 2 Odd Down (Murray, Eriksen) played at Hereford, England 7/11/11 - Odd Down 4 : 2 East Budleigh (Taylor, Charlton, Cowan, Lever) played at Home. 7/18/11 - Capital City Suns 2 : 4 Odd Down (Eriksen, Booth, Boakye, Lokonga) played in Australia 7/24/11 - Shoreham 0 : 2 Odd Down (Taylor, Booth) played in West Sussex, England 7/25/11 - Odd Down 4 : 1 Harold Wood (Eriksen, Booth, Lokonga, Bulembi) played at home 7/28/11 - Odd Down 2 : 1 Sileby Rangers (Charlton, Bulembi) played at Home. 8/2/11 - Arorangi 3 : 1 Odd Down (Ivey-Ward) played in Cook Islands __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future" Last edited by MacroGuru : 11-06-2011 at 11:15 PM.

11-09-2011, 11:05 PM	#135
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	7 CCC and 6 goals... now that's making them count. Very nice. __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

11-14-2011, 12:55 PM	#141
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	Rough week..will resume tonight...I hope to accomplish at least 3 matches tonight. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

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