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Club in Crisis
September 2016

Cambridge United 0 - 1 Blackpool FC
BLP - Daniel 24'
MOTM: Daniel
This was an evenly matched affair, and it came down to who could take advantage of their chances the best. Cambridge took the majority of their shots from distance, while we tried to work our way closer to the goal. Our strategy paid off in the 24th minute when Yeates played Daniel through on the left and he placed it nicely across the goal and into the bottom right corner. Cambridge had the majority of the chances the rest of the way, but the goal held up to be the winner.

Blackpool FC 0 - 1 Notts County
NOT - Dickinson 37'
MOTM: Dickinson
We deserved so much more out of this, and yet we ended up dropping all 3 points. It was a stupid mistake and poor communication that led to their goal. Aldred got to the ball in our own box and he had Cain open to initiate the counter, but instead of moving forward to attack, Cain dropped back and that resulted in a poor pass getting picked up by Notts and they sent it straight in to Dickinson in front of goal and he finished on the near post. None of our shots were good enough to pull it back, but we got close a few times. It was a frustrating loss to say the least.

Morecambe FC 0 - 1 Blackpool FC
BLP - Daniel 44'
MOTM: Pugh
Our defense was outstanding and we allowed Morecambe to only get off 2 shots throughout the entire match, neither of which were on target. Our attack was firing and even though we finished with just a single goal, we could have arguably had 4 in the first half alone. The deciding goal came just before the break with Pugh playing Daniel into space on the left side of the box and he took a touch out wide and used his left foot to direct it back across the goal and inside the far post.

Blackpool FC 2 - 0 Cheltenham Town
BLP - Elliott 20', 45'
MOTM: Payne
A good win and a solid performance on both sides of the ball. Cheltenham has a few chances of their own, but we were able to limit their danger and keep them out of our goal. Elliott on the other hand showed exactly why we brought him in grabbing two goals on the day. His first came with Payne playing them ball to him at the top of the box and he used a great first touch to turn towards goal around the defender and finish low past the keeper. He then completed his brace after Potts crossed it in and his initial shot was saved, but he kept after it and was able to knock in the second effort.

Colchester United 0 - 0 Blackpool FC
MOTM: Payne
We were absolutely the better team, but we kept missing sitters and it's hard to win when you are shooting yourself in the foot. We especially should have won it with one of our few golden chances at the end of the game, and yet we either sent it wide or the keeper was up to the challenge. The only positive was that this made 3 straight matches now that we've kept a clean sheet in.
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Board Objectives
Youth
-Sign at least 2 players younger than 20 years old, with potential greater than the average overall rating of players current;y in the same position.
-Sign 1 player in your Youth Academy to the defender position.
Brand Exposure
-Sign 1 crucial 1st team player assigned to a forward position.
Financial
-Finish the season with £2,550,000 unspent allocated funds (transfer budget and wage budget).
-Keep player salary growth under 20%
Domestic Success
-EFL League Two: Fight for Promotion.
-The Emirates FA Cup: Reach the Round of 32 Stage.
-Within 2 seasons in EFL League Two: Gain Automatic Promotion (Remaining seasons :2)
House Rules
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