
Dagenham - '14-'15 Season
October Update
League Match 11
Notts County - Dagenham (0-1)
Scott '90
J. Paint Trophy - Round 2
Dagenham - Tranmere Rovers (1-1, 4-3 PK's)
Sodje '60
Escalante ' 64

International Friendlies
Peru - Argentina (2-3)
Messi '14
Hurtado '41
Piatti '62
Farfan '74
Messi '85
Ivory Coast - Peru (0-1)
Avila '61
League Match 12
Sheffield Utd. - Dagenham(2-2)
Valencia '37
Murphy '51
McGinn '81
Valencia '86
League Match 13
Dagenham - Chesterfield (0-0)
League Match 14
Plymouth Argyle - Dagenham(1-1)
Valencia '35
Morgan '53
Football League 1 Standings
1. Barnsley - 33pts
2. Yeovil Town - 26pts
3. Dagenham - 26 pts
4. Brentford - 25pts
5. Crawley Town - 25pts
6. Leyton Orient - 24pts
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21. Rotherham Utd. - 10pts
22. Oldham Athletic - 10pts
23. Gillingham - 10pts
24. Notts County - 8pts
I had two highlights for this update for you guys but it turns out both videos uploaded from horrible angles where you can't really appreciate the beauty of the goals so no videos, sorry. One of the highlights was Scott's last minute goal against Notts County where he beat two defenders to the ball near the top of the box on the left side and fired a beautiful cross shot that went in near the goalie's left post. As it turns out that was even bigger than what it felt like at the moment because it was our only win in the league this month

I mentioned in my last update that some players had been giving me grief about their playing time so I tried my best to get them on the pitch and a couple of them seem to now be pleased while my two main backup CB's have confirmed that they would like to be moved, Ian Gayle requesting to go out on loan and Brian Saah requesting to be sold. Moving them will barely hit me since my starting CB's never come off the pitch and the backup RB and LB can fill in if needed, plus my best prospect projects as a CB as well. Derbyshire has done well but it seems he won't be progressing right away as he's just 16 so I may consider bringing in someone better for a short period of time until he starts progressing. At this point he's the lowest rated player on my starting XI after Scott, who plays well above his rating.
We did get some additional funds for advancing in the J. Paint Trophy and we decided to send out one more scout, this one to South Korea. No report from him yet but we did get a second report from our scout in Peru, again with just one player who we'll continue to scout as we consider whether we want to sign him to the academy. I want to send my third scout to the United States but I'll have to wait a bit for some more funds.
Here's my academy at the moment.
- Jamie Black (GK, 51-55 OVR, 72-78 POT): An intriguing 17 Y/O prospect from Scotland who stands at 6'7", 194lbs. I hope he doesn't request to be signed before May.
- Kagetoki Miyoshi (DEF, 57-61, 79-85): 16 Y/O kid from Japan who I expect will be a LB with a better fit at CB. I may not be able to wait until May to promote him if I get too thin at CB.
- Stefan Reichel (CDM, 51-55, 69-73): 16 Y/O from Germany needs at least another season in the academy.
- Kenneth Hansen (Winger, 47-49, 68-72): 15 Y/O from Denmark may need two more seasons in the academy.
- Manuel Burchert (CM, 46-48, 69-73): 16 Y/O from Germany who I though would have higher potential. Needs to wait one or two more seasons.
- Dario Verdejo (???, 45-55, 72-88): 16 Y/O from Peru is the newest addition to the squad. We're still trying to sort out his position.
* Denotes recent addition to the Y.A.
Any questions/comments let me know!
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