How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[Keano16]

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Good grief these updates are coming in at super speed. Take a day or two away and I feel like I'm MILES behind.

Side note, any of you tried/like Football Manager?

How do you think I'll feel in three weeks....lol

I got it in April and was really into until my laptop died at the start of this month. Waiting til I get back before I get a new lappy so I can play again. It's really enjoyable imo.

[Josh4]

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Good grief these updates are coming in at super speed. Take a day or two away and I feel like I'm MILES behind.

Side note, any of you tried/like Football Manager?

I had last years on my phone but it's too hard to play on the phone. That's a lot of reading and options for a small screen.

But I think on the PC it would be great.

[texasbum06]

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Keano, why don't you play Clayton instead of Harris at LB?

He's too slow for what I want at LB, but he is actually my 3rd choice CB as of right now. He's 6'2" so he can fill in just fine there. I see him as my long term replacement for Brayford in the middle and he and Nugent could form a partnership that could last me most of my career if I hang on to them.

[Cruzerr]

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He's too slow for what I want at LB, but he is actually my 3rd choice CB as of right now. He's 6'2" so he can fill in just fine there. I see him as my long term replacement for Brayford in the middle and he and Nugent could form a partnership that could last me most of my career if I hang on to them.

WAIT WHAT

I DID A DUMB, IM SORRY.

Thanks for the answer!

[southernmetalhead]

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SMH - ah ... dude ... where's my Malaga CM at? On the other hand I dig your passion for the Russian league. Thanks for schooling me on who Zyryanov is, looks like a good choice for a coach. In my next Kayseripor update you'll realize we both have acquired the same player on loan. The rosters you're dealt in Russia are always challenging so I could see how Gol's injury is gonna be a big one. Bad August, better September, betterer (lol) October. I know you're not where you want to be yet (standings or form wise) but you're improving every month and that's a good sign. [SPOILER]Seriously though, where are my Malaga updates at? Did I miss something?

I've still got the Malaga save file. I played through August. However, I may start a Ponferradina one in Liga Adelante. I like building squads, and I feel Malaga is too much of a finished product already.

[vrabbit]

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I've still got the Malaga save file. I played through August. However, I may start a Ponferradina one in Liga Adelante. I like building squads, and I feel Malaga is too much of a finished product already.

I see, Leganes might be fun/challenging too. They're near clinching promotion IRL but have one of the lowest budgets in the league and their roster is nothing to brag about (which makes their season IRL so amazing)

[texasbum06]

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FIFA 16 - Season 2

The Blades

January 2017

F.A. Cup
Derby County 0 - 0 Sheffield United
MOTM: Carson

Match Summary: Both teams were evenly matched and the result was what both teams earned. Each side had chances coming close, Sheffield's chance came from Sharp breaking down the right side and playing it to the middle for Townsend who had to stretch to get his foot on it only to see it clang off the post. Derby had a couple of their own shots smash the post but neither side was able to put one in the back of the net and the Blades earned a replay in front of their home crowd.

Sheffield United 0 - 0 Bolton Wanderers
MOTM: Coutts

Match Summary: A poor offensive display from both sides saw only 1 shot on target for each of them. Neither keeper had much to do, and the match took place mainly in the midfield with possession changing non stop.

F.A. Cup Replay
Sheffield United 1 - 0 Derby County
SHU - Abraham 11'
MOTM: Harris

Match Summary: In his debut with the club, Abraham made an impact early. He took advantage of a massive mistake by the keeper who rolled the ball to his closest defender, but Abraham was close enough to run in and step in front and have an easy shot into the open net for the lead. As Derby started pushing harder towards the end for an equalizer, Weimann earned himself a second yellow and saw himself sent off all but ensuring the win for the home side.

Charlton Athletic 2 - 1 Sheffield United
CHA - Vetokele 49', Ba 66'
SHU - Sharp 45' (PEN)
MOTM: Henderson

Match Summary: Sharp found a gap between the defense and was about to go through on goal when Bauer slid in and took him out conceding the penalty. Sharp converted into the top right corner for the lead just before half. The lead didn't last long as Solly played a long ball into the box and found Vetokele running in for the header across to the far post. Later on Guomundsson sent a corner into the box and it found Ba's head for the powerful header past the keeper for the winning goal.

F.A. Cup
Bristol City 0 - 1 Sheffield United
SHU - Abraham 71'
MOTM: Long

Match Summary: The first half ended with neither side being able to get an advantage but the Blades kept attacking as the second half wore on. They earned a corner in the 71st minute and Campbell-Ryce sent the ball into the middle where Abraham was able to overpower his defender and get his head on it directing it across the goal into the bottom left corner for the deciding goal.

Sheffield United 0 - 0 Preston North End
MOTM: Long

Match Summary: It was a rather lackluster performance from the home side today as they registered only 4 shots total and 3 on goal. They almost had the goal to separate them just before the half time whistle when Townsend stood over a free kick just outside the box and sent it crashing off the crossbar. Outside of that nothing really offered much of a challenge for the opposing side.

Leicester City 0 - 0 Sheffield United
MOTM: Long

Match Summary: Another goalless performance from the Blades, but they really should have gotten more out of this one. Schmeichel played an unbelievable game coming up big time after time and then the away side saw two more attempts hit the post as well. Luck just wasn't on their side for this one and despite their numerous chances, nothing hit the back of the net.

League Table



Youth Academy

U-18
N/A

U-17
Marcus Emptage - CDM, England, 59 OVR, 75-81 POT
Greg Pedroza - LW, England, 50 OVR, 71-77 POT

U-16
Tom Linley - CM, England, 61 OVR, 74-80 POT
Paul Tollitt - LW, England, 57 OVR, 73-79 POT
Bassala Barcham - GK, England, 61 OVR, 75-81 POT
Brad Douglas - CDM, England, 60 OVR, 71-75 POT
Joe Mbuti - RW, England, 62 OVR, 75-81 POT
Jamie McKenzie-Lyle - CM, England, 62 OVR, 81-94 POT

U-15:
N/A

[vrabbit]

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ALL THE SCORELESS DRAWS!

[Matty Aqua]

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Episode 2 - BUILD UP PLAY!
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[texasbum06]

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FIFA 16 - Season 2

The Blades

February 2017

Sheffield United 1 - 2 Brentford FC
SHU - Townsend 71'
BRE - Emnes 74', Woods 90'
MOTM: Long

Match Summary: The first 70 minutes proved uneventful, but the last 20 were packed with action. In the 71st minute Davis found Townsend in a gap on the left side of the goal and he fired his shot past the keeper into the right side of the goal. Jota sent a cross in in the 74th minute and it was headed down for McEachran to power at the keeper and he was only able to push it straight up and Emnes was the first to get to it for the finish into the open net. Emnes got free down the left side and sent a low cross in that missed it's intended target but ended up falling to Woods on the back post for the simple finish to secure the win in the 90th minute.

Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Sheffield United
MID - Al Soma 61'
MOTM: Cameron

Match Summary: Downing got a good look on the right side of the goal but his shot was well saved by Long. However, long was only able to push the ball back to the middle and Al Soma got to it a half step before Cameron and hit it first time over the keeper and into the back of the net. An unlucky result in a match that was mostly dominated by the away side.

F.A. Cup Round of 16
Sheffield United 2 - 1 Burnley
SHU - Townsend 11', Abraham 48'
BUR - Keane 90'
MOTM: Howard

Match Summary: Davis brought the ball up on the attack and played it down the right side for Wallace who squared it up and sent it into the box for Townsend to head past the keeper for the opener. Abraham and Townsend both pressured the keeper after a pass back and cut off his passing lanes forcing him to take a bad touch which went straight to Abraham for the easy shot into the open net. Just before the final whistle Keane got the ball on the right side of the goal and fired it just past the defender and inside the near post for a consolation goal.



Sheffield United 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest
SHU - Townsend 7'
MOTM: Long

Match Summary: Odubajo broke free down the right side of the box and he played it to Townsend who was running towards the near post and he squared up to the keeper and powered a low shot under his reach and into the left side of the goal for the early lead that turned out to be the difference at the end of the day.



League Table



Youth Academy

U-18
N/A

U-17
Marcus Emptage - CDM, England, 59 OVR, 75-81 POT
Greg Pedroza - LW, England, 50 OVR, 71-77 POT

U-16
Tom Linley - CM, England, 62 OVR, 74-80 POT
Paul Tollitt - LW, England, 58 OVR, 73-79 POT
Bassala Barcham - GK, England, 62 OVR, 75-81 POT
Brad Douglas - CDM, England, 61 OVR, 71-75 POT
Joe Mbuti - RW, England, 63 OVR, 75-81 POT
Jamie McKenzie-Lyle - CM, England, 62 OVR, 84-94 POT

U-15:
N/A

[indiblue]

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The Forest project is off to a great start. Definitely going ahead with this. Hope to have the first update up soon. Some major squad changes this first window thanks to some very smart spending! I'm also overdue to leave feedback on the updates that have been coming up so quickly. I'll try to get it all up tomorrow.

[Simppu12]

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I have some sad news about the Bilbao career. I started the new season and played until the beginning of August but I just wasn't enjoying playing with the team anymore. Unfortunately I feel like the career has come to an end and I really apologise for that.

On the bright side, I have quite a few teams in mind for a new career and I'd like to get you guys involved in the choosing process. All of these teams are from Germany as I enjoy playing there the most.

Please, leave a vote in the poll below. I will keep it open for a day or two and see who is the winner after that. Thank you in advance!

http://www.strawpoll.me/10392701

Again, I truly apologise for quitting the Bilbao career.

[Keano16]

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I have some sad news about the Bilbao career. I started the new season and played until the beginning of August but I just wasn't enjoying playing with the team anymore. Unfortunately I feel like the career has come to an end and I really apologise for that.

On the bright side, I have quite a few teams in mind for a new career and I'd like to get you guys involved in the choosing process. All of these teams are from Germany as I enjoy playing there the most.

Please, leave a vote in the poll below. I will keep it open for a day or two and see who is the winner after that. Thank you in advance!

http://www.strawpoll.me/10392701

Again, I truly apologise for quitting the Bilbao career.

Voted for Stuttgart so you can bring them back up and winning titles like they used to. Should be a good challenge for you and for us to read about.

Looking forward to the Forest career Indi!

I also hope to comment on all your updates and get February and possibly March on Accrington out today. Stay tuned.

[vrabbit]

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Newport County A.F.C.

'17-'18 February Update

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The Roster

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Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (70 OVR), Hayato Matsuki (63 OVR).
Fullbacks: Jerome Binnom-Williams (73 OVR), Moses Odubajo (71 OVR), Nicolai Fernandes (70 OVR), Mehmet Çelik (67 OVR), Gregorio Miranda (63 OVR), Magnus Dahle (61 OVR), Atsushi Nagatsuka (56 OVR).
Centre-backs: Juan Komar (71 OVR), Tyler Blackett (70 OVR), Taylor Moore (67 OVR), Tafari Hunt (61 OVR), Kieran Parselle (60 OVR), Bondz Laslie (58 OVR).
Midfielders/Wingers: Rohan Ince (74 OVR), Clark Gordon (72 OVR), Hwang In Beom (72 OVR), Bondz Moore (70 OVR), Jack Giles (69 OVR), Ben Potter (67 OVR), Devante Parker (66 OVR), Cristiano Dall'Oglio (64 OVR), Hikaru Ichigawa (64 OVR), David Fox (63 OVR), Juan Pablo (61 OVR), Daniel Seager (57 OVR), Corey Shephard (51 OVR).
Strikers: Thierry Ambrose (73 OVR), Marcus Thuram (68 OVR), Patrick Miller (65 OVR), Kjetil Ringdal Støvland (63 OVR), Aaron Collins (61 OVR).

Starting XI (4-4-2 Diamond Wide)

Martinez

Odubajo/Komar/Blackett/Binnom-Williams

Ince

Giles ------------------ B. Moore

Gordon

Ambrose ------- P. Miller
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League Match 29
York City - Newport County (2-1)
P. Miller 48' (Parker)
Oliver 51'
Coulson 90+'
Hunt 5' (Dead leg quad, out 6 days)

With three games in eight days Marccelino had to pick a game to play his B-squad in and this match-up against relegation candidate York City was it. Unfortunately the B-squad did not give their A effort and paid the price on a gorgeous free kick by Michael Coulson in stoppage time. It's amazing that Hunt played a full game for The Exiles given the injury he suffered in the fifth minute and he has to be lucky that he'll only be sidelined for a week.

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Coulson's game-winning goal.

League Match 30
Newport County - Oxford United (1-0)
Ambrose 7' (pen)

An early penalty kick by Ambrose would be all The Exiles would need and get to beat their former League Two opponents at Rodney Parade. On a night with heavy rain it was the home side that created a good number of opportunities (10 shots, seven on goal) but had little to show for.

League Match 31
Barnsley - Newport County (2-4)
Scowen 5'
Williams 14'
Ambrose 32'
Ambrose 48' (Odubajo)
Thuram 77' (In Beom)
Ambrose 90+' (pen)
Mawson 90+' (double yellow)

Thierry Ambrose is taking Newport County to another level. We're not talking about the Championship here. Before this game it would had been difficult to sale the idea that The Exiles would be able to come back from an early 0-2 deficit but that's exactly what they did in this game and by the time they were done, led by yet another Ambrose hat-trick, they had scored twice as many goals as their opponent ON THE ROAD for an impressive victory against a team fighting for a playoff spot.


Ambrose did it again.

League Match 32
Newport County - Colchester (2-0)
Giles 23' (Ambrose)
Gordon 60' (Ambrose)
Ince 55'

Ambrose showed he can be versatile and became a facilitator to, along with the defense, lead The Exiles to a third consecutive victory. The visiting team fired 10 shots (six on target) but Emiliano Martinez and his defense were up to the test. Now, tell us if you have seen this from Jack Giles before:

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League Match 33
Plymouth Argyle - Newport County (0-2)
Ambrose 38' (Odubajo)
Giles 51' (Gordon)
B. Moore 7' (Bruised elbow, out 5 days)
Thuram 24' (Broken collarbone, out 3 months)

The Exiles pushed their winning streak to four but obviously the most notable outcome of this game is the injury to Marcus Thuram who is likely done for the season. Anyone who has followed Newport County this season knows that the 20-year old striker from France has arguably been the team's MVP and his loss will be significant to the club. Furthermore, this injury halts the young player's progress heading into next season when the level of competition is likely to increase. Academy graduates Patrick Miller and Kjetil Ringdal Støvland are next in line at the position and it'll be interesting to see how Marccelino distributes the playing time between them the rest of the season.

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Jack Giles celebrating his goal early in the second half.

League Match 34
Luton Town - Newport County (1-2)
Marriott 48'
Gordon 59' (Ambrose)
Ambrose 63' (Ince)

Ambrose once again led The Exiles to a come-from-behind victory to push Newport's winning streak to five, a well deserved win for a club that had three times as many shots and shots on goal as its opponent.

League Match 35
Newport County - Portsmouth (3-1)
Blackett 36' (Gordon)
Bennett 83'
In Beom 85' (B. Moore)
B. Moore 90+' (P. Miller)

Winter acquisition Hwang In Beom picked a GREAT time to score his first goal for the club to lead The Exiles to yet another win, pushing the winning streak to six games. In Beom, who regularly plays off the bench subbing for Clark Gordon, scored this scorcher from outside the box:

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League Match 36
Peterborough - Newport County (1-5)
Ringdal Støvland 16' (Parker)
James 20'
Gordon 53' (Parker)
Parker 64' (Potter)
P. Miller 74' (Fernandes)
P. Miller 79' (Ringdal Støvland)

Newport County is officially ON FIRE. Playing their third game in nine days Marccelino opted to play a mix of the A and B squads but their rhythm seem unfazed as they pushed their winning streak to seven by destroying Peterborough on the road. It was a coming out party for Devante Parker, a loanee from FSV Mainz 05 who hasn't gotten a lot of opportunities to show his skills this season, but he was in groove from the get-go in this game collecting one goal and two assists. Oddly enough Ambrose was not able to connect for any of the goals and as soon as he was subbed out by Miller the Irishman scored twice in five minutes. Go figure.


League Match 37
Newport County - Rotherham Utd (5-2)
Binnom-Williams 29' (Gordon)
Ambrose 35' (pen)
Ward 45+'
Ince 51' (Gordon)
Frecklington 77'
Dall'Oglio 79' (Giles)
B. Moore 88'
Maguire 32'
B. Moore 32' (Sprained ankle, out 3 weeks)

EN FUEGO! Eight game winning streak. 10 goals over their last two games. The Exiles are just abusing League One nowadays and this time around they did it against a team contending for direct promotion to the Championship. We know one team that is all but locked into promotion and that's Newport County who were so good in this game we had to bring you not just one but two highlights:

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You can't fully appreciate it here but Ince stops the cross with his chest dropping it straight into his killer volley.

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Maguire's tackle as the last man in defense inside the box on Moore resulted not just in a red card for him but also on a sprained ankle for Moore who somehow played the full game which allowed him to score that beauty of a free kick.

League Match 38
Newport County - Notts County (3-3)
Ambrose 2'
Ince 7' (Potter)
Spencer 30'
Campbell 60'
In Beom 78' (Potter)
De Silva 89'
In Beom 86'

A preview of the upcoming match-up in the JPT final resulted in an exciting draw that stopped The Exiles' winning streak (which now becomes an undefeated streak). Ambrose stole the ball soon after the kickoff to put Newport ahead then Ince doubled the lead inside of 10 minutes heading a corner kick from Ben Potter into the net. But the visitors weren't about to gift the home team any kind of mental edge before their big game and twice evened up the score including De Silva's goal in the 89th minute which ricocheted off two defenders on its way to the back of the net. Next time this teams meet, in six days, they won't be able to finish the game on a draw.




Top Scorers
1 - Driussi (Sheffield Utd) - 18
2 - Collins (Shrewsbury) - 16
3 - Maynard (MK Dons) - 14
...
T6 - Ambrose (Newport County) - 11

Assists
T1 - Frecklington (Rotherham Utd) - 8
T1 - Gardner (Chesterfield) - 8
T2 - Gordon (Newport County) - 6
(5 others with 6 also)

Clean Sheets
1 - Camp (Rotherham Utd) - 11
T2 - Day (Gillingham) - 10
T2 - Long (Sheffield Utd) - 10
...
T3 - Martinez (Newport County) - 9

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Marccelino's Diary: So much to comment on. First and foremost has to be the form we've been in, I think our performances have really all but locked our promotion to the Championship next season and we're in real good shape to please the board and win the league title. It's surreal that after just a bit over two months with the club Ambrose already has as many goals as Thuram has had all season and is only seven off the lead held by Driussi who has played in the league all season. I can't fully describe how excited I am for Ambrose to help us compete in the Championship next season. Thuram's injury was a really sour note to this season because of the form he had been in since pre-season for us. As pleased as I've been with his performances this season I've known he's needed to progress every bit as much as he's had in order to reach his top potential going into next season. The board aren't fully sold on the idea of him being a starter in the Championship and this derail in his development isn't going to help me help him. Business can be a cold thing.

In the previous update I mentioned we had sent scouts out to Italy, Belgium, and Netherlands and that has resulted in some additions to our academy so here's the updated youth squad:

- Doke Boëtius (CDM, 56 OVR, 72-94 POT)*: 16-year old from Netherlands who joins a crowded group of youngsters at CDM (Dall'Oglio, Ichigawa, Kagome). He'll need to be patient and work hard in the academy.
- Willem Van Hout (RB, 45 OVR, 71-94)*: 15-year old from Belgium who is extremely raw. However, we like that he exhibits such raw potential at such a young age so we'll work on developing him.
- Satoshi Kagome (CDM, 50 OVR, 78-84): 17-year old from Japan who is physically strong. Coaches will look to develop him into more than just a defensive stopper.
- Yoshi Ishinomori (CM, 49 OVR, 77-83): 18-year old from Japan who is a commanding physical presence standing at 6'5" and 189lbs and the club will try to develop his skill set to quickly match his physical abilities.
- Eiichi Suzuki (GK, 61 OVR, 76-82): The 16-year old from Japan represents the second keeper signed by the club and will battle with his countryman, Hayato Matsuki, to become the club's main backup goalkeeper.
* Recent addition.

On a last note, the last couple pre-WC friendlies didn't yield encouraging results as we lost in Italy 1-4 (Balotelli scored a hat-trick inside 30 minutes in a 19-minute span) and then managed a 2-2 draw against Denmark at home. I'm nervous yet excited about leading Finland into the World Cup in a couple of months.

Thanks for reading

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Newport County A.F.C.

'17-'18 End of Season Update

The Roster

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Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (70 OVR), Hayato Matsuki (64 OVR), Eiichi Suzuki (62 OVR).
Fullbacks: Jerome Binnom-Williams (73 OVR), Moses Odubajo (71 OVR), Nicolai Fernandes (70 OVR), Mehmet Çelik (67 OVR), Gregorio Miranda (64 OVR), Magnus Dahle (62 OVR), Atsushi Nagatsuka (57 OVR).
Centre-backs: Juan Komar (71 OVR), Tyler Blackett (70 OVR), Taylor Moore (67 OVR), Tafari Hunt (62 OVR), Bondz Laslie (60 OVR), Kieran Parselle (60 OVR).
Midfielders/Wingers: Rohan Ince (74 OVR), Clark Gordon (72 OVR), Hwang In Beom (72 OVR), Bondz Moore (70 OVR), Jack Giles (70 OVR), Ben Potter (67 OVR), Devante Parker (67 OVR), Cristiano Dall'Oglio (65 OVR), Hikaru Ichigawa (65 OVR), David Fox (64 OVR), Juan Pablo (61 OVR), Daniel Seager (58 OVR), Satoshi Kagome (52 OVR), Yoshi Ishinomori (51 OVR), Corey Shephard (52 OVR).
Strikers: Thierry Ambrose (74 OVR), Marcus Thuram (68 OVR), Patrick Miller (66 OVR), Kjetil Ringdal Støvland (64 OVR), Aaron Collins (61 OVR).

Starting XI (4-4-2 Diamond Wide)

Martinez

Odubajo/Komar/Blackett/Binnom-Williams

Ince

Giles ------------------ B. Moore

Gordon

Ambrose ------- P. Miller
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J. Paint Trophy - Final
Notts County - Newport County

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(2-5)

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Binnom-Williams 4' (Ince)
Reid 21'
Giles 37' (Binnom-Williams)
Aborah 40'
P. Miller 61'
Ambrose 77' (Potter)
Ambrose 90' (Potter)

The Exiles have won the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. They got this done with a relentless attack that overpowered Notts County, who twice evened up the score in the first half but was unable to continue to play catch-up in the second half and eventually succumbed to the fury of goals by Newport. To nobody's shock Thierry Ambrose helped provide the knockout blows, his header in the 60th minute going sideways but finding Patrick Miller to take the lead for good, then putting a couple of daggers on the Notts on feeds from Ben Potter including a header off a corner kick in the 90th minute that barely became a goal before it bounced back out.


Jerome Binnom-Williams opened up the scoring on sheer determination.


Ambrose's header was contested and went sideways but found Miller who scored.


Ambrose's header in the 90th minute barely crossed the goal line before it bounced right back out.

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"I'm very proud of the lads," an elated Marccelino stated after the game. "Very few things in life are more satisfying than achieving the goals you set out for yourself and from an early going the club as an unit agreed this was a trophy we wanted to bring home with us. We also wanted to work out some demons we may have had from losing here to Norwich over a yaer ago in the League Cup. I don't know that we'll be able to defend our title next season but I don't think we'll complain about that."

Notts County's Reuben Reid was named the top Player of the J. Paint Trophy.

League Match 40

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Some of you may have noticed that the previous update ended on "League Match 38" yet the standings showed that we have played 39 games. It turns out that EA sucks and simmed a game that was scheduled to happen on the same day as an International Friendly with Finland. Luckily for us, we beat Bury in that game 2-1.

Gillingham - Newport County (1-1)
Collins 13' (Çelik)
Hayes 45+'
Dall'Oglio 22'

Joe Day, a former Exile, continues to have nothing but inspired performances against Newport County as he racked up 9 saves to help his side earn a point as they continue to fight for a playoff spot. With just one day of rest following the JPT Final Marccelino gave the B-squad a chance to impress and they were actually quite emphatic, especially on the attack where they shot 15 times (9 on target).

League Match 41
Newport County - Coventry City (3-0)
Ambrose 31' (Odubajo)
Gordon 40' (Binnom-Williams)
Ambrose 90+'

Neither team created a lot of scoring opportunities but The Exiles were lethal in the chances they got to put away one of the teams destined for relegation. Ambrose casually walked away with another brace while Gordon's goal is below:

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League Match 42
Southend United - Newport County (0-1)
Ambrose 31' (Ince)

As chances would have it Ambrose scored the only goal of the game to, with the help of other results around the league, clinch PROMOTION TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP for The Exiles! It seemed all but a foregone conclusion for a few weeks now that this would happen. With four games left in the season it'll be interesting to see how Marccelino will utilize his roster, although it's worth noting there's still one more thing to achieve.

League Match 43
Newport County - Shrewsbury (1-1)
Collins 38' (pen)
Ince 60' (Ambrose)

Did Ince score the goal of the season? That's for you to decide:

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What's not debatable is that his screamer from 25+ yards out not only helped The Exiles earn a draw in this game, but also also helped them clinch the League One title! Newport County's dominance over the last couple of seasons (earning promotion while winning league titles in back-to-back seasons) is a rare sight and you have to assume teams in the Championship are paying close attention to one of their future opponents.

League Match 44
Doncaster - Newport County (2-1)
Pablo 4' (Collins)
Main 49'
Keegan 66'

With nothing else to play for and facing a relegation-bound team on the road Marccelino chose to play his C-squad in this game and ended up paying the price as the youngsters were unable to sustain an early lead and ended up losing the game. While everyone at the club was excited for Juan Pablo (an Argentinian academy-product) to score his first career goal, that would turn out to be the only shot The Exiles would get to take during the game. To their credit, the held Doncaster to just three shots (all on target) but the hosts made good use of them.

League Match 45
Newport County - Bradford City (0-0)

Marccelino chose to play his main squad in the home finale but unfortunately fans had to settle for a scoreless draw. It was a good back and forth game but centered too much in the middle as each team was only able to shoot the ball five times.

League Match 46
Port Vale - Newport County (1-1)
Andoh 59'
Ambrose 70' (Odubajo)

Marccelino had initially planned to play his B-squad in this game but Port Vale was coming in with a hot streak that had elevated them to the lead for the last spot into the playoffs, therefore the coach felt it was his duty to the other teams in contention to field his best lineup. Even with that the hosts were able to manage a draw to hang on to 6th place.




Golden Boot
Sebastián Driussi (Sheffield Utd) - 20 goals

Spoiler

2 - Maynard (MK Dons) - 19
3 - Collins (Shrewsbury) - 17
...
T5 - Ambrose (Newport County) - 15

Golden Glove
Lee Camp (Rotherham Utd) - 13 clean sheets

Spoiler

T2 - Martinez (Newport County) - 12
T2 - Long (Sheffield Utd) - 12

Player of the Year
Nicky Maynard (MK Dons)

Manager of the Season
Giovanni Marccelino (Newport County)

Football League 1 - Starting XI
GK - Emiliano Martinez (Newport County)
RB - Ryan Jackson (Gillingham)
CB - Curtis Nelson (Plymouth Argyle)
CB - John Brayford (Sheffield Utd)
LB - Dean Lewington (MK Dons)
CDM - Darren Potter (MK Dons)
CM - Lee Frecklington (Rotherham Utd)
RM - Kemar Roofe (Oxford United)
LM - Will Hayhurst (Notts County)
ST - Sebastián Driussi (Sheffield Utd)
ST - James Collins (Shrewsbury)

F.A. Cup Winner
Chelsea (1-0 vs Manchester City)

Capital One Cup Winner
Chelsea (2-2 [5-4 PKs] vs Norwich City

J. Paint Trophy Winner
Newport County (5-2 vs Notts County)

League 1 Playoff Winner
MK Dons (2-1 vs Southend United)

England Promotion/Relegation

Spoiler

• Watford, Middlesbrough, and Fulham have been promoted to the BPL.
  
• Newport County, Rotherham Utd, and MK Dons have been promoted to the FL Championship.
  
• Leyton Orient, Blackpool, Mansfield Town, and AFC Wimbledon have been promoted to League 1.
  
• Norwich City, QPR, and West Brom have been relegated to the FL Championship.
  
• Bristol City, Millwall, and Preston have been relegated to League 1.
  
• Coventry City, Bradford City, York City, and Doncaster have been relegated to League 2.

Euro Cup Winner
Tottenham (2-1 vs FC Bayern)

Champions League Winner
PSG (1-0 vs FC Barcelona)

Euro League Winner
Olympique de Marseille (1-1 [4-3 PKs] vs Tottenham)

Champions around Europe

Austria: RB Salzburg
Belgium: Club Brugge (3 points over RSC Anderlecht)
Denmark: FC København
England: Chelsea
FL Championship: Watford
League 1: Newport County
League 2: Leyton Orient
France: PSG
Germany: FC Bayern
Ireland: Shamrock Rovers
Italy: Juventus (2 points over Lazio)
Netherlands: PSV (1 point over Ajax)
Norway: Rosenborg BK (2 points over Molde FK)
Poland: Lech Poznań (1 point over Legia Warszawa)
Portugal: Sporting CP
Russia: Zenit (1 point over CSKA Moscow)
Scotland: Celtic
Spain: Real Madrid (3 points over FC Barcelona/Sevilla FC)
Sweden: Malmö FF (5 points over IFK Göteborg)
Switzerland: FC Basel
Turkey: Beşiktaş (2 points over Fenerbahçe)

Marccelino's Dairy: It's surreal to have won two different leagues in back-to-back seasons. I'm really proud of this roster, from players to staff it has taken everyone's contributions to accomplish what we've done. I struggle to find a balance between making sure our team doesn't get complacent but also doesn't under appreciate the magnitude of this accomplishment. Look at Coventry City for example, two summers ago they were in the Championship and next season they will be playing in League 2, the complete opposite of our road. Doing what we've done isn't easy but if we don't keep it up we could quickly waste all of this work.

What a great season Chelsea had, winning the local treble. A part of me hope we draw them in a cup game next season just to test ourselves against them. The focus will definitely be the league though, I think this will be a rare case of arriving through promotion with a big target on our backs because of the back-to-back titles we have won, I expect to get every team's best shot. I have no doubts we have a roster that can compete at the next level but it won't be easy as there are a good number of teams that will be battling for promotion either directly or through the playoffs.

But we also enjoyed winning a cup competition this season and after coming so close to winning the COC last season I have no doubts we'll try to compete for a cup next season. It's surreal to think we could do that as Championship team but it wouldn't be the first time that's done.

Now I have to go to Russia with Finland for this summer's World Cup. I hope I can replicate this kind of success.

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