Stevenage FC from Conference play and beyond

[vusa92troy]

I recently got the FIFA 11 game and like to play Career Mode, so here we go.

I am on PS3, playing 'Pro' level 'Slow', with a 'Pro' level Board. I will likely SIM Pre-Season games and play the rest.

Barry Hayles, got his start at Stevenage (Borough) and is back to Stevenage FC to help the Club in League play. Most recently, the Jamaican International had been at Truro City FC, a Conference side in the Southern League Premier Division. Coach has great playing experience in League Football with Fulham, Sheffield United, Milwall, etc. Hopefully this playing experience will translate to a burgeoning Coaching career.

The Board is looking for the side to finish in the top half of the league. Coach Hayles will try to accomplish this, while having a big focus on bringing in youth to the side for the future. Likely, out will be players that don't fit the system or players that are getting to be a bit long in the tooth.

Here is the Stevenage FC Wiki page for more information about the side

So here we go,

[vusa92troy]

Who is on the block:

CF C. Beardsley - 26 years - 56 OVR

To Bradford City £648,000 / £2,400

CF P. Vincenti - 23 years - 53 OVR

RWB L. Wilson - 22 years - 58 OVR

Adelaide United £700,000 / £1,000

CDM M. Bostwick - 22 years - 63 OVR

To S****horpe United £648,000 / £2,400

(too funny, you can't type scu nthorpe on this forum)

CDM J. Mousinho - 24 years - 58 OVR

To S****horpe United £612,000 / £1,000

CDM D. Murphy - 24 years - 53 OVR

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New players in the side;

RB C. Jenkinson - 18 years - 52 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

LB J. Heath - 21 years - 56 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

LB B. Coker - 21 years - 54 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

CB T. Flanagan - 18 years - 53 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

LB A Chicksen - 18 years - 54 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

CB L. Dunk - 18 years - 53 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

LW E. Frear - 19 years - 51 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

LB J. Trott - 18 years - 48 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

LB A. Chicksen - 18 years - 54 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

ST A. Crompton - 17 years - 46 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

CM O. Gobern - 19 years - 50 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

CB D. Reynolds - 18 years - 45 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

ST L. Head - 18 years - 53 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

CM R. Thompson - 18 years - 49 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

CM B. Davisson - 18 years - 48 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

LW D. Green - 19 years - 48 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

CM J. Smith - 20 years - 48 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

CB F. Ilesanmi - 19 years - 47 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

CM C. McNish - 18 years - 46 OVR - Wages = £1,900 / 3 years

CB J. Saville - 19 years - 44 OVR - Wages = £1,800 / 3 years

CM A. Dawson - 18 years - 43 OVR - Wages = £1,800 / 3 years

GK D. Hogan - 21 years - 43 OVR - Wages = £1,800 / 3 years

[vusa92troy]

Sat, Jul 10, 2010
v Sporting Lokeren (Belgian Pro League)

0-1

Sat, Jul 17th, 2010
at SC Braga (Portuguese Liga)

3-1

Sat, July 24th, 2010
v Jagiellonia Bialystok (Ekstraklasa)

1-1

Good Pre-Season with only one game that got out of hand for this young side. There will be time for the team to gel over the next couple of weeks as the regular season approaches.

[vusa92troy]

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Stevenage FC Starting IX
	STARTER	Over	Age	Country
GK	C. Day	58	35	England
RB	R. Henry	56	26	England
RCB	J. Ashton	63	27	England
LCB	M. Roberts ©	61	26	England
LB	S. Laird	60	22	England
RM	R. Sinclair	56	20	England
RCM	J. Byrom	55	23	England
LCM	S. Long	54	25	England
LM	P. Winn	56	21	England
RS	Y. Odubade	59	26	England
LS	C. Griffin	55	31	England

Aug 7, 2010 - Stevenage FC vs Gillingham
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Stevenage FC (0-0)	0	0	0
Gillingham (0-0)	2	0	2

Team Stats Comparison
Stevenage FC		Gillingham
2	Goals	0
5	Shots	6
3	Shots on Target	3
21	Tackles	37
4	Fouls	3
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	0
60%	Shot Accuracy	50%
85%	Passing Percentage	82%

Stevenage FC had a bad first twelve minutes in this game where they let in the two Gillingham goals. A Akinfenwa scored in the ninth minute, muscling two defenders off of the ball and placing a shot past the keeper. In minute twelve, the Gills C. Weston scored their second goal. After this, the Borough players shut down the Gillingham offense. Several chances were created by the Stevenage offense, but to no avail. The only other excitement in the game was a yellow card to Gills J. Gowling in minute 77.
Man of the Match was Stevenage FC's CB J. Aston, with a match rating of 7.4.
Next match is a Cup match and a chance for the team to correct themselves.

Akinfenwa scores the first goal for Gillingham


Gills Weston scores in minute 12'


Stevenage's J. Byrom gives it a rip


'Borogh's' keeper makes a big save

[rhysyboy]

nice start

[vusa92troy]

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Stevenage FC Starting IX
	STARTER	Over	Age	Country
GK	C. Day	58	35	England
RB	R. Henry	56	26	England
RCB	J. Ashton	63	27	England
LCB	M. Roberts ©	61	26	England
LB	S. Laird	60	22	England
RM	R. Sinclair	56	20	England
RCM	J. Byrom	55	23	England
LCM	S. Long	54	25	England
LM	P. Winn	56	21	England
RS	Y. Odubade	59	26	England
LS	C. Griffin	55	31	England

So, bottom line here is that Stevenage FC wins the game 2-0, away at Southend United. I will post a couple of videos of the goals that were scored, but I kind of screwed up a couple of things for making a game report and some screen shots.
The first goal came off of a run across the top of the box and a nice shot from left to right into the side netting and away from the keeper, by Odubade. The second goal came from a cross from Odubade to Griffen, who headed the ball into the goal from a very sharp angle. The cross from Odubade actually started to veer toward the back post, but was always going to be too long. Griffen was able to track the ball that got past the keeper and put it away.
On to the next round of the League Cup, hopefully to play the role of giant killers.

So this goal video was done in slow motion and I am not sure why I did that


This one is much better, with crowd noise and you can see the swerve of the ball
BTW, dig the 'Robot' at the end. I love that move!

[vusa92troy]

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Aug 14, 2010 - Stevenage FC vs Aldershot Town
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Stevenage FC (0-1-0)	0	0	0
Aldershot Town (1-0-0)	0	0	0

Team Stats Comparison
Stevenage FC		Aldershot Town
0	Goals	0
9	Shots	14
8	Shots on Target	4
30	Tackles	17
4	Fouls	2
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Injuries	0
88%	Shot Accuracy	28%
71%	Passing Percentage	85%

Day comes up big for Stevenage FC in this game.
Not sure why he doesn't get a Club crest on his jersey though?


Day with another save. In the video of this highlight,
has has to get back up right away and make the rebound save


Stevenage FC did get their chances, including this one that bounced off of the cross bar


The 'Borough' forward Griffen gets a pass and cuts inside for a shot


Aldershot Town keeper saves a low hard shot


Day's double save keeps the clean sheet


This one should have gone in


Not sure why I included this one, but here it is