One Man's Journey: The Karl Robinson Story

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His promising playing career cut short due to a back injury, Karl Robinson returned home to Liverpool and jumped headlong into coaching, earning his UEFA B and A coaching licenses during an eight year stint in which he worked alongside Liverpool legend Steve Heighway in the club's academy, helping develop a number of young starlets.
During his time at Liverpool, Robinson developed a friendship with another Anfield Legend, Paul Ince. Over the next several years, Robinson would become an integral part of Paul Ince's coaching staffs at MK Dons, Blackburn Rovers, and at MK Dons again, where in 2009-10 Robinson was named assistant manager under Ince. Having earned his UEFA Pro License during this time(at 29 he was the youngest ever to earn this distinction), Robinson was primed and ready when at the end of the campaign, Ince decided to resign his post.
Named the MK Dons permanent manager on 10 May 2010, the 30 year old Robinson embarked on a journey which he hopes will one day lead him back to Anfield, but this time, as the manager of Liverpool Football Club.

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The Career Almanac Of Karl Robinson

2010-11 NPower League One: MK Dons
League Finish: 5th 23-8-15 77 points
League Cup: 3rd Round
FA Cup: 1st Round
Football League Trophy: 2nd Round
League One Play-Offs: Semi Finals

2011-12 NPower League One: MK Dons
League Finish: 5th 22-14-10 80 points
League Cup: 3rd Round
FA Cup: 3rd Round
Football League Trophy: 1st Round
League One Play-Offs: Semi Finals

2012-13 NPower League One: MK Dons
League Finish: 8th 19-13-14 70 points
League Cup: 5th Round
FA Cup: 3rd Round
Football League Trophy: 1st Round

2013-14 Sky Bet League One: MK Dons
League Finish: 10th 17-9-20 60 points
League Cup: 3rd Round
FA Cup: 2nd Round
Football League Trophy: 2nd Round


2014-15 Sky Bet League One: MK Dons
League Finish:
League Cup:
FA Cup:
Football League Trophy:

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2014-15 MK Dons Season Preview

Play-Offs Or Bust As Robinson Enters Pivotal Year Number Five


Hopes Are High For Arsenal Loanee Afobe

The MK Dons return for their 11th season this upcoming week, and after a good summer of strengthening hopes are high for Karl Robinson's side.
The last campaign was one the club will want to forget as they failed to even make a proper challenge for the playoff positions, but the squad has gone under a major overhaul and now has much more strength in depth.
With three forwards now on the books - Tom Hitchcock, Will Grigg, and Benik Afobe - Robinson will be hoping the goals return after they dried up following the exit of Patrick Bamford in January.
And Dons fans will also be delighted that Pete Winkelman has spent some money on players this summer by paying fees for both Crawley's Kyle McFadzean and Aston Villa's Samir Carruthers.
Danny Green, who spent time on loan at Dons, has joined on a free transfer, and other than Stephen Gleeson, none of the players who have left will have a major impact on the side.
Even Brendan Galloway, who controversially handed in a transfer request to force through a move to Premier League side Everton, didn't feature much or even look great when he did.
Now the Dons just have to hope they can hold onto young sensation Delle Alli as he will be vital in the team's push for promotion.
There is no question Alli will play Premier League football in the future, even against Leicester City in the 2-0 defeat, the midfielder looked composed and showed a maturity beyond his age.
But hopefully he will be able to continue his growth in League One for at least one more season and help the Dons make a push for that all important promotion to the Championship.
They will also be boosted by the fact that no massive clubs have been relegated to this level as they have done in the past few years such as the likes of Wolves and Charlton.
Instead the three teams joining them will be Yeovil Town, Doncaster Rovers, and Barnsley, who are by no means certain to be fighting for promotion at the end of the campaign.
This season is important for Karl Robinson and he needs to show that with a squad which finally has depth, he can get the best out of it and lead the Dons to, at the very least, the play-off places.
Sheffield United, Preston North End, Bristol City, and as always Peterborough, will be expecting to battle it out at the top of the table, but the Dons should be able to take one of the top six positions if this year is to be described as a step forward.

****Originally published by CitiBlog


2014-15 Kits



2014-15 Squad List

[Matt10]

You put so much effort into these, you're bound to get a reward out of it! I feel good about this one already though. Just tell your son that the Sliders part of the game is the game itself then he can't delete/modify your CM. He could either get really bored of "sliding" numbers left and right, or love it and show all his friends down the road how cool it is...like a retro game...of sorts.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Matt10

You put so much effort into these, you're bound to get a reward out of it! I feel good about this one already though. Just tell your son that the Sliders part of the game is the game itself then he can't delete/modify your CM. He could either get really bored of "sliding" numbers left and right, or love it and show all his friends down the road how cool it is...like a retro game...of sorts.

I set his own profile up on PS4, I didn't do it initally because he usually sticks to the 360 or the XB1, he never touches the PS4 but he loves FIFA and wanted to try 15 so....

[OneDrop]

I'm going to follow this. Too bad we can't have an online career, would be fun sending some of my youths to your team so you could develop them.

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Quote: Originally Posted by OneDrop

I'm going to follow this. Too bad we can't have an online career, would be fun sending some of my youths to your team so you could develop them.

I'm sure that from a technological aspect it's a massive massive undertaking, but the benefits would be oh so worth it. One day maybe...

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2014-15 Sky Bet League One
Match Day #1
9 August 2014
Stadium mk, Milton Keynes

MK Dons 2-0 Port Vale


Scoring Summary
9' Benik Afobe - MKD
40' Darren Potter - MKD

Dons Cruise To Win In Opener


Midfielder Darren Potter gives the Dons an early 2-0 lead vs Port Vale

First half goals from Benik Afobe and Darren Potter combined with a stupendous defensive effort gave hosts MK Dons a convincing 2-0 victory over visiting Port Vale in the opening match of the season for both clubs. Dons GK David Martin earned man of the match honors with his first lean sheet of the campaign.

Box Score

Aug 9, 2014 - Port Vale vs MK Dons
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Port Vale (0-0-1)	0	0	0
MK Dons (1-0-0)	2	0	2

Team Stats Comparison
Port Vale		MK Dons
46%	Possession	54%
8	Shots	8
2	Shots on Target	4
18	Tackles	16
2	Fouls	2
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Corner Kicks	3
25%	Shot Accuracy	50%
66%	Passing Percentage	65%

Extended Match Highlights

Results From Around The Grounds In Sky Bet League One


9 August 2014
Barnsley 2-1 Bradford City
Chesterfield 1-1 Bristol City
Colchester 1-2 Oldham Athletic
Coventry City 2-2 Walsall
Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Crawley Town
Leyton Orient 0-1 Doncaster Rovers
MK Dons 2-0 Port Vale
Notts County 0-1 Gillingham
Peterborough United 2-1 Preston North End
Rochdale 1-3 Yeovil Town
S****horpe United 2-1 Sheffield United
Swindon Town 1-0 Fleetwood Town