WWSM2008: Long live The Hatters and their FrogManager! [Archive]

FrogMan

01-08-2008, 09:11 AM

Defensive Midfielders

Russell Duncan (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-duncan.jpg) was brought in in August of 2007 to act as our main DM dude and I'd say he had a very decent season for us last year. He tore a calf muscle very early on this season and we've had to make due without him for quite a while now.

Daniel Fox (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-fox.jpg) was brought in as a surprise part exchange when Walsall showed interest in our young keeper Dean Brill (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-brill.jpg). I had no scouting on him and didn't even know all of his skills, yet, what I saw, I liked. I agreed to the deal and he's been getting spot duty as a DM with Duncan's injury.

Havard Nordtveit (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-nordtveit.jpg) is on a season long loan with us from parent club Arsenal and so far, even though the fans don't seem to think so, he's been pretty helpful as a defensive midfielder. He has a bit of a tendency to go hard on tackles, or being undisciplined, but he's usually solid in there...

I've also gone with a third centreback with an up arrow as a replacement for the defensive midfielder in case of sever terpkristinitis... ;)

Attacking Midfielders

Matthew Spring (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-spring.jpg) is a pure MC guy, but he could play both DM or AMC with a bit more aptitude for the offensive side so that's where I use him more. There have been a few games where I have played him back a bit, in the MC hole with an up arrow, or sometimes at the end of games when I want to save a lead, I might pull him back and play him as a second DM. Matthew is one of the rare original Hatter still left on the squad...

Eric Skora (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-skora.jpg) was brought in as a very cheap project from Kilmarnock of the Scottish Premier League. I only had to pay $28k for him last January 1st. I saw the guy as someone who could fill in in case of injury and he didn't do too good in spot duty last season. Again used in spot duty this year, he is doing much better.

David Fernandez (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-fernandez.jpg) was also brought in from Kilmarnock last august, this time for a much bigger fee of $250k. He did awesomely for us at first as a striker and/or attacking midfielder winning the hearts of the fans with some great goals, but he then slumped. Slumped so much, the fan went from thinking he was an absolutely exquisite signing to saying they thought I should rethink his position in the first team squad. Just like Duncan, he suffered a big injury (even if only described as a sprained ankle but he's been out for over a month now) and we've made due without him. Don't know if the 32 year old will ever find a regular spot in the starting rotation...

Used mostly as backup in that spot, Stephen O'Leary can also play the AMC role. He's more of a winger in mentality, but lack the stamina to play the position. More on that in a moment.

Finally, youngster David Edwards (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-edwards.jpg) is currently on a season long loan at Cambridge United but could be recalled if we'd ever need cover for the AMC position.

Wingers

Winger is quite probably the position that has undergone the most change from last season to now. Gone are the two previous starters, for two different reasons. David Bell (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-bell.jpg) started attracting attention of higher clubs in the January transfer window and had turned down many offers until Burnley came with an initial bid of $1.1M that they accepted to bonify with a $400k over 24 months and some sell on percentage clause (iirc, going from memory here). He had started hinting that he wanted to move on and was showing signs of unhappiness so when the offer got that good, and he said he wanted to have the chance to talk with Burnley on a contract, I couldn't pass up on it. That did create a hole in the squad though because Bell played as much on the right (his natural side) as on the left side last year, maybe even a bit more on the left than the right actually. His departure did upset a few players and the fans and I had to make some promise to then captain Chris Coyne that I had plans to bring in new players to replace him.

Within just a few days, a player one of my scouts had found earlier in a trip to Scotland turned up as returning to his parent club of FBK Kaunas after a season loan at Hearts. Even better, his contract was expiring and I was able to bring 24yo Saulius Mikoliunas (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-mikoliunas.jpg). I liked his skill set as a winger, especially the good combination of pace/stamina/acceleration. He's been pure gold for us from the get go.

Even with his arrival, we were left without a really good left winger. When David Bell wasn't starting there last year, we'd used either Darren Currie (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-currie.jpg), or Paul Underwood (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-underwood.jpg) but, I mean, come on, neither are getting any younger and even I would probably have better pace than them. I had to bring in someone. Dutchman smurf (I mean, 5'7" and 149lbs, come on :)) Etienne Esajas (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-esajas.jpg), then at Sheffield Wednesday, stood out among the players already scouted and recommend by my scouts. I really liked his skill set, but darn it they wouldn't let him go. I ended up paying my biggest fee yet, at $1.4M, but he turned out to be a great acquisition for us. He is a real playmaker and many times I've seen him create goal by running to the byline before unleashing a pinpoint cross into the box.

Surprisingly enough, with two new starters, one would have expected some loss of cohesion, but these guys have blended in quite well, even complementing and interacting very well with their respective fullbacks.

Behind them we find the usual suspects and some more. Stephen O'Leary (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-oleary.jpg) is one of the few original Hatter. Poor kid is average in about everything and really good at nothing. He lacks the pace to be a real threat on the outside but is very reliable coming off the bench.

Jonathan Hayes (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-hayes.jpg) is the current backup of choice on the left side. On a season long loan from Leicester, the 21yo has done very well when called upon, even getting a few starts in relief of Esajas. As a plus, he can play on either side of the field. I might look into making him a Hatter for good once his loan is over.

Jay Simpson (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-simpson.jpg) plays much better as a striker, lacking the stamina to be effective as a winger, but he's been all right coming off the bench as a right winger.

Vincent van den Berg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-vandenberg.jpg) is another season long loanee from parent club Arsenal who's been somewhat helpful in providing coverage on the wing. He also can play as a striker and I often like going into a game with both him and Simpson on the bench, giving me some options if I need more attack up front or on the right side.

After that, Daniel Fox and Carl Dickinson are just ahead of Darren Currie and Paul underwood on the left winger depth chart.

Next up a bit later, the strikers...

FM

3ric

01-08-2008, 09:16 AM

Good to see you back with another story!

highfiveoh

01-08-2008, 09:28 AM

I'll be reading!

Ditto. Hopefully this can help spark me into getting a new career started at some point. I'm somewhat waiting for the next (more than likely) final patch though as the confidence thing has scared me off for now.

ArlingtonColt

01-08-2008, 10:07 AM

Reading along... I also use that same formation with both midfielders with arrows out and the lb and rb with arrows up as a starting base formation.

ArlingtonColt

01-08-2008, 10:09 AM

Reading along... I also use that same formation with both midfielders with arrows out and the lb and rb with arrows up as a starting base formation.

FrogMan

01-08-2008, 11:42 AM

Strikers

I want to let it be known that Dean Morgan (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-morgan.jpg) is a frigging goal scoring machine. The guy scored 20 goals in 44 league appearances for us last season and has already scored 15 in only 19 league appearances this season. Add to that 6 Man of the Match selections so far this season and he is on pace for a career year. His contract was due to be up in June 2009 and I had been trying to sign him to an extention but just didn't want to commit until a couple weeks ago. Hi weekly wages went from $3300 a week to $16500 a week but I felt it was well worth it. The guy is a poacher. Some games he will look like he's having a bad game, then boom, scores two in three minutes by simply being at the right place at the right time, turning the game around.

Our other striker was on his way to being an afterthought last year but has resurfaced in a pretty big way. Sam Parkin (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-parkin.jpg) is less than impressive on paper, but he's been playing like a champ this season, sometimes feeding Morgan, but sometimes simply going on some great forward runs that he seems to create out of nowhere on nice through passes from guys in the back. So far so good, but I might be looking to replace him next season.

ASs I said before, David Fernandez was a very solid for us as a striker/AMC last season, but he slumped down the stretch and I fear his most recent injury will have taken some of his skills down too much for him to realy be a factor.

Jay Simpson (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-simpson.jpg) was pure gold for us as a loanee last season, scoring 6 goals in 7 appearance toward the end of the season. His start of the season, after becoming a Hatter for good, has been much more laborious this year. While the guy doesn't show great finishing skills, his acceleration and pace make him a potent threat to tear away from any defender and find himself in a one-on-one situation. He was finding the back of the net on all those one-on-ones last year and just couldn't when we started the season this year although he's scored a few lately that give me hope of him finding back his scoring touch...

I've used Vincent van den Berg as a backup striker off the bench a lot this season. He has not proved to be a game changer, but has not made too many mistake either.

Drew Talbot (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-talbot.jpg) is a kid I like very much. An amazingly hard worker, he does seem to be a bit prone to injury. He figures to be the next best bet to play up front. Talbot is another of the few original Hatters, just like Calvin Andrew (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-andrew.jpg) who comes right behind him on the depth chart. Andrew is a bit of everything without much pace or acceleration. Tall and a good jumper, he could probably be used to head it in.

18yo Billy McKay (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081108-mckay.jpg) was brought in from Leicester as a free transfer in the offseason. A young project type striker with good basic skills who might never be more than a backup, he's currently on a season long loan at Cambridge United.

That about covers the available squad. Here's complete listing of our players on either the senior or the reserve squad:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Zac Barrett</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>61%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Marlon Beresford</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.04</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-9-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sct</TD><TD>Edward Asafu-Adjaye</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>6-8-6-6-5</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>11 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5.93</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-8-7-8</TD><TD>82%</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Yth</TD><TD>Joe Selby</TD><TD>D R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-7</TD><TD>87%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>88%</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-6</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Chris Coyne</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>0 (4)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.04</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>Chris Perry</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>6-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>85%</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>11 (1)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Trn</TD><TD>Sol Davis</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>83%</TD><TD>8 (15)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Paul Underwood</TD><TD>D/M L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-6-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-6-6</TD><TD>63%</TD><TD>3 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD>Slt</TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-5-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>21 (1)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Darren Currie</TD><TD>AM RLC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>62%</TD><TD>0 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sct</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>4 (10)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>18 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-6-8</TD><TD>87%</TD><TD>5 (10)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.93</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sct</TD><TD>Robert Sinclair</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>5-6-5-5-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>2 (6)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>5.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-8</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>3 (10)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Loa</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>21 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7.30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-8</TD><TD>87%</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-6-7-8</TD><TD>67%</TD><TD>9 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-6</TD><TD>65%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Paul Furlong</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Yth</TD><TD>Ashley Harrison-Barker</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>75%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sct</TD><TD>Billy McKay</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-6-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>1 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-9-6-7</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>24 (1)</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7.24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-9-7-6</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>13 (4)</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7.24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-8-9-6</TD><TD>56%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

We have nobody worth mentionning on our U18 squad. Seriously, it's kinda sad. Maybe someday, one can hope...

Here's a listing of the players who have been sent packing since the start of the season:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Date</TD><TD>Person</TD><TD>To</TD><TD>Fee</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25.6.2008</TD><TD>McGuinness, Jamie</TD><TD>Free Transfer</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28.6.2008</TD><TD>Strang, Ben</TD><TD>Free Transfer</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28.6.2008</TD><TD>Hamilton, Dean</TD><TD>Free Transfer</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28.6.2008</TD><TD>Bevan, George</TD><TD>Free Transfer</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28.6.2008</TD><TD>Osborne-Ricketts, Elliot</TD><TD>Free Transfer</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1.7.2008</TD><TD>Keane, Keith</TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD>$160K</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1.7.2008</TD><TD>Langley, Richard</TD><TD>Shrewsbury</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1.7.2008</TD><TD>Goodall, Alan</TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD>$130K</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1.7.2008</TD><TD>Brkovic, Ahmet</TD><TD>Free Transfer</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1.7.2008</TD><TD>Hutchison, Don</TD><TD>Free Transfer</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2.7.2008</TD><TD>Peschisolido, Paul</TD><TD>Free Transfer</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5.7.2008</TD><TD>Faulds, Ross</TD><TD>Free Transfer</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6.7.2008</TD><TD>Bell, David</TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD>$1.1M</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20.7.2008</TD><TD>Charles, Ryan</TD><TD>Dunfermline</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23.7.2008</TD><TD>Brill, Dean</TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD>P/Ex</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11.8.2008</TD><TD>Sinclair, Robert</TD><TD>Cambridge</TD><TD>Loan</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12.8.2008</TD><TD>Edwards, David</TD><TD>Cambridge</TD><TD>Loan</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12.8.2008</TD><TD>Asafu-Adjaye, Edward</TD><TD>Cambridge</TD><TD>Loan</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12.8.2008</TD><TD>McKay, Billy</TD><TD>Cambridge</TD><TD>Loan</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1.10.2008</TD><TD>Hogarth, Harry</TD><TD>Free Transfer</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The first five were all youngsters going nowhere. Langley was injured for something like 9 months when I took over and never played for me. Keane and Goodall have been mentionned in the roundups. Brkovic, Hutchison and Peschisolido were all old dudes with little future with us, although Brkovic did see some significant playing time as a right winger last season. You can see four going out to Cambridge on loan and that brings me to our newest link. Earlier this season, I asked my board to find us a feeder club and when they came back with cambridge United, I just knew I had to pick them, just cause you know, Marc Vaughan plays with them. :)

They are struggling badly, currently in 22nd in the Blue Squard Premier. All four of my kids have seen some regular playing time but they are all sort of struggling.

Here's a list of the players I've brought in this season:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Date</TD><TD>Person</TD><TD>From</TD><TD>Fee</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1.7.2008</TD><TD>Tall, Ibrahim</TD><TD>Hearts</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1.7.2008</TD><TD>Simpson, Jay</TD><TD>Arsenal</TD><TD>$900K</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1.7.2008</TD><TD>Granville, Danny</TD><TD>Colchester</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1.7.2008</TD><TD>Dickinson, Carl</TD><TD>Tranmere</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5.7.2008</TD><TD>Vilmunen, Mikko</TD><TD>Drogheda Utd</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6.7.2008</TD><TD>Kinniburgh, Willie</TD><TD>Scunthorpe</TD><TD>$675K</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7.7.2008</TD><TD>Nordtveit, Håvard</TD><TD>Arsenal</TD><TD>Loan</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8.7.2008</TD><TD>Mikoliunas, Saulius</TD><TD>FBK Kaunas</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9.7.2008</TD><TD>van den Berg, Vincent</TD><TD>Arsenal</TD><TD>Loan</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10.7.2008</TD><TD>McKay, Billy</TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD>Free</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16.7.2008</TD><TD>Hayes, Jonathan</TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD>Loan</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16.7.2008</TD><TD>Pedro</TD><TD>Arsenal</TD><TD>Loan</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17.7.2008</TD><TD>Esajas, Etienne</TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD>$1.4M</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23.7.2008</TD><TD>Fox, Daniel</TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD>P/Ex</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24.7.2008</TD><TD>Sunu, Gilles</TD><TD>Arsenal</TD><TD>Loan</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Of these, I think only Pedro and Gilles Sunu have not yet been mentionned and for a good reason, they both came on for three months loans and have since gone back to Arsenal. Sunu never saw the field in a competitive game for us although Pedro played some as a left winger and did well. Well enough that I tried to renew his loan. Arsenal had agreed to it, Pedro had agreed to it, but he was denied his work permit. I found it odd and appealed the decision but they still denied it.

Of all these signings, the fans are the happiest with Tall, Kinniburgh, Mikoliunas and Esajas, basically the four who are regular starters. They are mildly happy with the loan signing of Jonathan Hayes.

They are disappointed with the signings of Simpson, Dickinson, Nordtveit, and van den Berg and I sort of disagree with them on three of the four. Yeah, Simpson has not played as well as did when he was a loanee, I give them that, but of the other three, two are loanees playing okay in spot duty and the other, Dickinson, has played well enough in the games I've asked him to play. Maybe they thought the 21yo would have played a bigger role that the one I had in mind for him...

FM

FrogMan

01-08-2008, 11:43 AM

welcome aboard to the three new readers btw :)

FM

FrogMan

01-08-2008, 11:47 AM

On to 2008-2009...

The expectations for this season are the same as they were last season, namely:
- respectable league position within the League One
- 3rd round of the FA Cup
- 2nd round of the Carling Cup
- Quarter Final of the Jonhstone's Paint Trophy

The season started very, very rough in the friendlies. We started with a 0-10 loss against Deportivo, a team we had held to a 1-1 draw in a friendly only a season ago. Yeah, you read right, 0-10. :eek: That game was ridiculous. I think they took something like 47 shots, hitting the target some 20 times or more. That was crazy. For some time, the fans were upset about the loss, but it didn't remain, thankfully. We then went to lose three more before finally winning two of the last three.

That didn't look too good for the regular season and had me worried. We started kind of slow but have picked up speed since then and we currently hold an amazing 2nd place after 19 matches. Here's the league table as it stands on November 8, 2008:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>+21</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>+16</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>+8</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>-20</TD><TD>10</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

As you can see, Q.P.R. were relegated from the Championship after the 2007-08 season. We played them to a 0-0 draw in our only game against them this season.

We had some rough draws in the Carling Cup, but we did manage to do pretty well, surpassing our board's expectations:
Round 1: win on penalties against Crystal Palace at home
Round 2: 1-0 win against Preston North End on their pitch
Round 3: 1-2 loss in extra time against Tottenham at home

That loss was a crazy game. As I reported in the big WWSM/FM impressions thread... We start the game and dang, we are hanging in there. We even get a penaly in the 9th minute that we piss away by kicking it to the keeper. We take a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute on an amazing cross to the 6 yard box headed straight in by my new winger just signed in the offseason. They are pressuring us like crazy but we hang in there for the whole game. We even go down a man when that same winger gets injured and has to be taken off after I'd done all my three subs. In the 84th minute the pressure is too much and my keeper makes a rare mistake coming out of his goal. 1-1 after 90. It's the League Cup so it's extra time, 10 players and all, they end up scoring at the start of the second period of extra time. We lose it 1-2.

Now about my fans, are they happy, despite the loss? Nope, they are VERY disappointed, the kind of disappointed I've never seen before. There's not even a tiny bit of yellow showing on their appreciation bar, NOTHING, ungrateful bastards. Sure, they outshot us something like 27-4 but damnit, we were leading, and gave up the two goals when playing with only 10 men, against a freaking premiership club, what else should we be doing to make you happy?

They are still not over that loss, a month and a half later. Oh well...

We are still alive in the Jonhstone's Paint Trophy after dominating our first two game:
South round 1: 3-0 away win over Exeter
South round 2: 4-0 away win over MK Dons.

MK Dons are one of our natural rivals and that big win made the board and fans feel pretty good. :)

Our last game was our first round FA Cup tie in which we played Blue Square Premier side Bognor Regis. The game was televised and we dominated them to a 3-0 win.

This is where we stand right now. Phew, all done catching up. :)

FM

SirFozzie

01-08-2008, 11:56 AM

BTW, Marc plays with Cambridge CITY ;) (Although to make it up, I can tell you Cambridge United is MY favorite English team :)

FrogMan

01-08-2008, 11:58 AM

BTW, Marc plays with Cambridge CITY ;) (Although to make it up, I can tell you Cambridge United is MY favorite English team :)

Dang, I knew I was mixing the two and I knew somebody else around here played with the other one. Oh well, there you go, let's say I picked them for you, but if they get relegated, I'm finding another one... :p

FM

finketr

01-08-2008, 02:30 PM

you know, frogman.. one thing this reminds me of is

I hate Marc Vaughan!!!!!

just kidding.. and i've been sucked back into my career game in fm2k5 since i found my disk.

FrogMan

01-09-2008, 09:07 AM

November 10, 2008
When I was telling that our U18 squad is not very good, I was not kidding. They just got destroyed 0-7 by the U18 squad of Scunthorpe. Even worse, apparently the keeper is the player that got the game ball for the team in that game. In a see of 2's and 3's for form ratings, he rated at 6 and I quote from my assistant's match report: "The Luton Under 18's goalkeeper looked assured in goal even though he had to pick the ball out of his own net on seven occasions." Good for you kid, sexy is back he said and his mommy said nobody should deny him the right to dream... :D

The draw for the 2nd round of FA Cup happens. We will play League 2 Dag & Red at Kenilworth Road on November 29.

David Fernandez is back in training following his injury.

November 11, 2008
Game: Johnstone Paint's Trophy, South Quarter Final at Shrewsbury (L2)

Starting 11:
Parkin . Morgan
Spring
Esajas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mikoliunas
Fox
Dickinson . Kinniburgh . Nordtveit . Tall
Vilmunen

As you can see, I decided to sit two important parts of my starting 11 in that one, starting Havard Nordtveit in defense and Mikko Vilmunen in goal. This'll be Vilmunen's first appearance in a competitive match for us and he's lacking match fitness.

As soo as the game starts, I smell a bad day coming. They are holding the ball way too much for my liking, around 60% in the first half and we can't seem to make anything happen. 0-0 at the half with 12(2) shots for us against 8(3) for them (note: my usual way of listing shots is total shots first then on target inside the paranthesis). We are simply taking too many shots from all angle without putting them on target.

The second half is a bit better but they take a 1-0 lead in the 64th minute on a scorcher from a distance. Vilmunen had no way of stopping that one and has done quite well so far. I try to get more pressure but are not playing well as a team today...

Final Score: Luton Town 0 - Shrewsbury 1
shots: 20(3) - 17(7)

We ended the game on an overall 50-50 split in possession but the guys really didn't take that game seriously, with the result we have now. For a second consecutive season, we fall one round short of the board's expectation of a Quarter Final. South Quarter Final is like the eighth of final...

One rare bad game for Tall with a rating of 6.

As expected, the fans are disappointed with that result, but not that much.

November 12, 2008
Paul Underwood is granted is request to be transfer listed.

I won't always list all their wins but Cambridge United won 3-0 and David Edwards and Billy McKay each had a score in the win. Well done kids!

FM

FrogMan

01-09-2008, 09:09 AM

you know, frogman.. one thing this reminds me of is

I hate Marc Vaughan!!!!!

just kidding.. and i've been sucked back into my career game in fm2k5 since i found my disk.

I'm sure the lady will start hating Mr Vaughan very soon too... ;)

And, you really need to upgrade, especially from 2005 to 2008. Tons of little things that make the game that much more immersive, as if that was possible...

FM

finketr

01-09-2008, 10:20 AM

I'm sure the lady will start hating Mr Vaughan very soon too... ;)

And, you really need to upgrade, especially from 2005 to 2008. Tons of little things that make the game that much more immersive, as if that was possible...

FM

I've thought about upgrading from 2005 to 2008 except I can't afford to get sucked in that much due to my return to college this year.

And the lady doesn't mind that much since i'm careful to not play tooo much.. :)

finketr

01-09-2008, 10:22 AM

FrogMan

01-09-2008, 11:35 AM

November 19, 2008
League Match: vs Southend (3rd) at Kenilworth Road (Luton 6-4 favorites)

Starting 11
Parkin . Morgan
Skora
Esajas . . . . . . . . . . . . Mikoliunas
Fox
Jackson . Kinniburgh . Pierre-Fanfan . Tall
Speroni

I was less than impressed by Matthew Spring's performance in our last match so Eric Skora gets the start, as well as our usual backs and keeper.

A very important game for us, playing the team right below us and it looks like my "you can win" pregame speech worked wonder as we come out like lions. They can hardly get the ball out of their zone and we control the flow of the game early on. Skora proves is worth in the 33rd minute when he starts an attack with a great low pass to Sam Parkin who quickly relays it to Dean Morgan. Morgan's shot is only blocked by the keeper and Parkin is there to pick up the rebound in front of an empty net. 1-0!

We double our lead ten minute later on a sweet move originating from the left wing. Esajas finds Mikoliunas near the 6 yard box and he easily buried the half volley behind the keeper. 2-0 after 43!

Final Score: Luton Town 2 - Southend 0

Great game overall with Mikoliunas getting the MoM. He, as well as Parkin, Morgan, Esajas, Kinniburgh and Speroni all rated at 8 in form while the rest of the team rated at a reasonable 7. I end up telling the team I thought this win was sensational in my post-game speech.

The fans are pleased with the win. Any other reaction would have been hard to explain... The win gives us a clear three point lead over Southend in 2nd place.

FM

FrogMan

01-09-2008, 11:37 AM

dola,

is 0-4-1-2-1-2 the preferred formation now? That's what i've almost always run in my club matches with some 4-4-2, 4-3-3 and 3-4-3 throw in...

for my national team i run a 1-2-2-3-0-2 and it seems to work okay... got beat 1-0 by USA in the NA Gold cup Final but we were struggling with injuries and two suspensions.

no clue if it's the general preferred formation but it's always been my preferred formation. I'm quite logical and rational and I find that it covers about all of the field and even while I have the team's instructions set to move the ball through the flanks, I've often seen my AMC and DMC exchange balls back and forth before moving it to one side or putting in a through ball for one of the strikers to get a clean look to the keeper...

FM

FrogMan

01-10-2008, 09:07 AM

November 22, 2008
League match #21: away at Oldham (Luton 5-4 favorites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.08</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-8-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.08</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>12 (1)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.85</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>20 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>23 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7.32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-7-8-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>9-6-7-6-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>26 (1)</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7.22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>9-7-6-6-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>15 (4)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7.21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-9-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-8-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>10 (15)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-8-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5 (11)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>4 (12)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-8-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (12)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-6-6</TD><TD>56%</TD><TD>3 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Slt</TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>5-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>22 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Loa</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>3 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-6</TD><TD>60%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Oldham have been disappointing this season, presently in 19th place. After playing them twice in the FA Cup last year, plus twice in league play, they are the only team we've played four times already. We've won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1 of those.

Lineup is pretty standard, no shakeup there. I tell the players I think they can win this game.

They take a 0-1 lead in the 26th minute on a goal that the players thought was offside but I see on the replay that it wasn't. We simply left too many uncovered in or around the 6 yard box. Bad news strikes in the 37th minute when Pierre-Fanfan has to leave the field injured. I bring in Daniel Fox to play the left back position, moving Richard Jackson to the right and Ibrahim Tall to centreback. Tall also gets the captain armband.

It's 0-1 at the half and while we're not playing real bad, I still tell the fellas that I want to see more. Ibrahim Tall is a bit too generous in the 66th minute, deflecting a ball behind his own keeper for an own goal. Down 0-2. We take one back ten minutes later when Saulius Mikoliunas drifts in a corner to the penalty spot that Etienne Esajas is able to kick through the crowd to the back of the net. Sadly, that will be our last goal.

Final Score: Luton 1, Oldham 2
Shots: 11(4) - 9(3)
Possession: 53 - 47

All in all, not really a bad game. Sure, we let one go, but it was on the road and it's not like we got outclassed. Game ball goes to Etienne Esajas who scored our only goal and was the only Hatter to rate at 8 in form.

The loss combines with a Southend win means we've lost the three points we'd gained on them last week and Sheff Wed now have a full 5 points on us with a game in hand.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>+15</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>+15</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>-13</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>-22</TD><TD>11</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The good news is that José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan only suffered a gashed arm and will only miss between 4 days and a week.

November 24, 2008
Our left side is well represented in the League One team of the week as both Richard Jackson and Etienne Esajas got selected.

FM

FrogMan

01-10-2008, 09:12 AM

November 29, 2008
FA Cup round 2: vs Dag & Red at Kenilworth Road (Luton 1-3 favorites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.04</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>10 (16)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>21 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>24 (2)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-6-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>3 (13)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-6-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>16 (4)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-9-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>13 (1)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-8-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5 (12)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.82</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>4 (12)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-6-8-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>27 (1)</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7.18</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-6</TD><TD>83%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.08</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Slt</TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>5-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>22 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-6-6</TD><TD>67%</TD><TD>3 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-6</TD><TD>85%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Loa</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>3 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.57</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

We are heavy favorites and the fans anticipate an easy win. I don't like that... I tell the paper that I think they will pose just as much of a threat as any other team and my players seem to buy that.

I like Nordtveit at DMC but his very low stamina sometimes means he has to be subbed out late in the game so Fox gets the start there. I also give the start to Jay Simpson up front. José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan is still a bit iffy so I give him the day off and play Ibrahim Tall in his place and Carl Dickinson on the left back spot. I also ask Eric SKora to support the attack a bit more, giving him an up arrow in between the two strikers in tactics. I tell the guys I not only think they can win, but that I expect them to...

It's a good start to the game for us and we take the lead in the 8th minute when Etienne Esajas centers a Carl Dickinson throw in to Jay Simpson who uses his acceleration to lose his man and scores the 1-0 goal! That's the kind of move that Simpson used to pull toward the end of the season last year. We let up a bit and they tie it in the 20th minute. We are controlling the game at that point, but we are still acting a bit loose.

1.5 minute into an announce 1 minute of extra time to the first half, Jay Simpson finds himself the beneficiary of a weird play from a D&R defender. Carl Dickinson had centered a long ball that ended up making it to the keeper. One of their defender got to the short rebound before the keeper but knocked it to Simpson's feet who put in low with a low shot. 2-1 at the half.

I like the 2-1 lead at the half, and the 11(3) to 2(1) shots is nice too, but as I said, I felt we were loose a bit so I tell the guys not to get careless. They seem to respond well to that although we escape with a scare in the 70th minute when an apparent D&R goal is turned down because of an offside. We hold them off and even add to our lead in the injury time when a free kick from the corner by Havard Nordtveit is headed in by Ibrahim Tall for the 3-1 goal.

Final Score: Luton 3, Dag & Red 1
Shots: 14(4) - 8(2)
Possession: 50 - 50

A satisfying win and an especially good performance by Jay Simpson to whom I give the game ball. His two goals earned him a form rating of 8 and a MoM selection as he was a constant threat, put 3 of 6 shots on target. Jackson, Tall and Kinniburgh also rated at 8. The fans are pleased with the win, especialy with how much more dangerous we apparently looked in the final third of the pitch. :cool:

My assistant informed me that both Ibrahim Tall and Willied Kinniburgh gained focus from my haltime speech while it motivated Jay Simpson. I felt like the guys played a tighter game in the second half. Good to see my speech had something to do with it...

FM

NoSkillz

01-10-2008, 10:28 AM

A satisfying win and an especially good performance by Jay Simpson to whom I give the game ball. His two goals earned him a form rating of 8 and a MoM selection as he was a constant threat, put 3 of 6 shots on target. Jackson, Tall and Kinniburgh also rated at 8. The fans are pleased with the win, especialy with how much more dangerous we apparently looked in the final third of the pitch. :cool:

My assistant informed me that both Ibrahim Tall and Willied Kinniburgh gained focus from my haltime speech while it motivated Jay Simpson. I felt like the guys played a tighter game in the second half. Good to see my speech had something to do with it...

This type of stuff just makes me smile and proves why FM/WWSM is such an incredible game.

The media aspect of the series draws you completely into the 'fictional' universe and makes it feel so much more than just a game. Your actions mean so much more and you can actually see the effects of your decisions, whether they are on the pitch or in the newspapers.

What a great game!

Continued good luck with Luton, Frogman. I love your writing style!

FrogMan

01-10-2008, 11:40 AM

November 30, 2008
hrm, interesting. Birmingham are apparently shopping Mehdi Nafti, a defensive midfielder, around. At first his name seems familiar and then it its me. I had signed him in FM2007 but was never overly satisfied with his performances... He's valued at 675k, they have him listed for 275k but are offering him on a free transfer. I ask my scout to give me a quick rundown of him and he comes back with a "definite purchase" tag. I'm pretty sure I won't be able to offer him any kind of contract, as we're already running close to $10k per week over the wage budget, but I still offer to take him off their hands. I will post his profile a bit later on tonight (I don't have access to photobucket during the day) but he is described as a tireless midfielder who's fairly determined. He's rated pretty high in teamwork and work rate (16 & 17) and is also pretty good at marking (16). One thing he lacks for a defensive midfielder is the heading skill (only at 8) but he could be a good addition to the club as I seem to be rotating through defensive midfielders without really finding a good one...

December 1st, 2008
The draw for the 3rd round of the FA Cup happens. We will play one of two League Two teams, either MK Dons or Morecambe.

The board are satisfied with my management of the club. The signing of Saulius Mikoliunas is seen as an extremely good signing while they see the signing of Vincent van den Berg, on loan no less, as something that needs explaining. Feh... At least they have stopped worrying about the stupid 1-2 loss to Tottenham in the Carling Cup.

Sam Parkin is selected as the League One Player of the Month. For a guy whom I didn't see in my first team's plans, he's sure redeemed himself.

Paul Underwood has decided that he wants to stay at the club and he's begging to be taken off the transfer list. I unlist the drama queen...

FM

FrogMan

01-10-2008, 11:48 AM

This type of stuff just makes me smile and proves why FM/WWSM is such an incredible game.

The media aspect of the series draws you completely into the 'fictional' universe and makes it feel so much more than just a game. Your actions mean so much more and you can actually see the effects of your decisions, whether they are on the pitch or in the newspapers.

What a great game!

Absolutely agree. I really like asking my assistant for his help regarding the team talks. I change his recommended talk maybe half of the time, but it still gives me and idea of where to go with the talk. Despite my bickering about unrealistic stuff with it, I gotta say that I really like the whole confidence things. That's one thing that's really making the fans and the board come alive and really help the immersion factor...

Continued good luck with Luton, Frogman. I love your writing style!

Thanks a lot, really, really appreciate it. So you know, your initial comment in the FM/WWSM thread had a lot to do with me starting this dynasty again. :)

FM

vex

01-10-2008, 02:29 PM

Yeah, you're going to end up making me buy '08 if you continue this dynasty much longer. Nice work:)

NoSkillz

01-10-2008, 02:42 PM

Thanks a lot, really, really appreciate it. So you know, your initial comment in the FM/WWSM thread had a lot to do with me starting this dynasty again. :)
FM

:cool: Peer pressure! :D

Blade6119

01-10-2008, 03:02 PM

Christmas came late for me this year!

finkenst

01-10-2008, 09:17 PM

Yeah, you're going to end up making me buy '08 if you continue this dynasty much longer. Nice work:)

+1

and my schoolwork can't afford it.

FrogMan

01-10-2008, 10:15 PM

Yeah, you're going to end up making me buy '08 if you continue this dynasty much longer. Nice work:)

it's all part of the master plan ;)

FM

FrogMan

01-10-2008, 10:15 PM

Christmas came late for me this year!

:D

FM

FrogMan

01-10-2008, 10:17 PM

my internet access crapped out thanks to the big wind we're having (I get my internet and our digital TV through an antenna on the roof that must have moved since TV was crappy all evening and I was unable to access anything on the web up until maybe an hour ago) so I couldn't post Nafti's profile. Here goes:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/th_081202nafti.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/081202nafti.jpg)

FM

FrogMan

01-11-2008, 09:07 AM

December 2, 2008
League Match #22: vs Port Vale at Kenilworth Road (Lutons evens favorite)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.04</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>11 (16)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>22 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>25 (2)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-6-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>27 (1)</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7.18</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-8-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>17 (4)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7.19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-9-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13 (2)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-8-6-6-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5 (13)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>4 (13)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>4 (13)</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6.47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-6</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.08</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Slt</TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>5-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>22 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-6-6</TD><TD>71%</TD><TD>3 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-8-7-9</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>9 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Loa</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>3 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.57</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

This is odd. While Port Vale seem to be a low team, currently in 21st place on the league table, they are on an eight match unbeaten run in league play. Beware... I tell the media that I think we can beat them if we play our best. Unchanged lineup for this game as I give another game of rest to José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan.

Etienne Esajas strikes lucky in the 8th minute when his free kick from 30 yards out takes a deflection going through the wall. The keeper can't adjust to the new path of the ball and is beaten to his left. 1-0!

We are getting pressure from there until the end of the half though and Julian Speroni has to bail us out more than once but he can't do it all by himself and they tie it 1-1 in the 42st minute. It's 1-1 at the half and they are outscoring us 10(7) to 6(0). Yep, we have a goal but no shots on target, thanks to that deflection by their wall. I let the guys moderately have it at the half and tell them I'm disappointed in their play. I do take the time to tell Esajas that I think he can make a difference here.

We do put more pressure on them when we come out for the second half and it sort of pays off. With three players hovering in their penalty box, Sam Parkin is moving with the ball when he gets tripped. The ref points to the spot, PENALTY!!! Parkin lines up for the kick and buries it for his 10th goal of the season. 2-1 after 57!

We are piling on the pressure and after 67 minutes, shots are now 11(3) for us and 14(8) for them.

Final Score: Luton 2, Port Vale 1
Shots: 13(4) - 18(8)
Possession: 49 - 51

Etienne Esajas earns himself a game ball and another MoM selection with a goal and a form rating of 8. Sam Parkin is our only other player rating at 8 while Dean Morgan had a disappointing 6.

The penalty that gave us the lead is called "controversial" by former Hatter Lewis Emmanuel who says the decision was harsh. The media ask me what I thought about the decision and I say I thought the referee was spot on. :)

Here's the league table following our win...
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>+16</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>+20</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>+8</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>-22</TD><TD>11</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

December 3, 2008
Russell Duncan resumes full trainin following his torn calf muscle. He has missed four months. I send him to the reserves until he's match fit.

Our bid for Mehdi Nafti is rejected. I had left the requirement for an answer by tomorrow and they say they will not be pressured into a decision with many other teams interested in their player. With Duncan coming back, I don't see the reason to go after another DM that I will probably not be able to sign to a contract. I let it go...

FM

FrogMan

01-11-2008, 11:38 AM

December 5, 2008
League Match #23: at Carlisle (Luton evens favorites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.08</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-8-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>12 (16)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>23 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>26 (2)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>4 (14)</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6.44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>18 (4)</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7.23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-9-7-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-6-6-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5 (13)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>4 (14)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-8-6-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>28 (1)</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Slt</TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>5-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>22 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-6-6</TD><TD>86%</TD><TD>3 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-8-7-9</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>9 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Loa</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>3 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.57</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

It's fan day at Carlisle today, no clue if that's gonna intimidate the fellas or not though. Carlisle is currenlty sitting in 19th place in the league. I especially like how they call us "high-flying Luton" in the pregame talks... :cool:

José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan is back in the lineup for this one. I also decide to start youngster Jay Simpson instead of Dean Morgan up front. I didn't like the sloppy game that Morgan played against Port Vale. Interesting tidbit, Eric Skora is listed as the key man for us in this game. It's the first time I see his name in that piece of commentary. Usual suspects include Ibrahim Tall, Julian Speroni, Saulius Mikoliunas and Etienne Esajas, but it's the first time Skora is listed in there. I tell the guys they can win this one, in fact toning it down from my assistant's "I expect a win" recommendation...

The decision to start Simpson pays off in the 25th minute when he gets on a tear, showing off his great pace and acceleration to beat a defender and uncleat the keeper to lodge the ball in an empty net for the 1-0 goal. What a goal, there's pandemonium in the stands as the fans chant Simpson's name!!!

That score holds at he halftime break with us outshooting them 10(7) to 7(3). We looked a bit overwhelmed toward the end of the half and my assistant is even saying I should tell the guys I'm disappointed in them. But dang, we're still ahead, how can I say I'm really disappointed when ahead on the road? I give them encouragement and while we don't add to our lead, we play much better in the second half, controlling the game from the start of the half...

I've thought of a way to save the game and player stats, so here goes...

Match Stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>45%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>55%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>50%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>67%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>20%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>77%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>82%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>43%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>63%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 86</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>sub 81</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>sub 81</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>on 81</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 86</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 81</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I can now see why Eric Skora could have been seen as a key player. I mean, 38 of 45 passes is kind of pivotal in the middle of our offensive midfield. Julian Speroni gets the MoM selection in that game with a form rating of 8. Special mentions go to Ibrahim Tall who also got a rating of 8 and especially to Jay Simpson who looked like the good kid he was last season. His pace is simply amazing sometimes and he can cause real havoc in the middle of the opposing defense, outrunning about anybody near him. The fans are pleased with the win.

Leage table after the game:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>+24</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>+17</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>+21</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>-18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>-25</TD><TD>12</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

My assistant tells me that my halftime encouragements seemed to really have an effect. Speroni, Tall, Dickinson and Parkin all looked delighted while it gave a morale boost to Daniel Fox.

FrogMan

01-11-2008, 11:40 AM

December 8, 2008
Ibrahim Tall was selected in the League One Team of the Week.

Mehdi Nafti ended up agreeing with League One Bradford. The move will happen when the transfer window reopens on January 1st.

December 10, 2008
Morecambe won their FA Cup replay 2-0 over MK Dons and we will face them on their pitch on January 3 for the 3rd round of the FA Cup. I'm kinda disappointed as I wanted for us to beat on rivals MK Dons, but Morecambe might be an easier team to face. They are currently in 7th place of League Two while MK Dons lead the league.

December 11, 2008
35yo Chris Perry announces that he will retire at the end of the current season. He cites the difficulties breaking into the first team as the main reason for his decision.

December 12, 2008
Darren Currie is frustrated at not being part of the first team squad. Due, you are 34 and slow as a turtle. Not good for a winger you know... I stay with the diplomatic answer and comment to the media that he is a backup and will have to wait for a chance... He issues a public apology the very next day. :)

FM

FrogMan

01-11-2008, 11:43 AM

December 13, 2008
League Match #24: at Notts Co (Luton 5-4 favorites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>13 (16)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>24 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-8-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>27 (2)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-8-6-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5 (14)</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6.53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>19 (4)</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7.22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-9-7-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-6-6-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>5 (13)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>4 (15)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-6-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>28 (2)</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7.10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Slt</TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>5-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>22 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-8-6-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-8-7-9</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>9 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Loa</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>3 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.57</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Notts Co are sitting in 12th place at the moment. This is the third meeting between the two teams. We've won the first two with a 5-0 combined score. I don't know how I can leave a guy with 15 league goals on the bench, but that's what I do again today as Jay Simpson again starts for Dean Morgan. The rest of the starting 11 stays pretty much unchanged. I tell the guys I think they can win this one.

It's 0-0 at the half and we're not playing really well. They are outshooting us 9(2) to 4(1) and we can't seem to put a foot inside their half of the field. I remind the guys that they can win this today and we're off for the second half.

It remains 0-0 for pretty much the whole half, until the 90th minute when, amidst a see of legs, a corner kick is pushed behind Julian Speroni by Willie Kinniburgh for the 0-1 goal. Apparently Eric Skora's loosy ball control pushed the ball onto Kinniburgh who simply couldn't avoid it and it rebounded unfortunately. Three minutes of injury time is too little for us to try to tie it and we drop this game...

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>53%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>47%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>72%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>67%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>15%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>73%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>58%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>41%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>68%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>4</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 73</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD></TD><TD>50</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>sub 58</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>on 77</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>inj 77</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 58</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I give the game ball to Daniel Fox who, even in the loss, had 14 interceptions and was in the middle of many passes. I know they mentionned Skora's mistake at the base of Kinniburgh's own goal, but I didn't know it was that big. Big enough for Skora to rate at 4 in form. ugh...

I tell the guys I sympathise with them. I mean, on the road and we didn't really get outclassed, but i'm certainly not really pleased with the outcome. The fans are disappointed with the team's inability to convert chances into goals. I sort of agree with that.

Jonathan Hayes didn't finish the game as he had to be subbed out with an injury in the 77th minute. I see after the game that he suffered a bruised head and will miss 5 days to a week. More importantly, my head physio tells me he has a potential head injury. I hope he's only talking about the bruise and nothing more serious.

I give a formal warning for poor performance to Eric Skora. I rarely to that, but a 4 form rating deserves it. He not only accepts his warning but also apologises for his previous performance in the match. He added that he will try to to motivate himself more for the future matches. Might be time to give start to old timer David Fernandez. He was match fit for this game but there was no way I was going to sit Skora with how well he'd been playing recently.

Next game is only in 12 days and will be against the team that used our recent loss to pass us in 2nd place. Here's the table as it stands now:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>+27</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>+16</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>+10</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>-27</TD><TD>12</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

Coffee Warlord

01-11-2008, 11:50 AM

Tee hee.

Go Notts County!

FrogMan

01-11-2008, 11:59 AM

Tee hee.

Go Notts County!

:p

They still have not technically scored a goal on us though :D

FM

samifan24

01-12-2008, 09:44 AM

You're doing a great job writing these and keeping it very entertaining. Keep it up! We're reading!

FrogMan

01-12-2008, 01:40 PM

December 20, 2008
Matthew Spring bruised his head in training. Should miss 5 days to a week. Our next game is in 6 days.

December 25, 2008
So much for a Christmas break. QPR manager Paul Sturrock declares in the media that he's looking forward to a victory against us. They are currently one spot ahead of us on the table, in 2nd place. His comment causes some overconfidence in Dean Morgan and Etienne Esajas who now think the team can cope with big occasions without much effort...

I answer, that *I* think we should be able to beat QPR... :p Sure enough, the paper puts it in big letter as they title it: "My team are superior!" says Gougeon...

Niiiiice. :D

That causes Julian Speroni and Willie Kinniburgh to declare that they are ready to go strength to strength, whatever that means.

Meanwhile, Danny Granville has requested to be transfer listed. The 33yo left fullack came to Kenilworth Road last offseason but has yet to feature in the senior squad. I grant him his request.

December 26, 2008
League Match #25: vs QPR at Kenilworth Road (QPR 5-4 favorites)

Following Eric Skora's bad game last time, I decide to give the start to David Fernandez in the AMC spot. Other than the return of Dean Morgan to the starting lineup, the rest is pretty much unchanged. I tell the fellas I think they can win today and right before the match, I tell Daniel Fox to man mark their top scorer, striker Dexter Blackstock. He's scored 13 goals this season.

The first half goes scoreless but is an entertaining affair. We just can't seem to put a ball on target though and that's annoying as all heck. Dean Morgan is especially awful in that category. Shots at the half are 10(1) for us, 8(5) for them.

In the hope of creating something, I sub in Jay Simpson for David Fernandez but ask him to play as a third striker. We do buzz around their net but are unable to break behind their keeper and it remains 0-0... There was an apparent call that should have been a penalty, according to Jay Simpson, in the 90th minute, but the call never came.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>47%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>53%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>62%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>69%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>11%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>75%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>80%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>37%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>64%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>48</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>sub 66</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>sub 76</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>sub 90</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>on 76</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>on 90</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 66</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Saulius Mikoliunas gets the game ball and the MoM selection. Dean Morgan is in a real slump, as if he read in here that I said he was a goal scoring machine. Dang, 8 shots, only 3 on target and no goals. And of those 8, they were not all long range tries, many were from up close, but way wide... The fans are disappointed with the draw and to be honest, I am a bit too, although I tell the guys I sympathise with them...

Also, according to the fans' spokeperson, the fans also think that despite the affection they have for Dean Morgan, they are concerned with his recent form...

FM

FrogMan

01-12-2008, 01:42 PM

You're doing a great job writing these and keeping it very entertaining. Keep it up! We're reading!

thanks a lot for the nice words. Really appreciate it. :)

FM

FrogMan

01-12-2008, 05:18 PM

December 27, 2008
In the "say what?" department, my assistant delivers me a "Skora warning". As in a lack of first-team football could cause Eric Skora to be desillusioned with life at Kenilworth Road. Huh?!? Dude, you started 6 games in a row, screwed up royally in the last of the six which earned you a warning and a game off, don't go crying to momma like that... sigh... Anyway, that was only my assistant letting me know, no big panic in the media... yet.

Anyway, David Fernandez really showed his age in the last game so Skora will mostly go back in the starting lineup real soon.

December 29, 2008
With the January 1st date coming soon, I take a look at some of the players with contracts. Sam Parkin and Matthew Spring are the only two now on the senior squad whom I have to worry about. Spring isn't a top priority but Parkin could be, with the way he is playing this season. The sad thing is that he's not ready to talk until he's evaluated all of his options.

On the reserves squad, Calvin Andrew is ready to add a year to his contract without any increase so I offer him that.

I'm also seeing some offers for backup right winger Stephen O'leary all of a sudden. He is valued at $70k and Carlisle and Walsall both offer $102k and 114k respectively. Thing is, O'leary has yet to complain about being a backup, something that makes him worth his place in the squad. Plus, he probably could fill in for Mikoliunas if I needed him to, so I reject both offers...

December 30, 2008
Well, that didn't take long. Calvin Andrew has agreed to our offer and signs a one year extention to his current contract.

FM

FrogMan

01-13-2008, 04:32 PM

January 1st, 2009
A new year has come and with it, the craziness of one month of transfers... I don't see us adding much to our squad though. Maybe a defensive midfielder, as I think it's the position that's underperformed the most, or maybe a solid long term central defender, but that's gonna be tough with some $59k left in transfer budget and alreayd $5k over the weekly wage budget...

Sol Davis signs with Barnet. An original Hatter, the left fullback had not played for us in a long and I didn't see any use for him when I agreed to the $70k transfer almost two months ago. That move dropped some $4k in weekly wages...

The board are satisfied with my management of the team. Again the signing of Saulius Mikoliunas is seen as an extremely good signing. The one thing the fans are concerned about at this time is the poor performances of Dean Morgan. I am too to be honest...

January 3, 2009
FA Cup round 3: at Morecambe (Luton 4-6 favorites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.06</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>3 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>26 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>29 (2)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-4</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.91</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-8-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>6 (15)</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6.48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>21 (4)</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>9-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>13 (5)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>5 (15)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>4 (16)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>29 (3)</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7.06</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>5-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>22 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>15 (16)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-9-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>10 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Morecambe are currently having a good season in League Two, sitting in 5th place. The fans are confident we can easily win this one. Again, this makes me nervous...

I again give the start to Jay Simpson who's played really well in cup since the start of the season. That's the only change, as I play it safe, even against a League Two side... I tell the guys they can win this one, downplaying the aggressive team talk recommended by my assistant. He's thinking I should tell them that I expect a win.

We come out down in possession and let them have a couple of scoring chances early one, but we are the first to score, in the 20th minute. Our lefties Richard Jackson and Etienne Esajas move the ball up to Sam Parkin who takes a hard shot that the keeper can't control. Jay Simpson was simply at the right place at the right time, sinking the 1-0 goal. Sam Parkin add a second goal to our lead in injury time of the first half and it's 2-0 at the half. I simpyl tell the guys I'm pleased with their work. We've regain the control of possession and are looking good...

Jay Simpson will add a second goal in the 52nd minute, a goal all made by the splendid work of Saulius Mikoliunas on the right side, and Willie Kinniburgh will close it off by heading a Havard Nordtveit corner kick in right off the post in the 70th minute. A solid display of good football!

Game stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Morecambe</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>48%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>52%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>68%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>62%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>29%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>84%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>94%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>63%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 78</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>sub 68</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>sub 74</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>on 68</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 78</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 74</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Jay Simpson played a marvelous game and he gets the game ball and the MoM selection for us. That's the kind of play I got used to from this kid last season. The fans were pleased about how many times the team managed to test the opposing keeper.

January 4, 2009
Hrm, I notice a UNH tag aside Mikko Vilmunen and suddenly get a report that he's been missing from training. Seems he's unhappy at not playing first-team football. Still, missing training is unacceptable and I give him a warning. He accepts it and indicates a willingness to improve his behaviour in the future.

The FA Cup 4th round draw happens today. The Hatters will be playing Newcastle at Kenilworth Road on january 24. Newcastle is currently in 15th place of the Premiership.

FM

FrogMan

01-14-2008, 11:26 AM

January 7, 2009
League Match #26: vs Hartlepool at Kenilworth Road (Luton evens favorites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>4 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>27 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>30 (2)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-4-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>29 (4)</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>22 (4)</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7.23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>9-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>13 (6)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>5 (15)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>4 (17)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-6-6-9</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>7 (15)</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6.59</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>5-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>22 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>15 (16)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-9-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>10 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

It's a boring first half in a game where I expect a bit better from my guys against a 14th place team. I told them I thought they could win to start the game but I have to let them have it and say I'm fairly disappointed after a scoreless first half. Even worse, they are whipping us around, dominating possession with 57% and outshooting us 10(6) to 3(0). That was really a ugly first half.

The guys come out fighting for the second half and we take a 1-0 lead only 3 minutes into the half. Sam Parkin is the beneficiary of a nice pass from Etienne Esajas on a nice flowing move that went full circle from Russell Duncan to Saulius Mikoliunas before ending to his feet.

We keep piling on some pressure and allowing them only shots from the periphery and a Dean Morgan shot is blocked then pushed behind their keeper by one of their own defender for an own goal in the 88th minute and the final score is 2-0.

Game stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>45%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>55%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>61%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>69%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>37%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>20%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>78%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>95%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>53%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>60%</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD>sub 66</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>5</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>sub 79</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD></TD><TD>48</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>sub 79</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD></TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>on 66</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>on 79</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 79</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

We got lucky in that one, making the best of our limited chances while controlling the damage done by theirs. Julian Speroni gets a well deserved Man of the Match selection for his 10 saves. Many Pools fans call the final score "an injustice"... Our fans are pleased with the win.

Saulius Mikoliunas has reached the 5 yellow cards limit and will be suspended for one match starting on January 14 meaning he will be available for our next match but not the one after that.

FM

FrogMan

01-14-2008, 11:27 AM

I forgot, here's the league table following that game:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+28</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>+18</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+8</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>-18</TD><TD>24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>-15</TD><TD>22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>-27</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

01-14-2008, 11:30 AM

January 10, 2009
League Match #27: away at Swindon (Luton 5-4 favorites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-5</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.97</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>15 (16)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>28 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>4 (18)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>5-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>22 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>30 (4)</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-6-6-9</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>7 (15)</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6.59</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>9-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>13 (7)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>5 (16)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>31 (2)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>23 (4)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>7.26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>5 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-9-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>10 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-4-8-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I was fairly surprised to see us as favorites on this kind of away game. Swindon are currently in 9th place while we're in 3rd, ten points ahead of them. Our last game against Hartlepool seems to have taken a toll on some players and I do some changes to our starting eleven. In are Matthew Spring, Carl Dickinson, Jonathan Hayes, and Jay Simpson, out are Eric Skora (please don't cry), Richard Jackson, Etienne Esajas, and Sam Parkin. I simply wish the guys luck as I don't want to be telling them that I always think they can win, cause well I'm a nervous guy and I honestly don't think we can win 'em all. Take the lucky win over Hartlepool for the most recent example of why I think that way...

It's a wet day and play is uneven through most of the first half, but it's uneven on both sides of the pitch. Jay Simpson is really starting to win back the hearts of the fans and anybody would with the exciting goal he scores, almost 2 minutes into injury time of the first half. Jonathan Hayes fed him a nice ball but Simpson had to beat a couple defender before finally finding himself one on one with the keeper. He buried the ball to make it 1-0 at the half.

Nothing special happened in the second half and Simpson's goal turns out to be the game winner...

Game stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Swindon</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>48%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>52%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>56%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>60%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>10%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>73%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>100%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>60%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>43%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000 width="90%" align=center><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>32</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>32</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>sub 70</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD></TD><TD>32</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>sub 90</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>sub 70</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>on 70</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>on 90</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>on 70</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

A great win on the road but I take some time to warn the player against complacency in our next match, as we will take on 21st Rotherham next. Jay Simpson turned in a Man of the Match performance. He has some ability to make stuff happen that is not really revealed in his skill ratings. The fans are really warming up to him and now think that he has put in some decent performances for us since signing up with us in the offseason.

FM

FrogMan

01-14-2008, 11:35 AM

January 14, 2009
I had already planned on giving Mikko Vilmunen the start between the posts for our game against Rotherham, but his Man of the Match performance with our reserve squad certainly reinforced the decision. He made 10 saves on his way to a clean sheet and a 1-0 win by the Luton Reserves.

Some games are played in the league and here's the table now that QPR has the same number of games played as we do:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>+28</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+25</TD><TD>53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+8</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-33</TD><TD>15</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I like that we are hanging in there with them, with 6 points on Southend.

FM

FrogMan

01-14-2008, 02:06 PM

January 17, 2009
League Match #28: away at Rotherham (Rotherham 6-4 favorites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-6-5-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.97</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>5 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>5 (17)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.77</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>31 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-4-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>31 (4)</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>23 (4)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>7.26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>13 (8)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>16 (16)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>5 (18)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-6-9-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>8 (15)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>23 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>29 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-9-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>10 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Here's one game I would have expected to have a shot at being favorites. I mean, Rotherham are at the bottom of the table...

The morning of the match in which I'd decided to give him the start, Mikko Vilmunen has had enough and goes to the media. He talks of his frustration at not featuring in the first team games as much as he'd like. I want to tell him that he will be getting some first team play soon, for us, but it comes out like I'll be looking for a short term move for him (read: I picked the wrong radio button and I hope I didn't screw up bad enough ;)). He's satisfied with that answer though.

Meanwhile, I learned that our FA Cup tie against Newcastle on January 25 at Kenilworth Road has been picked up for live TV coverage. :cool:

Going into the game, I tell the guys they can win it.

We play a solid first half in which we are controlling the ball well and it pays off halfway through it when Dean Morgan plays a nice leading ball to Sam Parkin who buries it for the 100th league goal of his career! 1-0 is the halftime score. At that point we're winning possession decisively with 57% and shots are about equal.

We keep on spending some time in their half of the field but they break away in the 66th minute and score a flukeish goal on a long counter attack. We do not relent and keep on attacking and finally regain the lead in the 76th minute when Dean Morgan finally ends his goal drought. He had been going without a goal for the last 11 hours of competitive football... Mikko Vilmunen is solid for the rest of the game and we hang in there with them...

Game stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>47%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>53%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>59%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>69%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>12%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>64%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>96%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>51%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>63%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>47</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>32</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 77</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>sub 63</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>sub 81</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>on 81</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>on 77</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 63</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I tell the guys I thought they were sensational. Dean Morgan earns himself the Man of the Match selection with that goal. He was a constant threats to the other team's keeper. The fans are pretty pleased with the win, as they should be.

Sheffield Wednesday dropped their game at Oldham and we gain three points on them. Now only three points from first place...
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>+27</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+28</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>+20</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>+15</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+15</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>-36</TD><TD>15</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

01-14-2008, 02:09 PM

January 19, 2009
Richard Jackson earns a spot on the League One Team of the Week. That was kind of unexpected. I guess he is one of the good left full backs in the league.

January 20, 2009
Another original Hatter announces his retirement for the end of the current season. This time it's Paul Underwood who cites his struggles at making it into the first team for his decision.

January 23, 2009
Darren Currie complains again about the lack of first team playing time. I'm more direct this time and simply tell him that *I* pick the team and he will have to be patient. Papers title it nicely too: "Gougeon: I'm the boss". :cool:

January 24, 2009
Grrr, my assistant informs me that Mikko Vilmunen has missed another training session. A second infraction means being docked a week of pay my friend. Vilmunen accepts his fine without comment. He still states that he is happy to remain at the club. Odd gentleman that keeper, but aren't they all?

Currie issues a public apology for his comment the day before. Good boy...

FM

FrogMan

01-15-2008, 11:39 AM

January 25, 2009
FA Cup round 4: vs Newcastle at Kenilworth Road (Newcastle 1-2 favorites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-5-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.97</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>6 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>16 (17)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>29 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>32 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>32 (4)</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>7.06</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>24 (4)</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7.29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>13 (9)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>6 (17)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>5 (19)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.08</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-6-9-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>8 (15)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>23 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-4-8-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.93</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

As the pregame reports start flowing in, amidst the concerns of the fans being pessimistic for the game (well duh, but thanks for the support everyone) I see another blurb: the referee for the match will be...

dom, dom, dom...

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ROB STYLES!!!!!! AAAAARRRRGGGGGG!!!!!!

Playing in League One, we've only had him once as our referee, last year, in a league game against Gillingham. As you'd expect, he gave a red card in that game, sending off Sol Davis, our left full back at the time. To Styles' defense, Davis has been known in the past to be diving into tackles and that was not his first straight red. Other than that red, I don't remember that match being that rough. We'll see...

Taking a look at that Newcastle's roster, I see many discontents and a very poor morale overall, thanks to back to back 0-3 losses suffered to Arsenal and Manchester United. Maybe that might help us. I decide to go into the game with a more defensive setup with 2 defensive midfielders and hoping for one long ball sent to the forwards and a lucky goal. Yeah, and praying too. :) I tell the guys that the pressure is off and that they have nothing to lose.

The game starts rough and my plan of sitting back is shattered after only 6 minutes when a ball is centered from their left wing to the AMC sitting on the penalty spot. He easily buries it for the 0-1 goal. Still, we are hanging in there. Not really putting any pressure on them, but we don't let aything come close to being dangerous and 0-1 is the halftime score. They are still outshooting us outrageously by then, 10(5) to 1(0).

We start the second half without much tactical changes but by the 55th minute, it's clear we need to give ourselves more options in the final third. I brin in Jay Simpson in an AMC position with an up arrow toward in between the two strikers. It sort of works and we come oh so close to pulling level in the 68th. If not for Shay Given's magic tricks in front of the net, Jay Simpson had the 1-1 goal, but nope, still 0-1... That was our best chance and we didn't convert it...

Game stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Newcastle</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>42%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>58%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>63%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>75%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>46%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>94%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>90%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>51%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>sub 69</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>sub 57</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD></TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>on 69</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 57</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Julian Speroni is the Man of the Match and for good cause. If not for him, this game could have ended in a complete rout. I tell the guys it was a good effort and I honestly think it was. We're still a League One, maybe borderline Championship calibre side and Newcastle is still a Premiership side.

The fans are disappointed with the loss, especially the team's inability to convert chances into goals. Feh...

José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan has collected 5 yellow cards and will be banned for one match starting on February 1st.

FM

FrogMan

01-15-2008, 02:05 PM

January 27, 2009
With the transfer window closing down, the silly enquiries will start. Blackburn is interested in knowing how much I'd want for goalkeeper Julian Speroni. Huh, thanks but no thanks. I tell them I don't even want to hear about it as he's indispensable to the club.

January 28, 2009
League Match #29: away at Crewe Alexandra (Crewe 6-4 favorites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-5-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.97</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>7 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>30 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>33 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-4-8-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.93</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>6-7-7-8-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>33 (4)</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-9-8-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>8 (16)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>13 (10)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>6 (17)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>5 (19)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.08</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>25 (4)</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7.28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>23 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>17 (17)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Wow, I see we've never lost against Crewe in three previous meetings are are 7-1 in aggregated goals. Let's hope it continues. I give Jay Simpson the start in Sam Parkin's place. My assistant is saying I should I tell the guys I think they can win this one. Hrm, we're underdog on the road, I simply wish them luck.

The first half goes scoreless and while we're losing the shots battle (4(3) for us, 8(3) for them), we are very much in this game and I tell the fellas that I feel they can win it now.

It seems to have some effect and in the 65th minute, Dean Morgan scores his 20th competitive goal of the season, giving us a 1-0 lead. Jay Simpson's pace in getting to the byline on the left side of the goal, before centering the ball to Morgan all made that goal possible.

It's a fight to keep our lead for the rest of the game. My guys are making all kinds of mistakes and I want to personally grab a couple of them by the throat, especially Willie Kinniburgh who gave the ball away on the edge of our penalty area around the 75th minute. The shot went over that time, but they don't miss their chance at the 90 minute mark and they score to tie it 1-1. Gah, heartbreaking tieing goal to rob us of two precious points! Even worse is all the suspicion of offside on that goal. Three of my players go straight to the assistant referee and plead their case, he's hearing none of it and Willie Kinniburgh ends up with a yellow card.

Game stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Crewe</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>50%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>50%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>65%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>64%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>21%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>53%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>69%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>50%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>58%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 71</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>sub 71</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD></TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>sub 82</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>on 71</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>90</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>on 82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 71</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

So frustrating to drop a win on a sucky call like that. Hard to say if he was offside or not although he looked in line with the last defender (second to last if you count the keeper). I tell the guys I sympathise with them, what else can I say? Dean Morgan was selected Man of the Match in the losing cause.

Ibrahim Tall has collected 5 yellow cards and will be banned for one match starting on February 4.

Both Sheff Wed and QPR have won their games so we lose two points on both of them.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>+29</TD><TD>60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>59</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>+20</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+15</TD><TD>50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>-20</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>-13</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-37</TD><TD>18</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

01-17-2008, 11:42 AM

January 31, 2009
Some interesting tidbit has come up on the newswire about how Wigan's Henri Camara is a transfer target of mine but that I "might" be looking for him to to take a pay cut from his current wage. His current wage? A nice weekly $47,500... :eek:

I took a look at the profile of the 31yo striker and yeah, he could be of use to us. They are asking $85k for the striker valued at $240k. We have $59k left in the budget and I offer them something with some money up front and some money over 24 months. Costs nothing to try, right?

Ever before I head out to the stadium for our game against Doncaster, the answer is there, they have agreed. Hrm, okay, and how much does Mr Camara want for his services? He is saying $33k per week at first, and then that he does not believe Luton have the resources to meet his demands. The board allows me to offer him up to $16.5k per week as a key member of the squad but I'm not even ready to go more than $11k for him. Take it or leave it. He's quick in saying he will leave it. oh well... :)

League Match #30: vs Doncaster at Kenilworth Road (Luton 1-2 favorites)

Forgot to save the starting lineup, so here goes:
Parkin . Simpson
Skora
Esajas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mikoliunas
Fox
Dickinson . Kinniburgh . Pierre-Fanfan . Tall
Vilmunen
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Speroni
Nordtveit
O'Leary
Hayes
Morgan

It's a very, very even first half between the two sides and it takes a very nice pass from Etienne Esajas to Sam Parkin for us to take a 1-0 lead in the 42nd minute. Shots at 7(3) for us, 7(4) for them at the half and we're losing possession slightly.

I gave simple encouragement to the guys at the half and it looks like they needed a bit more of a push. We fall so flat on the last 45 minutes, it's not even pretty. When they finally tie the game at 1-1, it felt like we'd spent the first 13 minute of the half inside our own penalty area...

We do hang on for the draw, which is sort of a letdown although we did put some pressure towards the end of the game...

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Doncaster</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>49%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>51%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>23</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>68%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>67%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>23%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>68%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>70%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>63%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>35%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 83</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>sub 83</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>sub 61</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>on 83</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 83</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 61</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Etienne Esajas got the Man of the Match selection. Poor Mikko Vilmunen got sprayed by shots at one point and I'm not too sure he can be blamed for the equalizing goal, although he did rate at 6 in that game.

Both QPR and Sheff Wed won their game with identical 3-0 scores so we lose a bit of ground on them.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>+32</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+33</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+20</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>+15</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+16</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>-13</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>-13</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>-41</TD><TD>18</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Following the game, Danny Granville tells me he wants to stay and he's asking to be taken off the transfer list. I grant him his request and even move him up to the senior squad. I might start him at some point.

FM

FrogMan

01-17-2008, 11:49 AM

February 1st, 2009
The transfer list has closed without us doing the slightest move.

Sam Parkin has been selected as the League One Player of the Month. Good show Sam! It's his second selection of the sort this season, after getting that honor in November.

Paul Sturrock of QPR gets the Manager of the month award and I come in third place, not bad. I'm now described as a "talented manager" in my profile. :cool:

The board are satisfied with my management of the team. They say the capture of Saulius Mikoliunas is still the highlight of my recent work while the decision to sign Mikko Vilmunen will require justification. Hrm, he is a backup keeper, what did you expect?

FM

FrogMan

01-17-2008, 11:56 AM

February 4, 2009
League Match #31: vs Bradford at Kenilworth Road (Luton 5-4 favorites)
<TABLE><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>13 (12)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>8 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>32 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>35 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.94</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>9-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>10 (16)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-8-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>26 (4)</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7.30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>18 (17)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-6-7-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>6 (18)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>5 (21)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.08</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Poor</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>34 (5)</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.97</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>23 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-9-7-5-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>10 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

It's Bradford's first season up from League Two and their are doing qutie well, currently in 10th place. They beat us 0-2 earlier this season. Two big blows on our defensive four as both José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan and Ibrahim Tall are suspended for the game. Havar Nordtveit is set to get a rare test in the centerback spot. It's his natural position, but I'm always nervous putting kids in that very important spot. I tell the guys I think they can win it tonight.

Oh crap, Eric Skora is forced off the field in the 14th minute. I put in Dean Morgan in the AMC spot with a up arrow to the striker position. His presence disturbs the Bradford defence and within 3 minutes, a free kick from Etienne Esajas is wildly deflected by the defensive wall only to fall to Jay Simpson's feet. He wastes no time and pounces on the return to make it 1-0. That's his 10th competitive goal of the season but strangely enough, only his third league goal.

1-0 is the halftime goal but it's been a very even game so far and I tell the fellas not to get careless. The guys take it to heart and start applying some more pressure. Etienne Esajas is at the start of our second goal, this time Sam Parkin's 15th competitive goal of the season. 2-0 after 54 minutes. Jay Simpson will score his second of the game to make it 3-0 in the 84th minute. Dean Morgan's perfect pass made that goal possible.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Bradford</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>47%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>53%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>64%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>64%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>29%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>90%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>84%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>60%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>56%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21</TD><TD></TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>inj 14</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>sub 77</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>sub 65</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>on 65</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>on 77</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 14</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>8</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Jay Simpson gets a well deserved Man of the Match selection with two goals and 4 of 5 shots on target. That kid can do some wonderful things sometimes.

I tell the guys I thought their performance was sensational, and I truly mean it. They played a solid second half. The fans were especially pleased with the amount of times the team managed to test the opposition goalkeeper.

The dad news hit at my return to the clubhouse. Eric Skora will miss from 2 weeks to a month with calf strain. I will probably give David Fernandez some playing time during Skora's absence.

Sweet, QPR lost 0-1 while Sheff Wed drew 1-1. We gained ground today!
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>+32</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>+32</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+23</TD><TD>59</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+16</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+10</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>-15</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>-13</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>-41</TD><TD>18</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

01-17-2008, 02:04 PM

January 5, 2009
Seeing how the kid has been playing fairly well recently, I decide to praise Jay Simpson in the media. Remember how the fans were unsure of his signing at first? Well, the last few games and his spurts in goal scoring have both made a current favorite of the fans. Hi recent performances even has them saying they feel they have a real gem of a player at the club. My assistant now believes he has the potential to be as good as our current best striker, Sam Parkin. I tell the papers that I'm pleased with hir recent form.

His reply is that he is also quite pleased with his recent display and that he's really enjoying his football at the moment. He even added that he hopes to play even better football in the near future.

January 7, 2009
League Match #32: away at Peterborough (Luton 4-7 favorites)

I again forgot to save the starting lineup, so here goes:
Parkin . Simpson
Fernandez
Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . Mikoliunas
Duncan
Jackson . Kinniburgh . Pierre-Fanfan . Tall
Speroni
========
Vilmunen
Fox
O'Leary
Dickinson
Morgan

Etienne Esajas got nicked at the end of our last game and his condition was at 84 or so for the start of this game so I keep him off completely.

Peterborough, like Bradford, are in their first season up from League Two but they are not doing as well, teethering on the brink of the drop zone, in 19th place.

José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan celebrated for only a brief moment in the 13th moment. His header goal from a corner kick is disallowed. He apparently pushed the defender. A lot of pressure is applied on our back five from the 20th to the 30th minute and they finally let one through. Down 0-1 after 30.

The guys seem to feel the pressure and three times before then end of the half, they whined to the referee asking for either a penalty, or the reversal of the first goal for an apparent offside (which wasn't the case)... 0-1 is the halftime score and they are outshooting us 6(6) to 4(2). I tell the guys I expect to see more of them. We should be dominating this game, on the road or not.

And we do, starting with the second half, but sadly we can't seem to put balls on target. It takes us until the 84th minute to finally make it a tie game, when Sam Parkin buries a ball from 25 yards out. A fabulous strike coming from a very nice counter attack! Speroni to Dickinson on the left wing (in for Hayes) to Parkin who took a chance and aimed for the top corner. And oh sweet, taking a quick look at the other scores around reveals that both QPR and Sheff Wed are losing their matches. We look to at least gain a little...

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>49%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>51%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>64%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>67%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>25%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>56%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>82%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>50%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>60%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>50</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>sub 58</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>sub 45</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>sub 58</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>5</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>on 45</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>on 58</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>89</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>on 58</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>90</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Sam Parkin receives the Man of the Match selection for his winning goal. Pretty odd, but following my praise of his performances, Jay Simpson comes and pulls a sucker. No clue what deserved a 5 today...

Sadly, the fans are disappointed that we only achieved a draw. Better that than losing it...

QPR and Sheff Wed indeed both lost their games and we move one point closer to both of them.

Following the game, the media approach me about a that disallowed goal. Pierre-Fanfan is saying he felt the decision was harsh, a claim supported by team-mate David Fernandez. I go to the journalist and I tell him that I just hope they realise that the decision cost us.

Well, I'll be damn. :mad: I got handed a warning by the FA for the comment. The Luton board are unhappy that I have drawn attention to the club from the FA and they also warn me to be careful about what I say in the media in the future. Well shit. I take a look at the guy I leaned on to do the comment, captain José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan and he's now saying he feels his manager has stirred up unnecessary controversy. Well, F*CK YOU MORON! :mad: :mad: :mad: I will not stick up for you in the future. (note: that's one place where I think the game could be improved. there is absolutely no reason to complain about an event as you never get anything changed, even a case where my captain is saying he thought it was harsh.)

February 9, 2009
Same whining captain José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan earned a spot on the League One Team of the Week, as well as Etienne Esajas.

Seeing his latest MoM selection I decide to try to offer Sam Parkin a contract extention. His current contract runs out in June and he's saying he's not interested at renewing it right now. He indeed rejects the $16.5k per week base salary. I'm thinking I could probably find another striker either as good as him, or better in the offseason.

FM

Tellistto

01-17-2008, 04:49 PM

FrogMan

01-17-2008, 04:58 PM

Complaining when you have a case is good, complaining when the ref got the call right(by the games standards) is bad. Feel free to complain to high heaven if you got a real solid beef with the ref. I've done it and the FA are strangely silent on the matter. Hehe.

Goos stuff, FM!

Tell

a case like mine is when I get real annoyed. I mean, my only way of knowing if the foul was real or not was by how much my guys pleaded their cases. I mean, it's a fould between two little billiard balls, how am I supposed to know if one pushed the other or not? I can judge if a player is offside or not, but in this one, Pierre-Fanfan says it was a bad call, and Fernandez says he too agrees, so I whine and get called out by the FA. As I said, what made it worse is the moron who started it who turns on me, idiot.

One way of making it easier would be to have say, so press box observer that could comment back to you after the game saying he thought the call was bad or not...

FM

BYU 14

01-18-2008, 12:52 AM

I agree, I get a few that are apparent, but some that look totally out of line get me in trouble because they are not....allegedly.

Tellistto

01-18-2008, 07:17 AM

Yeah, I can understand that. I usually only complained when the commentary made it clear to me that the call was missed.

Is too bad you can't fine that captain of yours for being an idiot, especially when he comes back and claims your stirring things up too much.

Tell

FrogMan

01-18-2008, 09:06 AM

February 10, 2009
League Match #33: vs Leyton Orient at Kenilworth Road (Luton evens favorites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>10 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>34 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-8-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>36 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>9-7-5-8-7</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>11 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.73</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>8-6-8-6-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>34 (6)</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7.05</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>28 (4)</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>7.34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>18 (19)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-5-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>9 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-9-5</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>12 (16)</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6.68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>23 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>6 (20)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.73</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>89%</TD><TD>6 (21)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>71%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>14 (12)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Guys are getting tired, and we have another match in only four days. I take off the up arrow on both wingers in the hope that this will keep them a bit fresher for the end of the game. I don't really want to give a game off to any of my regulars though as Leyton Orient are in 5th place and a team we really need to beat if we want to protect our playoff spot.

I'd almost forgotten about loanee Vincent van den Berg, whom I'd sent down to the reserves for a few matches. I bring him up to the bench for this game.

I put Russell Duncan on man coverage on their top scorer, forward Colin Nish but damnit, he still gets away in the 25th minute and make it 0-1. Guys are again crying about an apparent offside but the replay is showing me Nish a good yard or so onside. Guys, please concentrate on playing, not whining, and we might win games...

0-1 is the halftime score and I tell the guys I want to see more from them. They are outshooting us 8(3) to 4(2), on our pitch for crying out loud!

The speech does pay some dividen and we pulle even in the 73rd minute when Sam Parkin scores. It's an up and down finish to the game with both teams getting scoring chances. We're 1:30 into injury time when Vincent van den Berg makes hsi presence felt. He used his nice pace to run under a loooooooong through pass from Russell Duncan, way over the defenders' heads. The ball was passed so long that the keeper got to it first but Vincent's presence must have freaked him a bit because he only scrambles it a few yards away and van den Berg gets to it and scores in an empty net from 35 yards out.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>50%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>50%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>70%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>65%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>13%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>100%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>88%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>53%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>63%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21</TD><TD></TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>56</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>sub 67</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 78</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD></TD><TD>56</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD></TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>sub 73</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>on 73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>on 78</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 67</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Julian Speroni gets the MoM, making the key saves when needed. José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan pulls himself out of the doghouse by stating to the media that it's my halftime speech that made them rally and win this one. And don't look now, but that win gave us a run of nine unbeaten games! :cool:

We have passed QPR in 2nd place with this win!

February, 2009
Sheff Wed draw 1-1 with Swindon so we gained 2 points overall with our win, sweet! Here's the table with 13 games left in the regular season:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>+31</TD><TD>65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>+24</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>+17</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>-28</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>-42</TD><TD>21</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

01-18-2008, 09:12 AM

February 14, 2009
League Match #34: vs Gillingham at Kenilworth Road (Luton 4-7 favorites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-6-8-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>11 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>35 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>37 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-5-8-7-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>12 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-8-6-8-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>35 (6)</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7.05</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-9-5-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>12 (17)</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>18 (19)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-5-6-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (5)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>9 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>29 (4)</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>7.33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>6 (21)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>68%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>14 (12)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Gillingham are currently at the very bottom of the league table. I still tell the media I think we can beat them, but only if the guys play their best. I go into the game telling the fellas I expect a win.

Looks like they don't like being to be reminded in the paper that they should win a game, or even that I expect them to win because we come out quite flat for the first half. It's 0-0 after 45 and we're losing the possession battle 46-54. I let the guys have it and tell them I'm disappointed in their performance.

We come out much better for the second half and if not for a few miraculous saves from their keeper, it could have easily been 2-0 for us by the 60th minute, but no, the 0-0 scoreline held on until the end and we drop 2 easy points at home...

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Gillingham</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>51%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>49%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>74%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>64%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>33%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>68%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>72%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>77%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>58</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>sub 83</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD></TD><TD>47</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>sub 75</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>sub 75</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>on 83</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>on 75</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>on 75</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I end up telling Richard Jackson, the Man of the Match, that I'm pleased but everyone else gets the "you were just not good enough" talk. Those were some easy points damnit! Weird thing is, the fans are please with the draw. huh? Oh well...

There was another controversial call concerning a penalty we should have been give today. Sigh, I grudgingly admit that the decision may have been correct. How the heck do I know anyway???

Neither QPR nor Sheff Wed played today so we stay in 2nd place...
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>+31</TD><TD>65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>+24</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+15</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>+8</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-30</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>-42</TD><TD>22</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

01-18-2008, 11:37 AM

February 16, 2009
Richard Jackson's Man of the Match performance in our last match must have been a very good one because it earned him a spot on the League One Team of the Week.

February 21, 2009
League Match #35: away at Huddersfield (Huddersfield 5-4 favorites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-8-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>12 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>36 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>9 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-6-7-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>23 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-8-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>36 (6)</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7.02</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-8-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>29 (5)</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>7.29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Poor</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>18 (20)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>5-6-6-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (6)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>6 (21)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-9-5-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13 (17)</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>38 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>5-8-7-6-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>13 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>66%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>14 (12)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The local paper is making a big thing out of this game being my 100th game as manager of the Hatters. I say cool, but we gotta win first, celebrate second.

We are on a 10 match unbeaten streak going into this one. Etienne Esajas is suspended for this game and Jonathan Hayes is severly lacking in match fitness. Dang. I guess it's safe to start Carl Dickinson in place of Esajas.

I told the guys I thought they could win this win and they respond admirably at first, with Sam Parkin scoring the opening goal, but it got ugly after that. They pulled even in the 13th minute, and even went one up on us in the 37th minute when we left them to do whatever they wanted in our defensive zone. Still, we got that one back with a Dean Morgan goal only a couple minutes later, but it was a lucky one. We definitely were not playing well. And dang, they score again before the end of the half.

Down 2-3 at the half, I tell everyone but Dean Morgan that I expect more of them. At one point in that first half, we had less than 40% possession, absolutely unacceptable.

It doesn't get much better in the second half and we even let a fourth goal in...

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>51%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>49%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>64%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>61%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>29%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>63%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>92%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>48%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>66%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton Player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>32</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>sub 69</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>sub 75</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>sub 80</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>on 80</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 75</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 69</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

It took all of my self-control not to rip at the guys and tell them I'm angry with with their performance, but it was a road game and after 10 games without a loss, well, maybe we were due to lose one so I go easy and simply tell them I'm disappointed with the loss.

The good news is that both Sheff Wed and QPR lost their games so nothing changes in the league table. We're still sitting in 2nd place althought this would have been a perfect situation for us to gain some ground on both these clubs.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>+29</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+16</TD><TD>60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-29</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>-42</TD><TD>23</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

01-18-2008, 11:47 AM

February 22, 2009
While trying to assess how happy the board is with the team's performance, I can't help but notice that the board is saying they are willing to listen to any request I may have. Hrm, better training facilities? Heck, why not. We have some $5M in the bank and our facilities are only average (just like our youth facilities btw) so I go ahead and request an improvement of our training facilities.

The board tell me they believe the club's training facilities at Kenilworth Road to be among the best in the division but they still agree with my assertion that they could be improved still further. Money will be invested over the next few months and they'll inform me on completion of the project. Sweet!

February 24, 2009
Odd tidbit of news from Cambridge United, our feeder club. While looking through the profile of my four players on loan over there, I see that 19yo Billy Mckay wants to leave the club. I don't remember ever seeing that for a player on loan. Saddest is he is the one having the most success in the games he's played in so far, but he's also the one who's played the least, only 10 appearances, 6 of them as a starter. I guess they don't have as much need at the striker position, Billy's primary position. I'll leave him over there, at least whatever playing time he's getting is in a competitive role.

February 25, 2009
Eric Skora resumes training following his shin injury. He's missed 3 weeks.

FM

FrogMan

01-18-2008, 02:10 PM

February 28, 2009
League Match #36: vs Hull at Kenilworth Road (Luton 4-6 favorites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-8-8-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-8-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.97</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-8-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>13 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.73</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-8-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>37 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>38 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-8-7-6-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>37 (6)</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>7.05</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>9-5-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13 (18)</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6.68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-6-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>30 (5)</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7.29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>18 (20)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-7-8-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>6 (20)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.73</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>6 (22)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (7)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-8-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>24 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>10 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>5-8-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>89%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>14 (12)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Unhappy with David Fernandez's performance in replacement of Eric Skora, and because Skora isn't full ready to take is spot in the lineup back following his injury, I decide to try something and we will start this game with three strikers in an innovative 4-1-2-3 formation.

We just can't get it to work at first. We sorely miss that one midfielder at the AMC spot I guess and at the 10 minute mark, we're losing the possession battle 33-67 with them controlling the ball 41% of the whole field in midfield. I put a down arrow on Jay Simpson, and ask the guys to play a bit of shorter passes and it helpd a bit.

It's not helping my nerves that Jay Simpson keeps on putting everywhere but on target in that first half.

It a scoreless first half and I think there's still hope, as the guys had definitely started controlling the ball more toward the end. We still losing the shots battle 5(1) to 8(4) and also losing possession 42-58. I tell the fellas I think we can win this.

We escape a scare in the 51st minute but from then on, it's all Luton as we start mounting great flowing attacks from about everywhere. The pressure finally forces one of the fullbacks to make a stupid mistake in trying to cross a pass back from one back wing to the other. The pass lacks vigor and Sam Parkin is all over it. Alone with the keeper, he doesn't miss his chance and places the ball softly behind the keeper for the 1-0 goal. At that point, 19 minutes into the second half, we were in control of the game so much, it was scary. From our 42% possession we had in the first half, we've improved to a nice 59% IN OUR FAVOR!

That domination proves not to be a fluke when we double our lead only 8 minutes later when Sam Parkin scores his second of the game! It's also his 20th competitive goal of the season. Jay Simpson's superb pass forward helped spring him behind the opposition defense. The defense holds on for the clean sheet.

Match Stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Hull</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>45%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>55%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>24</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>66%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>71%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>16%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>75%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>66%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>63%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>44%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 74</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>sub 58</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>sub 74</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>on 58</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>89</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>on 74</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Wow, what a rallying win that was. I tell ya, halfway through the first half, I was sure we'd let one fluke goal in and then we'd crumble but no, we held on quite well. Sam Parkin got a well deserved Man of the Match mention.

I take a look at the scores of the other game currently being played and the news are good. Both Sheff Wed and QPR had drawn their games, which can only mean one thing: we're sitting atop the league table!!!
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>+24</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>+29</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+18</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+8</TD><TD>60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-19</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>-29</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>-41</TD><TD>26</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Yeah, sure, they both have a game in hand on us, but I quickly see that it's against one another, so they can't both win it. :) That game is set to be played on March 4, a night where only those two teams will be playing.

FM

FrogMan

01-18-2008, 02:13 PM

March 1st, 2009
The board are satisfied with my management of the club. They say it's in no small part down to my control of the club's bank balance. They do add that the they do have long-term ambitions and that I'll be expected toreouble my efforts to meet these targets. I can only assume that they are talking about the expectation to finish in a respectable position in the League One by the end of the two year plan. I'd say we should be able to do that... :)

March 4, 2009
The QPR vs Sheff Wed game is tonight. Anything that happens tonight will be good, since they can't both win. :)

Sheff Wed comes out with a 1-0 away win at Loftus Road so we relinquish the 1st place spot, but it secures our 2nd place spot, giving us a full four points lead over QPR in that most coveted auto promotion spot with ten games to go.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+31</TD><TD>69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>+24</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+28</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+18</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+8</TD><TD>60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-19</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>-29</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>-41</TD><TD>26</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Looking over my reserves squad, I see that 22yo striker Calvin Andrew seems to be having a very good streak of games. Forms of 8-8-9-8-8 in the last five is pretty impressive. Looking at the coach reports on him, my assistant is telling me he now sees him as the 3rd best striker on the squad, ahead of Dean Morgan. I move him up to the senior squad and will probably give him some playing time in the coming weeks. (I'll post his profile tonight when I get home).

FM

NoSkillz

01-18-2008, 03:21 PM

How is attendance at Kenilworth Road and where do you stand in your league in that respect?

FrogMan

01-18-2008, 05:34 PM

As promised here is Calvin Andrew's profile, notice all those nice green up arrows, the kid has had quite a growth spurt in his abilities lately...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/th_090304andrew.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090304andrew.jpg)

I've always had a soft spot for Calvin if only because his last name is Andrew, just like my oldest son's first name. Andrew is the soccer player in the house and I get a real kick out of reading something like "an amazing goal by Andrew" or "Andrew runs past the defender..." on the match report... :cool:

FM

FrogMan

01-18-2008, 05:46 PM

How is attendance at Kenilworth Road and where do you stand in your league in that respect?

The team record page shows an average attendance of 9376 this year, way up from last year's abysmal average of 6704. I gotta say we teethered on the brink of relegation for a while last year while this year we are closer than ever to a promotion...

Our average in league play through the League One stats is at 9511 and is 9th overall in the league. Our last few games have been pretty good attendance wise:
10281 vs Hull
9635 vs Gillingham
10293 vs Leyton Orient (season high)
9963 vs Bradford
10071 vs Doncaster

I decided to request an improvement to our training facility because I know that space is pretty limited around Kenilworth Road and I had less of a chance to be granted that request than the training facility one.

A stadium improvement might be in order if we get to the championship and start doing well there...

FM

aran

01-19-2008, 12:05 AM

condors

01-19-2008, 10:57 PM

glad to see this :) hopefully someone will save them in real life :(

ntndeacon

01-20-2008, 03:18 PM

I am enjoying reading this dynasty too. I check here regularly to get a fix of these dynasties.

FrogMan

01-21-2008, 09:07 AM

March 7, 2009
My assistant informs me that backup keeper Mikko Vilmunen didn't turn up for traing, yet again, today. It's not his first offense of the type and I fine him one week of wage. He accepts his fine, even indicating a willingness to improve his behaviour in the future.

League Match #37: aways at Walsall (Walsall evens favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-6-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-6-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>10 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>14 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>38 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>39 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-9-8-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-6-7-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>31 (5)</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7.31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-6</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>18 (21)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-8-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>6 (20)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.73</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Very Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>6 (23)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>5-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>14 (18)</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.98</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-8-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>24 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>8-7-6-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>38 (6)</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>7.02</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>5-8-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>3 (8)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>14 (12)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Walsall are currently 18th in the league and their keeper is former Luton youth prospect Dean Brill. One of their striker, John Cunliffe, has scored 25 league goals for them. I assign Russell Duncan to him on man coverage. Calvin Andrew is getting the start at striker for us.

We're putting some good pressure on their backline early on, but we're not finishing our shots properly, until the 32nd minute when I see the sentence I'd been waiting for: "Andrew puts it away!!!" :cool: Up 1-0!

That's the halftime score and while we've had some quality scoring chances, we're being dominated in the possession game, 45-55, so I tell the guys not to get careless...

Don't know how it got lost in translation here, but we come out and let them score as the clock marks an even 47:00. bleh. Julian Speroni couldn't do a thing after the shot got deflected by Russell Duncan.

We keep on trying for the rest of the half until well into injury time, when it looks like we're set for a draw. 4:03 into an an announced 3 minutes of injury time, Jay Simpson uses his pace and dribbling skills to leave a defender behind and find himself alone with the keeper whom he beats with a hard low shot. 2-1!!!

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Walsall</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>56%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>44%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>71%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>58%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>33%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>85%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>80%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>51%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>60%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 65</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>sub 83</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>sub 83</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>on 83</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 65</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 83</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Sam Parkin got the MoM selection with the assist on each of our goals. It was Parkin's fourth MoM selection of the year in league play.

That's a huge win for us, as Sheff Wed drew 2-2 with Crewe. We're pulling back even with them atop the league table.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+31</TD><TD>70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+25</TD><TD>70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>+27</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+16</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+8</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-13</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-21</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>-15</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-33</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>-43</TD><TD>26</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

March 9, 2009
Ibrahim Tall and Sam Parkin have been selected to the League One Team of the Week.

FM

FrogMan

01-21-2008, 09:10 AM

An outstanding dynasty you've got here, FM! I've read through it all over the past couple of hours and have thoroughly enjoyed it.

FM08 is such a great game that I even have a good bit of fun reading about OTHER people playing it. :)

glad to see this :) hopefully someone will save them in real life :(

I am enjoying reading this dynasty too. I check here regularly to get a fix of these dynasties.

thanks for the kind words guys, very much appreciated :)

Regarding the real life Hatters, yeah hopefully they'll be saved with the sale bid that was agreed to last week. They still need to keep themselves above the relegation line, but at least for now, the clearance sale of their players might slow down a little...

FM

FrogMan

01-21-2008, 11:19 AM

March 10, 2009
League Match #38: vs Millwall at Kenilworth Road (Millwall 6-4 favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-6-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>11 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>14 (12)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>39 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>40 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>14 (19)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-8-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>32 (5)</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7.32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-6</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>18 (22)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-8-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>6 (20)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.73</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>6 (24)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-9-8-8-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.98</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-8-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>24 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>15 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>8-7-6-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>38 (6)</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>7.02</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>5-8-7-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>13 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>3 (8)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.55</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The arrival of Calvin Andrew among my senior squad striker group means I can keep some fresher guys in and some others out and today is Jay Simpson's turn to start.

Well, not much to say about that one, other than it turned out to be a borefest of a draw in which I consider ourselves to be lucky to even escape with one point. Sad, sad, sad, especially at home...

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Millwall</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>47%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>53%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>57%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>56%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>21%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>81%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>88%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>66%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>42%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>sub 69</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 69</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>sub 69</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>on 69</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>on 69</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 69</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Ibrahim Tall got the Man of the Match selection which draws some good words about him. Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock admitted he was in awe with his ability while French Ligue 2 Guigamp boss Victor Zvunka could be seen in attendance for the match. It's been rumoured that Zvunka might have some interest in our top defender. They'll have to pay through the nose to get him I tell you that... Very oddly, the 27yo defender is only valued at $150k. I'd put his value for our team at upward of the million dollar...

Disappointing draw, yet a point remains a point and since Sheff Wed didn't have a game tonight, we've moved back in first place...
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+25</TD><TD>71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+31</TD><TD>70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>+20</TD><TD>69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+28</TD><TD>66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+16</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>59</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-13</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-19</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-34</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>-42</TD><TD>29</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

March 11, 2009
Sheff Wed played their game in hand on us and luckily for us, they only got a draw out of it so we're back even.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>+31</TD><TD>71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+25</TD><TD>71</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

01-21-2008, 11:24 AM

March 14, 2009
League Match #39: away at Brighton and Hove Albion (Brighton evens favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-8-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>12 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.98</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>15 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>40 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>41 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-9-8-8-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-8-8-6</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>33 (5)</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7.29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>8-8-7-6-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>18 (23)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>15 (19)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6.68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>86%</TD><TD>6 (25)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.06</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-6-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>38 (6)</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>7.02</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-8-6-8</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>24 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-6-7</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>6 (21)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>13 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>3 (8)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-7</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>15 (12)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

They have a suspended defender and two injured central midfielders going into this game. I tell the guys I think they can win this one.

We escape an early scare when an apparent Brighton goal is disallowed for an offside. It's 0-0 at the half and while both teams have had the same number of scoring chances, we are losing possession 43-57. They are controlling the ball over all of the pitch which is not good...

I did some adjustment in tactics and reminded the guys that I still thought they could win it and 11 minutes into the second half, we're bak in control with 55% possession in the second half.

Catastrophe strikes in the 81st minute when Jay Simpson is injured and can't walk it off. We've used all of our three subs (Simpson being the third one in fact) and we're forced to finish the game with 10 men.

The guys play with a lot or heart from there on out and in the 88th minute, a beautiful cross from Saulius Mikoliunas ends up at Jonathan Hayes' feet (in for Etienne Esajas) coming straight through the whole penalty area. He has a great angle and easily scores his first ever goal for the Hatters. Up 1-0!!!

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Brighton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>51%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>49%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>23</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>63%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>59%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>5%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>78%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>100%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>64%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>53%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 72</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD></TD><TD>48</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>sub 72</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>sub 62</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>inj 82</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 72</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 62</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

What a great second half display by the whole team, as you can see with the possession numbers overall on the game. Jonathan Hayes got the Man of the Match selection with that winning goal. Seeing how our next game is against Sheefield Wednesday, I warn the guys against complacency.

Speaking of Sheff Wed, they beat on Peterborough 3-0 so we're still even atop the league table. Both teams have a 5 points lead over both QPR and Southend.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>+34</TD><TD>74</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+26</TD><TD>74</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+29</TD><TD>69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>+16</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>+17</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-22</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-33</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>90</TD><TD>-44</TD><TD>29</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

That injury to Jay Simpson will prove to be a big one. He suffered a broken toe after a late tackle and will be out for around two months, effectively ending his season. Damn! :(

A journalist approaches me following that bad new. Accoring to him, Jay Simpson is a key player for us and with the injury he picked up today, he's asking if Calvin Andrew will be given the opportunity to hold down a first-team place. I tell them that while Jay's an important part of this team, I feel Calvin will provide adequate cover. Following that comment, Calvin is concerned that this will put too much pressure on him to slot straight into the team. Step up kid, there's your chance!

FM

FrogMan

01-22-2008, 09:10 AM

March 16, 2009
I learn that Saulius Mikoliunas has been called up for an international match wiht Lithuania on March 21st. Crap, that's the day we play Sheffield Wednesday...

Ibrahim Tall and Willie Kinniburgh have been selected on the League One Team of the Week.

March 17, 2009
Phew, our match against Sheff Wed has been moved to the 25th due to international callups. We'd have also missed Vincent van den Berg and Havard Nordtveit. Maybe they made a difference although they are only backups for us...

March 25, 2009
League Match #40: vs Sheffield Wednesday at Kenilworth (Sheff Wed 6-4 favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.98</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>16 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>41 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>42 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.90</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>9-8-8-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-8-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>38 (7)</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>8-8-7-6-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>15 (12)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-6-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>6 (21)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>6 (26)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>3 (8)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-8-6-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>24 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-6-6</TD><TD>66%</TD><TD>34 (5)</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7.26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>66%</TD><TD>15 (20)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6.66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>18 (23)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>13 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

A journalist asks me how I thing we'll be coping with high flying Sheff Wed today. Looking at the tough odds we're facing, I tell him that I'm mostly looking for a good performance from the boys, downplaying the chance of us beating Sheff Wed. This fires up Julian Speroni and Willie Kinnibrugh.

I'm trying something for this one. I'll be using Calvin Andrew as a target man while asking the guys to feed him with balls to his head. Maybe he can take advantage of his jumping and heading skills...

Hrm, odd. My assistant is recommending me to tell the guys I think they can win. Seeing the odds, I decide to change that to asking the boys to play it for the fans. And this moves pays off early on. Int eh 7th minute, a Skora-Andrew-Morgan combination results in Dean Morgan being all alone with the keeper. He makes it 1-0 after going around the keeper.

It's a crazy first half after that, with both teams going shoulder to shoulder and exchanging shot after shot. We're ahead by one at the half and shots are 12(6) for us, 13(7) for them. Nerve racking I tell you...

The second is more of the same kind of exciting play and that target man thing pays off in the 67th minute when Russell Duncan's high ball to Calvin Andrew is nodded on to Dean Morgan who scores his second goal of the game, his 50th competitive goal for Luton. 2-0! Dean Morgan will will complete his hat-trick in injury time, it's the Dean Morgan show!!!

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>46%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>54%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>60%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>70%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>21%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>80%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>58%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>52%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>54%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 89</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>sub 86</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>sub 70</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD></TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>on 70</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 89</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>on 86</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

What a fantastic win! I tell the guys I thought they were simply sensational, and I really mean it. Dean Morgan's performance deserved him the Man of the Match selection as well as general praise in the media.

That win gives us a solid three point lead over Sheff Wed atop the league table, and even more important since QPR also won, it keeps us 5 points clear into the autopromotion zone.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+29</TD><TD>77</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>+31</TD><TD>74</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>72</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+20</TD><TD>72</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>+15</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>-22</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-32</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-18</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>-45</TD><TD>29</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

01-22-2008, 09:14 AM

March 28, 2009
League Match #41: away at Southend (Southend 4-5 favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>18 (23)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>42 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>6 (27)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.95</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-8-6-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-6-6-9</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>39 (7)</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>7.04</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>8-8-7-6-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>15 (13)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-6-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>6 (21)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>43 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>3 (9)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.98</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-8-6-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>24 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-6-6</TD><TD>64%</TD><TD>34 (5)</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7.26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>17 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>64%</TD><TD>15 (20)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6.66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>13 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Dang, that's another very important match right there. Southend are currently sitting in 4th place, only 5 points away from us. Underdog and away from home, I tell the guys that pressure is off. I want a good performance and the result will take care of itself...

We get a free kick right on the edge of their penalty area in the 13th minute. Dean Morgan takes it a kicks it hard enough through the wall that it takes a odd deflection, odd enough that the keeper can't cover it and we're up 1-0!

That's the halftime score and while we're ahead by one, we're behind in shots, 2(1) to 7(2), and in possession, 45-55. I still tell the guys I'm pleased with how they're playing so far.

Southend start mounting the pressure around the 75th mintue and for a while there, Julian Speroni has to multiply the miracle saves to keep us in the game.

We do hang on until the final whistle for a fantastic 1-0 win! We certainly showed we're no pushovers in that one!!!

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Southend</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>52%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>48%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>67%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>62%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>38%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>91%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>82%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>57%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>63%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>sub 73</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>sub 73</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>sub 63</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD></TD><TD>12</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>on 63</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>on 73</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>on 73</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

We did get more involved in their half of the pitch in the second half, as you can see with the final tally in shots and in possession.

Dean Morgan collected his second MoM in two games and was a force up front.

Good thing we won, as Sheff Wed also won. QPR didn't play today. And as you can see, we have now clinched at least a participation to the playoff. Niiiice! :cool:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+32</TD><TD>77</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>72</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>72</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-15</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-30</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-20</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>-44</TD><TD>32</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

NoSkillz

01-22-2008, 10:45 AM

Congratulations on clinching the playoff berth. Now go out and win the league! :)

FrogMan

01-22-2008, 11:19 AM

March 29, 2009
There's a good reason QPR didn't play yesterday, and it's because they are playing in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final today against League Two side Bury. QPR win it 2-0.

March 31, 2009
Julian Speroni and Dean Morgan have been selected in the League One Team of the Week. Speroni is one of the main reason why we're leading the league with the least conceded goals.

Sam Parkin resumes full training following his neck injury. He's missed two weeks with the injury. His contract ends at the end of this season but he's still not interested in renewing it and I'm not interested in breaking the bank to try to convince him.

Chris Coyne is the only one of our veteran whom I could have some interest in resigning, but he too is not interested in renewing his contract at the moment...

April 1st, 2009
Woot! I have been selected as the League One Manager of the Month!!! Had not realized it, but we won four out of five in the month of March, but even better, we only allowed one goal. We have a current streak of over six hours without allowing a goal, that's four games in a row. :eek:

The board are satisfied with my management of the team. The team's fantastic overall performance in the League One has been a particular highlight. They still rant about the long term goals. Dudes, if we go good this season, we'll fill the dang long term goal as the term ends this season... sheesh.

Looking at the schedule, I see that of our last five games, we have three at home (Yeovil, Oldham, Carlisle) and two away (Leeds, Port Vale).

In the "odd trivia" category, looking at our transfer history for the season, I'm reminded that our star left winger Etienne Esajas was transfered in for a nice fee of $1.4M from... Sheffield Wednesday. :)

QPR play the game they had in hand over everyone and lose it 1-0 against Swindon. Here's the league table with everyone at 41 games played:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+32</TD><TD>77</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>+29</TD><TD>72</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>72</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-15</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-30</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-20</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>-44</TD><TD>32</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Now, with 5 games to play (15 points available for the taking) we're 8 points safe into the autopromotion zone. Seven points is now the magic number... :eek:

FM

FrogMan

01-22-2008, 11:21 AM

Congratulations on clinching the playoff berth. Now go out and win the league! :)

baby steps my friend, baby steps ;)

FM

FrogMan

01-22-2008, 11:40 AM

April 4, 2009
League Match #42: away at Leeds (Leeds 5-4 favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.98</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>17 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>43 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Poor</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>43 (4)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.95</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-6-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>8-6-6-9-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>40 (7)</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>7.06</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-8-7-7-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>15 (14)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>3 (10)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>7 (27)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-6-6</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>34 (5)</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7.26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>24 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-6-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>6 (21)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>63%</TD><TD>15 (20)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6.66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>19 (23)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>14 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>13 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Seeing how we're going on the road, again I tell the guys that the pressure is off. I do tell Julian Speroni and Dean Morgan that I expect them to pick off where they left off.

The target man strategy with Calvin Andrew again pays off in this game. In the 36th minute, after a play coming from the left side, Dean Morgan puts a ball Andrew's head in the six yard box and the tall striker has no problem heading it past the keeper for the 1-0 goal.

That the halftime score and we're staying pace for pace with them so far.

Both sides are exchaning attacks most of the second half until the 89th minute when they play a tight ball through our defenders leaving a striker alone with Speroni. Esajas whines about offside but the replay is clear, he was definitely onside. Heartbreaking equalizer...

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Leeds</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>54%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>46%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>67%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>56%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>25%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>76%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>72%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>48%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>67%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>sub 90</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>sub 71</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>sub 78</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>on 71</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>on 90</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>on 78</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I still tell the guys it was a good results. We came awfully close to coming out of this game with all the points on their pitch no less. They did put much more pressure on our back line toward the end and it paid off for them. Calvin Andrew ends up with the Man of the Match selection aftr playing a very solid game.

Wow, QPR lost 0-1 and Southend drew their match. We now have 8 points on third place Southend with 4 games (12 points) to play.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+32</TD><TD>78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>73</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>+28</TD><TD>72</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>-13</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-27</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-18</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-20</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>-44</TD><TD>33</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

01-22-2008, 02:07 PM

April 5, 2009
Hrm, interesting... Carlisle have sacked their manager Kevin Blackwell (who actually resigned then was sacked by the real life Hatters only a week ago) and are contemplating replacements. I'm not listed in the possible replacements but my assistant Sam Ellis is...

April 6, 2009
Richard Jackson has been selected to the League One Team of the Week.

April 11, 2009
League Match #43: vs Yeovil at Kenilworth Road (Luton 1-2 favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.18</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.98</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>18 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>44 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>44 (4)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.96</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-8-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-9-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>41 (7)</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>7.06</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>15 (15)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>3 (11)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>7 (27)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-6-6-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>34 (6)</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7.22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>24 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stephen O'Leary</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-6-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>6 (21)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>63%</TD><TD>15 (20)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6.66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>19 (23)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>14 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>13 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

This might prove to be a tough one as Yeovil has every reason to fight. They are currently just outside of the playoff line, in 7th place. I tell the guys I think they can win this one.

We let them score in the first half and come to the locker room down 0-1. They are totally dominating us, it's not even pretty. I try to shake up the lads and question their passion to win this one...

We can't shake it off and that goes in the book as a very ugly showing for a team sitting in second place...

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Yeovil</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>47%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>53%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>65%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>67%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>26%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>31%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>82%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>94%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>70%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>34%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>51</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>sub 76</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>sub 61</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>5</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>sub 76</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>on 76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>on 76</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>on 61</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

What an ugly loss. I tell the guys they simply were not good enough and I single out Calvin Andrew, telling him his play was an embarrassment.

Sheff Wed won and with the win are now tied with us in 1st place. QPR won while Southend drew their game meaning QPR have moved ahead of Southend.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+34</TD><TD>81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>+29</TD><TD>81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+29</TD><TD>75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>74</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>59</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>-27</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>-19</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-15</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD>R</TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>-46</TD><TD>33</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

We're now sitting 6 points ahead of 3rd place QPR with only 9 points still in play...

April 12, 2009
One other original Hatter I might want to keep around for depth is Matthew Spring. While he's not really the kind of player I'd wanna build my squad around, he's been dependable in spot duty in the past and I see he'd be ready to take a paycut to stick around. He'S currently making $6750 a week but is only asking for $4700 a week on a rotation kind of role. I offer him that.

Sam Parkin is still not interested in renewing his contract.

FM

vex

01-23-2008, 11:11 AM

Good stuff so far.

FrogMan

01-23-2008, 11:21 AM

April 13, 2009
League Match #44: vs Oldham at Kenilworth Road (Luton 4-7 favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.18</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>14 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>15 (16)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-6</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>19 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>45 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>7 (27)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>24 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>34 (7)</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-9-8-7-6</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>42 (7)</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>7.04</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>88%</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.96</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>3 (12)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>89%</TD><TD>45 (4)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-8-7-8-5</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>89%</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>62%</TD><TD>15 (20)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6.66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>19 (23)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>13 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-6</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Looking at the league table, it hits me. This 6 points lead over 3rd place QPR with only three games to play means that we can clinch a tie for promotion with simply a win from us or a loss by QPR. Any very simple double combination (win/draw or draw/loss) would mean we'd clinch promotion without going through the playoffs... QPR play 8th place Leyton Orient on the road...

We go into this game with many players having their conditions close to 92 or 93 which is not something I really like. But we need all our big guns and skipper José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan and Etienne Esjas are the only one we'll be resting for this game. Kowing how I often sub my wingers, there's a good chance that Esajas will probably come in late in the game though, and do good, against tired defenders...

I go into the game telling the guys I expect a win, something I rarely do.

We gotta thank the assistant referee for our first goal, as he's the one who put the flag up to indicate a foul to the referee. Oh, yeah, it was for a... PENALTY!!! Sam Parkin takes it and makes it 1-0.

It's only 1-0 at the half, but we are fully in charge of that game as indicated by our 57% possession and 10(5) to 5(1) shots dominance. Oh, and don't forget the fact we were accorded 8 corners to none for them, and 19 throw-in to only 9 for them. They are kicking the ball away from anywher under the heavy pressure.

My assistant feels like a whiny bitch and recommends me to tell them I'm disappointed. What the heck are you smoking man??? I decide to give the guys encouragement.

The second half starts and it's still 1-0 through 60 minutes when I take a look around the league for the QPR score. Sweet lord, they are down 0-1. Southend are winning but the updated league table would have us in first with 84 poitns to Southend's 77 points with two games to play... :eek:

We make it 2-0 when a hard and low shot from Calvin Andrew (in for Dean Morgan) following a nice flowing one-two with Sam Parkin finds its way past the keeper.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Oldham</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>50%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>50%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>35</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>59%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>62%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>11%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>53%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>69%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>68%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>47%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>sub 72</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>sub 72</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>sub 62</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>on 72</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>on 72</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>on 62</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I give the game ball to Sam Parkin for his goal and four shots on target out of five. The Oldham keeper received the MoM.

The even better news is that QPR went on to lose their game 2-1 meaning that...

THE HATTERS HAVE SECURED PROMOTION TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>P</TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>+31</TD><TD>84</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+34</TD><TD>82</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>+20</TD><TD>77</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>+28</TD><TD>75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>+10</TD><TD>71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>+17</TD><TD>70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>+15</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>-13</TD><TD>53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>-22</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>-27</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>-21</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD>R</TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>-47</TD><TD>33</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The fans are overjoyed that we have secured promotion. A spokeperson for the official supporters' club stated that I'm the sort of manager who simply thrives on the pressure that chansing success entails. Wow.

The Hatters board have announced to the press that they are extremely pleased that the team have secured promotionfrom the League One. A spokeperson for the board added that the promotion had not been in the cards at the start of the season and that the board wanted to put on record their gratitude to me for delivering the unthinkable. :cool:

Then something odd hit me. A journalist comes to me with some sort of weird question. After congratulating me on the promotion, he asks me if I intend to stay at Luton Town and attempt ot ensure The Championship survival next season... "What kind of stupiud question is that???" is my first thought, but I restrain myself and tell him that I coudln't dream of leaving Luton and promotion has been the icing on the cake and that I will certainly be staying. The idiot journalist puts that down as me saying that winning promotion has only made me hungrier for more success with Luton.

That news article has a couple players nervous and hoping that I won't be too overconfident about next season. sigh...

FM

FrogMan

01-23-2008, 11:31 AM

Good stuff so far.

thanks, and it all got better right after your post ;)

FM

vex

01-23-2008, 11:37 AM

Ha! And even better. Congrats!

FrogMan

01-23-2008, 11:47 AM

April 14, 2009
Matthew Spring has agreed to the deal offered to him. Not sure he'll see the field much, but I'm happy he's staying.

April 15, 2009
Stephen O'Leary strained some knee ligaments during a reserves match and will miss the rest of the season.

April 17, 2009
Damn, it's Richard Jackson's turn to fall victim to terpkristinitis. He pulled a hamstring in training and will miss 3 weeks to a months, or effectively the last two weeks of the season.

FM

Mizzou B-ball fan

01-23-2008, 12:21 PM

April 15, 2009
Stephen O'Leary strained some knee ligaments during a reserves match and will miss the rest of the season.

April 17, 2009
Damn, it's Richard Jackson's turn to fall victim to terpkristinitis. He pulled a hamstring in training and will miss 3 weeks to a months, or effectively the last two weeks of the season.

FM

I'm currently coaching in the C1/B league in Italy. One difference that has stood out after a few years is the difference in how the playoffs are scheduled. I believe that the English leagues start right after the regular season ends. That can be a significant problem if you have a late rash of injuries similar to what your team is dealing with. Obviously, you don't have to worry about that this year. :)

In the Italian leagues, there's a 20-25 day space between the end of the season and the playoff matches. It's really nice because you have time to rest/heal your players before the most important games of the season. I really like having that time available.

NoSkillz

01-23-2008, 01:14 PM

Great job FM! Whoo! :)

FrogMan

01-23-2008, 02:05 PM

April 25, 2009
League Match #45: away at Port Vale (Luton 4-7 favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>15 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>45 (1)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.96</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>20 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>46 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>45 (4)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>35 (7)</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>7.21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-5-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>8 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>16 (16)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>3 (13)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>8 (27)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>9-8-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>43 (7)</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>7.02</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>67%</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>25 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>61%</TD><TD>15 (20)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6.66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>19 (23)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>13 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Mikko Vilmunen missed yet another training session, the day I decided to let him be the keeper for the last two games of the season. sigh. I fine him two weeks of wage, and he again accept the fine. Guy must have a drinking problem...

Dean Morgan really is a weird one. His form fluctuates so much that even though he's scored plenty of goal for us and at one point was seen as the 2nd or 3rd best striker on the squad, he is now seen by my assistant as only the 6th best striker. ugh...

While we did take a 1-0 lead on a Sam Parkin goal as early as the 5th minute, the half ends with us tied 1-1, and what a ugly half it was for us. 46% possession and 3(1) to 10(5) in shots is not what I call good football.

We played a tiny bit better second half althought the final score doesn't reflect it. They a score a nice goal in the 79th minute but their third goal was a fluke deflection off the wall on a mid range free kick...

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>52%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>48%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>65%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>62%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>9%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>53%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>76%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>41%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>71%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>3</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>32</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>sub 70</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>sub 53</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>89</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>on 53</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>89</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 70</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

As I said, the score looks uglier than the end of the game really was for us, as we rallied to play a good second half. I realize a funny thing following the game. Following that simple start, Mikko Vilumnen isn't unhappy at the lack of first team playing time anymore.

That loss means we've slipped to second place, one point behind Sheff Wed. I'm afraid we can pretty much kiss our title hopes goodbye. Not that I really care, as I viewed promotion as a much bigger deal than winning the title which still would have been nice...
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>P</TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+37</TD><TD>85</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD>P</TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>+29</TD><TD>84</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>73</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>+17</TD><TD>71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>+15</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>-15</TD><TD>53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-19</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>-24</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>-29</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD>R</TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>-45</TD><TD>36</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

May 1st, 2009
The board are still satisfied with my management of the club and have the same good comments and concerns as a month ago.

FM

FrogMan

01-23-2008, 02:07 PM

May 2, 2009
League Match #46: vs Carlisle at Kenilworth Road (Luton 1-2 favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD>D L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>46 (1)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.96</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>21 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>47 (1)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>46 (4)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>8-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Tut</TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>36 (7)</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>7.21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-5-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>9 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>16 (16)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>3 (14)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.59</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>8 (27)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>43 (8)</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>64%</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matthew Spring</TD><TD>M C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-8-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>25 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>60%</TD><TD>15 (20)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6.66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Daniel Fox</TD><TD>D/WB L, DM, M LC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>19 (23)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>16 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Fernandez</TD><TD>AM/F C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>13 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Carlisle are currently in 20th place and I tell an inquiring journalist that I believe my team has what it takes to beat them.

We start the game on a good beat, holding the ball quite well until they score a goal in the 12th minute. It all went downhill from there...

They add to their lead in the 35th minute and I let the fellas have it at the halftime break. I tell them they are letting the team down. They outshooting us 12(8) to 4(2), so it really had turned ugly...

It stays ugly for most of the second half although we keep them from scoring...

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Carlisle</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>48%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>52%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>53%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>63%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>22%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>83%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>86%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>53%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>56%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21</TD><TD></TD><TD>Danny Granville</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>5</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>5</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>sub 60</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>90</TD><TD>5</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>5</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>sub 69</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>5</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>Julián Speroni</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Håvard Nordtveit</TD><TD>on 60</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 69</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

To lose 0-2 at home, against the 20th team in the league is unacceptable and I let the guys have it. I explain to them that the result was ambarrassing for the team.

Was a pretty bad day for us to play so poorly as Senegal boss Henryk Kasperczak was in attendance. It is believed he was there to take a good look at Ibrahim Tall for his next Senegal squad. While Tall didn't have a horrendous game, he's had some much better ones this season.

We close the season in 2nd place.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+39</TD><TD>88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD>P</TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+27</TD><TD>84</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Southend</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Q.P.R.</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>79</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Yeovil</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>74</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>74</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Millwall</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>72</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Brighton</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>89</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>+18</TD><TD>65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swindon</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leeds</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bradford</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Crewe</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Huddersfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Oldham</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>-15</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hartlepool</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carlisle</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD>R</TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD>R</TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-29</TD><TD>46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD>R</TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD>R</TD><TD>Gillingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>103</TD><TD>-45</TD><TD>37</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Our feeder club Cambridge United rallied quite a bit toward the end of the season and they will close the season in 12th place after spending much of the middle part of the season in the drop zone.

FM

FrogMan

01-23-2008, 02:09 PM

May 9, 2009
With the end of the season come the bargain hunters. I should know, I'm one myself... :)

Stoke have an eye on left fullback Carl Dickinson but they wanna go the cheap way. They are offering me only $28k and some unknown 21you defensive midfielder named Robbie Garrett whom I have absolutely no scouting information on. Only thing I know is that he's not played one competitive match for them this season and only averaged 5.80 in form in the 10 non competitive appearances he's made. Hrm, not really good... Dickinson is only valued at $45k on the market but he's got a much bigger value in my eyes and I reject the offer.

Ipswich Town are also after one of my defenders. It's Ibrahim Tall that they fancy now. Sure He's only valued at $190k, but to get another one as dependable as him could probably cost me close to a million. No way I'm letting him go for their very generous $210k, even if Tall's agent is indicating that his client would like to be able to discuss terms with Ipswich. They're only one step up, in The Championship, right where we will be next season. Tall doesn't complain when I reject the offer though...

Yeovil play host to QPR in the first leg of their playoff semi final. Yeovil get a 2-0 lead in the two game series.

May 10, 2009
Leyton Orient play host to Southend in the first leg of their playoff semi final. Leyton Orient take a 1-0 lead in the series.

May 12, 2009
Yeovil hold QPR to a 1-1 draw in the second game of their series, winning the series with an aggregate score of 3-1.

FM

FrogMan

01-24-2008, 09:09 AM

May 13, 2009
Leyton Orient hold Southend to a scoreless draw in the second game of their series, winning the series with an aggregate score of 1-0. They will play Yeovil in the one game playoffs final.

I see that Sam Parkin is now open to discuss terms on a contract renewal. He is currently earning $7,500 per week and is looking for $11,250 a week to stay on. My assistant says that Parkin should be regard as a key member of the first-team squad and I loved his consistency but looking at his skill set, I fail to be super impressed. I'm taking a chance and offer him a two year deal at $10,000 a week with a tiny bit more signing on bonus.

May 15, 2009
My assistant Sam Ellis announces that he will will retire at the end of the season. At first I'm thinking it'll be a good opportunity to improve the position, but I see that "end of the season" actually means the end of the 2009-10 season. We'll make due with good ole Sam for one more season...

Sam Parkin liked what he saw on that contract offer and he agrees to stay on with us. I'm happy with the news as Parkin is still seen by my assistant as the best striker at the club. His 22 goals and 14 assists last season show he can finish as well as prepare goals... He is also valued at $3.2M and if another club is ever interested in him, I might be tempted to let him go fi the offer gets anywhere close to that amount...

May 16, 2009
Chelsea win the FA Cup final 1-0 over Arsenal.

May 18, 2009
Darren Currie announces he will retire at the end of the season. His contract runs out this season so he will be retiring with another team, or finishing his last year at home...

Woah, looking at the job security screen, I see that they have me listed with a "Very Secure" job status. Man, the fans and board sure did love that promotion. :cool:

FM

FrogMan

01-24-2008, 11:28 AM

May 24, 2009
It suddenly hits me, my contract runs out at the end of June, maybe it'd be time to ask for a new one. I turn in my request for a new contract. The board agree that I deserve a new contract and tell me they hope to be in a position to make me an offer in the very near future.

Leyton Orient won the League One playoffs final 3-1 over Yeovil. They will promote to the Championship with Sheff Wed and us. Funny thing is, they finished the season in 6th place...

With this, the season closes on League One and we're handed a tiny $200k for our 2nd place in the league. I'll be damn though, I know I had agreed to pay higher than usual bonuses to the squad in the competitions entered, but this squad bonus is gonna hurt our finances. We are paying out $2.6M to be shared among the squad on a pro-rata basis. Daaaamn. This brings our balance down to $1.5M or so. We started at bit over $6.5M of which I used some $3M for players but got some back on some sales. I also ran over budget on wags most of the season, meaning that once we got ousted from the cups, we started incurring losses on a monthly basis...

May 25, 2009
Mike Newell of Sheffield Wednesday has won the League One Manager of the Year award. The cool news is that I came in just behind him in second place. Newell collected 947 manager points while I collected 480 and third place Martin Ling collected 469.

Etienne Esajas found his way to the League One Team of the Year on the left wing.

The squad has gone on holiday until pre-season begins...

May 28, 2009
Some freak rumour starts coming from the media. They title: "Gougeon could leave Luton". WHAT... THE... FUCK!!! They are saying that the board are preparing to open discussion with me but are also making contingency plans in case I decide to leave. Make me an offer and I'll stay damnit!

May 31, 2009
The board have finally offered me a new contract. No wage increase, I'd stay at $6,000 a week, the same as in my previous two year long contract, and they are saying they'll want the team to survive in The Championship by the end of a four year plan. That seems reasonable and I accept the offer...

Chairman David Pinkney is absolutely delighted that I have agreed to renew my contract with the club. He feels I have shown fantastic commitment to the club by signing the new deal which he is sure will please the players and fans alike.

Inverness CT are interested in Carl Dickinson. They are offering me less than his value of $45k. I respectfully reject the offer, saying it's not good enough.

FM

FrogMan

01-24-2008, 02:14 PM

June 1st, 2009
Overall, the board are pleased with my management of the team. The team's fantastic overall performance in the League One has been a particular highlight while they say the fans have voiced concerns over Dean Morgan's performances. I don't care much about concerns over one player in particular to be honest with you...

June 4, 2009
Frustration grows in me. Even though we've now entered the month of June and we're getting inside the last month of the contract of many players in England. I can't make any decent offers to anyone since I'm over the wage budget. Yeah, over the budget for now, but that budget will change the moment they confirm our move up to the Championship... sigh...

One player I have spotted from my souts report is DMC/DC Ferrie Bodde (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090605bodde.jpg) who is currently playing for Swansea. Described as a cultured midfielder, he could be a huge help in mounting attacks from the back line of our midfield. Sad thing is that while he's only asking for weekly wages of $6,500, my board is only allowing me to offer him up to $2,000, even as a key player... I pass for now and read that Aberdeen have offered him a contract.

Dunfermline enquire about Carl Dickinson. I tell them it'll be at least $220k for the fullback valued at $45k.

The English qualifiers for European competitions have been determined:
Champions League: Chelsea, Tottenham, Man Utd, Liverpool
UEFA Cup: West Ham, Everton, Derby, Arsenal (holders)
Inter-Toto Cup: Middlesbrough

Seeing Arsenal only in the UEFA Cup makes me wonder where they finished the season...
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>ECC</TD><TD>Liverpool</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>+40</TD><TD>86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD>ECC</TD><TD>Man Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>+18</TD><TD>72</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD>ECC</TD><TD>Chelsea</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>+28</TD><TD>69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD>ECC</TD><TD>Tottenham</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+18</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD>EC</TD><TD>Arsenal</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD>EC</TD><TD>West Ham</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD>EC</TD><TD>Everton</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD>EC</TD><TD>Derby</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Reading</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD>EV</TD><TD>Middlesbrough</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Newcastle</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bolton</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sunderland</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Coventry</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-15</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Portsmouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Aston Villa</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-20</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Watford</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD>R</TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD>R</TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-25</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD>R</TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-19</TD><TD>33</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Wow, 5th place...

June 5, 2009
Hrm, not too sure what has changed, but I see I'm now only $375 over my wage budget and the board are now allowing me to offer up to $11,250 to Ferrie Bodde as a first teamer, not even a key player. He's looking for a 4 year contract worth $6,250. My assistant tells me I should regard him as a definite purchase, and some other teams have offered him a contract so I offer him a tiny bit more, $6,500 a week. We'll see...

Another player I'd spotted is sweeper/central defender Karim Touzani (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090605touzani.jpg), currently playing with Aberdeen. I think he could help out a lot on our back line, especially with José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan's skills fading like snow in the sun. He's looking for a 2 year contract at $7,000 a week and a signing on bonus of $5k but I reverse the offer a bit. I offer a sneaky contract: $4,200 a week, $3,300 per appearance (up from his demand of $700) and $70k signing on bonus. The breakeven between the two offers stands at 43 appearances, which I'm not too sure he will get... Take a look at this geeky table :)
<TABLE style="WIDTH: 180pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=240 border=0 x:str><COLGROUP><COL style="WIDTH: 60pt" span=3 width=80><TBODY><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 60pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width=80 height=17>sign on</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 60pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" align=right width=80 x:num>5000</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 60pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" align=right width=80 x:num>70000</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>wk</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" align=right x:num>7000</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" align=right x:num>4200</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>per app</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" align=right x:num>700</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" align=right x:num>3300</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>app</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" align=right x:num>43</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" align=right x:num x:fmla="=+B5">43</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>sign on</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" align=right x:num x:fmla="=+B1/2">2500</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" align=right x:num x:fmla="=+C1/2">35000</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>wk wage</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" align=right x:num x:fmla="=+B2*52">364000</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" align=right x:num x:fmla="=+C2*52">218400</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>app bonus</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" align=right x:num x:fmla="=+B5*B3">30100</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" align=right x:num x:fmla="=+C5*C3">141900</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; 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To be noted, Touzani is also competent at playing the defensive midfielder spot...

June 8, 2009
Dunfermline will not follow up on their enquiry regarding Dickinson.

June 9, 2009
Wow, didn't take long: "Bodde set for Luton" title the papers. :) He will join us on July 1st.

Interesting thing, he was on the League One Team of the Year in 08-09 and is part of Swansea's overall Best Eleven.

June 10, 2009
And again, looks like that offer to Karim Touzani wasn't so crazy after all. He agreed to it and will also join us on July 1st. He too is part of his team's (Aberdeen) overall Best Eleven.

FM

FrogMan

01-25-2008, 11:39 AM

June 14, 2009
The board have finally announced that construction has begun on the upgrade of the training facilities. This expansion will only take a short time to complete apparently...

Dang, the club's bank balance is at an all time low since I've joined the club. We are barely over $1M.

June 19, 2009
We get the league summary reports and here are some highlights from the League One report...
Overachievers: Notts Co
Underperformers: Leeds
Signing of the season: Southend's Will Antwi ($75k), runner up: Walsall's Stefan Moore ($110k)
Worst signing of the season: Luton's Jay Simpson ($900k), runner up: Hull's Ryan Conroy ($375k)

Yeah, I guess paying that much money for Simpson wasn't my brightest move. But I did bring in a couple of free signings that did wonders for us. Free signings probably didn't count in that thing...

June 20, 2009
Dean Morgan has been voted as Luton's Player of the Year by the fans. Not sure I really agree, but I know he's loved by the fans. He did score a ton of goals, but he disappeared midway through the season.

The Best Eleven for this season has two very odd picks, look at this:
Morgan . Parkin
Spring
Esajas . . . . . . . . . . . Mikoliunas
Nordtveit
Jackson . Pierre-Fanfan . Kinniburgh . Tall
Speroni
================
Vilmunen, GK
Skora, AM C
Hayes, AM RL
Simpson, AM RC, F C
Fox, D LC, DM

I don't see Spring and Nordtveit finding their way in there. Skora was way more effective as an AMC than Spring...

Four new players have been inducted into the Luton All-Time Best Eleven. They're in blue in the listing here:
Morgan . Parkin
Spring
Esajas . . . . . . . . . . . Mikoliunas
Fernandez
Goodall . Kinniburgh . Pierre-Fanfan . Jackson
Speroni
================
Brill, GK
Tall, D RC
Bell, AM RLC
Duncan, DM
Coyne, D C

Fernandez has no reason to remain in there as a DMC which tells they are seeing the two central mid spots as simple central mid and not making a real difference between the DM and AMC spots... And Tall and Jackson should be the fullbacks. Goodall only played last year, Tall played this year and Tall was way more important to the squad than Goodall was last year. And even Jackson had a better season this year playing slightly out of position on the left than Goodall did last year...

We've been given $1.9M for The Championship TV rights over the forthcoming season. That's a relief... :)

And the expectations have come... The minimum expectation is that the team stay clear of relegation this season. That's the easy part. The tough part is that I'll be given a big flat goose egg for tranfer budget. Yep, nada, nothing, nix, zero, zilch, zip, $0!!! Can't really blame them, since there isn't much in the bank account, but still, it sucks. :(

Sure, they are offering me the possibility of increasing both the wage and transfer budgets if I have higher aspirations than avoiding relegation, but I can't say I'm super confident this year. Wage budget will be set at $190k and we are currently at about $180k with a few players retiring in the next few days...

And it's not this season that our U18 squad will stop sucking. Steve Acton (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090620acton.jpg) is apparently the best of the new breed. Judging by that 5 in natural fitness and stamina, the 16 yo must be have been a pretty big smoker since the age of 11 or so, sheesh...

June 24, 2009
I offer a contract to oldie striker Henri Camara (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090623camara.jpg). The 32yo Senegalese striker is a free agent after having been released by Wigan at the end of May. He's not getting any younger, but he's not asking for a whole lot of money and would provide nice depth.

All the kids who were on season long loans (Hayes, van den Berg, Nordtveit) return to their respective clubs. All of those three were helpful as loanees with maybe Hayes pulling his weight a bit more than the other two.

Chris Coyne accepts a pay cut to remain at the club for one more year. He will provide depth to the first squad.

FM

FrogMan

01-25-2008, 02:13 PM

June 28, 2009
Henri Camara has agreed to our contract offer and will join us on July 1st. 19 clubs in all were interested in his services...

June 30, 2009
We sign Matt Haigh (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090627haigh.jpg) on a free transfer from Wales side Llanelli. He is a 17yo central defender one of my scouts found while scouting Wales. Even with the little information I had on him at first, his 16 in heading and 14 in positioning made him a kid with potential. Add that to the $275 a week I'll pay him and he'll do well on our U18 squad...

July 1st, 2009
The transfer window has opened and with it, our new signees (Bodde, Camara, Touzani, Haigh) come on board. Matt Haigh (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090701haigh.jpg) is the one I'm most interested in meeting, since I really had little information on him. I like his skill set for a kid.

A couple things regarding last year loanees. Jonathan Hayes and Havard Nordtveit are still available for loan this year and I make offers for season loans again. Arsenal have let Vincent van den Berg's contract expire and while he's staying on the club for now, he's available to be signed without compensation. Prior to June 30, the compensation was $900k. I offer him a contract.He's only asking for $2,900 a week but I offer him $3,500 and a $6,500 per goal bonus. There are a number of other clubs that have already offered him a contract.

Bleh, the board think I should be performing slightly better in my management of the team. Pretty sure it's all based on the low bank balance. Hopefully it won't come back to bite me in the ass later on...

FM

finkenst

01-27-2008, 12:25 PM

Jay Simpson scored in the FA Cup over the weekend.

bulletsponge

01-27-2008, 02:50 PM

good read

FrogMan

01-28-2008, 11:18 AM

I've vastly outplayed my reporting time in the last few days so I will try to streamline what has happened in order to get back up to speed...

07/03 We lose a friendly against QPR, 0-1. Not much to say, some new players getting acquainted with one another...

Seeing how we've only got two keepers in Julian speroni and Mikko Vilumen, I offer a contract Leicester's Jimmy Nielsen (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090703nielsen.jpg) who was out of contract. He accepts the contract and joins us on July 8.

07/08 We lose a friendly to Arsenal 0-1. Not a bad game, but they are still certainly way out of our league.

07/09 Vincent van den berg signs with us for $3,500 a week. No compensation were paid to Arsenal for the signing.

07/12 We get Jonathan Hayes back for a second season long loan. He was helpful as backup to Etienne Esajas last year and I'm happy to have him back.

07/14 We lose 1-3 in a friendly to Espanyol. Played a strong first half but it all fell apart when I subbed out most starters for backups at halftime. Richard Jackson got injured and will miss 2 weeks

07/19 Ugly, ugly 0-6 loss to Betis. Seriously, very ugly. Shots 5(2) to 31(20), ugh. In the loss, Willie Kinniburgh rated at 4, Ibrahim Tall and Saulius Mikoliunas at 5 among others.

07/20 Just realized my board is now allowing me to scout the whole continent and not only the immediate areas. Weehee!

07/21 Hrm, Leicester offer $1M for Julian Speroni, his value. I put my asking price at $2.5M. They match the $2.5M :eek: and our chairman accepts the bid, saying it was too good to pass up. I gotta say I almost agree with him, but losing Speroni will suck.

07/24 Promotion odds are announce: Birmingham 7-4, Preston 2-1, Ipswich 5-2, Man City 5-2. We've been priced at 40-1 which is not the worse I've ever been, so maybe we have a shot at staying up. I see the media prediction is 18th for us, so out of the drop zone...

07/25 Big friendly win over Dinamo Kiev, 4-2. Shots: 17(12)-12(7). A GREAT game, lots of spunk and fighting for the ball, Camara with 2 goals. With Speroni's future in doubt with us, Jimmy Nielsen started the game.

07/26 The inevitable happens and Julian Speroni moves to Leicester for $2.5M. We'd paid only $240k for him two years ago. Nielsen/Vilmunen are the only two keepers left but the bank balance is now at $6.8M. The transfer budget is now at $1.7M.

07/29 Etienne Esajas, Dean Morgan, and Saulius Mikoliunas are in last year of contract. Not one wants a new deal.

I resign Calvin Andrew to a cheap deal without any increase.

07/30 Richard Jackson injured again, 2 more weeks off. Grr...

FM

FrogMan

01-28-2008, 11:21 AM

08/01 Easy 3-0 win over Cambridge. Easy as it should be against a conference side.

Eric Skora and Willie Kinniburgh both agree to new deals.
David Edwards does too. I see that his value has soared to $475k, it was at $50k last year.

Carl Dickinson resigns too. If Richard Jackson is gonna break down all the time like that, Dickinson might see the field a lot.

Drew Talbot also signes an extention.

Balance now at 7.6M with season ticket sales aimed to get to 7100.

José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan is really not good enough to play first team anymore. I still leave him as captain with Ibrahim Tall vice-captain.

08/05 We lose our last friendly, 0-2 to Sunderland. We did play a good second half though.

08/08 We open the season with a weird 3-3 draw against West Brom. We started the game quickly going donw 0-3, then worked our way back up to 3-3. Showed no cohesion whatsoever early on with sometimes two players letting a loose ball go between them without making a move. Three guys made their debut in that game. Here's what the starting eleven looked like:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-5-7-8-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-8-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-4-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-5-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-8-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-8-8-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-6-6-7-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-7-7</TD><TD>89%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-7</TD><TD>63%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Henri Camara</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-6-6</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-7-8</TD><TD>68%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-6</TD><TD>88%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

08/12 Reassuring 4-1 Carling Cup win over League Two Cheltenham. We did again start the game by allowing a quick goal to start it 0-1, then work our way back into the game.

08/15 League loss, 1-3 to Sheff Utd. It was not pretty but we still outshot them 21(10) to 17(9).

08/16 I let go of Daniel Fox to Crewe for $50k and a player, Byron Moore, a 20yo AM RL/ST with cheaper wage than Fox. I figured that with Ferrie Bodde and Russell Duncan on board as defensive midfielders, Fox wouldn't get much playing time and I liked the offer of Moore who can play both wings as well as the striker spot.

08/17 I add some depth at the keeper position in signing Southampton youngish keeper Bartosz Bialkowski for $150k. He's only 22yo and apparently close to Jimmy Nielsen in talent according to both my scout and my assistant.

08/22 Great league win over said Southampton, 1-0, on an 84th minute goal by Vincent van den Berg. Bialkowski didn't play and won't play with the first squad for a while. He's way out of being match fit... We're in 13th place after three league games.

08/26 Round 2 of the Carling Cup home vs Leicester. The return of Julian Speroni and for all the times where the media make a big deal of stupid players returning to Kenilworth Road, that one really means something. Even funnier is Jimmy Nielsen was with Leicester before coming to us. We lose it 0-2 after w bad first half killed us. Board wanted 3rd round, we don't get that far, out in the second round.

08/28 We secure the signing of free agent defensive midfielder Richard Hughes. Hughes is 30 and was seen as a definite signing of us by my scout. He's seen as a 7 stars player by my assistant and on par with our other strong DM Ferrie Bodde. He's a solid passer, great worker and has good overall physical skills. (profile to come later when I can access photobucket)

We have also signed left fullback Laurent Montoya from Scottish side Kilmarnock. It cost us $350k to get him, but I think it'll be well worth it, especially with how Richard Jackson kept getting hurt and with how unimpressed I've been with Carl Dickinson so far this season. (profile to follow). Montoya, 28yo, is a solid all around kind of player with great decision making and who's also very brave.

08/29 Sensational 4-0 league win over Burnley. We blanked them of any shots in the whole first half. A great debut for Laurent Montoya too. After 4, we're in 6th place. :eek:

Eric Skora got injured in that game, will miss 2 weeks.

FM

FrogMan

01-28-2008, 11:48 AM

09/07 We lose one of our first team coach who moves on to become the assistant manager over at Birmingham. The departing John Carver will be replaced within a few days by free agent Stanislav Varga, who's much better in coaching both fitness and defending. (profiles to come later)

09/11 I sign Reading's James Henry on a three months loan. Henry's a 20yo right winger with a lot of potential. He's already comparable to our starting right winger Saulius Mikoliunas according to my assistant. (profile to come later) He makes it known that he's hoping to get some invaluable first team experience by coming over to us on loan.

09/12 Woah, 2-0 league win over Cardiff, on the road, to move up to 3rd place. I honestly don't expect this position to hold for very long for us, but it's nice to see that we're sort of capable of fighting with the big boys. David Edwards with a goal and the MoM

09/14 We put four on the Championship Team of the Week: Tall, Touzani (who's playing great at centerback), Esajas, and Parkin.

Grr, Bartosz Biakowski's return to match fitness is slowed with an nick. Will miss up to a week.

09/15 Frustrating 0-1 home loss to Man City. We held them in check and even put a lot of pressure late in the game, against a 10 men side, but they didn't let us have it.

09/16 Jonathan Hayes pulled hamstring in a match with the reserves and will miss 3 weeks to a month.

09/19 1-1 draw against Plymouth. Went down 0-1 on a penalty kick early on, then worked our way back into the game, showing a lot of character.

09/26 A very frustrating loss against the current League One title holders, Shee Wed. We controlled the game, on the road, yet they ended up with a lucky goal when playing the 4-2-4 from hell in the 88th minute. 1-2 is the final score.

Looking at the average crowds in the league, I realize that we are averaging 10215 spectators per game on a capacity of 10300. Hrm, the bank balance isn't bad, how about I test the waters for a stadium expansion. I go to the board with my craz idea and by God, they agree. They say that Kenilworth Road needs to be improved if the club is to fulfil its full potential. They assure me that there are plans afoot to expand the stadium. Weehee!

09/29 At Birmingham, we go down 0-2 in the first half and never recover. One was a headed corner while the other was a deflected ball. They sprayed Nielsen with 14 balls on target.

FM

FrogMan

01-28-2008, 02:03 PM

October 1, 2009
League Match #10: vs Swansea at Kenilworth Road (Swansea evens favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.73</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>8-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>9 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>0 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-8-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-8-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6.91</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-7-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>6 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>0 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-5-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>0 (2)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>4 (6)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>2 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-6-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>1 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-8-7-6-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>4 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>60%</TD><TD>0 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Swansea are only in their second season back up to Championship level. We'll be playing Ferrie Bodde with a down arrow and Karim Touzani with a down/left arrow toward the central sweeper position, his natural position. We've played him that way for a little while now and he's responded very well to the call... This game is the second of a crazy three match stretch. We played two days ago and play again on the 3rd, thus the many low 90's in condition already.

We catch a break when they have a goal disallowed in the 17th minute because of a offside. Laurent Montoya plays a freak long throw up to Sam Parkin inside the 6 yard box in the 26th minute. Parkin quickly flicked it to Eric Skora, perfectly place to make it 1-0. Parkin will add to his great performance by scoring a goal of his own in the 40th minute.

Vincent van den Berg adds to our lead midway through the second half running away with a great throug ball from Byron Moore, in for Etienne Esajas. Already vdB's 5th goal of the season. They do take one back, but by the time it happens, we're already into injury time and time is running short.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Swansea</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>24</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>45%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>55%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>54%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>62%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>50%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>30%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>56%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>85%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>74%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>28%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>sub 74</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 74</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>36</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>sub 74</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>on 74</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>on 74</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 74</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Parking runs away with the MoM in what turned out to be a wide open kind of game.

After 10 games, we're still sitting in 10th place which is pretty good for us...
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>3</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Following the game, I give a bit of a hard time to Ibrahim Tall. He's capable of playing much better than what he's done recently. He does agree with my assessment.

FM

FrogMan

01-28-2008, 02:14 PM

October 3, 2009
League Match #11: vs Charlton at Kenilworth Road (Charlton evens favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>2 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-5-7-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>11 (1)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7.08</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-8-8-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7.25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-8</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>4 (6)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>0 (6)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>1 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>0 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>AM L, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-8-7-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>10 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.82</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-6-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>1 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-8-7-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>4 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>60%</TD><TD>0 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-8-7-6-8</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>7 (3)</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I grant Danny Granville his transfer request. I don't see him on the field, even less now with Laurent Montoya on the squad.

The good thing about the crazy scheduling is that everyone seems to have the same and Charlton have some players on low condition going in too. Interesting fact, newly signed Richard Hughes is seen as the key man for our side on this game.

And he is at the heart of our first goal, only 8 minutes into the goal when his run to the left side followed by a nice center to Eric Skora allows Skora to smash one behind the keeper. 1-0 early on!

It's the halftime score and we are quietly in control. Sam Parkin gets a chance to increase our lead in the 55th minute when a penalty is called. Not only does the keeper save it, but Parkin is not even able to score on the rebound!

Would you believe it though, another penalty is called in our favor only 5 minutes later. This time Parkin doesn't miss and it's 2-0.

They do reply 10 minutes later and we're back to only one goal lead. 2-1 after 68.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Charlton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>49%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>51%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>22</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>63%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>59%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>9%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>91%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>72%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>62%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>46%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>sub 90</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD></TD><TD>47</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>inj 76</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>sub 90</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>on 90</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>36</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>on 76</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 90</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Sweet result and another MoM for Parkin. Saulisu Mikoliunas had to leave the match because of an injury. He will miss 3 days to a week.

Sometimes I don't get why a keeper get the form rating that they get. Maybe he looked bad on the one goal he allowed, but it's sometimes hard to see...

FM

FrogMan

01-28-2008, 02:21 PM

And this covers everything I had to report. When I said I had outplayed my reporting, I wasn't kidding. I had saved exactly 1156 screenshoots to cover what had not been reported. :)

FM

vex

01-28-2008, 03:05 PM

Yeah, I hate that my keeper might have a shutout but still only get a 7 rating. I don't care if he only had 5 shots at him, the clean sheet is all that matters to me:)

FrogMan

01-28-2008, 05:08 PM

promised profiles of new players/coaches...

Goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/th_090809bialkowski.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090809bialkowski.jpg)

AM RL/ST Byron Moore
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/th_090816moore.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090816moore.jpg)

Left back Laurent Montoya
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/th_090824montoya.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090824montoya.jpg)

Defensive midfielder Richard Hughes
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/th_090826hughes.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090826hughes.jpg)

Right winger James Henry
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/th_090906henry.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090906henry.jpg)

Departing first team coach John Carver
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/th_090907carver.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090907carver.jpg)

New coach Stanislav Varga
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/th_090907Varga.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/090907Varga.jpg)

FM

FrogMan

01-29-2008, 09:09 AM

October 4, 2009
Would you believe it, after playing three matches within 5 nights of one another, we'll go 14 days without playing before our next match. That's a bit crazy...

October 10, 2009
Jonathan Hayes resumes training following his thigh injury.

October 2009
Ugh, Jay Simpson came down hard following a robust challenge in a training sesssion. He has sustained a concussion and will miss 6 days to 2 weeks.

October 15, 2009
Danny Granville wants to be taken off the transfer list now. I grant him his request.

October 17, 2009
League Match #12: vs Norwich at Kenilworth Road (Luton 6-4 favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>5-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>12 (1)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7.08</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-8-8-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-6-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7.08</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-7-6-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>7 (3)</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>10 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.82</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>1 (4)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>0 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Henri Camara</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-8-6-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-7-6-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>1 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>69%</TD><TD>5 (6)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>4 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Wow, I know we're playing on our pitch, but it's still the 6th place Norwich we're facing here, yet we are still favourites. A home match is as good a place as any to give Bartosz Bialkowski his debut as a Hatter. Interesting, Vincent van den Berg is seen as the key man for us in this one... Seeing the odds, I tell the guys I think they can win this one today.

One of their midfielders savagely jumps to tackle Willie Kinniburgh with both feet first. The ref thinks it was a bit rough and shows him the red straight up. That was in the 22nd minute.

What do we do with them down a man? We let them go up the field and score within two minutes of the sending off. Damn, damn, damn. And we were not playing badly, actually quite in control. Such an unlucky goal that came off a long shot that deflected off Karim Touzani. Down 0-1 after 25.

We keep mounting some crazy pressure and are denied a penalty in the 35th minute. They keeper is stopping everything we're throwing at him. Shots are 11(2) to 5(2) for us at the half with 55% possession for us, yet we couldn't tie it.

More or the same in the second half, more shots, more possession, no goals. :(

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Norwich</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>58%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>42%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>73%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>50%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>14%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>37%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>89%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>46%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>64%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>68</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>54</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>sub 83</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD></TD><TD>60</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>sub 61</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>90</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>sub 61</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD></TD><TD>12</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>36</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>on 61</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 83</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD></TD><TD>Henri Camara</TD><TD>on 61</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

AAAAARRRRRGGGGG!!!!! One of the most frustrating losses I've had in a long time. We buzzed and buzzed around their nets yet nothing came of it. I tell the guys I'm disappointed with their performance as a team. We dropped to 10th place with that loss. Sure, Bialkowski rated at 6, giving up a goal on two shots on target, but it was a FRIGGING DEFLECTED BALL!!! Nothing he could really do about it...

Back at the clubhouse, a journalist is asking me about that denied penalty. The general consensus is that my side should have been awarded a penalty and he wants to know my opinion of the incident. I tell him that my players and I were pretty unhappy about the call. What's not my surprise to see that he's reporting that I insisted that the officials got the decision wrong. WHAT! THE! FUCK!

Sure as the night follows the day, the FA gets on my case. I'm fined $1800 for my comment and my team board is pissed at me. They urge me to curb my comments in the media in the future. I said I wouldn't back my whining players in the past. Now I'm completely done complaining about anything regarding a ref call, just not worth it...

FM

FrogMan

01-29-2008, 11:43 AM

October 20, 2009
League Match #13: away at Wolves (Wolves 4-5 favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.93</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>10 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.82</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>1 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-7-6-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>4 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-8-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-6-8-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>8 (3)</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>4 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>13 (1)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>0 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-7-6-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>1 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Henri Camara</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-8-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>0 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>79%</TD><TD>5 (6)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-8-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Wolves are sitting in 13th place at the moment. Looking at my assistant's assessment of Saulius Mikoliunas, I'm kinda shocked to see he sees him as the 3rd best right winger on the squad. He even lists James Henry instead of him on his team report starting eleven squad. I'll give the start to Henry and we'll see... Seeing how we're the underdogs in this one, I tell the guys the pressure is off.

It's a boring, scoreless first half that we play. Only one shot on target on each side and an even 50-50 split in possession.

The decision to play James Henry on the right wing finally pays off in the 56th minute when he fights the ball away from the opposing left fullback before running down the right sideline all the way down the byline. He then cut to the 6 yard box and unleashed a hard ball that the keeper couldn't control. Vincent van den Berg was there to pick up the rebound and he carefully redirected it to the back of the net for the 1-0 goal.

We're under some very heavy pressure from then until the end of the game, with Wolves even going to the dreaded 4-2-4 as early as the 74th minute. I dropped us to a 4-2-2-0-2 formation to counter it, that's 4 D, 2 DMC, MR/ML, no AMC and 2 strikers with down arrows. It worked quite well and we run away from Molineux with a fantastic 1-0 win and the three points!

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Wolves</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>51%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>49%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>69%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>64%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>22%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>66%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>92%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>54%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>53%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>sub 45</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 70</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD></TD><TD>52</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>36</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 90</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>on 45</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 70</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>on 90</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Wow, from one frustrating loss to a very gratifying win. I seriously beginning to think we should be able to stay up this season, something I doubted about when the season started. Many players played quite well in this game, especially our back four, but the MoM goes to Vincent van den Berg, probably for his winning goal.

We remained in 10th place even with the win and I really like where we are right now. It's still pretty early in the season, although a good fourth of it is gone, yet we've put 6 points between us and the drop zone and we're only three points from challenging for a spot in the playoffs.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>+15</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>12</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>12</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>12</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>12</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>12</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>12</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-20</TD><TD>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Also, for as shaky as our defense looked early on, we've conceded the 10th least amount of goals in the whole league while coming also in 10th for the most goals scored. We're really a 10th place team right now... :)

FM

FrogMan

01-30-2008, 11:40 AM

October 24, 2009
League Match #14: vs Stoke at Kenilworth Road (Luton evens favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>4 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>2 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-8-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-8-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>9 (3)</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7.08</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-6-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.79</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>11 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13 (1)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>0 (5)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-6-8-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>1 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Henri Camara</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-8-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>0 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>5 (6)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-6-7-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>5 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Stoke are having a rough time this season, sitting in 24th and last place in the league table with only one win and a minus 20 goal differential. I play it cocky and tell a journalist I honestly believe we have what it takes to win this game. Ugh, three defenders (Touzani, Kinniburgh, Montoya) are now unsure they can win it, wtf??? I give the start to Bartosz Bialkowski in goal and again to James Henry on the right wing. I even tell the guys I think they can win this guy, still staying short of telling them I expect them to win.

It's a drab, scoreless first half to start it off, both teams apparently unable to put the ball on target. Vincent van den Berg had to leave the match after a rough challenge left him unable to continue in the 37th minute. Calvin Andrew finished the match in his place.

Bialkowski is left to himself in the second half. He did the saves on a couple of hard shots but both times no defenders were around to take care of the rebounds and we let one in at the 68 minute mark and another one at the 88th minute mark.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Stoke</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>49%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>51%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>61%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>61%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>25%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>100%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>66%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>50%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>55%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>32</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>14</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>sub 79</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>36</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>sub 68</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>inj 37</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>89</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>on 68</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 79</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>on 37</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

A disappointing loss, and I tell so to the players. Bialkowski isn't the only one to blame. Looks like the guys in front of him took a day off too, something we can't afford in the Championship... We dropp to 11th place with the loss.

Van den Berg will miss 5 days to a week with a bruised shin.

October 26, 2009
Jimmy Nielsen and James Henry have been selected to the Championship Team of the Week.

My assistant tells me of three players who are getting restless at not being part of the starting eleven. Not too sure I'll do cartwheels to get a start to Chris Coyne or David Fernandez, but Henri Camara might start in our next game if Vincent van den Berg isn't fit in time. Thing is, at the same time that my assistant is suggesting me that I should start involving Camara in more first-team duties, he's also assessing him as the 7th best striker on the squad. That is pretty low, behind the obvious guys like Parkin and van den Berg, then lower than Simpson, Andrew, Morgan, and then even lower than a kid like Drew Talbot...

FM

FrogMan

01-30-2008, 02:11 PM

October 31, 2009
League Match #15: away at Birstol City (Bristol City 5-4 favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-6-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.79</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-8-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.18</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Henri Camara</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-6-8-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>0 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>11 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>0 (6)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>AM L, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-6-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>0 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-6-9</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-8-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>0 (7)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-6-6-8-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-8-6-6</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>1 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>5 (6)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-6-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-8-7-8-6</TD><TD>72%</TD><TD>10 (3)</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Jimmy Nielsen is back between the posts for this one. Henri Camara gets his first start as a Hatter and he shows he still has it in the 8th minute when he takes the ball from the central circle and he runs with it unchallenged until he's down to 20 yards from the goal. He then unleashed a nicely placed ball to beat the keeper and make it 1-0 Luton. It was sadly the end of the celebration for us right then and there though. We are dominated and it takes Jimmy Nielsen to multiplie saves after miraculous saves for us to keeper our lead.

It's too much for him in the 45th minute though and he lets one in after saving eight in the first half. It's 1-1 at the half and we're being outshot 15(9) to 3(2) and losing possession 45-55, a sad showing.

They eventually take the lead 2-1 in the 66th minute when Willie Kinniburgh leaves a striker unmarked right in front of the net on a centered ball from wide left.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>52%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>48%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>70%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>61%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>27%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>69%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>79%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>47%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>70%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 87</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>sub 68</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD></TD><TD>Henri Camara</TD><TD>sub 68</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 68</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>36</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 87</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 68</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

We really didn't deserve even one tiny point in that game. Well, maybe Jimmy Nielsen deserved one for his performance, but the rest of the team was pretty pathetic, even Saulius Mikoliunas and Henri Camara who rated well for their performance, because as a team, we didn't get the job done...

We remain in 11th position even with the loss. We're exactly 6 points from both a playoff appearance and from the relegation zone. Can't let go...
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>+20</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>+17</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-13</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>-13</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-19</TD><TD>10</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

01-31-2008, 02:07 PM

November 1st, 2009
The board are satisfied with my management of the team. They say my capture of Karim Touzani, qualified by the fans to be an extremely good signing, has been particularly pleasing. They note the bad loss to Bristol City as their most negative point.

Jimmy Nielsen has been selected to the Championship Team of the Week. Dude is doing good work for us, gotta say that...

November 3, 2009
League Match #16: vs Northampton at Kenilworth Road (Luton 4-5 favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-6-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.87</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-6-9</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-6-6-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.94</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>6 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>14 (2)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7.06</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>AM L, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>0 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Henri Camara</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-8-7-6-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>1 (1)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>11 (2)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>0 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>5 (6)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.94</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-8-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>0 (7)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-8-6-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>1 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-6-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>89%</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>0 (7)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Northampton are currently in 23rd place but I play it safe and declare to the media that they pose as much of a threat as any other team. We've played them twice in the past and I realize it was a couple seasons ago, in League One play. They promoted that season and finished last year barely out of the relegation zone, in 19th place. I also make sure to tone down my assistant's proposed speech of "I expect a win" to "I think we can win". I'm trying something here, putting Ibrahim Tall in the centreback spot and Richard Jackson at the right back spot. Willie Kinnibrugh had not been playing really well lately and maybe a little break will help him focus a bit more. Dean Morgan also gets his first start of the season, alongside Henri Camara...

It's a funky weather for that game. No real snow on the ground but the temperature is at -5 C and they've pulled out the orange ball for the game.

They play a very hermetic 3-2-3-2 formation (3 centrebacks, 2 wingbacks, 3 centermidfielder, 2 strikers) and we're having a hard time getting to the keeper, despite controlling possession early on.

A fluke goal gives us a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute when a crossed ball by Saulius Mikoliunas, aimed to the far post, is let go by everyone and finds its way right inside the post to the back of the net. Maybe the hard ground played something on the trajectory of the ball, or its speed, I don't know but it was a really odd goal...

The 39th minutes sees the return of someone I've wanted to see for a long time: Dean "The Poacher" Morgan! Henri Camara tried a hard shot but was denied by the opposing keeper. Sure enough, Morgan was right there for the rebound and he scores his first of the season. 2-0 after 38!

That's the halftime score and while it's nice and all, I tell the guys not to let their performance down.

Morgan comes close to doubling his tally in the 71st minute but his apparent goal is disallowed by a ghost offside call...

They take one back in the 88 minute and I get all worried then. Seen too many double quick goals in my career not to take anything for granted with 2 minutes plus injury time to play. Eric Skora calms my fear when he scores in the 94th minute following some pinball play after a free kick.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Northampton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>53%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>47%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>70%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>64%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>30%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>100%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>57%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>50%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>65%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>49</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 78</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>sub 85</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD></TD><TD>Henri Camara</TD><TD>sub 74</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 85</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>36</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 78</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 74</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I rarely us that team talk line but following the two bad games we've just been through, it felt appropriate to ask the fellas why they can't play like this every match... It seems to have angered some of them but maybe it'll bring the competitor out in them...

Saulius Mikoliunas gets the Man of the Match, fluke goal or not. Odd, my assistant rates him as a 6 star player, yet he still says he considers him to be the team's 3rd best right winger...

We move back up to 10th place with the win, now 5 points from the playoffs and a solid 9 points in front of the relegation line.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>+21</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>+17</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>+21</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>+16</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>+10</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>-9</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-13</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-19</TD><TD>10</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

01-31-2008, 02:10 PM

November 7, 2009
League Match #17: away at Preston (Preston 1-3 favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-6-9-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>8.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-6-8-6-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Very Poor</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-6-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>11 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-8-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>15 (2)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>AM L, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-8-6-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>1 (2)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-8-7-8-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>10 (3)</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>7 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>0 (6)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>5 (7)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>89%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.94</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-8-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Henri Camara</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-6-8-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>2 (1)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-8-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>0 (7)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-6-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>5 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-6-7-8</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>0 (7)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Promotion contenders Preston are heavy favourites for this one and I play it safe in the media, saying I'm not expecting a win, but as long as my players play well, I'll be happy. Tactically, I take the up arrows off both wingers and add down arrows to Ferrie Bodde and to both centrebacks. Speaking of centrebacks, Ibrahim Tall gets his second start at that place with Richard Jackson again taking his place on the right side. I tell the guys that the pressure if off.

Even though the first half ends scoreless, it was far from boring. Shots equal at 8(4) on each sides of the field, it was a hard fought first half.

I told the guys I'm pleased at the half and maybe they took that as a message to take it easy but we can't make anything work in the second half. We do keep it scoreless, but we never really mount any kind of very dangerous attack.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Preston</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>final score</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>52%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>48%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>66%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>52%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>8%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>53%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>88%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>64%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>41%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 65</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>sub 84</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 65</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>36</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>on 84</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 65</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 65</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

It wasn't a super impressive game from anyone in particular on our side, but a very good team effort against a pretty impressive team. Fickle fans are disapointed with the draw however. What the heck to you want people, these were promotion contenders in a division we didn't belong to just a season ago?!?

We'd dropped to 11th place the day after our last match and we remain in that spot with the draw. Next game is only in 14 days...

FM

FrogMan

02-01-2008, 11:41 AM

November 9, 2009
Woohoo! The board have announced that the planned expansion to the club's training facilities has been completed! The facilities have gone up from being average to now being good training facilities. Hopefully this will reflect in the players' skill improvements.

November 13, 2009
David Fernandez is granted his request to be transfer listed. I even offer him around but nobody is interested.

November 14, 2009
Danny Granville is also granted his request to be transfer listed.

November 16, 2009
Damn PMS, now Granville says he wants to stay. Dude, make up your mind already!

November 21, 2009
League Match #18: vs Leyton Orient at Kenilworth Road (Luton 4-6 favourites)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-6-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.94</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>12 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>16 (2)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Henri Camara</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-6-8-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>2 (1)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>7 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (6)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-6-7-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>0 (7)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-8-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>11 (3)</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6.93</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-9-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>0 (7)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>AM L, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-6-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>2 (2)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The third team promoted to the Championship in the offseason, Leyton Orient are not faring as well in the championships as Sheff Wed and us. They are currently in 22nd position and seriously being considered as relegation candidates. I play it safe in the media and say that I believe they have the ability to cause us problem but that we could win if we play our best.

I put Willie Kinniburgh back into the starting lineup and I pair Henri Camara with Sam Parkin up front.

Right before the game, I told the guys I thought they could win, but it didn't look like it was enough to spark them up. It's a boring snoozefest of a first half that we play. 0-0 at the half with only one shot on target per side.

I still told the guys I thought we can win and it looked like this time it worked and we finally get ahead in the 65th minute when Vincent van den Berg, in for the disappointing Henri Camara, fired a shot that "no keeper in the world could have saved" after intercepting a pass and running from midfield to the edge of the opposing penalty box.

We kept putting pressure for the next 20 minutes but were unable to add to our lead until they got a corner. Yeah, it's on one of their corner kicks that we scored. In the 85th minute their keeper decided to come forward to make a push on a corner kick. Richard Hughes denied them with a header on the edge of the six yard box, a header so strong that it went all the way to the sideline where Sam Parkin recovered it and was able to bury the ball in an empty net from the midfield line, some 70 yards away! :)

That goal sealed the deal for us...

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>final score/td> <TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>52%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>48%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>24</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>67%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>61%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>20%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>83%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>86%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>50%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>60%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Luton player stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>50</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>sub 77</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>32</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD></TD><TD>Henri Camara</TD><TD>sub 63</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>on 77</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>36</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>on 63</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Sam Parkin got the Man of the Match selection, although it wasn't only for that one garbage goal. He really had a good game, shadowing Henri Camara up front. Ibrahim Tall also had a gread game back on the right side of our defence.

We moved back up to 10th place with the win, satying still only 6 points from the playoffs line.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>+24</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>+21</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>+17</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-12</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>-13</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>-15</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>-20</TD><TD>13</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

finkenst

02-03-2008, 06:28 PM

i see.. you play on the weekends and update from work.

FrogMan

02-05-2008, 11:39 AM

i see.. you play on the weekends and update from work.

sort of :)

Obviously, I play when I'm home, with more playing time during the weekend yeah. And I just can't bring myself to not play and sit down to do a writeup when I can fire up the game and play some... :)

I usually do my writeups during coffee breaks and in the lunch hour although with the Super Bowl hoopla and overflowing work, I've not found time to write much about the team in the last couple days which means I have four days of screenshots and match reports to go through now. I see some streamlining reports in the near future...

FM

FrogMan

02-05-2008, 11:43 AM

Welcome to the streamlined version of the dynasty...

11/21
Ferrie Bodde picked up a one match ban with his fifth yellow in the match against Leyton Orient.

11/24
Esajas and Parkin in the Championship Team of the week.

Played a league match at Nottm Forest. Very close first half but we took control of the game in the second half. Just couldn't the go ahead goal despite putting 10 on target. 0-0 draw. Good games by Nielsen, Tall and Touzani.

11/25
After transfer listing then offering him to clubs, we get a few offers for Matthew Spring. His $5700 a week contract makes him expandable. I accept offers from Hull and Cheltenham.

11/28
League match vs Leicester and former keeper Julian Speroni. My assistant lists Drew Talbot as part of his starting eleven in his team report so I decide to give him a shot as a starting striker. He repays my faith when he ties the game 1-1 to give us a draw in the 86th minute. Leicester did control much of the game though. Tall reaches 5 yellow cards and will be suspended for a match starting on December 5.

11/29
34yo Danny Granville sets a date for his retirement at the end of this season.

11/30
The draw for the 3rd round of the FA Cup happens. We will play Man Utd in our first game of the FA Cup. Oh crap, they're expecting us to reach 4th round but I don't see that happening... :(

12/01
Matthew Spring agrees to a contract with Cheltenham and will move out on January 1st.

League match at 22nd place Barnsley. I give the start to Bartosz Bialkowski in goal but the poor kid is left all alone in front of the opposing team. It's 0-3 after 45 minutes with both fullbacks (Jackson and Montoya) rating at 5 in form. The game ends 0-3 and four players rate at 5 (Montoya, Touzani, Talbot and van den Berg). I'm very disappointed with that showing and let the guys know about it. It was a very winnable game for us and there was no reason for the guys to let Bialkowski down like that. We're now in 12th place after that game.

12/08
We play Wigan at home. Only 2 shots were put on target by both teams combined in the first half, but we're lucky enough to get out on top 1-0 after 45. Drew Talbot the scorer then. The second half is much more lively although it's not all positive as we see them tie the game in the 85th minute. 1-1 is the final score of a much better game for us. Their keeper got the MoM.

FM

FrogMan

02-05-2008, 02:03 PM

12/12
James Henry has completed his three month loan with us and he returns to Reading. I can't even ask for an extention as we're out of the free/loan signing window. Next chance will be at the January window...

We play Ipswich at home. They're evens favourites and play like it. They do take a 1-0 lead after only 5 minutes but that's not the highlight of the game. Saulius Mikoliunas pulls a Zidane in the 45th minute as he decides to headbutt an opponent in the face, apparently unprovoked. :eek: He gets the red card, as you would expect. My oh my... From being down 0-1 at the half, it all went down to hell after that and we lose it soundly, 0-5. Seriously, a shameful performance. Montoya and Touzani end the game both wit form rating of 4 that will earn them a formal warning. Nielsen, Hughes, Parkin and Hayes (in as a sub) also all rated at 5. Ipswich ended up shooting 16 times on target out of 27 shots. A ugly, ugly second half...
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Ipswich</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>50%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>50%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>61%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>68%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>26%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>85%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>88%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>57%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>56%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Mikoliunas has been given an automatic one match ban for his red card and I don't even think about appealing. I fine him one week of wage right off the bat. A disciplinary committee will be meeting in a week and may decide to extend the loan. He accepts his fine, indicating that he will try to control his temperament in future matches. Both Montoya and Touzani accept their warnings and both show willingness to work harder.

Sheesh, what a nightmare of a game...

12/15
We have a tough home match with West Brom. Sigh, much of the same from the guys as we go down after only two and a half minutes of play. After 7, Willie Kinniburgh is rating at 5 in form. They add to their lead in the 36th minute and we're down 0-2 at the half, being outshot 10(6) to 2(0). We do play much better in the second half but can't make up the two goal deficit. The game ends 1-2 after Drew Talbot scored in the 79th minute. We're now in 13th place after 24 games and have gone 6 without a win...

Weirdest thing happens after this game. I decided to play a 5-3-2 formation with Ferrie Bodde being a third centreback. Following the loss, some fans come and complain that I seemed reluctant to consider changing my 5-3-2 approach and that an unwillingness to experiment could spell trouble if the team's form does not improve. WHAT... THE... FUCK!!! I just did that, changing my usual tactics, what else do you want?!?

12/19
The hammer falls: Mikoliunas has been given a five match ban for his red card. Damn, that one's gonna hurt...

12/22
Richard Jackson signs a contract extention. I tried offering one to other players with contracts ending in June, but nobody is open to talking contracts. These players include Saulius Mikoliunas, Etienne Esajas, Ibrahim Tall, and Dean Morgan among others.

12/26
We play Sheff Utd on their pitch. Vincent van den Berg is in for Saulius Mikoliunas. We play a weird first in which we get only one shot, off target, while they put 3 of 6 shots on target. Weird in the sense that we are winning possession with 54%, but keeping it scoreless after 45. Like it's happened quite a bit lately, it all goes to hell in the second half and we lose this one 1-3.

I'm now criticize for my 4-1-3-2 tactics, sigh...

12/28
Etienne Esajas made it into the Championship Team of the week.

12/30
It's another tough game that awaits us as we play Southampton at Kenilworth Road. Even though they're in 20th place, they are favourites for this one. I give the start to Bialkowski after seeing that my assistant is now listing him as the starting keeper on his team report. He's even listed as the key man for the Hatter in the pregame reports. We hold a 1-0 lead at the half, thanks to a chip over the keeper by Dean Morgan, making one of his rare start. That lead goes down the drain when they score on a perfect strike in the 55th minute. We kept putting some heavy pressure and we regain that lead in the 87th minute when Morgan scores his second of the game, off a rebound. That's Bialkowski's first win as a starting keeper. He faced 12 shots on target off of 23 total shots while the opposing keeper only stopped 7. The other keeper got the MoM. Heh...

That win was a good morale booster and made the fans very happy.

FM

mrkilla22

02-05-2008, 03:17 PM

11/29
34yo Danny Granville sets a date for his retirement at the end of this season.

I wish I could retire at age 34.

FrogMan

02-06-2008, 09:06 AM

January 1st, 2010
The transfer window reopens and Arsenal want to offer us a couple of youngster on loan. Young striker Rui Fonte and attacking full back Scott Hutchinson are the candidates. Fonte, 19, is capable of playing both the AMC or the SC spot and might have some playing time possibility although we are loaded at the position. Hutchinson is primarily a left wingback with no proper experience at the full back position. We don't use a wing back so I'm not too sure what we'd do with him, although I'd take them both if at zero salary.

Matthew Spring moves to Cheltenham for $45k. This saves us $5700 a week in wages.

January 2, 2010
FA Cup round 3 vs Man Utd (Man Utd 1-2 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>5 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-5-4-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.04</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.04</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-5-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>10 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-7-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>17 (6)</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>AM L, ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-8-7-6-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>3 (5)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.04</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-6-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5 (10)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>5-8-7-6-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-5-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>18 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>1 (13)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Poor</TD><TD>7-6-7-8-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>27 (1)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-6-5-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>22 (1)</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>21 (2)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Poor</TD><TD>8-8-7-6-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>0 (7)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-6-5-4-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-9-6-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>1 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-8-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>5 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.56</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Prior to the game I offer to loan James Henry again, this time until the end of the season. Chris Hutchinson has accepted to join us on loan.

We hang in there for the first 21 minutes of the game until we let one in, then another one 11 minutes later. From there on out, the pressure is just too much. They're outshooting us 26(13) to 1(0) at the half, ugh... Final score, a 0-4 loss...

Match Stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Man Utd</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>47%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>53%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>62%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>75%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>28%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>83%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>93%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>47%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>64%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Player Stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>5</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>sub 72</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>sub 72</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 72</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19</TD><TD></TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 72</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 72</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>on 72</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

It's the worst our fans have ever been disappointed in a loss. To tell the non initiated to the '08 version, fans confidence/happines towards results is presented with a line. The fuller it is, the happier the fans were with the results. For this game, the line is absolutely empty... Look at the match stats, they speak for themselves, a very rough game. Let's hope it won't drag the team down too much and we can pul together to stay in the Championship...

Our offer for Henry has been accepted and Rui Fonte has agreed to join us on loan, whatever...

I learn that the ManU game has set a record for gates receipt. Good thing cause we are bleeding money right now, and our stadium still has not been upgraded.

January 4, 2010
Etienne Esajas made it into the Championship Team of the Week.

Bartosz Bialkowski will miss 5 days with a stubbed finger suffered in training.

James Henry accepts to come to Luton on loan.

FM

finketr

02-06-2008, 09:38 AM

is there "intent to injure" button on fouls?

FrogMan

02-06-2008, 11:37 AM

January 9
We play Burnley on their pitch. This game starts out bad when we go down 0-1 after only four and a half minutes of play. We do pull ourselves together and play well for the rest of the half when yet another right winger is sent off when James Henry goes into a challenge with two feet. Ugh. Down 0-1 at the half and now playing with only 10 men.

Gets worse in the 51st minute when they double their lead but the most amazing comeback then takes shape. Jay Simpson's great work as a right winger in for Henry, coupled with Vincent van den Berg's explosiveness up front lead to a first goal by Simpson in the 62nd minute. Van den Berg scores only 2 minutes later on an excellent move from the right wing where Simpson fed him a great pass to allow him to be one-on-one with the keeper. Final score: a 2-2 draw.

Match Stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Burnley</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>51%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>49%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>68%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>59%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>25%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>68%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>74%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>41%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>72%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Player Stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 88</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>sub 60</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>off 41</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>sub 41</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>90</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 60</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 88</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 41</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Dang, a match we should have won! Even with only ten players on for half the game, we dominated some long periods of play.

That game proves to be a costly one though. Willie Kinniburgh and Richard Hughes have reached five yellow card and will both miss our next match, as will James Henry, following his red card in the game. The bigger kicker is the fact that both our full backs got nicked in the game. Laurent Montoya will miss 3 weeks to a month witha twisted ankle and Ibrahim Tall will miss 2 to 3 weeks with a thigh strain. Ouch, ouch, ouch. This is not gonna be a pretty lineup in our next game...

We're in 13th place after 27 games, 12 points over the drop zone and still a reasonable 10 points from the playoffs line. I'm honestly simply hoping to avoid relegation given how the team has played lately.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>+29</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>+27</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>+27</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>+23</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>+16</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>-24</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>-20</TD><TD>22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>-19</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>-19</TD><TD>20</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

02-06-2008, 11:40 AM

January 16
League Match #28: vs Cardiff (Cardiff 4-6 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-5-6-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.72</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>6 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-5</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>4-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Chris Coyne</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>18 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Poor</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>6 (11)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6.47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Poor</TD><TD>7-8-8-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>28 (2)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>6-5-6-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>23 (1)</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6.79</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-8-7-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>19 (6)</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>0 (7)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>1 (14)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.87</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>AM L, ST</TD><TD>Very Poor</TD><TD>7-6-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>4 (6)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.90</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>5 (7)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>5-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>12 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-8-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>21 (2)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Bid</TD><TD>Mikko Vilmunen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-6-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-8</TD><TD>72%</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-5-4-6-7</TD><TD>71%</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I learn that James Henry has been banned for two matches following his sending off in our last match. With this being Saulius Mikoliunas' last banned match, and everyone else who's missing, we will be starting a rag tag kind of team. Even Chris Coyne gets a rare start, his first of the season. Can'T say this makes me overconfident in our chances...

Surprisingly enough, even though it's a scoreless first half, we are playing quite well, even outshooting them 8(5) to 6(1) at the half.

We keep on playing well and even take the lead in the 59th minute, when Vincent van den Berg converts a great one-two exchange with Sam Parkin. We had a cuple more chances in the next few minutes but they tie it in the 66th minute. An exciting second half leads both team to a 1-1 draw.

Match Stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Cardiff</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>49%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>51%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>68%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>68%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>14%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>63%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>73%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>50%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>55%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team Stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD></TD><TD>Chris Coyne</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 78</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD></TD><TD>62</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>sub 78</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin (c)</TD><TD>sub 88</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD></TD><TD>Russell Duncan</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 78</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19</TD><TD></TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>on 88</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Van den Berg was selected Man of the Match in a game we could have won. The draw leaves us in 13th place.

I grant Henri Camara's reuqest to be transfer listed and even offer him to clubs. Nobody shows any interest.

January 18
Chris Coyne's recent start might be is last before a while. Not only is everybody else coming back, he's injured and will miss up to a week with a stubbed toe.

January 21
I'd been fielding offers for Mikko Vilmunen so I look for a backup. I offer to loan Coventry Reserves' keeper Wojciech Szczesny (not enough vowels in there) until the end of the year.

January 23
Mikko Vilmunen agree to a deal with Hereford. We get $30k for him.

Our loan bid for SzCzesny has been accepted.

January 25
Ibrahim Tall resumes full training.

Wojciech SzCznesny agrees to join us on loan until the end of the season. I'll probably play him only in case of injury to both Nielsen and Bialkowski.

FM

FrogMan

02-06-2008, 11:43 AM

is there "intent to injure" button on fouls?

Not sure I understand what you mean here. Nowhere in the commentary for either of our red cards was it mentionned there was intent to injure, although they clearly stated what had happened as I reported it here (heabutt in the face for Mikoliunas and two feet first tackle for Henry).

FM

FrogMan

02-06-2008, 11:45 AM

and with this, I've reported about everything played up to now. Coming up next will be a tough away game against Manchester City.

I'll also post profiles for the three new loanees...

FM

FrogMan

02-07-2008, 12:02 PM

January 26 (part 1)
Things move fast when we get close to the closing of the transfer window and here I am, on the morning of our match vs Man City and stuff is indeed happening. First regarding a player you've never heard cause I knew we'd never sign him. I'm talking about right winger Nicolas Marin, a 29yo frenchman who was looking to sign a huge contract that even if I'd thought he was worth it, my team board wouldn't allow me to offer. He definitely turned our latest offer down, shooting down any hope of us landing him.

There's another player though, this time 27yo striker Matt Moussilou from Nice, a seven star ranked player according to my scouts many evaluation, with amazing pace and acceleration and said to be a fairly consistent performer. Ever since my scout first saw him back in October, he'S been saying we should sign him whatever the price. Valued at $1M back then, nice had set an asking price of $725k. I tried to get them down to the $500k-550k range but they wouldn't budge. Then came the transfer window and I saw they had lowered their demands to $475k. I offered them $400k, they balked and I offered the requested $475k for him, ofer which they accepted on January 10.

Reason why I never talked about him here is that just like with Marin, I also never thought we'd be able to get him. First wage talks with him had him asking for $26k a week while our board only allowed me to offer $20.5k. I tried to sweeten the deal by boosting the appearance and goal bonuses, but he rejected my first offer. He still said he was open to negotiate. That was back on January 22nd. I bumped his signing on fee a bit, but then the weirdest thing happened, or the best timing possible, Moussilou's possible signing by the Hatter came up in the news. The media started talking about how the out of favor striker was on my radar screen and how I believed he would significantly improve my current squad. Hmmm... I jumped on it. To the journalist asking me to confirm the speculation that I would like to sign Moussilou, I answered that he would indeed be a great signing and that hoped to make him a Luton player as soon as possible. Not only that, I added some more by formally declaring my interest in Moussilou and said to the press that I would do my utmost to sign him.

Here we are 5:30pm on January 26, sitting in the locker room at The City of Manchester Stadiuma when there's a knock on the door. Who shows up but Matt Moussilou with a signed and approved copy of his contract offer. He wants to be a Hatter, or at least, he told me in the only language he speaks: "Je veux être un Chapelier!". He adds that he looking to revive his career after being having been frozen at Nice. I'm ecstatic, as are the players, and my first idea is to try and find him a jersey to have him play with us tonight. We have this old number 12 jersey with "Spring" sewed on the back. I rip it off and we hastily have our trainer put together a "Moussilou" name tag. The guy is so impressed with the new signing that he misspells it "Moosilou". I think the "Moose" nickname with stick to that guy, especially with the fans who are simply adulating me for securing the signature of the lanky striker.

First reports from my assistant are in the same line as the ones my scout was sending me. Moussilou is seen as a fairly consistent performer with great pace and with an acceleration that underpins his overall speed. Pace and acceleration have allowed Jay simpson the possibility to create plays and it's without contest in my mind that Moose is much better than Simpson. He had 3 goals in his 10 appearances with nice this season (4 starts and 6 off the bench), averaging 7.10 in form.

You can see Moussilou's profile by clicking the thumbnail below.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/th_100126moussilou.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/100126moussilou.jpg)

And here are the profiles of the other players who joined us on loan in this January transfer window...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/th_100101fonte.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/100101fonte.jpg)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/th_100101hutchinson.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/100101hutchinson.jpg)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/th_100121szczesny.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/QcFrogMan/FM2008/Luton/100121szczesny.jpg)

FM

FrogMan

02-07-2008, 02:12 PM

January 26 (part 2)
League Match #29: at Man City (Man City 1-3 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>7 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-5-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.82</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>19 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-8-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>21 (2)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-5-8-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>0 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>5-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>24 (1)</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6.80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>20 (6)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Wojciech Szczesny</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>5-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>12 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Poor</TD><TD>8-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>29 (2)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>7 (11)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>5-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>71%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>5 (7)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-8</TD><TD>81%</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Req</TD><TD>Henri Camara</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-7-8-6-6</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>5 (1)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-5-4-6-7</TD><TD>67%</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>9-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>89%</TD><TD>1 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>AM L, ST</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>6-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>4 (7)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.91</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>5 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>7 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Jimmy Nielsen and Ibrahim Tall are only getting back from injury so Bartosz Bialkowski and Richard Jackson will respectively replace them in our starting eleven.

We go down one early on and it's almost a catastrophe in the 11th minute when a second goal of theirs is disallowed because of an offside. We still go down 0-2 a couple minutes before the end of the half. It's a bit disheartening because we'd been playing quite well, at least well enough no to deserve to be down 0-2 like that...

I don't know what part of my "pressure if off" halftime speech got to the players but they come out roaring and it pays off early. Only two minutes into the second half, Sam Parkin receives the ball from Saulius Mikoliunas and relays a pinpoint pass in front of Vincent van den Berg's run. Vincent is positionned perfectly and can simply put the bal right by the opposing keeper.

If that little goal was not enough of a morale boost, we tie the game only 6 minutes later when Mikoliunas, again, plays a great high ball to Parkin's head. Parkin heads it straight to the back of the net for the 2-2 goal!!!

No more goals will be exhanged until the end of the game, but it's not for a lack of trying. Their keeper had to make at least of couple of magical saves while Karim Touzani had to save Bialkowski's butt by clearing a ball off the line in the 88th minute. Final Score: 2-2

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Man City</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>50%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>50%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>69%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>62%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>14%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>40%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>82%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>58%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>48%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>32</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>34</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>sub 83</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>sub 90</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>sub 90</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD></TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wojciech Szczesny</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>on 90</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>on 83</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 90</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I can't believe Bialkowski only rated at 6. I mean, he faced 13 shots on target. Maybe they were all easy shots. :confused:

Sam Parkin was selected as Man of the Match and the great play by both strikers early in the second half kept me from allowing Matt Moussilou to make his debut. That and I thought it was more important to have a fresher DMC than a better striker to at least save the draw.

We dropped the 14th place after the draw.

Following the game, I make Matt Moussilou available for the Reserves match of tomorrow. We'll see what he can do then and if he can regain match fitness. He's currently severely lacking in match fitness...

FM

FrogMan

02-07-2008, 05:44 PM

January 27, 2010
Henri Camara wants to stay. I unlist him.

That one game Chris Coyne started was probably his last as a Hatter. He tore a calf muscle whilst chasing a ball during the Reserves match. His season is pretty much over as he'll miss three to four months with the injury.

Speaking of that Reserves match, it's not often that one of their matches is followed so much. Matt Moussilou collected the Man of the Match mention, providing the Reserve Hatters with their two goals on their way to a 2-1 win. He put 5 of his 8 shots on target, 5 of the 7 shots put on target by the whole team.

I offer Russell Duncan around for free.

January 28, 2010
League Match #30: vs Plymouth (Luton 4-5 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-5-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.82</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>20 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.72</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>6-6-8-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>7 (12)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6.47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Poor</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>29 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>5 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>21 (6)</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6.96</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>25 (1)</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6.85</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>5-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>12 (9)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-5-8-8-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>1 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-8-7-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>22 (2)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>9-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>1 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>5 (7)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>8 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>86%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-5-4-6-7</TD><TD>66%</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>AM L, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>4 (7)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.91</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>7 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Ugh, the referee for this match will be Rob Styles who has shown 33 yellow cards and 3 red cards in his nine games so far this season. That's 3.67 yellows a match and one red every three games.

Matt Moussilou's match with the reserves left him a bit winded and he will sit this one out. Looking at my assistant's team report I see that he lists David Edwards instead of Eric Skora in the AMC spot so I decide to give him the start. Looks like a good decision as he's listed as Luton's key man in the pregame report.

It's an unlucky start for us. Despite holding the ball for 60% or the first 17 minutes, it's Plymouth who jumps to a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute. Bleh, and even worse, that 60% was not even us just moving the ball around in our end of the field, but also in midfield and a lot in their end of the field...

That possession pays off in the 38th minute when Jay Simpson takes the ball down the right and centers it to Vincent van den Berg, unmarked on the penalty spot. Ven den Berg then unleashed a hard shot that that got push by one of their defenders behind the goal line for an own goal. Tied at 1-1.

Even better, Sam Parkin is able to find the top corner of the net just as injury time started in the first half. Up 2-1 after 45.

We're awarded a penalty in the 69th minute but Sam Parkin puts it over the bar. Final Score: 2-1.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Plymouth</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>54%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>46%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>22</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>72%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>52%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>41%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>84%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>68%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>63%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>50%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>58</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>51</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD></TD><TD>59</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>sub 84</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 67</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>on 67</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>on 84</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Sam Parkin gets the MoM and David Edwards had a very good game. Even better, we got out of this game without one yellow card!!! :eek:

We move up to 13th place after the win, 10 points from a playoffs position, but more importantly 14 points over the relegation line.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>+34</TD><TD>65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>+32</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+24</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+24</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>+21</TD><TD>50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+18</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+10</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>-13</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>-15</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-28</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>-18</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>-27</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>-20</TD><TD>24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>-25</TD><TD>23</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Russell Duncan has accepted a contract offer from Bristol Rovers. That move will free $6250 in weekly wages. Might look like little savings, but we were running a good $8.5k over the weekly wage budget after the signing of Matt Moussilou. With that saving, and by converting what was left of the transfer budget, I'm back under control.

We're losing a lot of money every month though, as much as $800k to $1M a month. The bank balance is now down to only $1.5M and that has me scared for the rest of the season. The stadium really needs upgrading. Hopefully if could stay up, they'll get ot upgrading it in the offseason.

FM

FrogMan

02-08-2008, 09:09 AM

February 6, 2010
League Match #31: at Swansea (Swansea 4-5 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-6-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.29</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-5-7-7-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>21 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.73</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-8-7-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>22 (3)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>30 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>6 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-7-8-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>26 (1)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>5-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>12 (10)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-5-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>1 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-8-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>8 (12)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>22 (6)</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6.93</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>5 (7)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>8 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-5-4-6-7</TD><TD>86%</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>AM L, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>4 (7)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.91</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>7 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>89%</TD><TD>1 (15)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

We're in 13th place, they are in 9th place at the moment. Matt Moussilou is still lacking in match fitness, and his conditionning is a bit low compared to others on the squad, but I decide that today will be his debut. He is even listed as the key man for my Hatters.

It's an ugly start but we regain control a bit later in the first half and it's still scoreless after 45.

We lose Saulius Mikoliunas to injury in th 66th minute. It's a rough second half for us, but our bend but don't break style of defense prevails and we get away with a point. Final score: 0-0.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Swansea</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>48%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>52%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>68%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>70%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>17%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>82%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>86%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>53%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>51</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD></TD><TD>59</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>inj 66</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>sub 79</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>sub 59</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 66</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>on 59</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

That draw was earned by Bartosz Bialkowski who got the Man of the Match selection for his performance. Shots were absolutely even after 45 but Swansea really took in the second half. They finished the last 17 minutes in a 4-2-4 formation. Moussilou had a solid if a bit unspecacular performance in his debut.

We dropped to 14th place with the draw which by the way was our sixth consecutive game without a loss.

Mikoliunas will miss 6 days to 2 weeks with a bruised thigh.

FM

FrogMan

02-08-2008, 09:13 AM

February 9, 2010
League Match #32: vs Birmingham (Birmingham 4-6 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-6-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-8-8-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.06</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>5-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.93</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>12 (10)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>8-7-6-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>8 (13)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6.52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>31 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>7 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.82</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-8-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>22 (7)</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6.90</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>5-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD>PR</TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>22 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.74</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>5-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>1 (9)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>5 (7)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-8-8-6</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>27 (1)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>8 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>74%</TD><TD>23 (3)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-5-4-6-7</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>AM L, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>4 (7)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.91</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>7 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>1 (15)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Tough match in this one. Birmingham is currently in 2nd place and chasing the league title.

They are really superior to us and it shows in this one. The first half ends with us down 0-1 and them dominating pretty every aspects of the game. We try to go more on the attack but that leaves us vulnerable in the back and they seal their win with a second goal in the 90th minute. Final Score: 0-2.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Birmingham</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>45%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>55%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>59%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>75%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>18%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>64%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>85%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>32%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>75%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>sub 86</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 86</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>sub 72</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD></TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 72</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 86</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>on 86</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Not a bad match by anyone in particular on our side, we simply were outclassed by a superior team. My assistant suggests I tell the guys I'm disappointed, but I don't see it that way. I sympathise with them. At home or not, it was a tough one for us.

We remain in 14th place despite the loss.

FM

FrogMan

02-08-2008, 11:45 AM

February 13, 2010
Willie Kinniburgh has come down with a virus, where's House when you need him??? I could either treat him at the club, which might mean a shorter time out, or send him home, which would be longer but would minimise the risk of the dang virus spreading to other players on the squad. I don't need my whole staff drinking from the same bottle to all fall at the same time so I send him home. He will be out for 2 to 3 weeks. Yeah, that's on heck of a virus. I'll move Ibrahim Tall to centreback and will start Richard Jackson on the right while Kinniburgh is out.

Gah, my physio informs me that Etienne Esajas has injured his heel coming down rough in training. I could have him get an injection or let him be treated by our physio. I don't want to risk long term injuries so I leave him to my physio and he will miss one to two weeks.

February 17, 2010
League Match #33: at Norwich (Norwich evens fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>8 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.93</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.06</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>22 (6)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>5 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.85</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>1 (10)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.82</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-6-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>23 (7)</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6.87</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>13 (10)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>1 (15)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>9 (13)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>1 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-8-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>27 (1)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>70%</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.84</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>23 (3)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>67%</TD><TD>32 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>AM L, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>4 (7)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.91</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>8 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>7 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

We've got a couple of important injuries, but looking at their roster, I see they're going into this game with two starters suspended.

Matt Moussilou works his magic for the first time as a Hatter in the 41st minute. He took the ball from almost midfield, ran around a defender all the way to the penalty spot before letting go of a nicely place ball to make it 1-0.

1-0 is the halftime score and the fellas are playing quite well. We're outshooting them 9(3) to 7(2) at the half but possession is an even 50-50 split.

Our guys went from having a "decent" game in the first half to really playing great in the second half. We held the ball a clean 67% of the time in the first 20 minutes of the second half, mounting attack after attack. It finally pays off when Richard Hughes, in for Vincent van den Berg but playing as a second defensive middie, gave it his all, stealng the ball from a defender and then finding the back of the net on a great shot. Final Score: 2-0.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Norwich</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>23</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>46%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>54%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>64%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>64%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>22%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>80%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>73%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>62%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>52%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>47</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>32</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>sub 64</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD></TD><TD>51</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>sub 64</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 81</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>on 81</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 64</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 64</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

A fantastic second half and I tell so to the players. Matt Moussilou put in a Man of the Match performance, putting 6 of 9 shots on target.

There's something I can't understand about Richard Hughes. He can't seem to have good games on a consistent basis, despite my assistant's assessment that he's a 7 star player and would be a good signing for any Premiership side.

We moved up to 13th place with the win, now 15 over the drop line and 12 from the playoffs.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+37</TD><TD>71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+29</TD><TD>70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>+36</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>+25</TD><TD>60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>+20</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>+21</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+10</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>+11</TD><TD>46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>-8</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-30</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>-21</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>-22</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>-24</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-28</TD><TD>28</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

02-08-2008, 02:06 PM

February 20, 2010
League Match #34: at Charlton (Charlton 4-5 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-8-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-6-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>9 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.90</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>13 (11)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.46</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>9 (14)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6.52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>2 (10)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>8 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>4 (7)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.91</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>23 (6)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.76</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>1 (16)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>23 (3)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-8-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>27 (1)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7</TD><TD>89%</TD><TD>6 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>68%</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.84</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>65%</TD><TD>32 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>7 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.04</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>24 (7)</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6.84</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Saulius Mikoliunas is still not entirely fit following his injury and James Henry was left tired from his start in our last game so Jay Simpson gets the start on the right wing. I give Dean Morgan a try up front too. Vincent van den Berg has been largely disappointing lately with four form ratings of 6 in a row.

We hand with them for most of the first half, even taking a momentary lead in the 23rd minute when Jay Simpson surprised everyone with a left footed goal. They do tie the game up in the 31st minute though and 1-1 is the halftime score.

We keep doing well at the start of the second half although it becomes clear that they have seriously moved to a second speed, a speed we don't have. Bartosz Bialkowski multiplies the nice saves but he finally gives up the go ahead goal in the 68th minute, after having blocked a series of three shots. They will add another goal on a breakawy late in the game when I have the guys all pushed up to try and tie the game. Final Score: 1-3.

Match Stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Charlton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>47%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>53%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>63%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>65%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>14%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>64%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>73%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>68%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>36%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team Stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>33</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>sub 66</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>sub 74</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>sub 74</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 74</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 66</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>on 74</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Jay Simpson had a great game but it wasn't enough to pull the whole team. Charlton had 10 shots on target out of 18 tries in the second half alone. That's what I meant by "second speed"...

We remain in 13th place despite the loss.

February 22, 2010
Ferrie Bodde was selected to the Championship Team of the Week.

I do a quick check of our big three possible free agents of the Summer, Mikoliunas, Esajas, Tall, and still not one of them is interested in renewing his contract.

FM

bulletsponge

02-09-2008, 01:47 PM

FrogMan

02-10-2008, 10:49 AM

ty

:)

FM

BYU 14

02-10-2008, 11:51 AM

Holy crap, just finished catching up, can't believe Man City is down!

Do you think you will ever get the resources to make a serious run at the prem?

3ric

02-11-2008, 06:38 AM

I do a quick check of our big three possible free agents of the Summer, Mikoliunas, Esajas, Tall, and still not one of them is interested in renewing his contract.
It'll be interesting to see if you can keep the team together - is the transfer budget still at $0?

FrogMan

02-11-2008, 06:56 AM

Holy crap, just finished catching up, can't believe Man City is down!

Thanks for reading! :)

Do you think you will ever get the resources to make a serious run at the prem?

From past lives, I'd say not reallly. It still didn't keep me from taking them to the Premiership and even the Champions League in the past. Did take the board two seasons up there before they decided to open up the coffers though. If we can only improve the stadium at the end of the season, I'll be happy...

FM

FrogMan

02-11-2008, 06:59 AM

It'll be interesting to see if you can keep the team together - is the transfer budget still at $0?

I really hope so but sometimes I'm thinking that Mikoliunas could be replaced. Look how we survived his five match ban. Wasn't pretty, but we got it down.

I asked for what was left of the transfer budget be switched over to my wage budget so yeah, for now I'm left with nothing there. Don't think there'll be much available at the start of next season either, especially if we upgrade the stadium...

FM

FrogMan

02-11-2008, 09:07 AM

February 27, 2010
League Match #35: vs Sheff Wed (Luton 5-4 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-6-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>10 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.91</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>5-4-6-7-8</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.06</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>14 (11)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>23 (3)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Poor</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>32 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>9 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.77</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>24 (7)</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6.84</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>23 (7)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.73</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>1 (17)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>10 (14)</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6.58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-6-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>27 (2)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>6 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>64%</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.84</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>1 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>5 (7)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (10)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.85</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>7 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.04</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The current League One Title holders are currently in 15th place, fighting quite well against relegation. They are only 2 spots under us.

This is the game where Matt Moussilou reveals all his talent, starting with a header goal on an Etienne Esajas free kick in the 13th minute, followed by another one in a crowd in the 23rd minute only to celebrate his hat-trick before the end of the half, converting a nicely centered ball from Laurent Montoya. 3-0 at the half following an amazing display of precision. We put 7 of 8 shots on target in that half.

I get kind of worried that the fellas will let the lead slip when our opponents score on in the 50th minute, but Moose lay my fears to rest when he buries the ball for his fourth goal of the night in the 67th minute. He even adds insult to injury when his pace allows him to round a defender so easily that the other guy got frustrated and took the legs from under him. Bad news for him, he was the last defender and is shown the red card. They finish the last 9 minutes with 10 men. Final Score: 4-1

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>50%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>50%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>61%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>62%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>31%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>86%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>92%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>62%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>49%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 67</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>sub 77</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 77</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 67</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Wow, just WOW! :eek: As you would expect, Matt Moussilou is select as Man of the Match with that awesome performance. Both he and Vincent van den Berg put 4 of their 5 shots on target. We really tested that keeper.

Byron Moore comes out of the game nicked. He got a elbow to the face and will miss 6 days to 2 weeks.

We remain in 13th place even with the win.

I learn that this performance of four goals in a game by Moussilou is a new high for Luton in this era. The previous record was three goals and was held by Dean Morgan.

FM

FrogMan

02-11-2008, 09:17 AM

March 1st, 2010
Wouldn't you expect it, Matt Moussilou has been selected to the Championship Team of the Week.

The team board feel I should be performing slightly better in my role as manager of the team. I'm a bit worried about this assessment. I mean, we are doing quite well in league, much better than expected, but we did exit the two cups earlier than they expected us too, and the bank balance is melting like a snow cone in the sun in July...

I can only laugh at their main complaint, the signing of keeper Bartosz Bialkowski, who's played quite well since being given more playing time. They do have a good point in saying that the signing of Matt Moussilou was a great signing, as early as it is in his career as a Hatter.

Willie Kinniburgh has recovered from his virus and has begun full training again.

FM

FrogMan

02-11-2008, 11:22 AM

March 2, 2010
League Match #36: vs Wolves (Luton 6-4 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-8-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>11 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.06</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>15 (11)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>10 (14)</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6.58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>33 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>10 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.79</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-10</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>25 (7)</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-6-8-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>23 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (10)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.85</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>24 (3)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>1 (3)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-6-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>27 (2)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>72%</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.84</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>4-6-7-8-8</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>5 (7)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>7 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>71%</TD><TD>1 (18)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.04</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Wolves are currently only 2 spots ahead of us, in 11th place. They do seem to have many players with low morale while ours is pretty high accross the board.

A deflected shot from Jay Simpson gives us a 1-0 lead in the 29th minute. He can be thankful for the skilled work of Vincent van den Berg and Etienne Esajas on the left wing for that goal. 1-0 is the halftime score but more important is the split in shooting: 7(5) for us, 4(2) for them.

We turn it up a notch still although we fail to capitalize on the chances created in the second half. Final score: 1-0.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Wolves</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>49%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>51%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>60%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>64%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>35%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>32%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>61%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>87%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>47%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>61%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 59</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>sub 79</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 87</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 79</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 59</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>on 87</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

A relatively quiet win following the fireworks of our previous match, but I'll take it. Jay Simpson collects his second Man of the Match selection of the season in league play, third in competitive play. I like the kid, he makes things happen. Even better, over time, he's improved his stamina enough that he's able to play the right win slot for a whole game without being burned enough that a sub is necessary. Seeing how we'll be playing 21st place Stoke in our next match, I follow my assistant'S recommendation and warn the fellas about not getting too complacent.

The win does nothing to change our position, although we're now 18 solid points from the relegation line.

FM

FrogMan

02-11-2008, 11:41 AM

March 6, 2010
League Match #37: at Stoke (Luton 6-4 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>12 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>4-6-7-8-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.06</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>16 (11)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-8-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>11 (14)</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6.64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-8-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>34 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.04</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-10-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>26 (7)</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-8-6-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>23 (9)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (11)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>24 (3)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5 (7)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-6-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>27 (2)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.84</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>11 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>7 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>70%</TD><TD>1 (18)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

In the pre-game reports, I see that one of their strikers has scored 21 league goals already. I give the players some specific instruction to always mark him tight and even to tackle him hard when they get the chance. Karim Touzani takes my recommendations a bit too seriously and there's not even one full minute played in the game when said striker comes in front of him. Touz takes him out with both feet forward, cleats showing like sharpened fangs looking for blood. The referee wastes no time and shows him the straight red. We'll have to play the last 89 minutes with only 10 men...

I also need to make some tactical adjustments. There's no way we'll go the rest of the way with 10 men and only three defenders. I reluctantly pull out Eric Skora, who was just making a return to the starting eleven, and put in Ferrie Bodde in Touzani's spot.

While we did spend quite a bit of time on our end of the pitch, the most amazing thing happens after that. Matt Moussilou's pace and acceleration are just so sweet that not once but twice will he be able to outrun a defender on long balls from Jay Simpson, both times finding himself in front of the keeper who's rushing out to him. What does he do both times? Chipped the ball over the keeper for goals. :)

But the half is not even over that Vincent van den Berg will have added to our lead, then at 3-0, and Moose even completely his hat-trick on a beautiful individual effort. A simply amazing half, and with only ten men!!!

We outshot them 12(8) to 7(1) in that first half. It doesn't even stop there, as Moose adds to his tally in the 58th minute to make it 5-0. I'm running out of words to say how amazed I am of this guy right now. A sceond four goal game in a three game span. :eek:

They will score two goals before it's over, but with only ten men, comes a time where it had to be expected. Final score: 5-2.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Stoke</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>51%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>49%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>65%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>62%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>8%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>66%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>86%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>49%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>off 1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>sub 2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 79</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD></TD><TD>48</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 72</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 2</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 79</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 72</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Wow, wow, wow, what a game! A third game in a row where we put double digits shots on target, and should I say it again, with only ten men this time. The guys are on freaking fire! Matt Moussilou, who else, got the MoM. Great game by Ferrie Bodde in replacement at centreback. For the third game in a row, the fans are pleased with the amount of times the team managed to test the opposing keeper.

Karim Touzani has been automatically banned for one match. My assistant tells me it's up to me to challenge it or not. I take a second look at the incident and most comments are unanimous, Touzani lunged in recklessly at the opposing striker. I fine him one week of wages. He accept his fine without comment.

The win allows us to move up one spot in the table.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+41</TD><TD>80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+33</TD><TD>78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>+38</TD><TD>74</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>+31</TD><TD>70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+20</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+20</TD><TD>59</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+10</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-21</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>-18</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>-27</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>-38</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>-22</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>-31</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>-29</TD><TD>29</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

02-11-2008, 02:06 PM

March 8, 2010
We've placed four players on the Championship Team of the Week: Laurent Montoya, Etienne Esajas, Ferrie Bodde, and Matt Moussilou. It's a second appearance in two weeks for Matt Moussilou.

March 9, 2010
League Match #38, vs Bristol City (Luton evens fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>13 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.93</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.84</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.08</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-6-6-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>23 (10)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.73</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>24 (3)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-7-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>35 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-10-7-10</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-8-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>27 (7)</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6.91</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>17 (11)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>3 (12)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.87</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>12 (14)</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5 (8)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.77</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-8</TD><TD>89%</TD><TD>6 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-6-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>27 (2)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.77</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>11 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>7 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>84%</TD><TD>1 (18)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

They are in 16th place at the moment and even though they just beat Leicester 2-1, they lost 0-4 to Preston a couple games ago and it looks like that loss is still on their mind. Many players seem to have low morale at the moment.

Willie Kinniburgh comes back to the lineup just in time to replace suspended Karim Touzani.

We come out of the locker room flying and Vincent van den Berg takes less than minute to fire a shot which is blocked. He's quick enough to regain possession of the rebound and is able to bury that one for the 1-0 lead after only 42 seconds!

Van den Berg's awareness is as the start of anoth goal in the 24th minute when he picks up another blocked shot near the left corner. His centered ball to the 6 yard box is converted by Saulius Mikoliunas into a 2-0 lead.

It remains that way until the half and the boys are really playing some inspired football right now, a joy to watch! We're completely dominating them after 45 minutes, outshooting them 12(7) to 1(0).

The score remains the same for the rest of the game, but it's not for lack of trying on our part. Final Score: 2-0.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Bristol City</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>48%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>52%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>23</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>65%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>61%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>37%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>19%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>80%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>87%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>65%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>48%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 81</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD></TD><TD>50</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>sub 75</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 81</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 81</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 81</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 75</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Fourth game in a row with double digits shots on target, simply amazing. Many fellas had very good games but it's Saulius Mikoliunas who gets the Man of the Match award.

We remain in 12th place, but now 8 points from a playoffs spot and more importantly 23 points over the relegation line.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD></TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>+42</TD><TD>83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+34</TD><TD>81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>+38</TD><TD>75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>+31</TD><TD>71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>+10</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+8</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>-19</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>-21</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>-19</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-21</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>-25</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>-29</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>-31</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>-39</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>-29</TD><TD>30</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

March 10, 2010
Following a nice 3-0 win by our reserves, my attention goes to their current position in the reserves league. They are in 1st place. Even more, our U18 squad is also in 1st place in their U18 league. There's something to be said about the great depth at Kenilworth Road, that's for sure...

FM

FrogMan

02-11-2008, 08:09 PM

March 13, 2010
League Match #39: vs Preston (Preston 5-4 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>14 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.93</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.77</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.11</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>17 (11)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>25 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.14</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-8-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>36 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>11 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.80</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-10-7-10-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7.75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-7-8-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>28 (7)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6.94</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>24 (10)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.74</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>3 (13)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>12 (15)</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5 (9)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>6 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-6-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>27 (2)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>7 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>1 (18)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Tough, tough match for us, playing 4th place Preston. I have now decided to decline comment on most pregame questions. I mean, the team is hot right now, why risk making the guys nervous before a big game?

Right before heading to the game, we learn that Karim Touzani's ban has been extended by two more games.

As I look at his replacement into the centreback slot, Ibrahim Tall, I see that he is now open to talk about a possible contract extention. He is currently earning $16,250 a week and is looking for a three year contract at $21k a week. That is the most my board will allow me to offer to a key player. I decide to gamble a little and offer him $19k with a slightly higher appearance fee and signing on bonus.

I try to take as much weight off the fellas' shoulders and tell them that pressure is off for this game, that they should simply go out and enjoy the game.

It sure seems to work early on, as we're holding our own against a very competitive Preston side. Matt Moussilou even gives us a 1-0 lead in the 26th minute thanks to a hard low shot. They do tie the game in the 35th minute and only three minutes later, we have to say goodbye to David Edwards who comes off injured.

We keep mounting pressure against their keeper and during injury time, one of their defenders needs to trip Vincent van den Berg inside the penalty area. The referee points the spot almost hesitantly... PENALTY!!! They Preston player feel it's a harsh penalty decision but we don't care. Willie Kinniburgh (huh?) lines up for the kick and scores the go ahead goal. Turns out Sam Parkin was the only guy listed on my PK takers.

2-1 is the halftime score, a first half in which we outshot them 8(7) to 4(3). We're still quite effective in putting the ball on target.

The trend continues in the second half and we get a few more quality chances. One of them following the nice work of our two strikers van den Berg and Moussilou which results in another Hatter goal. Up 3-1 after 79 minutes!

Preston are a very good team and I doubt they'd imagined they'd be down two this late in the game against a team that should be fighing against relegation. Frustration mounts and one of their strikers lands a left hook on van den Berg. The punch is even described as a great one too! :eek: The referee fears losing control of the game and gives him his marching orders right away. Four minutes of injury time to play but Preston play them with only 10 men. They do make me real nervous as they succeed to score one on the ensuing throw in, but fours minutes is too little for them to score another one... Final Score: 3-2

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Preston</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>47%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>53%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>62%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>64%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>19%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>71%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>88%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>67%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>44%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24</TD><TD></TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>inj 39</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 83</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>sub 73</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 73</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 83</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 39</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Wow, what a great win! Two more goals from Matt Moussilou and one more Man of the Match for the acquisition of the year. The guy now has 11 goals in 9 games and a 44% hit rate on those MoM selections, that's quite something. :cool: I also see that while he's committed only 5 fouls in those 9 games, he's been fouled 22 times, or 2.4 times a game. The guy is seriously creating havoc in our opponent's backfield with his acceleration and overall pace. And it seems his high level of play has elevated the play of others around him. Niiiiice!

Also, don't look now but we've now win 5 in a row, with scores ro 4-1, 1-0, 5-2 (10 men remember), 2-0, and 3-2. Lotsa goals in there!

The win pushes us forward to 11th place, now only 6 points from a playoff spot...
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>+45</TD><TD>86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+33</TD><TD>81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>+39</TD><TD>78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+23</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>+8</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>49</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>-21</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>-25</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-22</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>-28</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>-31</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>-30</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>90</TD><TD>-42</TD><TD>32</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

March 14, 2010
One done, two to go. Ibrahim Tall has agreed to the new contract I'd offered him. We now have Saulius Mikoliunas and Etienne Esajas to worry about...

March 15, 2010
And speaking of that trio, all three of them have made it to the Championship Team of the Week. I'd really like to see what the two selected strikers have done to be in there ahead of Matt Moussilou...

FM

FrogMan

02-12-2008, 11:43 AM

March 18, 2010
Ugh, good thing Jimmy Nielsen is playing well at the moment because we've just our other keeper. Bartosz Bialkowski strained some knee ligaments in a training session and will miss one to two months.

March 20, 2010
League Match #40: at Leyton Orient (Luton evens fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>15 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.91</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>18 (11)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>26 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>37 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-6-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>10-7-10-7-9</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>7.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>29 (7)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6.97</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Wojciech Szczesny</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>24 (11)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>3 (14)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-8-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>12 (16)</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6.64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>1 (18)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-6-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>27 (2)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>68%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Sus</TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-6-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>5 (9)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>72%</TD><TD>12 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Drew Talbot</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-6-6-8-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>7 (1)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.50</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Fellow promotee Leyton Orient are fighting for their survival in the Championship and cannot be taken for granted. They are currently in 20th place.

I keep on avoiding the media regarding a prediction of the result for this game.

Gah, we start the game slowly and even go down by one in the 19th minute. Luckily for us, a long ball by keeper Jimmy Nielsen is well controlled by Richard Hughes who relayed it to Eric Skora. Skora is alone with the keeper and he finds the back of the net to tie the game in the 27th minute.

We dodge one in the 36th minute when Laurent Montoya clears a ball right off the line after a save from Nielsen. So much for the effort though as they score only a couple minutes later. Down 1-2 after 38.

We do tie it before the break, again following a nice restart from Jimmy Nielsen. Matt Moussilou took the long ball, and sensing that the referee was about to whistle for the end of the half, sent in a scorcher from 35 yards out. The shot is perfect and we head to the locker room tied at 2-2. Shots are 9(3) for us and 9(5) for them at the break in a very close game.

Etienne Esajas was not having a good game so I replaced him in the 62nd minute. Seven minutes later, Vincent van den Berg hooked up with his replacement, Byron Moore who took the ball to the byline before centering it to the 6 yard box to Matt Moussilou. Moose's first shot is blocked but he pounces on the rebound and buries it to give us the lead for the first time in this game.

Eric Skora ends up being in the right spot at the right moment in the 89th moment when he inherit a rebound from a Jay Simpson shot. He's got an empty goal in front of him and he easily scores his second of the game. Final score: 4-2.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>22</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>49%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>51%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>66%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>64%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>30%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>81%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>88%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>54%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>54%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 62</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD></TD><TD>48</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 72</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wojciech Szczesny</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 72</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 62</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The guys pulled together to make up for a lousy, by our newfound standards, start to the game. 12 shots on target out of 22 is pretty good overall but 10 out of 13 in the second half is quite awesome. Forget Matt Moussilou,Eric Skora is the new talk of the town with his two goals and Man of the Match selection. He draws the plaudits and is even called "Sweet Skora" in the media. Huh? Sweet Skora? I mean, yeah, I appreciate the performance today and all, but if not for David Edwards injury, the guy was having a hard time being a starter. Odd how the media can react sometimes.

Meanwhile, that win was our sixth in a row and it allows to move up to 8th place in the league table and within 3 tiny points of a spot in the playoffs with only 6 games to be played by everyone. Wow...
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>89</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>+46</TD><TD>89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+33</TD><TD>82</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>+40</TD><TD>81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>+31</TD><TD>74</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+23</TD><TD>68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+22</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>+21</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>+8</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>-18</TD><TD>50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>-18</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>-26</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-27</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>-41</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>-31</TD><TD>34</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>40</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>-30</TD><TD>33</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

March 22, 2010
We again put four players on the Championship Team of the Week: Willie Kinniburgh, Saulius Mikoliunas, Eric Skora, and Matt Moussilou.

FM

FrogMan

02-12-2008, 02:05 PM

March 27, 2010
League Match #41: at Northampton (Luton 4-5 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.13</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.79</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.94</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>19 (11)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>27 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.20</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>38 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-9</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7.10</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-10-7-9-9</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>30 (7)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6.95</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wojciech Szczesny</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-7-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>24 (11)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>3 (14)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-6-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>12 (17)</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6.66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>1 (19)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.90</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-8-6</TD><TD>90%</TD><TD>6 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>16 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-6-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>27 (2)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>67%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>67%</TD><TD>12 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Wow, the media are really spinning that Skora thing out of control. They're now quoting Northampton manager Stuart Gray as saying he "fears Skora threat". And the media agree to that. No talk about Matt Moussilou and his multiple four goals games or anything like that, it's all about Eric Skora who just scored two goals... Karim Touzani is back in the starting eleven after serving his suspension.

Anyway, Northampton are sitting in 19th place as we enter that match. They are showing a 5-3-2 formation going into this game and it proves difficult to deal with early on although that formation is not what Northampton can thank for taking the lead in the 27th minute. The assistant referee is. That's gotta be the most blatantly missed offside call I've ever seen. Seriously, boooooooo. Going down 0-1 on a botched call sucks.

We go in down 0-1 at the break and we just can't seem to find room up front with that dang 5-3-2 formation. They're outshooting us 8(4) to 3(1) after 45 minutes even thought we're winning possession with 58%.

It's more of the same for pretty much the whole second half even though we get a few more scoring chances than we got in the first half. We finally pull even one minute into injury time when a corner kick from Saulius Mikoliunas finds its way to Jay Simpson through a crowd. Simpson's kick toward the net hit a couple of legs before finally crossing the goal line. Phew! Final score: 1-1.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Northampton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>42%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>58%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>61%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>74%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>13%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>84%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>84%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>65%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>41%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>52</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>58</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 82</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>sub 76</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 76</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wojciech Szczesny</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 76</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 82</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 76</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

We were not much more successful in the second as much as we did shut them down almost entirely.

The post game comments in the media are all talking about how offside that goal was. They are baiting me into commenting. Vincent van den Berg is even saying he felt there was an offside when the ball was played and the goal should not have been given. I don't bite. I will not be pulled into this as I don't want to be fined again. I decline to comment.

We drop to 9th place with the draw and a win by Charlton means we'Ve also dropped to 5 points from that coveted playoffs spot...
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>+48</TD><TD>92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>+34</TD><TD>85</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>+40</TD><TD>82</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>+34</TD><TD>77</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>+25</TD><TD>71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+23</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>+18</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>-22</TD><TD>50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-19</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>-20</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-26</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>-26</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>-29</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>-48</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>-32</TD><TD>34</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Ugh, our bank balance has now officially fallen into the red, now at -153k. :(

April 1st, 2010
Woohoo, March was the Luton month!!! Not only did Matt Moussilou claimed the Player of the month award, his teammates Willie Kinniburgh and Saulius Mikoliunas came respectively in second and third place. :eek:`

Add to this that yours truly has won the Championship Manager of the Month award!!! The Hatters had an unbeaten month, rounding it out with 5 wins and a draw.

FM

BigDPW

02-12-2008, 05:38 PM

FrogMan

02-13-2008, 09:08 AM

April 3, 2010
League Match #42: vs Nottm Forest (Luton 4-5 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-8-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.84</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.94</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD>Yel</TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>20 (11)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>28 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-8-8-6-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>39 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-8-9-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7.09</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>10-7-9-9-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7.82</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-8-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>31 (7)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>6.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wojciech Szczesny</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-8-7-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>24 (12)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>3 (14)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-6-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>12 (18)</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>1 (20)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.90</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-7-8-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>6 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>16 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-6-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>27 (2)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>66%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>1 (4)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>67%</TD><TD>12 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Apparently, Eric Skora remains a pretty big threat to opposing offenses, and "he must be stopped". :)

Odd thing, the referee for this game will be the same referee that officiated our match against Northampton on March 27. I've not seen many leagues who don't at least try to avoid referees doing back to back matches of one team... No big deal, simply odd...

Going into the game, Nottm Forest are showing a much more inviting 3-4-3 formation. Let's see if Moussilou and van den Berg can run freely against three defenders...

Ugh, it's not really the three defenders we should worry about as much as their three strikers. They take a 1-0 lead after only 3 minutes played. In Jimmy Nielsen's defense though, the ball did deflect off Richard Hughes right after the shot was kicked and its trajectory took a weird turn.

Only 3 more minutes are necessary to Matt Moussilou to work his magic up front. He took the ball from just outside the center circle on their side of the field, all the way down to the keeper, running by a couple of defenders before taking a first shot and then converting his own rebound tie it 1-1.

We take the lead in the 19th minute when the blocked shot of Etienne Esajas, off a Laurent Montoya corner kick, is buried by Karim Touzani for his first ever goal as a Hatter.

Well, maybe Eric Skora is quite a threat. He scores off another rebound from a shot in the 39th minute to make it 3-1.

We've not only been quite opportunistic in that first half, scoring three times off three blocked shot, but we've done what we'd done so well before the Northampton game and that is put the ball on target. We're outshooting them 12(8) to 4(2) after 45 minutes.

And it doesn't stop there. Saulius Mikoliunas takes a nice pass from Ibrahim Tall in the 52nd minute and centers it as he approaches the penalty box. The ball looks apparently destined for Matt Moussilo but he fakes the shot and let it continue to Vincent van den Berg who's facing a completely empty net. Easy goal, 4-1.

Matt Moussilou doubles his tally in the 80th minute as they let him run free on the right wing. He scores his 15th of the season already, on yet another rebound.

They will score a second goal in the 89th minute but it was too little, too late. Final Score: 5-2.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>45%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>55%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>22</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>64%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>67%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>35%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>26%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>76%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>61%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>61%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>49%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>89</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>sub 68</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 86</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>sub 86</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD></TD><TD>14</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wojciech Szczesny</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 68</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 86</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 86</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Wow, another exciting win. Matt Moussilou with two more goals and another Man of the Match selection.

We move back up to 8th place and with Charlton's heavy 0-3 loss to Plymouth, we're now sitting only 2 points off a potential playoff spot. :eek:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+49</TD><TD>95</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>+35</TD><TD>88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>+41</TD><TD>85</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>+33</TD><TD>77</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+27</TD><TD>74</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>+20</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>+8</TD><TD>66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>+8</TD><TD>65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>+16</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>57</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>-24</TD><TD>50</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>-22</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-19</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>-26</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>-28</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-27</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>-30</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>42</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>101</TD><TD>-49</TD><TD>35</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

FrogMan

02-13-2008, 09:10 AM

Enjoying the dynasty. I can sympathise with your current position - I too am a few points off the final playoff spot in my game (League 2 though) and I am agonizing every point down the stretch.

Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the kind words. Glad you're enjoying it. :)

Seems it's always the same when the end of the season is in sight, no matter if I'm fighting for 10th place, automatic promotion, a simple spot in the playoff, or against relegation, I always get excited with our position and every tiny point seems to have so much importance...

Good luck with your team!

FM

finketr

02-13-2008, 11:52 AM

come on, fm...

i need results! are you in the playoff or not!?!!?!?!?

FrogMan

02-14-2008, 06:46 AM

LOL!

You'll have to wait for when I'll find some time. Stayed home with the kids yesterday because of a tiny storm that close the oldest's school. Did a bit of playing, no reporting. As a result of being out of work, today will be a bit crazy so no clue how much time I'll get to do reporting...

And yeah... I've played out the end of the season. Just won't tell you any results yet. :p

And yeah, I'm a tease. :p

FM

condors

02-15-2008, 08:22 AM

taps foot

looks at his watch

grumbles to himself

FrogMan

02-15-2008, 09:04 AM

taps foot

looks at his watch

grumbles to himself

LOL!!! :D

It's coming, it's coming. ;)

FM

FrogMan

02-15-2008, 09:08 AM

April 5, 2010
League Match #43: at Leicester (Luton 4-5 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-8-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-6-7-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.03</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-8-7-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.94</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>8-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>24 (13)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-8-7-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>29 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.22</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-6-7-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>40 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.28</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-9-7-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7.12</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-9-9-6-9</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>7.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-6-6-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>32 (7)</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6.95</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wojciech Szczesny</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>21 (11)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>1 (20)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.90</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>12 (19)</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>1 (4)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-8-6-8</TD><TD>88%</TD><TD>6 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>16 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>66%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.85</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>66%</TD><TD>12 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.81</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Prior to the match, I learn that Karim Touzani, Saulius Mikoliunas, and Matt Moussilou have made it to the Championship Team of the Week.

For the game itself, I find it a nice change that the papers are making it to be that Leicester is facing a tough Luton Challenge. Used to be the other way around...

I always hate having two games in three nights. Luckily for us, the guys are in pretty good condition overall, only two changes are needed from our last game.

The good teamwork of Etienne Esajas and Matt Moussilou forces former Hatter Julian Speroni to leave a long rebound. Eric Skora is there and has the goal for him to make it 1-0 after 17 minutes.

Matt Moussilou is the initiator of a nice pass to Vincent van den Berg in the 34th minute, a pass that left vdB alone with the keeper. His strikes leaves no chances to Speroni and it's 2-0 at the half.

The second is almost disappointing for us, as we sit back on our lead and don't push very hard up front. One possible reason to that lack of effort in the second half is that I pretty much simply let the guys with their thoughts in the locker room. No halftime talks at all. (note: well that was more a keyboard screw ups than anything else as I hit the space bar just as the team talk screen popped up, oops ;)) Final score: 2-0

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Leicester</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>48%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>52%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>63%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>67%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>16%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>63%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>86%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>43%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>67%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>32</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>41</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD></TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD></TD><TD>32</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>35</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>25</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 78</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>sub 78</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 73</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wojciech Szczesny</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>on 78</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>on 73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Matt Moussilou showed the creative part of his play, as evidenced by his two assists. Vinent van den Berg reaped the benefit of Moose's passes, scoring a goal and being selected Man of the Match.

We move up to 7th place but we're actually tied in points to current 6th place holders Charlton. :eek: They do have a much better goal differential though...
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>P</TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>+49</TD><TD>96</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>+37</TD><TD>91</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+39</TD><TD>85</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+33</TD><TD>78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>+29</TD><TD>77</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>+20</TD><TD>68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>+10</TD><TD>68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>+6</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>90</TD><TD>-22</TD><TD>53</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>-24</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>-25</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>-21</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>89</TD><TD>-30</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-27</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>-30</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>43</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>102</TD><TD>-49</TD><TD>36</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Nice news is that the worse we can finish is in 11th position. Quite nice for our first season up.

Just realized something. Vincent van den Berg, the kid I signed off the hands of Arsenal not too long ago now has a value of $3.8M. Kid was worth $525k when he was with Arsenal, wow...

FM

FrogMan

02-15-2008, 11:39 AM

April 10, 2010
League Match #44: at Wigan (Wigan 4-6 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.85</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-8-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.05</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.95</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>25 (13)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-8-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>30 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-8-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>41 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-9-7-8-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7.15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>9-9-6-9-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>7.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-6-8-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>33 (7)</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6.97</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wojciech Szczesny</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>21 (12)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>3 (15)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>12 (19)</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-8-8-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>1 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-8-6-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>6 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>16 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-6-7-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>27 (2)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>65%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-8</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>5 (9)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>66%</TD><TD>12 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>1 (21)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.91</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Wigan are currently in 5th place and one of the teams we really need to beat if we wanna prove that we belong to the playoffs. We drew 1-1 with them earlier in the season so a win is not all that impossible...

One of their strikers has scored 33 goals in 43 league starts, way ahead of their second best scorer who only has 8 on the season. I start Ferrie Bodde in the DMC spot and assign him to man mark that striker. I also tell the guys to mark him tight in general and to tackle him hard whenever they can. Hopefully there won't be any overzealous two footed tackles this time around...

Gah, we are indeed aggressive toward that striker and Willie Kinniburgh gets a yellow card for a late tackle early in the game.

Matt Moussilou scores to give us a one goal lead in the 20th minute, the result of a nicely played short corner kick by Laurent Montoya. They left Moussilou all alone at the corner of the 6 yards box, a big no no...

They pul back even in the 33rd minute and we head to the locker room locked in a 1-1 tie after 45.

I fear the worse when Kinniburgh goes rough on a tackle in the 53rd minute, but the referee only gives him a warning.

The rest of the half is pretty much us only surviving to mutiple attacks. They come from every angle, but we don't let one in. Final Score: 1-1.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Wigan</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>46%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>54%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>26</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>68%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>64%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>28%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>75%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>78%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>56%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>54%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>23</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>47</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>39</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 80</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>sub 66</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 66</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wojciech Szczesny</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>on 66</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>on 80</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 66</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Just so you know how much that second half belonged to Wigan, We had 8(3) shots at the half, they had 10(6)... Matt Moussilou still had a strong game, getting the MoM.

I turn around and look at scores around the league and I'm stare in disbelief. Charlton were playing on the road against #3 Birmingham and they lost their game. This means we've gained a one point lead over Charlton and even though we're tied in points with Sheff Utd, we do own the goal differential tiebreaker over them. We are now sitting in a playoffs spot! :eek:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>P</TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+51</TD><TD>99</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>+41</TD><TD>94</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+40</TD><TD>88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+29</TD><TD>78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>+10</TD><TD>69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>+16</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>-21</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>-24</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-27</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-26</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>90</TD><TD>-31</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>-31</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>103</TD><TD>-49</TD><TD>37</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

From now on, we control our destiny. If we can keep on winning, we'll be in the playoffs.

Back at the clubhouse, I enquire with Etienne Esajas and Saulius Mikoliunas and they both say they're not ready to discuss terms of a contract renewal. There's something kinda funny though, my assistant tells me that there's a possiblity that Esajas would want parity with Mikoliunas in terms of basic wage, and vice versa. :)

FM

FrogMan

02-15-2008, 11:54 AM

April 24, 2010
League Match #45: vs Barnsley (Luton 4-7 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-8-8-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.85</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-6-7-8-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.05</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.95</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-6-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>25 (13)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-8-7-8-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>30 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-7-8-7</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>41 (3)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-9-7-8-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7.15</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>9-9-6-9-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>7.92</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-6-6-8-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>33 (7)</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6.97</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wojciech Szczesny</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>-</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>21 (12)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>3 (15)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>12 (19)</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6.65</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-8-8-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>1 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-8-6-8</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>6 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>16 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-6-7-8</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>27 (2)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>65%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-6-7-8</TD><TD>91%</TD><TD>5 (9)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>66%</TD><TD>12 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>1 (21)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.91</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Hrm, exactly the kind of matchup to make me real nervous. Barnsley are currently sitting in 21st place and we seem to play down to the level of lower ranked teams. We now have a 10 game unbeaten streak going, let's hope we can stretch a bit longer...

I set the guys to go into this game with a fairly attacking mentality, even putting up arrows on both Eric Skora and Richard Hughes and it pays off very early in the game. Matt Moussilou gets a cleared ball to his head and he nods it forward to himself. After getting the ball and getting past the last defender, he's one on one with the keeper but his shot is blocked. Etienne Esajas is at the right place at the right time and he's got an empty net in front of him. Easy goal to make it 1-0 after 4 minutes of play.

We almost double our lead very late in the half but that one is called back. Vincent van den Berg was apparently offside. Up 1-0 at the half and very much in control. We're outshooting them 9(2) to 1(0) after 45 minutes and have been given 6 corners to none for them.

A great sequence of play leads to Moussilou scoring his first goal of the game in the 58th minute. Richard Hughes played the ball down the right wing where Saulius Mikoliunas was able to run it, all alone, until he centered a perfect ball for Moussilou. Final Score: 2-0

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Barnsley</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>52%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>48%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>67%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>57%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>27%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>91%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>77%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>40%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>68%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>45</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD></TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD></TD><TD>31</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>24</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>sub 45</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>sub 86</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>15</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 73</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>30</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wojciech Szczesny</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 86</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 45</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>on 73</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Etienne Esajas only played 45 minutes after getting nicked late in the first half, but I guess that was a very good half, as he receives the Man of the Match selection. His nick wasn't too bad though and he gets off okay.

Sheff Utd also won their game and we remain tied in point with them. The same still applies, we win, we're in.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>P</TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+51</TD><TD>99</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>+41</TD><TD>94</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+40</TD><TD>88</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>+29</TD><TD>78</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>+10</TD><TD>69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>+16</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>+7</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>+4</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>-21</TD><TD>56</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>-24</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-27</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-26</TD><TD>41</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-23</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>90</TD><TD>-31</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>-31</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>44</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>103</TD><TD>-49</TD><TD>37</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FM

Mizzou B-ball fan

02-15-2008, 01:13 PM

Sheff Utd also won their game and we remain tied in point with them. The same still applies, we win, we're in.

***biting nails and smacking myself in the head***

BigDPW

02-15-2008, 01:22 PM

Go Luton!!!

FrogMan

02-15-2008, 02:04 PM

April 27, 2010
Saulius Mikoliunas and Richard Hughes have been selected to the Championship Team of the Week.

My physio comes to me with the long face. Turns out Karim Touzani strained his back during a weight session. He will miss 3 weeks to a month. Might as well say his season is over. :(

And I'll be damned. I never realized it but Wojciech Szczesny's loan was only a three month loan. It ends today and the kid is going back to Coventry. We're out of the free transfer and loan period. Bartosz Bialkowski should be coming back from his injury within a week. Hopefully we'll be all right.

April 28, 2010
Dean Morgan misses a training session. I issue him a formal warning, which he finds harsh. Wah, wah, wah... His contract is running out at the end of June and I doubt I'll be renewing him.

Not that he's been used all that much but my physio also lets me know that Drew Talbot has injured himself during a reserves match. He'll miss one to two weeks.

May 1st, 2010
Matt Moussilou's performance in April has been just as good as it was in March and he get his second Championship Player of the Month award in a row.

I come in third for Manager of the Month.

The board are pleased with my management of the team. They say that the team's fantastic overall performance has been a particular highlight.

FM

FrogMan

02-15-2008, 02:09 PM

May 2, 2010
League Match #46: at Ipswich (Ipswich 5-4 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-8-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>16 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-8-6-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.18</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.95</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>22 (13)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>32 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.23</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>43 (3)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7.30</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7.17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-9-8-8-8</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>7.93</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-8-6-6</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>35 (7)</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6.93</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>72%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-6-7-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>26 (14)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>1 (22)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.91</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-7-6-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>12 (20)</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6.63</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-8-8-6</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>5 (10)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-8</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>6 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-7-8-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>27 (2)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-8</TD><TD>70%</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Calvin Andrew</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>6-8-8-7-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>1 (5)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>64%</TD><TD>12 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>3 (16)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-5</TD><TD>99%</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Wow, tough game to close it out, and one that is important to both teams, as Ipswich are currently sitting in 8th place, only 2 points behind us. They could, with a win over us and a loss by Sheff Utd, get in the playoffs ahead of both teams...

Catastrophe strikes early for us. On a centered ball coming from our left side, deep near the byline, Ibrahim Tall is running toward the goal and stretches to keep the ball from reaching the striker behind him when he slips and taps the ball behind Jimmy Nielsen. AN OWN GOAL!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Down 0-1 and I seriously fear that Tall will spiral down and never recover from that mistake.

He does not however and remains a rock in the middle of our defense after that mistake. We keep on working hard and finally even up the score when Etienne Esajas flights in a free kick through the wall from 20 yards out. A beautiful kick and some luck with a weird deflection mean we're tied 1-1 after 37 minutes.

It's 1-1 at the half and we've regain some sort of control over our destiny after letting in that first unfortunate goal. A quick look at the other games reveals that Sheff Utd are losing their last match 1-2 against Nottm Forest. For now, that leaves us with sole possession of that coveted 6th place.

I tell the guys I'm pleased with their first half display and I hope for the best in the second half.

The home crowd goes wild first, then wilder still in the 50th minute. An apparent Ipswich goal has just been disallowed for offside. I was out of my chair and jumping. The guy was offside by a good ten feet.

We use that scare to lull our opponent to sleep and Eric Skora's tackle is inch perfect just 5 minutes later. His tap on the ball is just enough to send it right at the feet of Matt Moussilou. Moussilou plays a one-two with Saulius Mikoliunas and he finds himself behind the last line of defenders. his strike is perfect and he makes it 2-1. Sheff Utd are still losing in their game, 2-3 now.

Ipswich go to the dreaded 4-2-4 formation with 10 minutes to play and it takes a couple of miraculous fingertips saves by Jimmy Nielsen in order for us to save our lead.

Their keeper even joins the attack on a corner kick one minute into injury time. The attack failed and he had time to get back to his goal but the attention of his defenders is divided and they leave Matt Moussilou unmarked 90 seconds later. He scores his second of the game to put it away. Final Score: 3-1!

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>9</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>49%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>51%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>24</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>63%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>55%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>25%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>93%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>77%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>47%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>83</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>22</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>sub 84</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>20</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 66</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>89</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 84</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 66</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Matt Moussilou gets the Man of the Match with two goals.

We've done it, we're in the playoffs!!! The Sheff Utd is irrelevant now. We did it on our own merit and I find it quite an achievement, given how we had been tipped for relegation from the start of the season.
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>+51</TD><TD>102</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD>P</TD><TD>Man City</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>+44</TD><TD>100</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>+43</TD><TD>94</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Preston</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+33</TD><TD>84</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Wigan</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>82</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD>Pl</TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>75</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>+9</TD><TD>72</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>+14</TD><TD>70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>+8</TD><TD>70</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Charlton</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>+18</TD><TD>69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>60</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Swansea</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>+3</TD><TD>59</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>-5</TD><TD>59</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bristol City</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>-20</TD><TD>59</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>58</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Plymouth</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>-15</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>-24</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cardiff</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>-27</TD><TD>45</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leyton Orient</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>-30</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21st</TD><TD></TD><TD>Southampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>-33</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22nd</TD><TD>R</TD><TD>Barnsley</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>-26</TD><TD>39</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23rd</TD><TD>R</TD><TD>Burnley</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>-34</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>24th</TD><TD>R</TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>46</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>108</TD><TD>-52</TD><TD>37</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

We will be playing Birmingham in the semi final of the playoffs.

FM

NoSkillz

02-15-2008, 03:13 PM

Whooo! What a great achievement! Congratulations and good luck in the playoffs.

ntndeacon

02-15-2008, 03:19 PM

Woohoo! Go Luton Beat Birmingham!

mrkilla22

02-15-2008, 04:24 PM

Congrats! Goodluck in the playoffs FM.

BYU 14

02-16-2008, 12:56 PM

Nice job FM, good luck on getting to the Prem!!

condors

02-17-2008, 12:57 AM

good luck in the playoffs

FrogMan

02-18-2008, 11:40 AM

May 3, 2010
We again place multiple players on the Championship Team of the Week. This time, it's Jimmy Nielsen, Willie Kinniburgh and Matt Moussilou who've been selected.

Bartosz Bialkowski resumes full training following his injury. That's good news, now if he can only stay injury free for a a couple weeks...

I see that both the Luton Reserves squad and the Luton U18 squad have won thei respective leagues, niiice!

The reserves table:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>+61</TD><TD>96</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Leicester</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>49</TD><TD>+30</TD><TD>72</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>+19</TD><TD>71</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Wolves</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>+26</TD><TD>69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Wed</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>+25</TD><TD>69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>West Brom</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>+17</TD><TD>68</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sheff Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>+31</TD><TD>67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Stoke</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>+13</TD><TD>66</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>+20</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Peterborough</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>+1</TD><TD>54</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Rotherham</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>48</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>MK Dons</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cheltenham</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Notts Co</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>-28</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-16</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>16th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Tranmere</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-29</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Walsall</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-21</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Port Vale</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>48</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>-34</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Chesterfield</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>-29</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>20th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Shrewsbury</TD><TD></TD><TD>38</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>-46</TD><TD>23</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The U18 table:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pos</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD></TD><TD>Pld</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Drn</TD><TD>Lst</TD><TD>For</TD><TD>Ag</TD><TD>G.D.</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1st</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Luton</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>+36</TD><TD>51</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2nd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ipswich</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>+18</TD><TD>47</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3rd</TD><TD></TD><TD>Watford</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>+10</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Reading</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>+12</TD><TD>38</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Nottm Forest</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>+5</TD><TD>32</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Norwich</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>+2</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Colchester</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Northampton</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Cambridge</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Doncaster</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>-14</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Hull</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>-17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12th</TD><TD></TD><TD>Boston Utd</TD><TD></TD><TD>21</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>-26</TD><TD>11</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

May 8, 2010
Wigan have taken a 3-1 lead after the first leg of their playoff semi final against Preston. Second game will be on Preston's pitch.

FM

FrogMan

02-18-2008, 11:43 AM

May 9, 2010
Championship Playoffs semi final, leg 1: vs Birmingham (Birmingham 5-4 fav)

Prior to getting to the game, I learn that Bartosz Bialkwoski has resumed full training. He's not match fit, but will be ready in case anything happens to Jimmy Nielsen.

This might prove to be a very tough series for us as Birmingham have not only beat us twice this season, but they've outmatched us both times. Looking at their roster I see that striker Garry O'Connor has scored 33 league goals in 42 appearances. I assign Richard Hughes to man mark him and tell the guys to tackle him hard.

In my excitement to play this game, I forgot to save a copy of the starting eleven. It's the exact same as for our last league match of the season. No changes at all...

The game starts and it's evident that we're outmatched again. Shots are coming from every angle and Jimmy Nielsen needs to be on top of his game many times to make sure not one of the 6 first half shots on target gets past him. Sure "only" 6 shots on target, but they did try 16 times overall...

It's 0-0 after 45 minutes and we're struggling to keep up with them.

We're still outmatches early in the second half but the football gods are looking upon us in the 54th minute when a centered free kick from Etienne Esajas finds its way just inside the right post for a fluke goal. Up 1-0!!!

Okay, celebrations didn't last long. We're back even only some 8 minutes later. They have a goal disallowed for offside but they keep on buzzing around our goal for the rest of the half. We hang in there though, even getting close to putting one in during injury time... Final Score: 1-1.

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Luton</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Birmingham</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>6</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>43%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>57%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>18</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>14</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>4</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>56%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>75%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>10%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>68%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>80%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>43%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>61%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>30</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>37</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>36</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>8</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>sub 62</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>78</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>8</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>sub 83</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>on 62</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>on 83</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>33</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Etienne Esajas' fluke goal is good enough to earn him the Man of the Match award, but as you can see from the match stats, we got spanked. We at least go into the second leg of the series for a slight hope of getting one other fluke goal, who knows? :)

FM

FrogMan

02-18-2008, 11:46 AM

May 10, 2010
It's all Birmingham and Luton on the Championship Team of the Week as we put four in there: Jimmy Nielsen, Richard Jackson, Willie Kinniburgh and Etienne Esajas. Other than Esajas, it's not fluke that our other three representatives are memebers of our defensive side of the field. That was a strong performance in that last match.

David Fernandez misses training again. I fine him two weeks of wages, fine that he accepts without comment.

May 11, 2010
Wigan and Preston draw the second leg of their semi final playoff series. Wigan are through 4-2 on aggregate score.

FM

FrogMan

02-18-2008, 11:49 AM

May 12, 2010
Championship Playoffs semi final, leg 2: at Birmingham (Birmingham 4-6 fav)
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Pkd</TD><TD>Inf</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>Morale</TD><TD>Form</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Apps</TD><TD>Gls</TD><TD>Av Rat</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>GK</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>8-7-7-8-7</TD><TD>100%</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.76</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD>D RL</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-7-7-7</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>18 (1)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DL</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-6</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall</TD><TD>D RC</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-8-8-7</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.19</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD>D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-7-8-8</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>DMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>D C, DM</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>26 (16)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.64</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>MR</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD>AM R</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-7-8-8-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>34 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.24</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>ML</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD>AM L</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-8-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>45 (3)</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7.33</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>AMC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>AM C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-7-8-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7.16</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-8-8-9-7</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>7.94</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>FC</TD><TD>Unh</TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-7-8-8-6</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>5 (10)</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6.67</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD>GK</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>7-8-6-7-7</TD><TD>92%</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.69</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>DM</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>6-6-8-7-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>24 (13)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.62</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S3</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD>AM RL</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-6</TD><TD>97%</TD><TD>3 (16)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S4</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Good</TD><TD>7-7-6-6-6</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>12 (21)</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6.61</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>S5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>AM R, ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-6-6-6</TD><TD>94%</TD><TD>37 (7)</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>6.89</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>James Henry</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-8-6-8-8</TD><TD>96%</TD><TD>6 (8)</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Sam Parkin</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>8-6-7-8-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>27 (2)</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6.86</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>Karim Touzani</TD><TD>SW, D C</TD><TD>Superb</TD><TD>7-8-8-7-8</TD><TD>64%</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7.07</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Henri Camara</TD><TD>ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-6-6-7-8</TD><TD>93%</TD><TD>5 (1)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.83</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Inj</TD><TD>David Edwards</TD><TD>AM RC</TD><TD>Okay</TD><TD>6-7-7-7-7</TD><TD>67%</TD><TD>12 (4)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.81</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD>Wnt</TD><TD>Carl Dickinson</TD><TD>D/WB L</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-7-7-5</TD><TD>98%</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>7.00</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>-</TD><TD></TD><TD>Byron Moore</TD><TD>AM RL, ST</TD><TD>Very Good</TD><TD>7-7-8-7-6</TD><TD>95%</TD><TD>1 (23)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.88</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I decide to start Ferrie Bodde at DMC but will not ask him to man mark in this one. I do tell the guys to mark him tight and to tackle him hard though. In hope of shaking things up up front and because of some fairly pedestrian performances lately, I bench Vincent van den Berg and start Dean Morgan in his place.

It's another rough start for us, down 6(2) to nothing in shots after 18 minutes, but we at least have kept them from scoring so hope is still alive.

Not for long though. In the 24th minute, Garry O'Connor shows me why I should have kept a man in man marking on him as he makes it 0-1, 1-2 on aggregate. Gotta say that the goal didn't come from a freakish run in the open but on a corner kick headed in. After 25 minutes, they are outshooting us 10(4) to 1(0), it's not pretty although we miss a chance to tie it in injury time when Ferrie Bodde's kick goes a hair over the bar.

The halftime score is 1-2 on aggregate but they are outshooting us 15(6) to 4(0).

Jimmy Nielsen saves many more shots in the second half and the score is still unchanged three minutes into injury time when we get one last chance. Sadly, Jay Simpson puts it wide... Final Score: 0-1 (1-2 aggregate)

Match stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>Birmingham</TD><TD>Statistic</TD><TD>Luton</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD>Shots</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>10</TD><TD>On Target</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Off Target</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>53%</TD><TD>Possession</TD><TD>47%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Corners</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21</TD><TD>Free Kicks</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Throw-Ins</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD>Fouls</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Offsides</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>73%</TD><TD>Passes Completed</TD><TD>59%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>43%</TD><TD>Crosses Completed</TD><TD>10%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>60%</TD><TD>Tackles Won</TD><TD>72%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>69%</TD><TD>Headers Won</TD><TD>38%</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD>Yellow Cards</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR align=middle bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>0</TD><TD>Red Cards</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Team stats:
<TABLE borderColor=#000000><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>No.</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Name</TD><TD>Inf.</TD><TD>Pas</TD><TD>Cmp</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Tck</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Hea</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Key</TD><TD>Int</TD><TD>Run</TD><TD>Off</TD><TD>Fou</TD><TD>Fld</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Sho</TD><TD>Sot</TD><TD>Con</TD><TD>Rat</TD><TD>Gls</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jimmy Nielsen</TD><TD></TD><TD>28</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>99</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Jackson</TD><TD></TD><TD>27</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>28</TD><TD></TD><TD>Laurent Montoya</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>8</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ibrahim Tall (c)</TD><TD></TD><TD>29</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>Willie Kinniburgh</TD><TD></TD><TD>19</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD></TD><TD>Eric Skora</TD><TD>sub 54</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>44</TD><TD></TD><TD>Etienne Esajas</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>Ferrie Bodde</TD><TD>sub 78</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>74</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD></TD><TD>Saulius Mikoliunas</TD><TD></TD><TD>26</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>12</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matt Moussilou</TD><TD></TD><TD>18</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>Dean Morgan</TD><TD>sub 68</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>31</TD><TD></TD><TD>Bartosz Bialkowski</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD></TD><TD>Richard Hughes</TD><TD>on 78</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>55</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jonathan Hayes</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD></TD><TD>Jay Simpson</TD><TD>on 68</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>22</TD><TD></TD><TD>Vincent van den Berg</TD><TD>on 54</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>7</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

After 13 match without defeat, our brilliant run has finally come to a halt and byt the same token, our season is over. :(

I can't find fault to any of the guys although it's a bit sad that we've come to end the season being dominated in such a rude fashion.

The fans were very disappointed with that loss. I just wanna go to the press and tell people to get a grip. We've been beaten by a team that just came down from the Premiership and will likely go right back up, or at least should have finished in the top 2 to go right back up without playing the playoffs.

I'm smilling a bit when I read about a Birmingham player pointing the finger to his manager for his poor choice of team talk. Apparently the winning manager didn't like that his team didn't win by more.

FM

FrogMan

02-18-2008, 11:51 AM

May 15, 2010
Hrm, interesting. Newly promoted to the Championship Hull have some interest in Calvin Andrew. Well enough interest that they feel he is worth $475k up front with a 30% of next sale clause. Seeing how Andrew is only valued at $85k and I can't seem to find a spot for him to play, I decide to accept the offer. I'd be sad to let him go, but given the sad state of our bank balance, I can't let an offer like that pass...

May 18, 2010
Despite de loss, we still put four players on the Champsionship Team of the Week, all defensive players: Jimmy Nielsen, Richard Jackson, Willie Kinniburgh, and Ibrahim Tall.

May 19, 2010
It didn't take long. Calvin Andrew has agreed to terms with Hull and will join them on July 1st. The money will definitely help as we are currently $1.8M in the red.

May 24, 2010
Okay, this will make more sense than it did at the end of last season. I'm talking about squad bonus payouts and what we got for our final league position. We received $3M for our 6th place in the Championship and we will redistribute $1.2M of that to the players. This brings us to $355k in the red.

FM

FrogMan

02-19-2008, 09:09 AM

May 25, 2010
I find some small consolation in the fact that not only did Birmingham win the playoffs final against Wigan, 2-1, they outclassed them. They held the ball 56% of the time and outshot them 24(13) to 10(8) over the course of the game. We ended up losing to the time that promoted to the Premiership. I'd like to think we were "that" close...

The squad have now gone on holiday until pre-season begins.

Looking at my two main possible free agents, I decide to offer Etienne Esajas a contract, even though his agent says he's still waiting unti he has evaluated all avenues open to him before beginning talks one a renewal. I offer him the max my board allows me, $21k per week, with a $500k signing on bonus. That's a lot of money, but he's had a heck of a season and would quite certainly cost me more than that to get a player as good as him, money I probably would not have in transfer budget anyway...

May 27, 2010
Grrr, Esajas has turned down the offer although he indicates that he's ready to negotiate. There's not much wiggle room here. I offer him the max my board will allow in appearance fee, $4300 per appearance, and add a minimum fee release clause at $2.5M. Esajas is currently valued at $975k.

May 28, 2010
Woohoo, Etienne Esajas has agreed to terms on a new contract. Two down (including Ibrahim Tall), one to go! :)

I was kind of afraid that Saulius Mikoliunas would want parity with Esajas but his agent still tells me he want to wait until he's avaluated all his options. I dive in and take my shot anyway. I don't seen him as being as valuable to us as Esajas so I offer him a bit, $15,000 a week with a signing on bonus of $250k and an appearance fee of $4200 per appearance. With Esajas' extention worked out, we're currently running $11,250 over our wage budget...

May 30, 2010
Going through the people whose contracts will expire in a month, I see the name of our only physio. Yeah, all this time, we'd been surviving with only one physio, and not the best one money could pay. Dean Riddell is only rated at 16 in physiomanship. Looking around I see a little known kid of 27 years of age, currently employed by Dorchester who is seemingly a genius physio (read rated at 20). The kid is looking for only $675 a week in wage, compared to $1,100 for Riddell. I offer Adam Butler a three year contract. If he agreed to it, we'd have to compensate Dorchester with $70k, money that we temporarily have in transfer budget with the sale of Calvin Andrew.

Not only that, but I've found a second genius physio, Sean Riley, this one currently working for Altrincham. He's only looking for $475k a week and we'd have to compensate them only $9k if we'd sign him so I offer him a contract.

June 2, 2010
Sweet news #1: Adam Butler has agreed a deal with us. He joins us as a physio immediately.

Sweet news #2: Sean Riley has agreed to the contract we offered him. He too joins us as a physio effective immediately. We'll have three physios on board until Riddell's contract runs out.

Sweet news #3, the sweetest of all: Saulius Mikoliunas has agreed to the terms of the contract we offered him, signing a 2 year extention worth $1.9M. Woohoo!!! The core of our starting eleven that did so well late in the season will remain intact!

The rough news is we are now back to being $1.55M in the red for one, but now the board have double reasons to bitch at me because we're also running close to $20k over our wage budget. I see one easy way out though and the name I have in mind is Dean Morgan. The dude is curently being paid $20.5k a week and I have about zero interest in even offering him a renewal. I decide to ct him lose a month early. While that will cost me a bit, about the lost wage he'd have been paid in four weeks anyway, it will at least get the board off my case on one of two counts...

June 5, 2010
I try to remind the board that I'd like to see the stadium expanded. They politely remind me that they are already considering the expansion of Kenilworth Road. Oops...

June 8, 2010
Funny thing. The day after releasing him on a free, I asked one of my scouts to give me a report on Dean Morgan. The report is in and the verdict is not good for Morgan. My scout believes I should avoid signing this player. :)

June 12, 2010
My assistant had set a date for his retirement at the end of this season earlier in the year. I check and see that it's officially set for June 26. Hrm, time to look for a replacement. I find a 35yo retired Italian player, Vicenzo Montella who's got some interest to come as an assistant. While he doesn't speak a word of English, he's great at judging player ability and potential and is also good at discipline and at training attacking. I offer him a contract. I looked into releasing my current assistant from his contract but I'd have to pay him $400k in compensation. I guess I'll wait out the two weeks...

June 13, 2010
Pardon my French but shit! :mad: Due to strong local opposition the local council have denied the club planning permission for the proposed ground improvement. Damn, that's a blow. :(

June 14, 2010
Montella has agreed to the contract I offered him but another blow comes. The team board has cancelled the deal because they feel the club doesn't need another assistant manager. GRRRRR!

June 16, 2010
I decide to remind the board that yeah, I really, we really need the stadium to be expanded. They again politely remind me that they are considering the expansion of Kenilworth Road. sigh...

FM

FrogMan

02-19-2008, 11:39 AM

June 19, 2010
Jonathan Hayes' loan has ended and he returned to Leicester. He wasn't as useful with Byron Moore on board with us last season than in his first loan stint the season before that. Might still be interested in bringing him back if Leicester still want to loan him out...

We've been designated as the "overachiever" of the Championship for the 2009/10 season. I guess that's cool, and not totally unexpected. :)

We've been ranked in 49th place for club values in England with a value of $10.25M.

June 20, 2010
Etienne Esajas has been voted Luton's Player of the Year by the fans. I'm pretty sure if Matt Moussilou had been with us the whole year he would have had the award. Will be interesting to see if Moose will be able to keep the pace for a whole season...

The Luton Town Best Eleven for 2009/10 goes as follows:
GK: Jimmy Nielsen (37 app, 0 goal, 6.76 rating)
DR: Ibrahim Tall (48 app, 0 goal, 7.19 rating)
DL: Laurent Montoya (31 app, 0 goal, 6.84 rating)
DC: Karim Touzani (43 app, 1 goal, 7.07 rating)
DC: Willie Kinniburgh (42 app, 1 goal, 7.00 rating)
DMC: Ferrie Bodde (43 app, 0 goal, 6.63 rating)
MR: Saulius Mikoliunas (38 app, 4 goals, 7.24 rating)
ML: Etienne Esajas (49 app, 4 goals, 7.33 rating)
AMC: Eric Skora (39 app, 9 goals, 7.15 rating)
FC: Vincent van den Berg (45 app, 14 goals, 6.89 rating)
FC: Matt Moussilou (18 app, 19 goals, 7.89 rating)
=== subs ===
Bartosz Bialkowski (13 app, 0 goal, 6.69 rating)
Sam Parkin (29 app, 9 goals, 6.86 rating)
Richard Hughes (38 app, 1 goal, 6.61 rating)
Byron Moore (24 app, 1 goal, 6.88 rating)
Jay Simpson (34 app, 7 goals, 6.59 rating)

Agree with absolutely all the picks, without exception.

Three new players have been inducted in the all-time Luton Town Best Eleven: Eric Skora, Jimmy Nielsen, Jay Simpson. They all made it only as subs though and here is where I disagree with the picks. Here's what the All-Time Luton Town Best Eleven goes:
GK: Julian Speroni (97 app, 0 goal, 7.04 rating)
DR: Ibrahim Tall (103 app, 1 goal, 7.15 rating)
DL: Richard Jackson (92 app, 1 goal, 7.01 rating)
DC: Willie Kinniburgh (97 app, 2 goals, 7.05 rating)
DC: José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (100 app, 1 goal, 6.95 rating)
DMC: Russell Duncan (46 app, 3 goals, 6.93 rating)
MR: Saulius Mikoliunas (87 app, 8 goals, 7.23 rating)
ML: Etienne Esajas (100 app, 8 goals, 7.28 rating)
AMC: Matthew Spring (71 app, 8 goals, 6.96 rating)
FC: Sam Parkin (106 app, 37 goals, 6.97 rating)
FC: Dean Morgan (105 app, 53 goals, 6.98 rating)
=== subs ===
Jimmy Nielsen (38 app, 0 goal, 6.76 rating)
Eric Skora (65 app, 10 goals, 7.02 rating)
David Bell (50 app, 2 goals, 7.14 rating)
Jay Simpson (69 app, 19 goals, 6.62 rating)
Chris Coyne (53 app, 2 goals, 7.06 rating)

In my mind, Eric Skora fully deserved to be on the starting eleven in front of Matthew Spring, not in as a sub. And where is Vincent van den Berg? I see him ahead of Jay Simpson, easily. I do understand about Matt Moussilou. After all, the guy has only played half a season with us.

We've been given $1.9M for TV rights for the upcoming season. Any money is good money right now...

The Team Board have stated their expectations for our upcoming season in the Championship. They are looking for at least a respectable position within the Championship. Looking at what I could negotiate with them, I come to the conclusion that "respectable position" means "top half finish". I'm okay with that, I guess. What I'm not too okay with is the $0 transfer budget though. They have set a wage budget of $210k for that kind of expectations. I could change these expectations to promotion, title challenge, or even winning the title, but I don't wanna push the luck. That and changing the expectations would only give me more wage budget (up to $300k in order to try to win the title), something which I know we would not be able to live with. I can't afford to drag the team in the red with too high of a wage total. I see on our team page that the media prediction has moved from 20th last year to 10th this year... I also note that Etienne Esajas is now the sole favoured personel of the fans. He's also listing Luton as one of his favoured clubs, as well as Ajax and A.C Milan.

Our U18 squad has received yet another crapastic load of youngsters. I might ask the board to improve the youth facilities at some point...

June 25, 2010
James Henry's loan ends and he returns to Reading.

Same for Rui Fonte and Scott Huntchinson who both return to Arsenal. They never saw the field in competitive play for us.

FM