Chippenham. Conference South August 2008 update.
(A) Chippers 3 Crawley 4.
Santos, Bailey, Hatchy.
(A) Chippers 0 Dorchester 4.
(H) Chippers 3 Weling 0.
Frankie (2), Bailey.
(H) Chippers 4 Braintree 0.
Cole, Bailey, Hatchy (2).
(A) Chippers 1 Stortford 2.
Santos.
(H) Chippers 0 Hitchin 1.
So things didn't start off too well. My inability to sign a decent GK came back to haunt me as we conceded a goal every time the opposition had a shot on target in both our first 2 games. The Crawley game was a close run thing, (although we had an extra man for much of it, and we were simply destroyed at Dorchester.
We bounced back with 7 goals against our next 2 opposition before losing 2 tight games at the end of the month.
Hatchy has won Conference South Player of the Month for August despite only starting 3 of our 6 games. I've obviously got the selection wrong a frew times already, but in my defence, if I play him and Bailey together it's 2 Target Men together which doesn't quite seem right.
I forgot to mention what my/board pre-season expectations were.
After doing much better with my 2nd go at the demo, I was hopeful of maybe a playoff spot but at least a top half finish. As this is a marathon and not a sprint however, I agreed with the board that our priority should be avoiding relegation. Because of this the handed me only a £2114pw wage budget. I'm obviously well over that at £3709,
HOW MUCH :eek: I didn't realise it was that mich over. But anyway, I suppose they will have to balance up my overspend with the achieved league position.
When I told the Barrow board I was going to challenge for the laegue title I think they gave me about £5000pw.
I still haven't got all the players on full-time contracts. I'm getting there but some are proving harder to sign than others. I signed Bailey, Bond, Butler & Brown, (all the B's), after they played for me in the demo at Barrow, and I have signed a total of 7 players that I personally seen play before.
I've got a striker who used to have a "pineapple on his head", and another with 212 league goals to his name. None of these are getting much of a look in though as my 2 big men have 3 goals apiece.
My Brazilian centre-half
Santos already has 2 goals to his name, but I've got an uneasy feeling about him. If I can get someone else in and get rid ten I will, despite his obvious talents.
Current league position 14th :thup:.
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