SEASON 08/09
Finished the season as BSS no. 1!
Most wins, most goals for, biggest g.d., most points...
The board is happy, supporters are happy and I'm happy! BRING ON BSP! It will be tough and some new faces are bound to come in.
Here is roundup of my BEST ELEVEN from past season.
SEASON 08/09
BEST XI
ON THE FIELD
NAME P. PLAYED APPS GLS RAT
Aleksander Amarasingham GK 47 - 7.30
The youngster was signed for free season 07/08 (hes norwegian btw), 1st choice GK. Has showed some good improvement, expect a lot from him in the future. As a backup have singed a young slovak (or was is slovenian, can't remember exactly).
Barry Fuller DR45 - 7.22
Was signed 07/08 with intention to play as MC but with his ability to play also as DR, became 1st choice DR someway middle of season 08/09. Theres no real backup for him so will look for backup/replacement during 09/10 preseason (probably replacement). His future role in the team is unknown. He is the Vice Captain of the squad though.... So some intense thinking on his role will be required.
Simon Spender DL 30 1 7.07
Good fullback, who is actually a natural DR, but with some training has become competent DL. Was rotating between DL and DR, together with Fuller and Tanner. Some clubs are after him but currently have no intention of letting him go.
Karl Yelland DC 31 -7.23
Excellent loan signing from... can't remember, but was the best defender of the whole team (until the loaning of good West Ham youngster Tomkins in Febuary/March 2009... was not selected in the XI as he had too few games)
Adam Dugdale DC 25 - 6.96
Signed with high hopes, that he will improve and become a first team defender but that is not the case (yet). He was used as a rotation DC. But the fact, that he is chosen into the XI, shows how bad DC situation the Beavers have.
Maor Bozaglo MC (AMC)44 36 7.84
Well... at the end of the season I had mixed emotions because of him and his performance. Yes, he is a real world beater and every opposing teams (in BSN at least) biggest nightmare (how does he even bother playing in a league where he just runs though the opposition defenses like hot knife though butter) and I'm happy he was ready to come to us on season long loan from WH. He did what was expected from him and more. But as the season draw to an end and mr. Hot-Knife left the squad, I started to feel strange. Wait a minute... is he coming back next season? Of course he will! Or will he... at that point I started to panic. What date is it? June already?! Whens the start of the season... in 2 months time?! If he will not come on loan next season, I better start looking for a backup... Anyway, if looking at the squad, there are some youngsters, who could step up at some point as a replacement for Bozaglo, but not next season, so will be out on the market for good buys/loans to fill these big boots.
Matty Crowell MC (DMC)31 6 7.39
Matty was signed as a partner to Bozaglo and backup for Fuller on the midfield and was really good at it both with attack and defense. He was the teams pen taker and was also good at it. But because of my brief craziness, where I was thinking out loud, who should be the next captain and then gave the captains pen to Matty, just to take it away the next second, he got really unhappy with me. As a professional player he was still giving his all on the field, but you could see that he really took the captain incident hard, which I can understand, so he asked for a transfer and I accepted it. But I was not ready to let him go cheap, so managed to sell him to Eastleigh for 100K! Don't ask me where they got the money for that.. I do not know and I do not care!
Shaun Whalley MR (AMR)43 7 7.47
Whalley is a player, who can play on both sides of the field with same good results. After selling Owain Warlow in the first part of the season (for 100K!), got more responsibility and eventually, because of his good performances on the field, became the main right winger. His performances have also made some clubs interested in him. But not planning to sell...
Kaarel Kaskpeit ML (AML) 31 11 7.55
This young 18yo countryman of mine (estonian) was found by my busy scouts so it was very nice surprise when preseason of 08/09 Kaskpeit was ready to come to trials with the Beavers. And he came out to be a good player. Fast, technical, mentally quite mature... so there was no question, I signed him right away. And he did not let me down!
Hogan Ephraim ST 45 39 7.71
Long story short. Came in for season long loan, same as mr. Bogzalo, except I should have strikers, who can replace him (not to the same extent, of course). Big thank you to him and hopefully also joins us mighty Beavers next season also. But if not, good luck!
Ian Hodges ST 37 13 7.11
Captain of the squad. Have been here from the beginning of my reign as a manager. Had a good season.
ON THE BENCH
NAME P. PLAYED APPS GLS RAT
Pavel Roos MC 2 -6.00
Youngster with a prospect to become something in the future. Surprised to see him in the Season XI. That shows the limited depth of my midfield.
Craig Tanner DL 27 -7.07
Good rotation player, mainly playing as DL but have used also as DR several time. Hope to see some improvement from him to challenge Spender for first team place next season.
Marcus Kelly ML/R (AML/R) 27 8 7.41
Good player, able to play both sides of the field. Fighting mainly with Whalley for first team place and had several good spells during the season. Used also for backup for Kaskpeit on the left side of the field.
Josh Wright MC 12 - 7.42
Brought in to give some depth to the midfield after Crowell was sold. Did a excellent start to his Hampton career and I hope it continues.
Scott McGrory ST 12 9 7.92
Was signed after my scout found him in Febuary 2009. The scottish lad was given his fair amount of games after he joined and he showed what a good player he is and can be. Scored 9 goals in his 12 outings and had the best game/goal rate of all the contracted Hampton players. Keep up the good work!
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