stabwest

after 12 seasons in Scotland[Fm06]we voted on the move south of the border(thank f**k some say)
keeping in line with the ethics of the Scots Sunday Clan set up, we're starting in the Nationwide Conference with the same aim to be the best.

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we kicked off last night with 6 members from the last game, the others are still out there busking away trying to scrape together the pennies to purchase the game.

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st Davie | | Cambridge | | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 35 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Halifax | | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 34 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd Taavi | | York | | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 32 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th Nuke | | Grays | | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 32 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th Tom | | Aldershot | | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 31 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Morecambe | | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Oxford | | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Dag & Red | | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th Az | | Exeter | | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 26 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Stevenage | | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 25 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Southport | | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 25 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Kidderminster | | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 23 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Rushden | | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 23 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Forest Green | | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 22 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Gravesend | | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Weymouth | | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th Josh | | Stafford | | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Northwich | | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Burton | | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Altrincham | | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 32 | -21 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 21st | | Woking | | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 22nd | | Tamworth | | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 30 | -17 | 9 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 23rd | | St. Albans | | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 34 | -21 | 6 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 24th | | Crawley | | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 35 | -18 | 0 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 10 points deducted from Crawley </pre>
1st league after last nights session

so heres to another year of playing Football Manager :thup:


Full Clan rules, information, applications, banners and some drunken rants will be available on the Clans Website

dm_gers

Hopefully the game will be even better this year.

Bet I end up getting Crawley.

stabwest

DM the game was sound last night. hammered thru pre-season and knocked up 17 league games.
i reckon its faster than 06. :thup:

stabwest

games going to be up at 17:00/5pm gmt tomorrow and i should have all the banners ready as well.
DM and any other new starters please use this time to join and set up your game as once 6pm/18:00 comes its kick off time.

new rules
<UL TYPE=SQUARE>
<LI>we started in our sister game the Spanish Inquistion.
if your status within the game states you have been idle for 2mins you WILL be forced game or no game.
this is to ensure the game keeps moving at a steady pace.
<LI>weARElooking for at least one post a season from you lot as well.
</UL>

so I'll see you lot tomorrow. :thup:

stabwest

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st Nuke | | Grays | | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 51 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd Tom | | Aldershot | | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 50 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Halifax | | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 46 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th Tavv | | York | | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 44 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Southport | | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 44 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th Davie | | Cambridge | | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 43 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Rushden | | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 41 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Morecambe | | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 40 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Oxford | | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 40 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Dag & Red | | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 39 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th Josh | | Stafford | | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 38 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Stevenage | | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 37 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th Az | | Exeter | | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 37 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Burton | | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 37 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Gravesend | | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 35 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Forest Green | | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 34 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Kidderminster | | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 33 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Northwich | | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 31 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th Dm | | Woking | | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Weymouth | | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 21st | | Altrincham | | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 46 | -27 | 25 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 22nd | | Tamworth | | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 42 | -17 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 23rd | | St. Albans | | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 45 | -24 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 24th | | Crawley | | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 54 | -31 | 2 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10 points deducted from Crawley | | | | | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| </pre>



Clan Name: English Sunday Clan
Game: FM07
Version: latest
Times: Sunday 18:00-00:00 gmt
Leagues: Conf South/North and above
Additional Info: our game in 06 lasted 12 seasons, we use to be called the Scots Sunday Clan, but kinda had to drop that name when we uplifted our stuff and moved to England
if you fancy it? read our simple rules here still gagging?? then apply here no time wasters and only hardcore players.
1st timers to FMO are more than welcome.
just remember this is a long term game.
thanks.

stabwest

2nd of July 2006
On the eve of the 2006-7 season, it was announced that former Norwich City striker Lee Power would be the club's new chairman taking over from Brian Attmore's caretaking reign. And with this he was quick to bring in his new manager Davie Orr. which in return saw Robert 'Buzz Lightyear' Newman leave the club.
Orr's first crack at management looks to be a tough one, with Power already showing he has no problem in displacing people.



speaking on on Radio Cambridgeshire Power has openly stated that Orr will have no money to play with and the club is in talks with a few clubs reguarding becoming a feeder club, with the likes of Arsenal, MK Dons and Charlton been rumoured to be involved in talks with the U's.

Power "this club has sunk to far, Cambridge United football club have a reputation for developing and discovering excellent young footballers. Since 1992, we have made more than £7,000,000 by selling players, but sadly we have nothing to show for this"
" when you think that just over a year ago we where in talks to merge with the Lilywhites, how we must move on and distance ourselves from such clubs"

Power "Orr job is to steady the ship and return us to the football league as soon as possible without getting us into debt"

Orr "am ready for this, fear no-one and let them fear you"

M.K Dons
31st July
Pete Winkleman releases a statement
"as of today M.K Dons with become a parent club for Cambridge United football club, we have formed a local partnership with the club, giving us platform to strenght our club with the help of Cambridge United football club"
Sam Baldock will become the first player to leave on loan, where he'll spent the whole of the upcoming season there"

Orr " yes we did have talks with Arsenal and Charlton but the chairman felt the M.K Dons deal was much better for the club"

kick off
12th August Southport at home
Orr's first test as the new Cambridge manager was a comfortable 3-1 win for the U's
lining up with a 4-4-2
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> S Herbert T Jaszczun M Morrison M Bloomer S Smith(72)T Robinson(72) R Wolleaston J Simpson J Brady M Richardson S Baldock(72)subs J Waite, J Paterson, C Pitt(on72), R Simpson(on72), R Gier(on 72)</pre>
goals coming from Trevor Robinson(7), Marcus Richardson(42) and Robbie Simpson(88)

by the end of August the U's had showed signs of becoming a serious challenger for the National Conference title sitting 6th.
wasn't until the 21st of October after defeating Halifax when the U's showed everyone that they meant business, by going top.
After 25 games in the league sitting 6th and 8 points adrift of Grays but well within reach of top spot, one thing for sure the media precition of Cambridge United finishing mid-table is looking well wrong.


Stats of sorts
next game
Opponent York (T Hinno)
Competition Conference National
Venue The Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
Previous Meeting York 1-2 Cambridge (26.8.2006)
Weather Forecast Wet 8°C
there just above us and of course looking to lift the title, I expect a tough game but i feel we'll sneak it.
plus with Grays and Aldershot coming up in the next few weeks, we need to be on top of our game if we're to have any kinda chance of winning the league.


Conference National 6th (Possible Finish: 1st-24th)
FA Cup 2nd Rnd
FA Trophy 3rd Rnd (v Aldershot)

Top Goalscorer Two players (9)
Most Assists Two players (7)
Man Of Match Rob Wolleaston (5)
Yellow Cards Matt Bloomer (4)
Red Cards -
Average Rating Trevor Robinson (7.31)

Matches Played 31
Goals Scored 57 (1.8)
Goals Conceded 35 (1.1)
Yellow Cards 27 (0.9)
Red Cards -
Average Attendance 2621

dm_gers

Struggling Woking Appoint New Boss

17 games into the new season and Woking FC, a club expected to finish mid-table this season in the English Conference, found themselves rotting down in the relegation zone. Chairman John Buchanan decided drastic action needed to be taken and replaced manager Danny Dunn with the relatively unknown Scot, David McGowan in the hope of saving his side from the drop.

McGowan stated upon taking the job that he would, "instill a new confidence into the side" and promised to "guide the club to safety within the division." His first league game came on the 4th of November where he seemed to be guiding his team to all 3 points at Gravesend, had it not been for a last minute equaliser from Onome Sodje which sent the 33 year old away with a point in his opening game. Things were on the whole positive from here on in with McGowan registering 4 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats, which has lifted Woking out of the relegation zone and up to 19th place.

There were moves from McGowan as part of his new plans to create a link with a parent club to help the club out with loan signings but this was thwarted by the Woking board for unknown reasons. With no money available to him, it will be interesting to see how the rookie boss copes with life at the Kingfield Sports Ground but he seems to have made a good if unspectacular start to his new profession.

All is well as it stands for McGowan but everything will hinge on whether he can steer Woking to safety his season. If not, the axe will not be long in falling.

stabwest

Latest League
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st Nuke | | Grays | | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 72 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Kidderminster | | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 64 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 3rd | | Halifax | | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 63 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 4th Tom | | Aldershot | | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 61 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 5th Davie | | Cambridge | | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 60 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Dag & Red | | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 60 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 7th Az | | Exeter | | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 58 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 8th | | Southport | | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 58 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 9th Tavv | | York | | 37 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 57 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 10th Tim | | Stevenage | | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 57 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 11th | | Rushden | | 37 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 57 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 12th Josh | | Stafford | | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 57 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 13th | | Morecambe | | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 55 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 14th | | Forest Green | | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 53 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 15th | | Oxford | | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 56 | -4 | 52 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 16th Stevie | | Burton | | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 49 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 17th Ed | | Gravesend | | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 48 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 18th Dan | | Weymouth | | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 63 | -10 | 42 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th Trigs | | Northwich | | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 42 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 20th Dm | | Woking | | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 41 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 21st | | Altrincham | | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 60 | -31 | 34 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 22nd Joe | | St. Albans | | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 64 | -28 | 31 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 23rd | | Tamworth | | 37 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 67 | -29 | 29 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 24th | R | Crawley | | 38 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 78 | -45 | 10 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 10 points deducted from Crawley </pre>

and in the FA Trophy
DM has taken Woking to the Final where they'll met Morecambe
Woking of course where runners up last season and if they win it again they'll be the most succesful club in the FA trophy history by being 4 times winners.

and a big welcome to our new starts Joe, Trigs, Dan, Tim
:thup:

Gary Toner

Anyone else other than DM and Davie playing this game?

Get posting updates ya useless *****

Sloppyj

Relegation battle for new St.Albans boss

Recently appointed St.Albans boss Joe Kiddle has realised that his challenge of keeping St.Albans up will be a real battle.

After a reshuffle in the line-up, and some new tactics, Kiddle has found his team sitting in 22nd place, 3 points off 21st placed Altincham. Kiddle knows it will not be easy, but he is confident that his lads can do the job. In his Weymouth post-match interview, Kiddle seemed up for the battle; "We have a great team spirit here at the club, and if we can pull a few results out of the bag, we stand a good chance of staying up. We were unlucky to lose against Exeter, but I was pleased with the way we battled, and carried that performance into the game against Stevenage where we picked up a good draw, and could possibly have won it if we were more clinical. It's just one game at a time at the moment, and we'll see what happens."

There is news in the St.Albans Observer that the St.Albans board are currently looking for a parent club link up.