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retired_brittni10 · 02-06-2003, 12:35 AM

Cheers Nobby

PRE-SEASON UPDATE

Well after barely surviving last year I set myself a number of targets in pre season.They are...

<UL TYPE=SQUARE>
To improve the overall quality of the squad
Keep a small squad of 28 to 32 players
Cut costs
Get rid of some of the detritus</UL>

Well I met some of the criteria. The overall quality has been improved - some 10 players have joined us from clubs in higher leagues. The size of the squad has risen though - we now have 38 players on the books, obviously some will have to be sold.

It is even more important we can sell off a couple as we have debts of roughly -£1,300,000. Not good, I aim to have cut the squad to at least 30 players by Christmas.

I have managed to sell a few players though, we got £60k for last seasons first choice goalkeeper and I released 4 players who just weren't going to figure in my plans anymore.

My main aim this season is to have good cup runs and stay up, but with the quality of our attack this season we should be easily a midtable side. We shall have to wait and see wait happens...

[This message was edited by Wag on 05 February 2003 at 23:44.]

retired_brittni10 · 02-07-2003, 02:03 AM

Well this season was going better than expected before I got an unexpected offer from another club, this club offered the chance of another relegation battle. I couldn't say no really!

So after just 28 games in charge I'm leaving Hereford United. We've won 15, drawn 6 and lost 7 scoring 69 and conceding 47 - not a bad record in all. In total I brought 19 players to Hereford all on frees while selling 8 for a total of £200k - good business.

I leave them well placed in the league with a squad that is easily good enough to compete. I couldn't however improve on the debt -£1,451,682 is how it now stands and it will only grow until the club get some financial backing

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> Hereford United - 03.12.022002/3 FixturesDate Opposition Ven Competition Res Attend Scorers-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17.8.02 Southport A Conference 1:3 1887 20.8.02 Gravesend H Conference 3:2 2703 24.8.02 Telford A Conference 1:0 2304 28.8.02 Morecambe H Conference 3:2 2994 31.8.02 Canvey Island H Conference 3:1 3488 2.9.02 Barnet A Conference 5:0 1536 7.9.02 Chester H Conference 6:4 3432 10.9.02 Scarborough A Conference 2:2 1686 14.9.02 Kettering H Conference 3:0 2710 21.9.02 Stevenage A Conference 1:3 3136 24.9.02 Bournemouth H Conference 3:2 3549 28.9.02 Margate A Conference 1:3 1670 5.10.02 Leigh RMI H Conference 2:0 2102 12.10.02 Woking A Conference 3:3 3275 19.10.02 Accrington A FA Cup Qual.Rnd 2:2 3483 26.10.02 Stalybridge H Conference 1:2 2023 30.10.02 Accrington H FA Cup Qual.Rnd Replay 5:1 4373 9.11.02 Forest Green A Conference 4:0 1288 16.11.02 Torquay H FA Cup 1st Rnd 1:4 8096 23.11.02 Morecambe A FA Trophy 2nd Rnd 3:2 780 30.11.02 Nuneaton Borough A Conference 5:1 2519 </pre>
It was nice signing off with the 5-1 win

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> English Conference Table 03.12.02 Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Southport 17 6 3 0 22 13 6 2 0 15 6 41 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Hereford 17 7 0 1 24 13 4 2 3 23 15 35 3rd Stevenage 17 4 3 1 14 10 5 3 1 20 10 33 4th Barnet 17 6 1 1 16 10 4 2 3 16 16 33 5th Yeovil 17 4 2 3 14 11 4 2 2 12 11 28 6th Gravesend 17 7 0 1 18 7 1 3 5 13 17 27 7th Telford 17 3 0 5 8 10 6 0 3 20 11 27 8th Dag & Red 17 3 4 2 16 15 4 2 2 11 10 27 9th Chester 17 4 0 4 15 15 4 2 3 19 16 26 10th Canvey Island 17 3 2 3 16 15 5 0 4 12 13 26 11th Scarborough 18 5 2 2 17 12 2 2 5 9 12 25 12th Margate 18 5 2 2 19 12 1 4 4 7 18 24 13th Farnborough 17 4 4 1 17 9 2 1 5 16 20 23 14th Kettering 18 3 1 5 11 16 3 4 2 14 13 23 15th Morecambe 17 4 0 4 17 18 2 3 4 13 13 21 16th Woking 17 2 5 2 16 15 3 1 4 14 19 21 17th Nuneaton Borough 17 5 1 3 16 15 1 1 6 7 16 20 18th Stalybridge 17 2 3 4 11 14 2 2 4 11 12 17 19th Chelmsford 17 5 1 3 16 17 0 1 7 8 20 17 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20th Bournemouth 17 3 1 4 8 14 1 2 6 18 23 15 21st Leigh RMI 18 0 5 4 13 19 1 2 6 13 21 10 22nd Forest Green 17 0 3 6 3 14 0 2 6 3 15 5 </pre>

So yea 2nd in the table - a big turn around. If the Forest Green job becomes available I am definately going for it :o

Goodbye Hereford one day I'll be back...

retired_brittni10 · 02-07-2003, 03:04 PM

Remember your a Womble

The club who came in for me were Wimbledon. Who at the time were sitting not so pretty at the bottom of Division One...

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> English First Division Table - 03.12.02Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Everton 21 10 0 0 20 5 7 2 2 22 15 53 2nd Wolves 21 10 1 0 28 7 6 0 4 19 12 49 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Charlton 20 8 1 2 30 12 6 1 2 19 11 44 4th Derby 20 5 1 3 17 10 6 3 2 21 17 37 5th Crystal Palace 21 8 1 2 24 11 3 2 5 16 18 36 6th Preston 21 8 2 1 31 14 2 3 5 14 20 35 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7th Rotherham 21 5 3 3 17 10 5 1 4 15 16 34 8th Sheff Wed 21 7 0 3 18 10 3 2 6 10 17 32 9th Bradford 21 4 2 5 22 24 6 0 4 21 19 32 10th Coventry 21 4 3 3 20 17 4 3 4 16 18 30 11th Birmingham 21 5 2 4 23 18 4 1 5 10 15 30 12th Grimsby 21 6 3 2 19 7 2 1 7 10 18 28 13th Portsmouth 20 4 1 4 12 10 4 2 5 13 21 27 14th Watford 21 5 1 4 21 19 3 2 6 19 29 27 15th Sheff Utd 21 3 3 5 20 21 4 2 4 17 17 26 16th Tranmere 21 7 1 3 23 14 1 1 8 10 24 26 17th Gillingham 21 4 2 4 20 18 3 3 5 12 19 26 18th Nottm Forest 21 4 3 4 18 18 3 2 5 17 25 26 19th Blackpool 21 3 2 5 13 12 2 3 6 13 20 20 20th Stoke 21 3 4 3 13 10 2 1 8 8 21 20 21st Walsall 21 3 1 7 10 20 2 2 6 13 24 18 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22nd Bristol C 21 3 4 3 13 13 1 2 8 6 30 18 23rd Norwich 18 2 1 6 13 19 3 1 5 10 15 17 24th Wimbledon 21 2 1 7 19 25 1 3 7 13 23 13 </pre>

I had a large squad to work with, 43 players but I felt this was way too many players and immediately set about cutting some of the deadwood away and brought in a young German right back from Arsenal on loan til the end of the season and an experienced Goalkeeper from Man City also on loan. I also brought in two strikers a 31 year old target man on a bosman from Grimsby and the young striker who scored goals for fun with me at Hereford - he only cost £50k and at just 21 years of age he has plenty of time to develop further

All in all I have sold/released 18 players from the original squad and brought in 4. With 25 games to go I think we can still stay up and with the young squad of players I have at my disposal we should be alright...

retired_michelle147 · 02-07-2003, 03:32 PM

How the hell did you get an offer from another club? Especially a Division 1 team?

Good stuff though. I would have a go at that myself if I wasn't engrossed in my Scotland game.

retired_brittni10 · 02-07-2003, 03:43 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Glasswalker:
How the hell did you get an offer from another club? Especially a Division 1 team?

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I have no idea to be honest, I've never been offered another job so quickly especially when my reputation was still on the last page of the list :eek:

retired_brittni10 · 02-07-2003, 05:18 PM

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> Date Opposition Ven Competition Res Attend Scorers6.4.03 Walsall A First Division --- ----- 12.4.03 Birmingham H First Division --- ----- 14.4.03 Sheff Utd A First Division --- ----- 19.4.03 Charlton H First Division --- ----- 26.4.03 Nottm Forest A First Division --- ----- 4.5.03 Norwich H First Division --- ----- </pre>

I have just six games left to rescue Wimbledon...

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> English First Division Table 29.03.03Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Pl Everton 40 18 2 0 40 11 11 3 6 38 33 92 2nd Pl Charlton 40 16 2 3 52 16 13 2 4 35 21 91 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Wolves 39 13 2 4 39 19 10 3 7 37 29 74 4th Portsmouth 39 14 1 5 37 21 7 4 8 23 36 68 5th Derby 38 14 2 3 41 17 6 4 9 29 34 66 6th Crystal Palace 39 15 2 2 41 16 4 5 11 28 39 64 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7th Sheff Wed 40 15 2 3 33 12 4 4 12 20 34 63 8th Rotherham 40 10 5 5 34 22 7 2 11 22 30 58 9th Coventry 39 9 6 3 38 22 6 6 9 28 37 57 10th Preston 39 12 5 2 48 26 3 6 11 25 40 56 11th Birmingham 39 11 2 6 41 29 6 3 11 26 38 56 12th Walsall 40 11 2 7 31 30 5 4 11 30 45 54 13th Watford 39 10 5 5 43 36 5 2 12 29 49 52 14th Gillingham 39 9 4 5 33 23 5 5 11 24 38 51 15th Bradford 40 8 4 8 39 37 7 1 12 29 37 50 16th Stoke 39 8 5 6 29 22 4 6 10 19 32 47 17th Blackpool 39 7 5 8 29 25 5 4 10 26 32 45 18th Norwich 39 9 2 10 36 36 4 4 10 21 39 45 19th Grimsby 40 9 5 5 31 22 3 3 15 21 41 44 20th Nottm Forest 39 9 5 7 31 31 3 2 13 25 47 43 21st Sheff Utd 39 7 4 9 36 37 4 5 10 22 34 42 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22nd Tranmere 40 8 4 8 31 28 3 3 14 16 36 40 23rd Bristol C 39 7 6 7 36 32 2 3 14 10 44 36 24th Wimbledon 40 7 5 8 39 37 2 3 15 24 43 35 </pre>

We're screwed