Dude, Where's My Club? - A Journeyman

APRIL
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The run in. Come on, let's limp over the line

VANARAMA NORTH
Chester 2-0 Stockport County
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Dibble, Lock, Stone, Clarke, McAughtrie, Morgan, Yao, Duffus, Broom, Brookes, Stokes (Lofts 61)
The form hasn't picked up yet. Bollocks.

VANARAMA NORTH
Stockport County 4-2 Workington
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Dibble, Lock, Stone, Clarke, McAughtrie, Morgan, Yao, Duffus (Walker 71), Broom, Brookes, Stokes
GOALS! WINNING FOOTBALL MATCHES! YAY!

VANARAMA NORTH
Brackley Town 1-1 Stockport County
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Dibble, Lock, Stone, Clarke, McAughtrie, Morgan, Yao, Duffus (Walker 61), Broom, Stephenson, Stokes (Lofts 61)
I liked winning, drawing's ok though

VANARAMA NORTH
Salford City 2-0 Stockport County
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Dibble, Lock, Stone, Clarke, McAughtrie, Morgan, Yao, Duffus, Broom, Brookes, Stokes
Its a hiding to nothing against this lot

VANARAMA NORTH
Stockport County 3-1 Leamington
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Dibble, Lock, Stone, Clarke, McAughtrie, Morgan, Yao, Duffus (Walker 80), Broom, Stephenson (Brookes 80), Stokes
This win could be crucial as we attempt to cling on to a playoff place

LEAGUE TABLE
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One game left this season but can we hang on to a playoff spot?​
 
I really hope you can grab a playoff spot mate...you deserve it this season I think! Who's your last game against?
 
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LOCAL LAD SAVES COUNTY
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HARROGATE TOWN 1
STOCKPORT COUNTY 4

Local boy Andy Brookes popped up in the 87th minute at Wetherby Road to save Stockport County's playoff hopes, with the teenager's late strike securing County's playoff place at Blyth Spartans' expense

Stockport needed to better Blyth's result to be sure of a playoff place and Stockport started well, going 2-0 up in 34 minutes through 2 Eoghan Stokes goals. County walked in 3-1 up at half-time and left fairly assured of a playoff spot with Blyth only 1-0 up at home to Stafford Rangers

Blyth, however, soon raced into a 4-0 lead and County's hopes seemed dead as the clock ticked on to the 90th minute, only for the local boy Andy Brookes to strike Stockport's 4th and secure Stockport's playoff spot by only one goal

Stockport County will play Spennymoor Town in the Vanarama North Playoff First Round on the 8th of May 2019
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THE PLAYOFFS
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We somehow clung on to a playoff spot and finished 7th, can we do the unthinkable?

VANARAMA NORTH PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND
Spennymoor Town 2-3 Stockport County
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Dibble, Lock, Stone, Clarke, McAughtrie, Morgan, Yao, Duffus (Walker 64), Broom, Stephenson (Lofts 64), Lofts
Wow. Wow, wow, wow. I gave the boys the mother of all bollockings at half-time and boy did they turn it around! We battered them second half and Andy Brookes, Michael Clarke and Freddy Yao sent the 2,800 travelling Stockport fans into delirium!

VANARAMA NORTH PLAYOFF SEMI FINAL
Tamworth 1-2 Stockport County
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Dibble, Lock, Stone, Clarke, McAughtrie, Morgan, Yao, Duffus (Walker 70), Broom (McKenna 70), Stephenson, Lofts (Brookes 89)
Coming from behind again! Incredible scenes as the unfancied underdogs battle their way into the final!

VANARAMA NORTH PLAYOFF FINAL
Harrogate Town 0-0 Stockport County
Harrogate win 4-2 on penalties
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Dibble, Lock, Stone, Clarke, McAughtrie, Morgan, Yao, Duffus (Walker 70), Broom (McKenna 70), Stephenson, Stokes (Brookes 89)
I hate football.​
 
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Following our playoff heartbreak, I took some time off to "rest before the coming season". Screw that, I sent my cv off to every club with a vacancy. I knew my stock wouldn't be as high as this, we were lucky to get into the playoffs with a team who shouldn't have been finishing higher than mid table, and I knew it would be hard trying to replicate this next season. So off went the cv.

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Rochdale had just been relegated from League 1 and couldn't afford me, is that good or bad?

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Meanwhile Grimsby, who'd just been relegated to the Vanarama National could afford me, what is this nonsense?

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And finally the beautiful club that is Crewe Alexandra came in with an interview, they finished one spot above Grimsby and are a league club.

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And they offered me the job.

Like I said, Stockport's team isn't that great, but the finances are absolutely fantastic for this level of football. I'm a fiscal genius

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Buuuuuuuuuuut Crewe are a Football League club with some pedigree and are two divisions higher than County. I swindled them up to £1,000 per week on a one year deal. Did I sign it though?

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Of course I ****** did
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Welcome to Crewe. The town of 72,000 people in deepest, darkest Peru, sorry Cheshire. Crewe are a fairly famous club for their standing, famed for their youth setup but have fallen on hard times as of late. Only staying up by three points last season

My job is keeping this lot in the Football League.
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There's a solid squad of youngsters here. A lot of the big earners have their contracts expiring in June and I won't be renewing most of them so Ill have young core that only requires a few signings
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I want to bring in my 4-1-2-3 that worked at Stockport, we'll counter attack with pace on the wings. I'm full of optimism, especially if we keep our best players...

Oh wait, George Cooper isn't signing a new contract. And he's our best player. Bollocks.
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Harsh that your "moment of the season" was your 7-0 thrashing!
 
TRANSFER SHENANIGANS
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So this is Crewe, and what have we done? Another year over, a new one just begun.... from the single Crewe Alexandra (Stockport is Over). I'll let myself out

At Stockport I was very much part of the Warnockian School of Thought. "Lump it" and "When in doubt, get it out" were sprayed on the walls at Stockport County and the players adhered to my "philosophy" of quick, aggressive, direct football

But now, I have Football League players at my disposal. Time to implement "possession football", whatever that is...

But first, we needed players.

BEN CLOSE - PORTSMOUTH - FREE TRANSFER
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Benny boy is going to be a key player for us this season, I couldn't believe Pompey released him and snapped him up immediately. He'll be an important part of our 4-3-3

STEVEN SESSEGNON - FULHAM - LOAN
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Full disclosure, I thought it was the good one

MATT PENNEY - SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY - LOAN
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Can't wait for all the "Penney dropped" jokes

BRANDON HAUNSTRUP - PORTSMOUTH - LOAN
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Back up on both sides of the defence, I like it

JACK ELLIOTT - FREE TRANSFER
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One of the deals of the summer. Has spent the last two years in the wilderness of the MLS, making 49 appearances for Philadelphia Union before coming home

MIHKAIL KENNEDY - FREE TRANSFER
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Anyone know how to say his first name? Anyone?

COLM NOLAN - NOTTINGHAM FOREST - LOAN
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Backup up front, nothing more, nothing less

TOM BURRIDGE - FREE TRANSFER
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He made 18 appearances for Fleetwood in League 1 last season

TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY
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I'll admit it, mistakes were made
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AWFUL START FORCES TACTICAL RETHINK
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New boss Matthew Hawkins' awful start to life at Crewe Alexandra has led to a tactical rethink, with the Welshman admitting that "changes have to be made" following a run of 0 wins in 6 games

This run has led to the Railwaymen sitting 23rd in League 2

Hawkins started his tenure with a 2-1 away loss against Bristol Rovers before an embarrassing 5-1 thumping against Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup followed

Crewe then conceded back-to-back two goal leads to draw against Notts County and Wycombe Wanderers, before rounding out the month with losses against Newport County and Crawley Town

The Welsh boss has admitted he was wrong to try implementing his counter attacking style from Stockport County and has promised radical changes in the coming weeks
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SEPTEMBER
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Tactics re-thought. Shape changed. Mentality different.

CHECKATRADE TROPHY GROUP B
Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Liverpool Under 23s
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Garratt, Sessegnon, Elliott, Di Pietro, Penney, Close (Sammutt 66), Griffiths, Walker (Ainley 66), Wintle, Cooper, Kennedy
We just demolished a side containing Danny Ward, Joel Veltman, Ben Woodburn and Daniel Sturridge. I'm happy with that.

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Lincoln City
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Garratt, Sessegnon, Elliott (Raynes 60), Di Pietro, Penney, Close, Griffiths (Burridge 79), Walker, Ainley, Cooper (Lowery 79), Kennedy
The tactic works! Possession football in League 2! I'm basically Pep Guardiola

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Cheltenham Town 1-0 Crewe Alexandra
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Garratt, Sessegnon, Elliott, Di Pietro, Penney, Close, Griffiths (Wintle 54), Walker, Ainley, Cooper, Kennedy (Reilly 54)
I take it back.

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Bury
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Garratt, Sessegnon, Elliott, Di Pietro, Penney, Close, Griffiths, Walker (Ainley 60), Wintle, Cooper, Kennedy (Nolan 60)
CALLUM AINLEY YOU BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Exeter City 2-0 Crewe Alexandra
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Garratt, Sessegnon 84, Elliott, Di Pietro, Penney, Close, Griffiths, Ainley, Wintle (Dale 58), Cooper, Kennedy (Nolan 58)
They beat us with ease. It was demoralising.

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Port Vale
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Garratt, Sammutt, Elliott, Di Pietro, Penney, Close (Burridge 64), Griffiths, Ainley (Walker 85), Wintle, Cooper (Kirk 64), Kennedy
I won the derby and the fans are happy.

LEAGUE TABLE
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A far better showing this month sees us climb the league table​
 
Sorry about how infrequent updates are but real life is starting to get in the way of FM unfortunately
 
OCTOBER
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George Cooper has signed a new deal. He was still here on a month-to-month deal and now he's ours for the next 3 years, at least

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
York City 0-2 Crewe Alexandra
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Garratt, Sessegnon, Elliott, Di Pietro, Penney, Close, Griffiths, Ainley (Walker 61), Wintle, Cooper, Kennedy (Reilly 69)
A few tactical tweaks sees us return from Yorkshire with all three points

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Accrington Stanley
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Garratt, Sessegnon, Elliott, Di Pietro, Penney, Close (Walker 75), Griffiths (Burridge 75), Ainley, Wintle, Cooper, Kennedy (Reilly 75)
Our wingers are class

CHECKATRADE TROPHY GROUP B
Crewe Alexandra 5-3 Blackpool
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Garratt, Sessegnon, Sass-Davies, Di Pietro, Penney (Haunstrup 64), Sammutt (Close 64), Burridge, Walker, Wintle, Cooper, Reilly
The great entertainers

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Luton Town 0-2 Crewe Alexandra
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Garratt, Sessegnon, Di Pietro (Sass-Davies 69), Elliott, Penney, Close, Griffiths, Ainley, Wintle, Cooper (Kirk 69), Kennedy
We're partial to a 2-0 league win

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Crewe Alexandra 4-0 Forest Green Rovers
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Garratt, Sessegnon, Di Pietro, Elliott, Penney, Close, Griffiths, Ainley, Wintle (Dale 63), Cooper (Kirk 63), Kennedy (Reilly 34)
They injured Kennedy and Ainley as retribution for embarrassing them

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Oldham Athletic 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
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Garratt, Sessegnon, Elliott, Di Pietro, Penney, Close, Griffiths, Ainley (Walker 59), Wintle (Dale 77), Lowery, Nolan (Reilly 59)
A weak side struggled to a draw

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Macclesfield Town
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Garratt, Sessegnon, Elliott, Di Pietro, Penney, Close (Sammut 65), Griffiths (Burridge 65), Ainley, Wintle, Lowery, Beckford (Reilly 54)
You're really scraping the bottom of the barrel when you're playing Jermaine Beckford

LEAGUE TABLE
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League 1 here we come
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