FC United of Manchester - Following the footsteps of the Red Devils

Dokara said:
If you ask me, it is a mistake to upgrade youth or training facilities at this level. It cost money and it will not be very productive for you. I got to PL and then asked board for first upgrades. You really should focus on bringing the best possible players in, there will be time later for youth development ;)
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March

FC United earned glory in the cup! However games are running out in the league and we still haven't hit top spot!

FC United offer Street a new contract.

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The offer was duly accepted and onwards we go.

Youth Intake

The first youth intake is finally here and I didn't really know what to expect due to the poor youth facilities and setup. However I was quite surprised that we managed to pull a few decent players.

Heres the intake:

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Have a look at Tom Hughes, a 15-year old centre-back from Manchester who could well make an impression on the first-team pretty soon.

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Anyway, onto the fixtures

FC United 3-2 Buxton
Daniels, Worsley, Gomes

Stamford 1-2 FC United
Raglan, Asher o.g

Blyth 0-1 FC United
Stott

GLORY IN THE CUP FINAL!

Marine 1-1 FC United (FC United win on pens)
Stott

We have the first trophy under our belt, and long may that continue!

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FC United 3-0 Rushall
Daniels, Worsley, Gomes

Grantham 1-1 FC United
Stott

League table

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Player of the Month: Rico Gomes

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It was a tough call between Rico Gomes and Stott. Both scored important goals, but Rico Gomes had a higher match rating throughout March and he just about edged it!

Finances

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They continue to look healthy and improve which is great news. Hopefully our fan base will keep building, and hopefully we can now push on for a title win.​
 
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April

FC United hit top spot with a handful of games remaining!

FC United 2-0 Chorley
Raglan, Stott

Ashton Utd 0-1 FC United
Norton

FC United 1-1 Kings Lynn
Gulliver o.g

FC United 6-1 AFC Fylde
Daniels, Neville x3, Stott, Johnson o.g

League table

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Player of the month - Greg Daniels

Greg Daniels finally shown why I've put so much faith in him. He scored an excellent goal and put in some top performances in the four games he played in. Hopefully he can push on and becoming that 20 goal a season man we know he can be.

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Finances

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A slight improvement once again. We've managed to earn another ?6k throughout April with just one month remaining.

Next time we'll bring you the final four fixtures and hopefully we can keep winning and hold our top spot!​
 
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May

CHAMPIONS! We finally ended the season on top of the pile. The focus switches straight till the new season and the team building will begin shortly.

Whitby 2-2 FC United
Norton x2

FC United 4-0 Droylsden
Raglan, Neville, Gomes x2

FC United 1-0 Stafford
Murray

Frickley 2-2 FC United
Stott, Murray

Final league table

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CHAMPIONS

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Player of the Month: Rico Gomes

His two goals and one assist against Droylsden all-but sealed the title. He also earned himself a new contract!

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At the end of the month we were awarded 25k for our first place finish in the league.

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And we lost top goalscorer, Mike Norton :(

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Next time we'll upload a season review, so stay tuned.​
 
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2013/14 Season review

Top goalscorer: Mike Norton (17)
Top assister: Greg Daniels (13)
Most PoM awards: Charlie Raglan (6)
Highest average rating: Sergio, Rico Gomes (both 7.00)

Full squad stats:

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Player of the season: Sergio

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Where we succeeded: Midfield.

The midfield area really performed well this year. Sergio was at the heart of it, and at the heart of everything good about our team. He really drove us forward and we'll be looking to win the midfield battle again next year.

Where we'll need to improve: Up front.

We really lacked that 25 goal+ a season man. Matty Wolfdenden, Mike Norton and Greg Daniels all contributed goals, but we need that man who scores on a regular basis if we want to earn back-to-back promotions.

Heres our final list of transfer ins and outs:

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Next time we'll bring you our 2014/15 season preview.​
 
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FC United 2014/15 Season Preview

Board offer Street a new contract until 2016!

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Season Expectations

We received our expectations for the season and we opted for promotion. This gives us the chance to improve our squad dramatically, almost doubling our wage budget from ?4k to ?7.25k.

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Transfers

We've lost a lot of players on free transfers throughout the year, and we have a lot of wage budget to play with. So far we've brought in these two gems.

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Finances

Profits were announced, and we've earned a whopping ?375k since last year. The board announced that the training and youth facilities planned will go ahead, and we announced a new sponsorship deal.

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We've planned our friendly fixtures to make us some more money too. Hopefully these will continue to improve our finances as well as our fitness.​
 
COngrats on the promotion, looked a tight and competitive league...keep up the great work
 
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