FM Base FC - The Return
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3-5 weeks, he may miss the Southampton game.
End of Jan/Feb/Early March
Once again, we have a slightly disjointed post; once again for a good reason. We also have a 5th round FA Cup tie to cover at Southampton, plus our FA Trophy campaign.
That said, my biggest problem was the transfer window. With bids coming in (I'm not listing them as I got too many), players got their heads turned. A few people sulked, a few got over it, and Dale had no interest at all. That said, no-one moved, and the chairman didnt sell from underneath me. The only one of our 41 players to move was Mike Sully, who left the Tally partnership at Altrincham to join high flyers Huddersfield.
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In the fixture side of things, we remain well off. We haven't lost for a while, and despite a disappointing draw or two, we're still on top. A position we now cannot move from. The 4-2 win over Bishop Stortford saw us bring home the silverware, and we are officially the VNS champions.
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Meanwhile in the FA Cup, we dispatched of the Saints at St Marys. The hosts played a weakened team, and we treated their disrespect with disdain; substitute Dover continuing his fine form with the winning goal. Next up - Arsenal at the Emirates. As a Lincoln fan, it's a case of serious deja vu.
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The players have still been exceptional, if a little sulky. Urquidi still retains his place as leading light this season, but Dover, Notthatbright and Alarcon have all been better than him in recent weeks. Fish and Darnho have dominated the centre of the park with Willie, Tracz and Birch all laid low, and have proved to be a hard pairing to break.
The centre backs are more flexible though, and have rotated in and out effectively. Jameson is still searching for his first goal, whilst Lowerson now leads out the four with 2. An injury for Naterr however put him out for 8 days, missing 3 games and allowing Bathernon in to perform. That said, with a goal finally under his belt, he may now push on a bit.
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As previously mentioned, Sully has since left the ranks of Altrincham. However, despite plenty of interest, none of the others moved. DanW remains injured, Kronos scores plenty, and Talent puts in a transfer request.
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Once again, we have a slightly disjointed post; once again for a good reason. We also have a 5th round FA Cup tie to cover at Southampton, plus our FA Trophy campaign.
That said, my biggest problem was the transfer window. With bids coming in (I'm not listing them as I got too many), players got their heads turned. A few people sulked, a few got over it, and Dale had no interest at all. That said, no-one moved, and the chairman didnt sell from underneath me. The only one of our 41 players to move was Mike Sully, who left the Tally partnership at Altrincham to join high flyers Huddersfield.
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In the fixture side of things, we remain well off. We haven't lost for a while, and despite a disappointing draw or two, we're still on top. A position we now cannot move from. The 4-2 win over Bishop Stortford saw us bring home the silverware, and we are officially the VNS champions.
View attachment 101507
Meanwhile in the FA Cup, we dispatched of the Saints at St Marys. The hosts played a weakened team, and we treated their disrespect with disdain; substitute Dover continuing his fine form with the winning goal. Next up - Arsenal at the Emirates. As a Lincoln fan, it's a case of serious deja vu.
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The players have still been exceptional, if a little sulky. Urquidi still retains his place as leading light this season, but Dover, Notthatbright and Alarcon have all been better than him in recent weeks. Fish and Darnho have dominated the centre of the park with Willie, Tracz and Birch all laid low, and have proved to be a hard pairing to break.
The centre backs are more flexible though, and have rotated in and out effectively. Jameson is still searching for his first goal, whilst Lowerson now leads out the four with 2. An injury for Naterr however put him out for 8 days, missing 3 games and allowing Bathernon in to perform. That said, with a goal finally under his belt, he may now push on a bit.
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As previously mentioned, Sully has since left the ranks of Altrincham. However, despite plenty of interest, none of the others moved. DanW remains injured, Kronos scores plenty, and Talent puts in a transfer request.
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Arsenal vs FM Base - FA Cup 6th Round
Pre Match
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Team Sheets
Lippo manages to pinch the gloves for this match for FM Base, who line up in a 4-2-3-1. Cup hero Urquidi leads the line again despite a lack of match fitness; last round's hero Dover is on the bench. Fish and captain Darnho lead from the centre, while the defence is a fairly standard set up. Silva and Telstar take to the wings, while Hawkins is preferred in the hole behind the striker.
Arsenal don't play a full strength line up, with an even weaker bench on show. Southampton tried that last time out and failed, it'll be interesting to see if lightning strikes twice.
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1 - Urquidi gets the game under way.
8 - Cross comes in from Wikiwiki... what a hit by Hawkins! So close, that smashed into the bar from just outside the box. Silva follows up with the rebound, but it's saved.
20 - Nouri hits the cross in... post! Decent effort by Fortune, but nothing doing this time.
33 - Yellow card for Carr
44 - Nouri puts in the corner... met by Iwobi! 1-0 to Arsenal!
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45 - FMBase kick off.. Fish plays it through to Urquidi. It's played through to Darnho, he's gone clean through in the box.. 1-1! It's game on here, what a response! The captain leading by example!
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45+1 - Darnho's at it again! Straight up the other end for Arsenal, and Bola's cross is hacked off the line by the Irish midfielder.
HT - Arsenal 1-1 FM Base FC
46 - Arsenal kick off, Dover on for Hawkins for the visitors.
48 - Telstar swings in the corner, it pings straight back out the box towards Dover... bang, what a finish! The substitute scores almost immediately! 1-2
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48 - Palmer on for Dasilva for the hosts.
57 - Nouri's gone clean through here, can he level the game? No! Lippo gets his body in the way, and it goes behind for a corner. Fortune comes off, Nketiah is now on the pitch.
60 - Silva on the right of the box, sends it over to Fish. Fish sends it wide to Telstar. He threads it through to Urquidi... what a stunning finish! In one move, he swivels and smashes it into the corner! 3-1 now, does Wembley beckon?
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74 - Urquidi with the long ball over the top, he's sent Dover through! No! Poor miss by the Dutchman, that could have killed the game off!
77 - Willie replaces Silva on the right wing.
82 - Bathernon booked for a rash challenge.
88 - Naterr on at the end to replace Bathernon at the back.
92 - That's the game! Another big scalp for FM Base, and a first trip to Wembley!
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Match Stats
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POTM
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Pre Match
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Team Sheets
Lippo manages to pinch the gloves for this match for FM Base, who line up in a 4-2-3-1. Cup hero Urquidi leads the line again despite a lack of match fitness; last round's hero Dover is on the bench. Fish and captain Darnho lead from the centre, while the defence is a fairly standard set up. Silva and Telstar take to the wings, while Hawkins is preferred in the hole behind the striker.
Arsenal don't play a full strength line up, with an even weaker bench on show. Southampton tried that last time out and failed, it'll be interesting to see if lightning strikes twice.
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1 - Urquidi gets the game under way.
8 - Cross comes in from Wikiwiki... what a hit by Hawkins! So close, that smashed into the bar from just outside the box. Silva follows up with the rebound, but it's saved.
20 - Nouri hits the cross in... post! Decent effort by Fortune, but nothing doing this time.
33 - Yellow card for Carr
44 - Nouri puts in the corner... met by Iwobi! 1-0 to Arsenal!
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45 - FMBase kick off.. Fish plays it through to Urquidi. It's played through to Darnho, he's gone clean through in the box.. 1-1! It's game on here, what a response! The captain leading by example!
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45+1 - Darnho's at it again! Straight up the other end for Arsenal, and Bola's cross is hacked off the line by the Irish midfielder.
HT - Arsenal 1-1 FM Base FC
46 - Arsenal kick off, Dover on for Hawkins for the visitors.
48 - Telstar swings in the corner, it pings straight back out the box towards Dover... bang, what a finish! The substitute scores almost immediately! 1-2
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48 - Palmer on for Dasilva for the hosts.
57 - Nouri's gone clean through here, can he level the game? No! Lippo gets his body in the way, and it goes behind for a corner. Fortune comes off, Nketiah is now on the pitch.
60 - Silva on the right of the box, sends it over to Fish. Fish sends it wide to Telstar. He threads it through to Urquidi... what a stunning finish! In one move, he swivels and smashes it into the corner! 3-1 now, does Wembley beckon?
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74 - Urquidi with the long ball over the top, he's sent Dover through! No! Poor miss by the Dutchman, that could have killed the game off!
77 - Willie replaces Silva on the right wing.
82 - Bathernon booked for a rash challenge.
88 - Naterr on at the end to replace Bathernon at the back.
92 - That's the game! Another big scalp for FM Base, and a first trip to Wembley!
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Match Stats
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POTM
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Oh Yeah! Another big scalp for the Base!
Pleased with the start, even more so with the save at 1-2! The keeper battle is alive & well!
As a long suffering Lincoln supporter, that win was made doubly satisfying after today.
Great updates
How did he do in the Columbia U20's?
3rd place in the tournament overall. For Murley it wasnt a spectacular tournament particularly, but he kept his place throughout the competition.
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Yes FM Base. Keep it up.
An Harris doing well in rotation with a nice high Avg Rating
An Harris doing well in rotation with a nice high Avg Rating
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Just caught up on this after a week away. The FA cup run is a thing of beauty and on a personal note i'm pleased to see Brane Ormso amongst the goals for the might Chorley! Can you let me know whose interested in him?
Seasons End
A long, fairly fruitful season has finally come to an end. We've had an amazing cup run so far and dominated the league. Can we finish it all off?
Essentially no, but in the cruelest circumstances possible. I decided just before the Chelsea match that I didnt have time for a full match report. Shame really, I suspect it would have been a great read. An end to end game that saw goals galore, we just missed out through a late Kurt Zouma goal. We'll back at Wembley again very soon for the FA Trophy final, but we'll reach this stage again, you mark my words.
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A disappointing defeat to Ebbsfleet didn't really put the brakes on our season either, as we finished it largely how we started. Some late goals from Notthatbright saw him finish as our top league goal scorer for the season, with Silva the most assists, and Bond the highest average rating. More on that later.
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We also had the FA Trophy final to deal with. A game against my beloved Lincoln saw a comfortable win for the completion of the double. Our team may have been ravaged by international call ups, but we still had enough to win out easily in a more enjoyable trip to Wembley.
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So we go up as champions. No real surprises there. Poole join us, with player of the season Itamar Gissin inspiring the team. I'd expect a move for him in the off season. Kronos and Steo also feature highly in the motm rankings, as they both lead by example. Malaka goes up in the VNN.
Meanwhile, we are off to Millwall next season... marvellous.
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No player stats these times, they'll be in the player screens next time around.
A long, fairly fruitful season has finally come to an end. We've had an amazing cup run so far and dominated the league. Can we finish it all off?
Essentially no, but in the cruelest circumstances possible. I decided just before the Chelsea match that I didnt have time for a full match report. Shame really, I suspect it would have been a great read. An end to end game that saw goals galore, we just missed out through a late Kurt Zouma goal. We'll back at Wembley again very soon for the FA Trophy final, but we'll reach this stage again, you mark my words.
View attachment 101204
A disappointing defeat to Ebbsfleet didn't really put the brakes on our season either, as we finished it largely how we started. Some late goals from Notthatbright saw him finish as our top league goal scorer for the season, with Silva the most assists, and Bond the highest average rating. More on that later.
View attachment 101203
We also had the FA Trophy final to deal with. A game against my beloved Lincoln saw a comfortable win for the completion of the double. Our team may have been ravaged by international call ups, but we still had enough to win out easily in a more enjoyable trip to Wembley.
View attachment 101201
So we go up as champions. No real surprises there. Poole join us, with player of the season Itamar Gissin inspiring the team. I'd expect a move for him in the off season. Kronos and Steo also feature highly in the motm rankings, as they both lead by example. Malaka goes up in the VNN.
Meanwhile, we are off to Millwall next season... marvellous.
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No player stats these times, they'll be in the player screens next time around.