The Warrington Way

[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

April/May 2024

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A terrible performance away at Burton. They were clinical with their chances, we just....weren't. However, that result doesn't matter because results elsewhere mean we are PROMOTED TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP. An incredible achievement.

Saturday 6th April

Am I reading that right? Are the board actually giving me a transfer budget!?

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Another awful result. It's a good job we have already secured promotion, nevertheless, I'm concerned.

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Ok, this is getting pretty f****** concerning now. We didn't take our chances and Carlisle did. We should not be getting beat by an already relegated side, I'm angry and I've let the players know that.

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Zach Clough, you little beauty! His goals gave us a 2-0 win over Ipswich and with MK Dons beating Lincoln, that means the title is back in our hands. Avoid defeat against Lincoln on the last day and it's ours, lose and it's theirs. I don't think I've ever been this nervous.

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GET IN THERE! CHAMPIONS OF SKYBET LEAGUE ONE. We went to Lincoln with the game plan of score and shut them out and that's exactly what we did. I couldn't be prouder of the players, they really deserve this.

Thursday 16th May

Absolutely fantastic news! It's been a long time coming!

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Player Stats

Final League Table

So so proud of the lads. Winning League One is absolutely unbelievable. I'll once again be rebuilding the squad ahead of the challenge of a new league, I can't believe it. Without wanting to sound big-headed, the successive promotions show that I have a knack for building decent squads.

 

[Brane_Orsou]

Another title is the bag ? ?

Congrat mate, looking forward to seeing what you do next season. What will you do with all that money!!!! ??

 

[MrTini23]

Another title is the bag ? ?

Congrat mate, looking forward to seeing what you do next season. What will you do with all that money!!!! ??

I'm spending it all at once... kidding, the squad needs a massive overhaul

 

[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

End of Season Awards

League Stats



League Awards

Manager of the Season

I must admit that I'm disappointed not to win this but I can understand why Gareth has. I'm looking forward to going up against him again next season.

Player of the Season

I'm biased but I really think Zach Clough or Luke Wood should have won this.

Club Awards



Fans' Player of the Season

As much as I love Luke Wood, this should really have gone to Zach Clough. However, that's not to say that Luke doesn't deserve it. The two of them have been phenomenal up front for us this season.

Signing of the Season

An absolute no brainer for me. Zach has come in and been brilliant for us, keeping Jake Scrimshaw, who was superb for us last season, out of the side.

Young Player of the Season

See above.

All-Time Best 11

 

[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

The Stats



*10 appearances minimum

Most Appearances
1. Luke Hume - 56
2. Dominic Johnson - 54
3. Mo Adams - 51(2)
=. Connor Malley - 51 (2)

Most Goals
1. Zach Clough - 30
2. Luke Wood - 27
3. Dominic Johnson - 10

Most Assists
1. Sam Hart - 9
2. Dominic Johnson - 8
=. Jacob Edwards - 8

Highest Average Rating
1. Zach Clough - 7.20
2. Cameron Beesley - 7.18
3. Will Fish - 7.11

Player of the Match Awards
1. Zach Clough - 8
2. Luke Wood - 4
3. Cameron Beesley - 3
=. Sam Hart - 3

Most Interceptions
1. Will Fish - 188
2. Cameron Beesley - 172
3. Sam Hart - 90

Tackles Completed
1. Iestyn Hughes - 158
2. Dominic Johnson - 128
3. Sam Hart - 127

Pass Completion %
1. Luke Wood - 83%
2. Mo Adams - 80%
=. Zach Clough - 80%

Shots on Target
1. Luke Wood - 94
2. Zach Clough - 85
3. Jacob Edwards - 68

Distance covered per 90 mins
1. Robson Shipley - 8.7mi
2. Morgan Whittaker - 8.2mi
3. Jacob Edwards - 8.1mi
=. Dominic Johnson - 8.1mi

 

[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

Retained List

One of my favourite time of year, deciding on who stays and who goes. It's basically like starting the blueprint for the new season. This time, it's my biggest challenge yet as the Championship is a notoriously tough league.

Under Contract

Iestyn Hughes
Sam Hart
Luke Wood
Cameron Beesley
Luke Hume
Mo Adams
John Buckley
James Morton
Luke Woolfenden
Will Fish
Zach Clough

Retain

N/A

Loan Ending

Connor Malley
Jacob Edwards
Jake Scrimshaw
Dominic Johnson
Liam Shephard
Callum Gribbin

Release

Tom Scott
Luke Waterfall
Djed Spence
Morgan Whittaker
Robson Shipley

Next Season's Squad

 

[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

Takeover Completed

Absolutely huge news for the club! It'll be interesting to see what occurs from this.

To start with, Sam has pumped money into the club, which is great news as it will set us up nicely for the future.

 

[Brane_Orsou]

Great news, here's hoping it can help you do the "impossible" and achieve promotion this season as well!

 

[MrTini23]

Great news, here's hoping it can help you do the "impossible" and achieve promotion this season as well!

That would be a miracle

 

[MrTini23]

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Pre-season 2024

24th June

Warrington will play Sheffield Wednesday away in the Carabao Cup 1st Round

5th July

Right-back Sphamandla Moses joins on a free transfer

6th July

9th July

Striker Kion Etete joins on a free transfer

10th July

Winger Jonny Smith joins from MK Dons for a fee of 73k

Striker Veron Parkes joins from West Ham for a fee of 325k

11th July

13th July

Midfielder Connor Malley rejoins the club on loan from Middlesbrough

15th July

Goalkeeper Brad Collins joins from Barnsley for a fee of 84k

16th July

19th July

Winger Tyreke Johnson joins on a free transfer

Centre-back Zech Medley joins on a free transfer

20th July

Midfielder Luke O'Nien joins on a free transfer

23rd July

Full-back Teddy Howe joins on a free transfer

24th July

27th July

Defender Adam Earley joins on loan from Wolves

Kion Etete ruled out for 7 weeks with a broken toe

1st August

Luke Woolfenden joins Crawley for a fee of 130k

Winger Tom Glover joins on loan from Crystal Palace

2nd August

Winger/striker Jesse McClurg joins on loan from Bournemouth

 

[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

2024/25 Squad

Usually, I'm quite confident when it gets to the end of pre-season and I see the squad we have for the season. However, this time that's not the case. I'm going to be brutally honest and say that this squad is not Championship standard, that said, I'll still be aiming to a mid-table finish or a cheeky playoff push.

Goalkeepers

Brad Collins

Luke Hume

Defenders

Teddy Howe

Iestyn Hughes

Will Fish

Sam Hart

Adam Earley (on loan from Wolves)

Zech Medley

Sphamandia Moses

Cameron Beesley

Midfielders

Luke O'Nien

Tom Glover (on loan from Crystal Palace)

Connor Malley (on loan from Middlesbrough)

James Morton

Mo Adams

John Buckley

Jonny Smith

Tyreke Johnson

Attackers

Kion Etete

Luke Wood

Jesse McClurg (on loan from Bournemouth)

Zach Clough

Veron Parkes

 

[callewis97]

Good luck mate - looking forward to the updates!

 

[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

August 2024

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Did I underestimate the strength of the squad? We start the season with a fine 1-1 draw with Watford and we could have won it if I'm being honest, we had enough chances.

Sunday 6th August

The club confirms that our final season ticket sales figure is 2,817, way up from last season's figure of 1,366.

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Our first win in the Championship and what a win it was. To go to Nottingham Forest and win is a superb effort by the lads, especially in front of 29 thousand people!

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We repeated our FA Cup exploits of last season by beating Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, however, this time it was in the Carabao Cup. We put in a quality performance, winning 2-0 after having TWELVE clear cut chances. That was the only negative from the game, it could have been more!

Thursday 15th August

Warrington to travel to Huddersfield in the Carabao Cup 2nd round

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We made the worse possible start against Derby, going behind within two minutes, but we fought back superbly to win by three goals to two.

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This went more like how I thought our games in the Championship would go. A lot of hard work on our part before ultimately falling to defeat against a better quality side. Sure, I'm disappointed but what can you do when you only have a tenth of the budget of some of the other teams.

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Heartbreaking. It was all going so well up until the point when Jesse McClurg got himself sent off for a second yellow. We tried our best to hold on nut the numbers game eventually caught up with us in added time.

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Well, that's the Carabao Cup out of the way for another year. A woeful performance and a deserved exit.

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1st place Fulham have a budget of over a million. We had no chance. It's like Harrods vs Poundland.

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League Table

We finish the month in 17th place. I'm happy with that as I'm literally just looking to avoid relegation after what I've seen so far.

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[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

September 2024

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A much better result than our previous ones. I changed the system slightly, moving one of the CM's to a more defensive position and it worked. Four goals and a clean sheet is something I definitely won't complain about.

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I think this will be the case a lot this season. A good result every now and again with the rest of the results being terrible. It's just one of those things really. We don't have the squad to compete but what we will do is try our best and that's all I can ask of the lads.

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We went into this game a place below Millwall so we were targeting as one we could potentially get a result in if we did the right things. For 80 minutes, we did the right things but the less said about the last 10 the better. Disappointed that we've let a two-goal lead slip but that shows what the quality is like in this league, you can't switch off.

Saturday 28th September

Adam Earley out for three weeks with pulled knee ligaments

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League Table

Safely in mid-table for now. If we can finish there at the end of the season I'll be more than pleased. I'd even argue that it was as good as winning League One or Two in terms of achievement.

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[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

October 2024

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A great start to the month with us beating Lincoln by four goals to one. We were on top for the majority of the game and Lincoln couldn't have complained if we had scored more. The only negative was conceding a penalty towards the end.

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What an incredible result. We went to Birmingham and shocked them in their own back yard with Veron Parkes netting a hat-trick. Sure, they had chances but I felt like we deserved the win.

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I'll start by saying that I already know where we need to strengthen in January, our defence. This game was a testament to our defensive frailties. Fortunately, Luke Wood was on hand to score with the last kick of the game and rescue us a point.

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Three points on the road as we go away from Blackburn with the win. Make no mistake, this win was down to Luke Hume who made a string of quality saves to deny the home side.

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A difficult result to take this one. We were in the game and matching my former side but a needless sending off changed the game and West Brom got the win.

Monday 28th October

A bit of exciting news as the board announce plans to build a new stadium. This will help us get more people through the gates and earn us more money in gate receipts, which we really need. It's frustrating filling the stadium every home game when the demand is there for tickets.

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League Table

After a good month, we sit in 9th in the Championship table. I'm more than happy with that and it means we're looking up at the playoffs rather than down at the relegation zone. Some results may not go our way but we're playing well at the moment.

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[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

November 2024

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An absolutely disgraceful performance. The fact that I had to make a sub before half-time tells you all you need to know. The two goals towards the end made the scoreline respectful and maybe on another day we'd have nicked a point, but those first 80 minutes were just appalling.

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Another loss, that's 3 on the bounce now which is worrying. I felt like we deserved something from this one but we couldn't fashion that one golden opportunity as Boro defended very well. Credit to them.

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After losing three on the bounce, I completely tore up the tactics page in my notebook. Out went the 4-4-2 and in came a 3-5-2 which then developed into a 3-4-3 during the game. The changes worked a treat and we ran out 5-2 winners away at Cardiff.

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Brighton are top of the table for a reason, they were just too good for us today in every area of the pitch.

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Another tactical change for this one as I look to find what system of our three works the best. This time it was a 4-5-1 and it seemed to work. We were the better team and won by two goals to one. I'm probably going to give this system a few games and see how we do with it.

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League Table

We currently sit in 11th place in the league, only four points from the playoff places.

Next Month's Fixtures

 

[Brane_Orsou]

Doing really well mate, almost half way through the season and only 4 points outside playoffs but more importantly 12 points above relegation places.

Been very unlucky in some games losing by the odd goal. Any thoughts for Jan window or stick with what you have?

 

[MrTini23]

Interesting that you shoud mention January....

 

[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

December 2024

2nd December

Warrington draw AFC Wimbledon away in the FA Cup 3rd Round

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As much as I hate to admit it, I think the draw was a fair result here.

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A dominant performance and a great win away from home, You can't ask for much more than that really.

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There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that we should have won this game. We were the better side but ur forwards had an off day, allowing them to steal a point.

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I'm really disappointed that we lost this one. I thought we played well but we didn't take our chances and Bristol City caught us right at the end to grab all three points.

23rd December

This is interesting. A chance to manage in the Premier League is something I've wanted for a long time. I think I'd be stupid to not give it a go.

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This was a massive game for us. Blackburn are the team occupying the last playoff place so a win was vital. Thankfully, Venon Parkes scored twice to give us a 2-1 win! It did come with a cost though....

26th December

Absolute disaster! Venon Parkes has been ruled out for up to four months with torn knee ligaments. That's a massive blow for us given his recent form.

28th December

This is huge! An amazing opportunity but can I leave Warrington? I've asked for a week to decide and I'm going to evaluate the pros and cons over the new year.

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I really really hate Huddersfield. They always seem to dominate us when we play them.

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League Table

We finish the year in 10th, safely in midtable in the Championship.

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[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

Should I stay or should I go?

The time has come, I now have to decide between following my Premier League dream or continuing this epic journey with Warrington Town. I'm going to go through the pros and cons before making my decision.

Staying at Warrington

So, here are the reasons why I could stay at Warrington.

1. I'm a club legend here at Warrington.

2. The continuation of a quite incredible journey through the football league.

3. The board are more than happy with the job I'm doing and I'm in no danger of getting sacked any time soon.

4. Our finances continue to improve year on year.

Leaving Warrington

Here are the reasons for moving on.

1. Our facilities are awful, meaning we can't grow players and our youth prospects are tragic year on year.

2. As a manager, I like to bring players through the youth system but that's not possible here

3. This is quite a major problem. Our squad just is not good enough for this league.

4. To add to that, our stature isn't good enough to allow us to attract better players to club. This was a massive problem in the summer where I had players turning me down left right and centre.

5. Middlesbrough just poached my long-serving assistant manager.

6. Liverpool are currently the dominant side in England. Trying to overthrow them at the biggest rivals is more than tempting after the way they ditched me as a player.