May 2009
Well the play-offs are here, I'm annoyed I'm in then as I though I should of won the title, but anyway.
I take on AFC Wimbledon and Chelmsford take on my rivals Havant & Warerloo.
Team News - Basingstoke are still Without Snodin and Jombarti two very skilled and important midfielders for the stoke.
Zlatko Yankov returns and could start. The stokes starting line up is
GK
Ross Kitteridge - the classy keeper on loan from Reading
LB
Robbie Watkins - the teams top assister this season
RB
Tom Adlington (c) - the true professional, been solid this season
CB
Jason Bristow - The hot headed centre back (3 red cards this season)
CB
Joe Dolan - The Ex- League 2 player, reads the game well
RM
Wayne Graves - My Signing of the season, a hardworking right mid
LM
Jide Ogunbote - A fringe player who stepped in after snodins injury
CM
Zlatko Yankov - My Bulgarian Prince (sounds gay but so lol)
CM
Alan Grittiths - A centre back playing out of postion, doing ok)
CF
Roy Essandoh - Failed to impress, but so have my strikers in general
CF
Tom Worthington - Scores a goal here and there, decent pace.
AFC Wimbledon 0 V 1 Basingstoke (BSS Playoff)
so far so good, a cagey game by both team, on 20 minutes a Graves Corner found an unmarked Dolan who scored a close range header to the stoke in the lead.
Zlatko Yankov played his part in the later stages of the game, keeping possession for the stoke.
So Basingstoke have a 1 goal lead and an away goal heading into the home leg.
In the other play-off my arch rivals Havant & Waterloo beat Chelmsford 2-1 on Chelmsfords turf.
Basingstoke 3 v 0 AFC Wimbledon (BSS Playoff)
A wonderful performance, Bristow header from corner puts me in the lead, followed on by a scramble in the box that Roy Essandoh finished off, then a Free kick from Jide Ogunbote.
A record attendance today of 5197 saw Basingstoke do the business today. The clubs balance is a healthy 241k thanks to great fan support.
Other playoff seen Chelmsford beat my rivals Havant & Waterloo 3-1 to advance to face me in the final.
Now a Trip to the Kings field Stadium to see who gets the last BSP Spot.
Basingstoke 2 v 0 Chelmsford (BSS Playoff Final )
YES, YES GET IN THERE, a poor performance from Chelmsford gave me an easy day, Bristow and Worthington with a tap in each. No Drama today just business, Basingstoke are in the BSP.
Coming up next will be season review, player reviews, and an outlook of who's going and what to bring in to prepare for BSP life.
Screen shots coming soon too.
For now its time to celebrate