ashton321 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Not the push up the table you were looking for. Good luck for next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogogo golem Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Training facilities upgrade and turning pro are solid improvements but what you really need is promotion and your good finances are going to deteriorate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 Wingate & Finchley - Blue Square Bet Premier - 2019/20 Last season we struggled in the league slipping down to 12th, but a dream cup match again Man City brought us some cash to give us a chance next season. We turned professional and upgraded the training facilities in the hope of finally pushing for promotion. League Table League Positions Graph The title was in sight, but we lost form with around ten games to go. A decent run of form at the end of the season kept us in the playoffs but there was no catching the leaders. We faced Preston, the team who led until the final day when we beat them 3-2. Playoff semi final leg 1 - despite Preston having a lot more chances, we were far more incisive. This was a massive result. Playoff semi final leg 2 - we hung on. It was a shame not to get a result but we did the job. We now face MK Dons in the final Playoff final - it just didn't go our way as we conceded an early goal and never recovered. FA Trophy - I rotated the squad and took the usual early exit. FA Cup - we had a superb draw against Premier League Wolves, which helped the finances a bit. Transfers - with two star players leaving it was important we replaced them. Squad - there's room for improvement, but this is a decent squad for this level. Finances - turning pro meant we could only offer full time contracts, which has cost us badly in wages. Next season could be a struggle financially. Key Player Profiles: Frankie Nisbet - at last I have managed to replace O'Brien, and what a season he had. Alex Iwobi - he struggled last season but had a better year this time. Kurtis March - his injury coincided with our drop in form. Jack Dovey - I turned down a £475k bid for him before I realised we were in bad debt. Ryan Brobbel - had his best season ever. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square Bet South 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Bet Premier 19th 2015/16 Blue Square Bet Premier 18th 2016/17 Blue Square Bet Premier 6th 2017/18 Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists 2018/19 Blue Square Bet Premier 12th 2019/20 Blue Square Bet Premier 4th Playoff finalists Next Season Losing in the playoff final again was devastating, but if I can keep the administrators away I think we have got a good chance of at least making the playoffs again next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypanimz Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Unlucky losing in the playoff final again. If Nisbet scored that many next season I think you have a very good chance of promotion! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityAndColour Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Nisbet looks like the type you may be able to carry all the way until the top flight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Third time lucky hopefully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Not the stroll through the leagues that Dafuge usually enjoys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 Not the stroll through the leagues that Dafuge usually enjoys.It's nice to have a proper challenge in the lower leagues for a change! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Unlucky on missing out on promotion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Despite not going up, it was still your best season. Definitely a title challenger for sure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton321 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Unlucky in the playoffs, got to be your season next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogogo golem Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Unlucky but you need automatic promotion most of the time your play-off finals are cursed. The finances are dire though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snootyjim Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Grief, you're making seriously hard work of this. I approve though, makes me feel less embarrassed about my useless record Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielgear Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Unlucky daf, that 1st champions league title must look a million miles away at the moment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 Wingate & Finchley - Blue Square Bet Premier - 2020/21 Last season we lost in the playoff final for a second time, and with deteriorating finances we were running out of time to make our push for promotion. League Table League Positions Graph We were running away with it at one point, 14 points clear of Bradford. Our form dipped in the second half but we were always enough points ahead to keep the title in the bag. It has been a long time coming, but finally we have made the Football League. FA Trophy - the usual early exit. FA Cup - it was a superb run, but we didn't get the boost to our finances that a draw against Arsenal would have brought us. Transfers - to cut costs I trimmed the squad size down and even managed to get a fee for one of my overpaid players. Squad - it's a small squad, so I'm hoping I'll be able to add at least a couple of players for next season. Finances - we are in bad trouble. I'm just wondering how long it will be until the administrators are called in. Key Player Profiles: Frankie Nisbet - wasn't up to the standard of last season, but still pretty good. Alex Iwobi - had another solid season. Kurtis March - a decent number of goals for the midfielder. Steven Arthurworrey - solid as ever. Troy Spong - terrible name, decent defender. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square Bet South 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Bet Premier 19th 2015/16 Blue Square Bet Premier 18th 2016/17 Blue Square Bet Premier 6th 2017/18 Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists 2018/19 Blue Square Bet Premier 12th 2019/20 Blue Square Bet Premier 4th Playoff finalists 2020/2` Blue Square Bet Premier 1st Promoted as champions Next Season It is a huge relief finally getting out of this league, but next season is going to be tough. The finances are terrible and I'm not convinced that my small squad will cope with League Two. My only hope is that we have played well against the stronger teams in the cup, so hopefully we can continue that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypanimz Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Congratulations in getting out of the BSP. Good luck next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogogo golem Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Well done on promotion and you need the finances to improve fast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Congrats on moving to league play. Are you a full time professional club already or will that move come now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plobdork Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Errrm dont know whether to congratulate you or not? your spell in the football league should be a short one with that budget, you'll struggle to bring in players and your stars will all leave. trust me (portsmouth fan ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjericho Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Congrats on the promotion! Though your goals record wasn't very dominant for a champion... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Congrats on moving to league play. Are you a full time professional club already or will that move come now? We turned pro a few years ago with the money we gained from the Man City away match. I think that was the reason for the financial trouble as we couldn't really afford it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Errrm dont know whether to congratulate you or not? your spell in the football league should be a short one with that budget, you'll struggle to bring in players and your stars will all leave. trust me (portsmouth fan ) The budget was extended enough for me to sign a couple of squad players, but the old squad seems to be doing well enough so far to avoid relegation. The big worry is how long it will be until we are in administration, and if the -10 relegates us. Sounding familiar? I'm also a Pompey fan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Congrats on the promotion! Though your goals record wasn't very dominant for a champion... It was a big change from the previous season, where we scored loads but also conceded a lot. We had a lot of 1-0 wins for a change, quite a lot of them being late winners in games we looked like drawing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Great work on promotion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Finally you did it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plobdork Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 The budget was extended enough for me to sign a couple of squad players, but the old squad seems to be doing well enough so far to avoid relegation. The big worry is how long it will be until we are in administration, and if the -10 relegates us.Sounding familiar? I'm also a Pompey fan Really? dont hear too much about portsmouth fans.. they all seem to have abandenned us :/ heard about a steve cotterill return? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Really? dont hear too much about portsmouth fans.. they all seem to have abandenned us :/ heard about a steve cotterill return? Kevin Dillon seems to be the favourite at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Looks like the threat of administration is over for a while, we've taken out a £3m loan over 20 years to clear the debt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Well done Daf. You're properly in the poop financially though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielgear Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Congrats on promotion, if you can get up and more cup runs that £3m will go away Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 Wingate & Finchley - npower League Two - 2021/22 Last season we finally made our way out of the Blue Square Premier league as champions, so we were looking to stay up in the Football League. League Table League Positions Graph This was completely unexpected as we settled quickly and improved our league position throughout the season. Johnstone's Paint Trophy - I had no interest in this competition, so rotated the squad and lost. Capital One Cup - another competition where I rotated the squad, but we did better than expected. FA Cup - League One Blackpool knocked us out in a poor run in the cup. Transfers - there were a few changes, but it was mostly the squad from last season. Squad - improvements will need to be made as I doubt the squad will be good enough for League One. Finances - the loan cleared our debt, until I lost more money. With a few decent transfers I might be able to sort this out. Key Player Profiles: Ellis Didcock - he performed well when others were injured and kept his place in the team. Nikolas Oikonomou - it took me months to sign him, but he played well when others were injured. Frankie Nisbet - he's not been able to recreate the form of two years ago, but he's still played well at times. Troy Spong - suffered a bad injury but seems to have recovered well. Hamsa Spriggs - technically our best player. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square Bet South 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Bet Premier 19th 2015/16 Blue Square Bet Premier 18th 2016/17 Blue Square Bet Premier 6th 2017/18 Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists 2018/19 Blue Square Bet Premier 12th 2019/20 Blue Square Bet Premier 4th Playoff finalists 2020/21 Blue Square Bet Premier 1st Promoted as champions 2021/22 npower League Two 1st Promoted as champions Next Season It was a huge surprise to get promoted, so no doubt we will find it tough next season. I'm hoping I'll be able to sell a few players for fees to help the finances out and hopefully I'll be able to strengthen the squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Well done in going straight up. Doing a thread like this myself, though I started in the 2012/13 season with my most local club, Guiseley AFC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Cracking season Dafuge . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjericho Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 After the lost years in the BSP you're eager for promotions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasmanefield Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Outstanding back to back, congrats!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Great job on consecutive promotions! How big is your stadium right now? Must be close to selling out most matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalky1989 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Spong looks like if he's got more room to develop over the next few seasons that he could actually be a player you keep in the premiership when you get there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Good work making up for lost time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeXe Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Now this is more like the dafuge thread I was expecting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Troy Spong - what a name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogogo golem Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Well done on promotion. The finances look better but if you'd had some proper cup runs you'd be in the black. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 Great job on consecutive promotions! How big is your stadium right now? Must be close to selling out most matches. Not even close Last season we averaged 1574, our ground holds 8500. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scfcbostock Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Great job on the back-to-back promotions!! The finances and poor fan base could come back & hit you hard soon though unless it's sorted?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snootyjim Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 You what? I was enjoying this thread up until now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Normal Daf service is resumed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Years to get out of the BSP, and instantly out of L1. Great stuff! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 Wingate & Finchley - npower League One - 2022/23 Last season we upset the odds by winning League Two, so we were hopeful of keeping our momentum going. League Table League Positions Graph Plymouth led the way early on but we kept within a few points of them. In the second half of the season they started dropping points as we carried on our good form. We won the league with games to spare, losing four of our final five games. Johnstone's Paint Trophy - once again I fielded a weakened team and got knocked out early. Capital One Cup - it wasn't a bad run until we met Premier League opposition. FA Cup - it was a great run that included a win over Championship Newcastle, but it was Premier League Norwich that defeated us. Transfers - the big money sale of Arthurworrey financed our season, allowing me to bring in better staff and players. Foreign scouts brought me scout reports from France and Spain which made a huge difference to the quality of players I was able to bring in. Squad - a few contracts are due to expire at the end of the season, so I have already started replacing them which explains the size of the squad. Previously big names such as Koster, Nisbet, Dovey and Lawrence will all leave for nothing as we look for Championship quality players. Finances - things look great, but player sales and cup runs make the finances look flattering. Increased attendances next year will be the key. Key Player Profiles: Grégori Levy - the first of the big money foreigners to arrive, he made a huge impact. I just hope he recovers from his injury. Frank Louis - his strike partner, also arriving from France. Troy Spong - he's no longer the outstanding talent, but he's holding his place in the team. Joseph David - a superb midfielder, but seems injury prone. Danny Cook - one of the reasons for our great season, he was solid at the back. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square Bet South 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Bet Premier 19th 2015/16 Blue Square Bet Premier 18th 2016/17 Blue Square Bet Premier 6th 2017/18 Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists 2018/19 Blue Square Bet Premier 12th 2019/20 Blue Square Bet Premier 4th Playoff finalists 2020/21 Blue Square Bet Premier 1st Promoted as champions 2021/22 npower League Two 1st Promoted as champions 2022/23 npower League One 1st Promoted as champions Next Season The league win was another surprise, but the club is once again in great shape going into a new league. I think the current squad is capable of competing in the Championship, so hopefully with a few improvements we can keep up our superb form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackJCFC Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Incredible stuff considering how long it took to get out of the BSP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 Our stadium is being converted to all-seater, so we are ground sharing with Charlton until April I just hope it can clear the £600k debt that it has created Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjericho Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 After the League Two season: It was a huge surprise to get promoted, so no doubt we will find it tough next season. lulz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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