darren1983

My worst nightmare in football this

Dulwich Hamlet League One Season 2032/33 Review League - We started the season slowly with only 1 win in our opening 5 games but we played well in those so I was confident we'd be OK. We then just clicked as we won 9 of our next 11 to put us in the top 2. It couldn't last and it didn't as first Swansea and then Charlton ran away with the top two spots. However we hung in there all season and never dropped out of the top 6 once we got in there (maybe once when he had a game or 2 in hand we dropped to 7th now I think about it) we ended the season in good form (6-0 win over Stockport on final day) meant we ended the season in an incredible 4th place and that meant the play offs. First up was a Notts County side that took 4 points off of us in the league and who we never even scored a goal against this season. In the first leg we were excellent as we held a 2 goal lead with 15 minutes to go. 12 minutes later and it was 2-2 as they came at us hard but a scrabbled goal from a corner in the 93rd minute gave us the win. The home league was tough as they outplayed us but our keeper made save after save and a 87th minute goal from Aaron Greene 26A (who missed the opening 3 months of the season with injury but still ended on 17 goals) put us in the final against London rivals Millwall. We'd each won our home game in the league this season but we did beat them in the EFL trophy so it was a slight advantage to us. We again came out the blocks very slow (I wonder if this is young player/nerves thing with us) and dominated the first half and took the lead just after the 30 minute mark. A couple of HT subs and me getting shouty shouty at the team and we woke up, a great solo goal by Hamilton 27B drew us level and with just over 20 mins to go Hamilton provided a lovely cross for Crane to score what turned out to be the winner and somehow we were going up! FA Cup - Made it the 3rd round again but still no big tie. Championship QPR beat us but it was harsh as we lead 2-1 and down a man at the 90 minute mark but lost the game 302 League Cup - Finally won a game in this and then promptly got knocked out by Premier League Brighton EFL Trophy - Also finally won a game in this, and then some. I stopped messing about with tactics but still rotated a fair bit and we found ourselves making it all the way to the final where a goal from Aaron Greene 26A right on HT was enough to win us the trophy Transfers - Loans really but 2 or 3 of them did enough to be first team players next season Squad - Punching way above their ability now. We ended up spreading the goals around as we had the 3rd best attack. Special mention to Paul Crane with 17 league goals (20 overall) from DM/B2B. Yes he took and scored 7 pens but he just kept popping up with goals all season. He'll never have a season like that again Youth Intake - The preview had me hopeful but the reality was OK? A few too many of the better players play in same positions which is annoying Dave Reay 33A - feel he's way more of a wide option then the ST my coaches think Edon Carvell 33B - another option to play wide right Levi Byrne-Hewitt 33C - with his physicals and his height I don't see him being anything other and a AMC really. We don't play with one but I don't have a couple other formations I sometimes us which do use one so we'll see Anthony McManusD - poor personality sadly but with time could be a decent ST Career Overview Season League Position Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Notes 2024/25 VNLS 1st Good Average Promotion, Manager of the year 2025/26 VNL 10th Good Above Average First coaching badge 2026/27 VNL 2nd Good Above Average Promotion via playoffs, Manager of the season, second coaching badge 2027/28 L2 10th Adequate Above Average 3rd coaching badge 2028/29 L2 12th Good Above Average Continental C Licence obtained 2029/30 L2 15th Good Good Continental B Licence Obtained. Started on Continental A 2030/31 L2 11th Good Excellent Finished Continental A Licence 2031/32 L2 2nd Good Excellent Promoted. Manager of the year. Started final coaching badge 2032/33 L1 4th Good Excellent EFL Trophy winners. Promoted via playoffs. Completed all coaching badges I do think we've gone up too soon here. I feel like that it's going to be a long time in the Championship which is good though, we need to start building facilities to now match where we are and that takes time and money so a few years surviving here is probably what we need. This was also what I was thinking going into this season and that turned out very different but this a a huge step up. Our wage budget is 60k a week (I'm only spending like 28K right now) so most players we play against at this level will be on more than what we spend

Mate booked a table in local pub like 6 weeks ago so will end up there with a few mates for the day/evening.

40 Ireland caps disagree about the clear conscience

He's actually older than Toney. Only by like 6 months or so but still

England already stole Grealish and Rice from Ireland and now you want Carsley as well?

Nor do I. I even said when he was called up that I was shocked because his form had been awful and he had been playing through a really nasty hip injury but seems like the time has done it's job and he's looking sharper than he had been. I'm happy he did go and has been used as it's likely the only time in my life I'll see a Brentford player playing for England in a major tournament

No. Even in the last friendly people were talking about which one would go and there seemed to be shock both went when the squad was being announced.

Everyone thought it was Toney or Watkins for the backup striker spot - with how knockouts have gone taking them both has been a great call from Southgate

Pfft. I knew it years before that to be fair! Though I've also seen you try and explain it to villa fans on here as well

That's brilliant from Ollie

Watkins at least offers a threat in behind

Ah Walker man