We let Brightlingsea have two very easy goals, ended the game with 9 men still on the pitch & I have no idea how we were awarded a penalty in the last 10 or so minutes to make the defeat look like it was a closer game on paper.
I just keep telling myself that Billericay lost on day 1 last year...
Exciting times... pre season is over, the real deal about to start this weekend!
How did everyone's meaningless summer fixtures go? K's have done a fantastic job of confusing the hell out of their fans (all 10 of us) with some fantastic summer signings but some interesting pre season results...
I hope the shit or bust attitude to fiscal responsibility actually pays off this time as we don't have a stadium to be vultured away from us when it goes tits up again.
My dream home world cup would probably include the whole of the UK & Ireland - with a couple of the high capacity rugby or Gaelic football grounds involved too.
Wembley, London (90,000) - Opening game, semi final, final
Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham (82,000)
Old Trafford, Manchester (74,994)...
To be honest I think the Isthmian & NPL at step 3 should operate as normal & the two divisions operated by the Southern should have to play off to provide the final non-automatic spot.
Likewise at step 4 with the Isthmian for the extra division there.
& then a grand final winner takes all challenge match best of 5 series against the FA Trophy winners with multiball in the 5th game if the series is tied at this point.
Heard through the grapevine that the step 3 playoffs are a bastardisation involving random inter-divisional games. Anyone else heard that? Not seen it on an official source though.
https://justfm14stuff.wordpress.com/2018/06/23/non-fifa-database-update-6/
Post detailing the initial 47 nations included in the database with a bit of background on each nation.
Ah, excellent. A new thing to hope crashes & burns. Just when I was getting a but numb to Tamplin & his fuckery the gods of football have smiled upon me.
https://justfm14stuff.wordpress.com/2018/06/18/non-fifa-database-update-5/
Latest update on the non-FIFA database detailing some of the nations, competitions & club teams to be included in the edit.
Played in the recent ConIFA World Football Cup for Barawa & was the reason the Ellan Vannin (Isle of Man) side withdrew from the competition. That's all I know of him. Staines were pretty decent last year so I'd imagine he's a good buy...
Shameless plug or important PSA (delete as applicable).
I'm currently working on a database for FM14 to introduce the world of Non-FIFA football to the game Football Manager. In terms of 'major' international competitions I aim to include the ConIFA World Football Cub, ConIFA Europeam Football...
Defender Ugo Udoji joins K's from Eastbourne Borough.
Another player who featured for Staines Town last season essentially giving us a half ex-Swans, half ex-Ricay line up.
If I was a Plod fan I'd be outraged that they are still staying in the Southern League. I'd also be considered akin to such fantasy creatures as Big Foot, The Easter Bunny & Chupacabra but that's not the point.
http://fanbanter.co.uk/english-clubs-to-be-invited-to-play-in-irn-bru-cup/
Sutton & Boreham Wood look like they are going to take part in the Scottish Irn-Bru Cup which already features teams from the other parts of the UK & Republic of Ireland.