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Season Preview:
Division One
Club: CAR FAX UTD
Ground: car fax ave,
Edinburgh
Manager: Ricky
League Titles: 0
Cup Wins: 1
Last
Season
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League: Runners-up (Division Two), Best: 5th
NL,(Season 1)
League Cup: R1 ,Best: Winners (Season 5)
Trophy: R2
,Best: R2 (Seasons 5 & 7)
Players in: Todd Lightbody
(Youth)
Players Out: Nick Caskey, Alistair Cowan (both
sacked)
Pre-season results:
0-2 v Wilson F.C (A)
0-3 v Ross
County Reserves (A)
0-3 v Smallville FC (A)
Comment: Last
season, new manager Ricky produced one of the greatest turnarounds ever
seen. He took his side from bottom with 0 pts from 4 games, to 2nd place
with 10 wins in a row. Can they repeat that form in Division 1? They have
one of the best players the league has ever seen in Gustavo Vicente.
Pre-season form hasn't been good but if they can re-capture last seasons
form they could cause a surprise.
Title Odds:
5-1
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Club: DINOT
RIDERS
Ground: Riders Dome, Denmark
Manager:
Dinot
League Titles: 0
Cup Wins: 0
Last
Season
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League: 4th ,Best: 8th NL (Season 6)
League
Cup: R1 ,Best: SF (Season 6)
Trophy: R2 ,Best: SF (Season
6)
Players in: none
Players Out: Loke Brogaard
(retired)
Pre-season results:
1-1 v Ash Samba Boyz
(H)
Comment: The Riders squad has everything. A top-class keeper, a
strong back bone and two of the most potent goalscorers the Norfolk league
has ever seen. Last season they started slowly, possibly suffering from
the hangover of relegation, but this time, if they get a good start they
will be hard to catch.
Title Odds: 5-2
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Club: HIGHLAND
SELECT
Ground: Pub Car Park, Scotland
Manager:
Zico55
League Titles: 0
Cup Wins: 1
Last
Season
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League: 6th ,Best: 3rd NL (Season 3)
League
Cup: R1 ,Best: Winners (Season 4)
Trophy: R2 ,Best: QF (Season
2)
Players in: Derick Groves (1,190,500), Raulo Baiocchi
(2,989,600), Mathéus Helder (1,403,000), Kingsley Ashford (999,300), Luke
Milburn (1,100,000), Arseni Illiaronov (2,078,600).
Players Out:
Brennan Carey, Nestor Rambert, Bruno Le Moigne, Alberto Abondancieri, Juan
Rotchen and Guilherme Nóvoa (all sacked).
Pre-season
results:
3-1 v Smallville FC (A)
Comment: A new manager, a new
team name and lots of transfer activity has meant that a lot of
uncertainty lies around their new ground. The new focus appears to be on
youth and therefore this season will probably be one of player development
and of transition. Will Zico be able to regain the sides former
glory?
Title Odds: 10-1
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Club: HOOLE
FC
Ground: Hoole park, Southampton
Manager: Chris
Nunn
League Titles: 0
Cup Wins: 0
Last
Season
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League: 7th (Norfolk League) ,Best: 6th NL
(Season 6)
League Cup: R2 ,Best: QF (Season 3)
Trophy: R1 ,Best: SF
(Season 6)
Players in: Wilbur Keating (Youth)
Players Out: Cecil
Connely (3,000,060)
Pre-season results:
0-2 v Wilson FC
(A)
Comment: Hoole are another side still adapting to life under a
new manager. Chris only took over for the last couple of games of the
season when Hoole were already doomed to relegation so only now he has the
opportunity to stamp his mark on the team. The creativity of Anthony Betts
is likely to be the key to any success. The goals of Ferdinand Trent
should make them competitive.
Title Odds:
15-2
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Club: NORFOLK AND
CHANCE
Ground: Thetford Forest, Bedfordshire
Manager:
Armoth
League Titles: 0
Cup Wins: 0
Last
Season
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League: 3rd ,Best: 3rd Div 1 (Season 7)
League
Cup: QF ,Best: QF (Season 7)
Trophy: SF ,Best: SF (Season
7)
Players in: Irving Albright (Youth)
Players Out: Cecil
Hurlock (Sacked)
Pre-season results:
1-3 v HM Gunners
(A)
Comment: Last seasons performance was the best so far for
Armoths' men. They produced a strong promotion push in their first season
in Division One and two best performances in cup competitions shows the
progress they are making. They have an extremely good keeper in Ernst
Scherz and the goals of Lloyd Lampard will be important if they are to
build on last seasons performance.
Title Odds:
11-2
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Club: ROSS COUNTY
RESERVES
Ground: My Back Garden, Scotland
Manager:
MacLeod
League Titles: 0
Cup Wins: 0
Last
Season
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League: Winners (Division Two) ,Best: Winners,
Div Two (Season 7)
League Cup: R2 ,Best: R2 (Seasons 3,5,6 &
7)
Trophy: R1 ,Best: QF (Season 6)
Players in: Jan Clarkson
(1,800,000)
Players Out: Kearney Millen (2,915,052)
Pre-season
results:
0-2 v Ash Samba Boyz (A)
3-0 v Car Fax Utd (H)
2-1 v
Wilson FC (A)
Comment: Having had more managers than Newcastle in
recent seasons, Ross County appear to have finally got it right. MacLeod
appears to be the man to unlock the full potential of a strong squad with
inspirational midfielders Jeremiah James and Humphrey Cornforth. Last
season their form did dip after an exhilarating start but that may be down
to the fact they had such a big lead. More than likely to fight for a top
half finish.
Title Odds: 6-1
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Club:
SHAWFIELD REBORN
Ground: Shawfield Park, Sweden
Manager:
Adhogan
League Titles: 0
Cup Wins: 0
Last
Season
-----------
League: 8th (Norfolk League) ,Best: 3rd, NL
(Season 2)
League Cup: R1 ,Best: QF (Season 1)
Trophy: R2 ,Best: QF
(Season 5)
Players in: Chris McDrain (5,300,000)
Players Out:
Gary Atkin (362,460)
Pre-season results:
3-2 v toon rejects
(A)
1-1 v Wilson FC (H)
5-0 v No Surrender Gers (H)
Comment:
Shawfield's new name kind of sums up the attitude at Shawfield Park.
Adhogan nearly crafted promotion from a new team last term, this time he
faces the new challenge of re-juvinised a team that struggled throughout
last season. They have consistently flickered between the bottom half of
the Norfolk League and top half of Division One in the past. A top 4
finish is a realistic possibility.
Title Odds:
11-2
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Club: WILSON
FC
Ground: BroadLane, Coventry
Manager: Natalie
Wilson
League Titles: 0
Cup Wins: 0
Last
Season
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League: 5th ,Best: 5th, Divison One (Seasons 6
& 7)
League Cup: QF ,Best: SF (Season 6)
Trophy: R2 ,Best:
Runners-Up (Sesaon 6)
Players in: Benyamin Soewandi (4,221,500),
Leopold Beresford (youth)
Players Out: Percival Soley (7,000,056),
Kelsey Northfield, Danko Maruna (both Sacked)
Pre-season
results:
0-2 v Smallville FC (A)
2-0 v Car Fax Utd (H)
1-1 v
Shawfield Reborn (A)
2-0 v Hoole FC (H)
1-2 v Ross County Reserves
(H)
Comment: A late run of good form saved Wilson from relegation
last term. In the past they have been a great cup team whilst punching
above their weight in the league. With a lot of strong sides in the
division this season they will have to show the same spirit and fight to
keep out of trouble. Keep an eye out for talented 19-year-old midfielder
Tyler Weatherstone though, he could inspire Wilson to a top half
finish.
Title Odds:
7-1
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