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NORFOLK LEAGUE SEASON
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TEAM: Ash Samba
Boyz
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NAMES: none
GROUND: Collins Park, England.
MANAGER: William
Young
MANAGER RECORD:
P 112, W 59, D 19, L 34, GF 199, GA
136
LEAGUE TITLES: 2
CUP WINS: 1
RECORD: P 112, W 59, D 19, L 34,
GF 199, GA 136.
MANAGERS: William Young (Season 1 -
current)
LEAGUE HISTORY:
Season 6 - 4th (Norfolk
league)
Season 5 - 4th (Norfolk league)
Season 4 - 3rd (Norfolk
league)
Season 3 - Winners (Norfolk league)
Season 2 - Winners
(Norfolk league)
Season 1 - Runners-up (Norfolk league)
LEAGUE CUP HISTORY:
Season 6 -
Winners
Season 5 - Runners-up
Season 4 - Semi-Final
Season 3 -
Round 2
Season 2 - Quarter-Final
Season 1 - Quarter-Final
NORFOLK TROPHY HISTORY:
Season 6 -
Quarter-Final
Season 5 - Round 2
Season 2 - Round 1
NEW SIGNINGS (name, age, pos,
price):
Donnie MacKintosh, 18, GK, 6 427 000
Øyvin Espeseth, 16, MF,
3 200 000
DEPARTURES:
Justin Deayton, 28, GK, 4 662
000
Roberto Carlos, 36, D, Retired.
PRE SEASON RESULTS:
toon rejects (A) D
2-2
Hoole FC (A) W 2-1
Rubber Dubbers (A) W 2-1
N.Y.Muggers (A) L
0-3
TITLE ODDS: 7-2
COMMENT: A season of two halfes last term.
They only gained 4 points from their first 7 league games, but 16 from
their last 7 - a run thats seen them tipped as possibly Chigley's main
contenders. Results against Chigley and Dutch Warriors will have to
improve though if the Samba Boyz are to regain the title.
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TEAM: Chigley Town FC
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PREVIOUS
NAMES: Chelsea (19.09.2006-11.01.2007)
West Ham
(11.01.2007-26.01.2007)
GROUND: Pippin Fort, England
MANAGER: Andrew
Saunders
MANAGER RECORD: P 101, W 62, D 20, L 19, GF 187, GA
74.
LEAGUE TITLES: 2
CUP WINS: 1
RECORDS: P 118, W 62, D 23, L
33, GF 195, GA 117.
MANAGERS: Jamie Horn (19.09.2006 -
07.01.2007)
Andrew Saunders (01.09.2007 - current)
LEAGUE HISTORY:
Season 6 - 1st (Norfolk
League)
Season 5 - 1st (Norfolk League)
Season 4 - 1st (Division
One)
Season 3 - 4th (Division One)
Season 2 - 3rd (Division
One)
Season 1 - 6th (Division One)
LEAGUE CUP HISTORY:
Season 6 - Quarter
Final
Season 5 - Semi Final
Season 4 - Runners-up
Season 3 -
Quarter Final
Season 2 - Round 1
Season 1 - Round 1
NORFOLK TROPHY HISTORY:
Season 6 -
Winners
Season 5 - Runners-up
Season 2 - Runners-up
NEW SIGNINGS (name, age, pos,
price):
none
DEPARTURES:
none
PRE SEASON RESULTS:
Dros Delnoch (A) W
2-0
Smallville FC (A) W 1-0
Dros Delnoch (H) W 2-0
TITLE ODDS: 3-1
Favourites
COMMENT: Chigley look strong again and could
repeat last seasons domination - Only Wilson F.C managed to deny them an
unprecedented treble. They will miss their tallisman Duncan Wailes who has
been one of the best servents in the Norfolk league but the younger guns
such as Mills and Paulrud look set to adopt his mantle. It will need a
great season from someone to deny them a hatrick of league
titles.
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TEAM: Dutch Warriors
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PREVIOUS
NAMES: none
GROUND: Terror Dome, Holland
MANAGER:
Braindead
MANAGER RECORD:
P 103, W 65, D 21, L 17, GF 217, GA
107.
LEAGUE TITLES: 1
CUP WINS: 2
RECORD: P 103, W 65, D 21, L
17, GF 217, GA 107.
MANAGERS: Braindead (05.12.2006 -
current)
LEAGUE HISTORY:
Season 6 - Runners-up
(Norfolk league)
Season 5 - Runners-up (Norfolk league)
Season 4 -
Winners (Norfolk league)
Season 3 - Runners-up (Norfolk
league)
Season 2 - Winners (Division One)
LEAGUE CUP HISTORY:
Season 6 - Round
2
Season 5 - Quarter Final
Season 4 - Semi Final
Season 3 -
Winners
Season 2 - Winners
NORFOLK TROPHY HISTORY:
Season 6 -
Quarter Final
Season 5 - Round 2
Season 2 - Quarter Final
NEW SIGNINGS (name, age, pos,
price):
none
DEPARTURES:
none
PRE SEASON RESULTS:
Rubber Dubbers (H) W
6-1
Hotshots (A) L 1-3
Hotshots (H) D 1-1
TITLE ODDS: 4-1
COMMENT: Few
can match the Warriors consitancy in the league - they've finished in the
top 2 in all 4 of their seasons in the Norfolk league so write them off at
your peril. They have plenty of experience mixed in with a couple of
really talented young players coming through but will an ageing back line
prove to be the downfall in the quest to regain the title?
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TEAM: HM
Gunners
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PREVIOUS
NAMES: none
GROUND: Dynamite Canyon, England
MANAGER: Hugh
Gunn
MANAGER RECORD:
P 68, W 32, D 14, L 22, GF 125 GA
104.
LEAGUE TITLES: 0
CUP WINS: 0
RECORD: P 68, W 32, D 14, L 22,
GF 125 GA 104.
MANAGERS: Hugh Gunn (23.07.07 - current)
LEAGUE HISTORY:
Season 6 - 5th (Norfolk
League)
Season 5 - 5th (Norfolk League)
Season 4 - 2nd (Division
One)
Season 3 - 1st (Division Two)
LEAGUE CUP HISTORY:
Season 6 - Round
2
Season 5 - Round 2
Season 4 - Quarter Final
Season 3 - Quarter
Final
NORFOLK TROPHY HISTORY:
Season 6 - Round
2
Season 5 - Round 2
NEW SIGNINGS (name, age, pos,
price):
Önder Özgültekin, 25, D, 11 500 000
Alasdair Pratt,
24, D, 9 109 300
Quico Dani, 18, D, 1 100 000
DEPARTURES:
Carl-Fredrik Fagerlund, 29,
D, 1 253 448
Steven Haydock, 20, D, 2 980 320
Ernest Burnham, 18, D,
10 205 832
Howard Acombley, 32, D, 3 054 744
Ron Clarkson, 18, GK,
Free.
PRE SEASON RESULTS:
none
TITLE ODDS: 8-1
COMMENT: The
Gunners have performed some major surgery at the back splashing out over
20 million on new defenders. Expect that to increase their competiveness
and they may be able to sneak into the top 4 this season.
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TEAM: Hoole
F.C
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NAMES: Blut Royale (10.04.07 - 04.07.08)
GROUND: Hoole Park,
England
MANAGER: Tom Daltrey (Hoole F.C 05.07.08 - current; Kingsway
Athletic 15.05.08 - 04.07.08; Linden Rovers Utd 17.04.08 -
22.04.08)
MANAGER RECORD: P 7, W 1, D 1, L 5, GF 8, GA 18.
LEAGUE
TITLES: 0
CUP WINS: 0
RECORD: P 72, W 34, D 18, L 20, GF 118, GA
74.
MANAGERS: Machinehead (10.04.07 - 04.07.08)
LEAGUE HISTORY:
Season 6 - 6th (Norfolk
League)
Season 5 - Runners-up (Division One)
Season 4 - Runners-up
(Division Two)
Season 3 - 3rd (Division Two)
LEAGUE CUP HISTORY:
Season 6 - Round
2
Season 5 - Round 2
Season 4 - Round 1
Season 3 - Quarter
Final
NORFOLK TROPHY HISTORY:
Season 6 - Semi
Final
Season 5 - Quarter Final
NEW SIGNINGS (name, age, pos,
price):
Nigel Hemmings, 17, MF, 836 400
Wallace Heaton, 28, F, 6 547
700
Valdímar Kristinsson, 17, F, Youth
DEPARTURES:
Valdímar Kristinsson, 17, F,
Sacked.
Lanz Bono, 35, MF, Sacked.
Charles Parman, 20, MF, 6
500 004
PRE SEASON RESULTS:
Ash Samba Boyz (H) L
1-2
TITLE ODDS: 13-1
COMMENT:
Tricky times for the club formerly known as Blut Royale. The loss of
Machinehead as manager is a big blow - he's the main reason they had got
to where they are. However, a couple of promising new signings over the
last few days will have boosted the morale of Tom Daltrey's squad and if
Ferdinand Trent can recapture his stunning form now he has a new strike
partner then they have a chance of
competing.
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TEAM:
Hotshots
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NAMES: None
GROUND: The Volcano, England
MANAGER: Jake
Moffat
MANAGER RECORD: P 94, W 49, D 22, L 23, GF 157, GA
100.
LEAGUE TITLES: 0
CUP WINS: 1
RECORD: P 94, W 49, D 22, L 23,
GF 157, GA 100.
MANAGERS: Jake Moffat (10.12.06 - current)
LEAGUE HISTORY:
Season 6 - 3rd (Norfolk
League)
Season 5 - 3rd (Norfolk League)
Season 4 - Runners-up
(Norfolk League)
Season 3 - Winners (Division One)
Season 2 - 4th
(Division One)
LEAGUE CUP HISTORY:
Season 6 - Quarter
Final
Season 5 - Quarter Final
Season 4 - Quarter Final
Season 3
- Round 2
Season 2 - Round 1
NORFOLK TROPHY HISTORY:
Season 6 - Round
2
Season 5 - Winners
Season 2 - Round 1
NEW SIGNINGS (name, age, pos, price):
Kit
Higgin, 17, D, Youth
DEPARTURES:
none
PRE SEASON RESULTS:
Wilson F.C. (H) D
1-1
Dutch Warriors (H) W 3-1
Dutch Warriors (A) D 1-1
TITLE ODDS: 6-1
COMMENT:
Hotshots we're looking good for the tile for a while last season, leading
at the half way stage before their form slipped. Jakestar has continued
with his policy of focusing on developing talent and maybe last season was
too early for their title challenge. With more experience behind them now,
their challenge may be more
sustained
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TEAM: Shawfield Park
Rangers
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NAMES: None
GROUND: Shawfield Park, England
MANAGER: Alastair
Millar
MANAGER RECORD: P 102, W 44, D 28, L 30, GF 165, GA
120.
LEAGUE TITLES: 0
CUP WINS: 0
RECORD: P 102, W 44, D 28, L
30, GF 165, GA 120.
MANAGERS: Alastair Millar (26.09.06 -
current)
LEAGUE HISTORY:
Season 6 - Runners-up
(Division One)
Season 5 - 5th (Division One)
Season 4 - 3rd
(Division One)
Season 3 - 7th (Norfolk League)
Season 2 - 3rd
(Norfolk League)
Season 1 - Runners-up (Division One)
LEAGUE CUP HISTORY:
Season 6 - Round
2
Season 5 - Round 1
Season 4 - Round 2
Season 3 - Round
2
Season 2 - Round 1
Season 1 - Quarter Final
NORFOLK TROPHY HISTORY:
Season 6 - Round
2
Season 5 - Quarter Final
Season 2 - Round 1
NEW SIGNINGS (name, age, pos,
price):
Viktor Lindekrantz, 21, MF, 10 183 000
DEPARTURES:
none
PRE SEASON RESULTS:
Norfolk Enchants (A)
L 0-2
TITLE ODDS: 11-1
COMMENT:
Shawfield did very well to emerge from an ultra competitive Division 1
last season but as Dinot and Hoole found life in the Norfolk league can be
a tough place. They do have some experience at this level though,
including being denied the title in season 2 on goal difference. They also
have 4 strikers who have proved they can find the back of the net which
could prove the difference between staying up and relegation - especially
as a lack of goals was the reason they were relegated in season
3.
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TEAM: toon
rejects
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NAMES: none
GROUND: Castle Park, England
MANAGER: Murray
Parsons
MANAGER RECORD:
P 65, W 35, D 14, L 16, GF 142, GA
80.
LEAGUE TITLES: 0
CUP WINS: 0
RECORD: P 65, W 35, D 14, L 16,
GF 142, GA 80.
MANAGERS: Murray Parsons (06.08.07 - current)
LEAGUE HISTORY:
Season 6 - Winners
(Division One)
Season 5 - Runners-up (Division Two)
Season 4 - 3rd
(Division Two)
LEAGUE CUP HISTORY:
Season 6 -
Runners-up
Season 5 - Semi Final
Season 4 - Round 2
NORFOLK TROPHY HISTORY:
Season 6 -
Quarter Final
Season 5 - Round 1
NEW SIGNINGS (name, age, pos,
price):
Ramesh Rao, 23, D, 4 400 000
DEPARTURES:
Glenn Hibbert, 31, D,
Sacked.
PRE SEASON RESULTS:
Ash Samba Boyz (H) D
2-2
chertseychoppers (H) W 3-1
Turnip Torsoes (H) W 4-0
Car Fax
Utd (H) W 1-0
TITLE ODDS:
8-1
COMMENT: The rejects story is a fairytale. Last term, in
only their 3rd season they managed to dominate Division 1, set the record
for the longest undefeated run in competitive matches and came within 4
minutes of their first major trophy - and all this with a fairly average
squad of players. There will be a lot of intrested onlookers wondering if
Murray Parsons can continue the miracles into this season, but they face a
tough job as they still don't even posses a skill 8
player.
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