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] Ô a ú ú ı O Œ > Ë Ñ ¿ ˛ § ˘A GOOD WIN FOR ^t. ^t SECURED A SOUND WIN AGAINST ^t. 3 VALUABLE POINTS CLAIMED AT HOME BY ^t. A HOME WIN FOR ^t GIVES THEM ANOTHER 3 POINTS IN THE BAG. ^t TOOK THEIR HOSTS BY SURPRISE WITH A GOOD WIN. ^t RAIDED ^t TERRITORY WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS. ^t SUBMITTED TO THE STRENGTH OF ^t. ^t OUTWITTED ^t ENDING WITH A ^n GOAL LEAD. A SUPERB HOME PERFORMANCE BY ^t FINISHED IN A GOAL ROUT. A CONFIDENT DISPLAY BY ^t SENT ^t AWAY WITH THEIR TAILS BETWEEN THEIR LEGS. A GREAT RESULT FOR ^t SECURES ANOTHER 3 POINTS. ^t SHOCKED ^t TAKING ALL 3 POINTS EASILY. ^t ROMPED TO AN EASY VICTORY, STUNNING THEIR HOSTS ^t. ^t WERE LEFT DEJECTED AFTER ^t CLAIMED ALL 3 POINTS. ^t PUT ON A GREAT DISPLAY WITH A CONVINCING AWAY WIN. STALEMATE AT ^v LEFT BOTH TEAMS WITH A POINT. NOT THE MOST EXCITING MATCH OF THE SEASON. NO GOALS FROM EITHER SIDE ENDED AS A LOW KEY BORE-DRAW. ^t FAILED TO USE THE HOME ADVANTAGE, WITH THE MATCH ENDING IN STALEMATE. ^t MANAGED TO HOLD THEIR HOSTS, ^t, TO A DRAW. ^t COULDN'T QUITE TAKE THE VICTORY, LEAVING BOTH TEAMS WITH A POINT. ^t SUCCESSFULLY STIFLED THE ^t ATTACKS, LEAVING WITH A VALUABLE POINT. AN EXCITING, HIGH SCORING MATCH WHICH ENDED ALL SQUARE. LOTS OF EXCITEMENT AT ^v, WITH PLENTY OF GOALS BUT NO CLEAR WINNER. A TREMENDOUS MATCH THAT HAD EVERYTHING EXCEPT A WINNER. THIS WAS A POOR RESULT FOR ^t WHO FAILED TO MAKE USE OF THEIR HOME ADVANTAGE. VISITORS ^t OUTWITTED ^t LEAVING THEM WITH NOTHING. ^t WERE UNABLE TO CLAIM ANYTHING FROM THEIR VISITORS, EXCEPT DEFEAT. VISITORS ^t TOOK NO PRISONERS, THOROUGHLY DEFEATING THEIR HOSTS ^t. ^t COULDN'T RESTRAIN THE FEROCITY OF THEIR VISITORS, LOSING BY AN AWFUL ^n MARGIN. A TERRIBLE RESULT FOR ^t WHO WERE GIVEN A FOOTBALL LESSON BY THE VISITORS. ^t TOOK A POUNDING FROM ^t WHO LEFT ^v WITH ALL 3 POINTS. ^t FAILED TO IMPRESS AT ^v ALLOWING THEIR HOSTS A STRAIGHTFORWARD VICTORY. ^t NEVER LOOKED LIKELY WINNERS AT ^v YESTERDAY. A SIMPLE WIN FOR ^t WHO WERE ALWAYS MORE CONFIDENT THAN THEIR GUESTS. ^t TRAVELLED TO ^v IN VAIN. THEY SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN BED TODAY. ^t LEFT ^v WITH EGG ON THEIR FACES. ^t LOOKED COMPLETELY OUT OF THEIR DEPTH, TAKING A THOROUGH THRASHING. ^t SECURED A PLEASING DERBY WIN OVER RIVALS ^t, LEAVING THE ^h FANS DEJECTED. ^t CONTROLLED THE MATCH, SECURING A FINE DERBY RESULT. ^t WILL BE VERY DISAPPOINTED NOT TO HAVE BEATEN LOCAL RIVALS ^t. ^t SLAUGHTERED RIVALS ^t STORMING AWAY WITH A GREAT DERBY VICTORY. ^t WERE LEFT THOROUGHLY RED FACED, LOSING THIS LOCAL DERBY BY A CONVINCING ^n GOALS. IT WAS A GREAT MORAL BOOSTER FOR ^t, WHO SAW OFF THEIR LOCAL OPPONENTS WITH CONSUMMATE EASE. AN EVENLY MATCHED LOCAL DERBY WHICH ENDED ALL SQUARE. NO CLEAR WINNER EMERGED FROM THIS DERBY CONTEST, WITH BOTH TEAMS SECURING A VALUABLE POINT. YESTERDAY'S DERBY FAILED TO PRODUCE A CLEAR WINNER. THIS WAS A LOCAL DERBY THAT FAILED TO PRODUCE THE GOODS. NO GOALS IN 90 MINUTES AMOUNTED TO A LESS THAN EXCITING DERBY DRAW. BOTH TEAMS FAILED MISERABLY IN THEIR ATTEMPTS TO SCORE, DESPITE SEVERAL CLEAR CHANCES. ^t JUST EDGED ^t OUT OF THE COMPETITION. WINNERS ^t SECURED THEIR PLACE IN THE NEXT ROUND OF THE ^c. ^t HEAD ON INTO THE NEXT ROUND, LEAVING ^t IN THEIR WAKE. ^t STEAMED THROUGH ^t, SECURING THEIR PLACE IN THE NEXT ROUND OF THE ^c. ^t LAID ON THEIR BACKS AND HANDED ^t AN EASY CUP VICTORY. ^t PUT ON A DISPLAY WORTHY OF A PLACE IN THE FINAL. TWO GAMES WASN'T LONG ENOUGH TO SEPARATE THE TEAMS, FORCING THE RESULT TO BE DECIDED BY THE DREADED PENALTY SHOOT-OUT. AFTER TWO GAMES, EXTRA TIME AND A PENALTY SHOOT-OUT, ^t FINALLY WON A PLACE IN THE NEXT ROUND OF THE ^c. ^t PIPPED ^t AT THE POST. THEIR VICTORY WAS EARNED AFTER THE 120 MINUTES WERE UP, IN A PENALTY SHOOT-OUT. ^t NOW TAKE THEIR PLACE IN THE NEXT ROUND, SECURING AN AGGREGATE WIN OF ^n-^n. ^t PROGRESS TO THE NEXT ROUND FOLLOWING THIS MATCH WHICH GIVES THEM A ^n-^n WIN ON AGGREGATE. ^t DROP OUT OF THE CUP, FOLLOWING THIS GAME WHICH SAW ^t THROUGH TO THE NEXT ROUND WITH A ^n-^n AGGREGATE WIN. ^t SQUEEZE INTO THE NEXT ROUND ON AWAY GOALS. THE AWAY GOALS RULE SEES ^t NARROWLY MAKE IT TO THE NEXT ROUND OF THE ^c. ^t JUST MANAGED TO SECURE AN AGGREGATE WIN, ON AWAY GOALS. GIANT KILLERS!
A FANTASTIC RESULT FOR ^t, WHO MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE ^x. GIANT KILLERS!
CUP GLORY FOR ^t IS SURE TO HAVE SERIOUS REPERCUSSIONS ON AND OFF THE FIELD AT ^t. COMPARATIVE MINNOWS ^t FELLED THE ^d TEAM IN A SPLENDID SHOCK VICTORY. ^t PROUDLY CLAIMED THEIR PLACE IN THE ^c FINAL, ENDING ALL HOPE FOR ^t. A SOUND PERFORMANCE BY ^t EARNT THEM A CHANCE FOR GLORY IN THE FINAL. ^t HEAD STRAIGHT INTO THE FINAL FOLLOWING THIS GREAT SEMI FINAL WIN. ^t STEAM ROLLED THEIR OPPONENTS, AND LOOK LIKE THEY WON'T STOP UNTIL THEY LIFT THE CUP. ^t LOOKED LIKE THEY DESERVED TO GO OUT LONG AGO, FOLLOWING A RAMPANT DISPLAY OF ATTACKING FOOTBALL. ^t WILL BE CRYING INTO THEIR BEER TONIGHT, WHEN THEY LOOK BACK AT THIS AWFUL SEMI FINAL DISPLAY. ^t TOOK ^t ALL THE WAY TO A PENALTY SHOOT-OUT BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE NERVE REQUIRED TO MAKE IT TO THE ^c FINAL. ^t JUST MAKE IT TO THE ^c FINAL, WITH THE HELP OF A PENALTY SHOOT-OUT COMPETITION. ^t NEEDED PENALTIES TO KNOCK ^t OUT OF THE CUP. ^t TAKE THEIR PLACE IN THE ^c FINAL, BEATING ^t ^n-^n ON AGGREGATE. ^t GO THROUGH TO THE ^c FINAL, KNOCKING ^t OUT ^n-^n ON AGGREGATE. ^t BEAT ^t ^n-^n ON AGGREGATE, EARNING A PLACE IN THE ^c FINAL. THE AWAY GOALS RULE SEES ^t GO THROUGH TO THE ^c FINAL. ^t SQUEEZE INTO THE FINAL ON AWAY GOALS. ^t GO OUT THE ^c ON AWAY GOALS, LEAVING ^t WITH A PLACE IN THE FINAL. GOALS SCORED BY ^p LEAD TO THEIR WELL DESERVED WIN. ^t TOOK AN EARLY LEAD, BUT LOST OUT IN THE LATER STAGES OF THE GAME. THE FIRST HALF ENDED WITH ^t ON TOP, BUT THEY COULDN'T HOLD THEIR OPPONENTS FOR THE NEXT 45 MINUTES. A BAD SECOND HALF DISPLAY MEANT THAT ^t WASTED THEIR EFFORTS OF THE FIRST HALF. ^t THREW AWAY THEIR FIRST HALF LEAD WITH A POOR SECOND HALF PERFORMANCE. ^t FOUGHT HARD LEADING TO BOOKINGS FOR ^p, ^p and ^p. ^n BOOKINGS FOR ^t WAS THE FRUIT OF THEIR BATTLING DISPLAY OF HARD TACKLING. FOUL PLAY BY ^p RESULTED IN A RED CARD LEAVING ^t TO BATTLE ON WITH TEN MEN. ^t HAD TO CARRY ON WITH 10 MEN AFTER ^p WAS SENT OFF FOR ^l ^p IN THE ^f MINUTE. ^p WAS SENT OFF AFTER ^n MINUTES FOR ^l ^p. THE SENDINGS OFF OF ^p AND ^p LEFT ^t WITH ONLY NINE MEN. TWO RED CARDS LEFT ^t WITH A LOT OF WORK TO DO, WITH JUST NINE MEN. BOTH ^p AND ^p WERE SENT OFF, WHICH LEFT THE REMAINING ^t PLAYERS STRETCHED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE GAME. IT WAS AN ILL TEMPERED MATCH WHICH ENDED WITH 10 PLAYERS A SIDE, FOLLOWING THE SENDINGS OFF OF ^p AND ^p. IT WAS A HARD FOUGHT GAME, WITH MANY FOULS. THE REFEREE HAD HIS WORK CUT OUT, HAVING TO DEAL WITH SOME VERY HARD PLAY. THE REFEREE ENJOYED BLOWING HIS WHISTLE LIKE A NEW TOY! DESPITE A HIGHER NUMBER OF SHOTS ON GOAL, ^t FAILED TO STAMP THEIR SUPERIORITY ON THE RESULT. ^t LACKED THE FINISHING TOUCH AND WILL BE DISAPPOINTED NOT TO HAVE WON. ^t FAILED TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE CHANCES THAT THEY CREATED. ^t TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE OF THEIR OPPONENTS, WITH SHOTS ON GOAL ENDING ^n:^n. TERRIBLE FINISHING BY ^t BARELY TROUBLED KEEPER ^p. DESPITE SEVERAL CHANCES ^t COULDN'T FIND THE REQUIRED FINISHING TOUCH. SEVERAL MISSED CHANCES WILL LEAVE ^t THINKING OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. TWO CONTRASTING STYLES OF PLAY WERE ON DISPLAY AT ^v, WITH ^m PROVING THE BETTER TACTICIAN ON THE DAY. THE UNATTRACTIVE 'HOOF IT AND HOPE' WON THE DAY, DESPITE A GOOD PASSING DISPLAY FROM ^t. NO AMOUNT OF PASSING THE BALL THROUGH THE MIDFIELD COULD BEAT THE 'OVER THE TOP' TACTICS OF ^t. A FINE PASSING DISPLAY BY ^t SHOWED ^m WHERE HIS COACHING IS LACKING. ^t WERE LEFT STRANDED BY THE SMOOTH PASSING OF ^t, CONSTANTLY TRYING TO BELT IT UP FIELD. HATRICK HERO ^p CLAIMED THE MATCH BALL AS HIS PRIZE AT THE FINAL WHISTLE. A SPLENDID HATRICK BY ^p ENSURED HIS TEAM'S VICTORY. A SUPER HATRICK DISPLAY BY ^p GAVE ^t A WELL EARNED BOOST. ^p MUST HAVE BEEN BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED TO HAVE NETTED 3 GOALS AND FINISH ON THE LOSING SIDE. DESPITE A FINE HATRICK FROM ^p, ^t STILL COULDN'T WIN THE MATCH. ^p NETTED AN AMAZING ^n TIMES. ^m IS SURE TO HAVE TRANSFER ENQUIRIES IN THE MORNING. ^p SCORED ^n TIMES, BEATING ^p WITH EASE AT PRACTICALLY EVERY ATTEMPT. IT WAS A VERY POOR TURNOUT OF ^t FANS, WITH ^v LOOKING LIKE A GHOST TOWN. ^v WAS LOOKING RATHER SPARSE, AS THE FANS STAYED AWAY AGAIN. ANOTHER POOR TURNOUT AT ^v WILL LEAVE ^m WONDERING WHAT HE HAS TO DO. ^v WAS FULL TO OVERFLOWING, WITH MANY FANS BEING TURNED AWAY. WITH CAPACITY AT ^v AT JUST ^n0, FANS WITHOUT TICKETS HAD TO BE TURNED AWAY. A FINE TACTICAL SUBSTITUTION BY ^m LEAD TO THE ^f MINUTE WINNER BY ^p. SUB ^p CLINCHED THE MATCH IN THE ^f MINUTE AFTER ^m HAD SWAPPED HIM FOR ^p. AN INSPIRED SUBSTITUTION BY ^m SWAPPING ^p FOR ^p DECIDED THE RESULT WHEN HE SCORED. THE ^f MINUTE SUBSTITUTION OF ^p FOR ^p, BY ^m, HAD NO EFFECT ON THE IMPENDING FINAL RESULT. THE POINTLESS SUBSTITUTION OF ^p BY ^m DIDN'T HELP MATTERS AT ALL. A GOAL BY SUBSTITUTE ^p WAS NOT ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE FINAL RESULT. THE EFFORTS OF ^p, WHO CAME ON IN THE ^f MINUTE FOR ^p AND THEN SCORED, WERE NOT QUITE ENOUGH FOR ^t. IT WAS A STEADY ^t PERFORMANCE WHICH GAVE THEM THEIR ^f CLEAN SHEET OF THE SEASON. THE ^f CLEAN SHEET OF THE SEASON FOR ^t WAS THE FRUIT OF A SOUND PERFORMANCE. THE ^t DEFENCE SECURED THE TEAM'S ^f CLEAN SHEET OF THE SEASON. ^t RARELY LOOKED TROUBLED AT THE BACK, ROMPING AWAY WITH THEIR ^f CLEAN SHEET. GOALKEEPER ^p COMMANDED THE DEFENCE WITH AUTHORITY, ENSURING A ^f CLEAN SHEET FOR THE TEAM. THIS HAS TO BE AN ENCOURAGING RESULT FOR ^m, SECURING VICTORY OVER THE LEAGUE LEADERS. LEAGUE LEADERS ^t WERE OUTFOXED BY THE TACTICS OF ^m. IT WAS AN UNSURPRISING RESULT GIVING THE LEAGUE LEADERS MORE HOPE OF WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP. IT WAS A GAME THAT ^t SHOULD HAVE WON. INSTEAD THEY HANDED THE POINTS TO THE BOTTOM PLACED TEAM. ^m WILL THINK LONG AND HARD ABOUT USING THE SAME TACTICS AGAIN, WHICH ALLOWED THE BOTTOM TEAM TO WIN. ONLY THE ^f MINUTE PENALTY TAKEN BY ^p DIVIDED THE TWO TEAMS. PENALTY TAKER ^p SUNK THE BEST OPPORTUNITY OF THE AFTERNOON IN THE ^f MINUTE. ^p HAD A GOOD GAME, BUT ^p GAVE HIM NO CHANCE WHEN THE REF GAVE A PENALTY. A TERRIBLE FOUL BY ^p HANDED ^p A PENALTY KICK, BUT THE GOAL THAT FOLLOWED WAS NOT ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE FINAL RESULT. ^p FAILED TO CONVERT HIS EASIEST CHANCE OF THE AFTERNOON, MISSING A PENALTY IN THE ^f MINUTE. A TERRIBLE PENALTY MISS BY ^p SUMMED UP A TERRIBLE DAY FOR HIS TEAM. ^p MISSED HIS EASIEST CHANCE WHEN THE REF AWARDED A PENALTY IN THE ^f MINUTE, BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO THE END RESULT. IT WAS A GAME OF MANY CHANCES, INCLUDING A PENALTY TAKEN BY ^p, WHICH HE FAILED TO CONVERT. A GOAL SCORED BY ^p SEPERATED THE TWO SIDES. GOALS SCORED BY ^p AND ^p LEAD TO A SOLID VICTORY. GOALS FROM ^p, ^p AND ^p LEAD TO A WELL DESERVED WIN. ^p WAS DELIGHTED TO HAVE SCORED THE WINNING GOAL. HE SAID AFTERWARDS "I'M DELIGHTED". "I'M OVER THE MOON" SAID ^p WHEN ASKED ABOUT HIS GOAL. ^p SAID HE WAS "CHUFFED TO PIECES" WITH HIS WINNING GOAL. "THAT'LL PUT HIS VALUE UP!" SAID ALAN AGENT WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE WINNING GOAL BY ^p. AFTERWARDS ^p WAS OVER THE MOON WITH HIS FIRST GOAL FOR THE CLUB THIS SEASON. THE GOAL BY ^p PUTS HIS TALLY FOR THIS SEASON INTO DOUBLE FIGURES. ^p ^x THE ^d TOP SCORER THIS SEASON. DISAPPOINTED ^t KEEPER, ^p, SAID AFTERWARDS "THERE'S NO WAY THE REF SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THAT PENALTY". ^t KEEPER, ^p, SAID AFTERWARDS "THAT REF WAS USELESS. HE GAVE LESS CARDS AT CHRISTMAS". AFTERWARDS THE REFEREE STUCK BY HIS PENALTY DECISION, SAYING "THE LAD DESERVED IT". THE REFEREE REFUSED TO COMMENT AFTERWARDS ABOUT THE CONTROVERSIAL PENALTY DECISION. THE REFEREE COMMENDED BOTH TEAMS ON A GOOD, CLEAN MATCH. AFTERWARDS THE TEA LADY SAID "CUP OF TEA, ANYONE?" ^p PUT IN A ROTTEN PERFORMANCE WHICH MUST LEAVE ^y THINKING ABOUT THE TRANSFER LIST. ^p APPEARED TO BE IN A DIFFERENT WORLD, WITH A PERFORMANCE TO MATCH. THE REF SAID AFTERWARDS. IT WAS A CRACKING GAME - I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY GOALS IN A SINGLE MATCH. AFTER THE GAME A ^t FAN MOANED "THEY WERE USELESS. WE SHOULD 'AVE HAD 'EM". ONE FAN SAID "WE WAS ROBBED, MATE". NO ONE LISTENED. ONE FAN SAID "WE WAS ROBBED, MATE". ONE ^t FAN SAID "IT'S SICK. WE HELD OUT ALMOST TO THE END, THEN ^p NICKED IT". ^t FANS MADE THEIR WAY HOME WITH THEIR HEADS DOWN. "WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY" WAS THE CONSENSUS. THE FANS NEVER STOPPED CHANTING "^t, ^t FC - ARE BY FAR THE GREATEST TEAM - THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN!" WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THAT GAME? WE PLAYED BADLY WE PLAYED THE WRONG TACTICS WE WERE UNLUCKY NO COMMENT ^m TOLD US AFTER THE GAME THAT HE WAS DISAPPOINTED WITH HIS TEAMS'S PERFORMANCE. ^m BLAMED THE RESULT ON A BAD PERFORMANCE. AFTER THE MATCH ^m SLATED THE TEAM FOR NOT GIVING IT THEIR ALL. ^m TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS SIDE'S BAD PERFORMANCE. ^t MANAGER ^m PUT THE DEFEAT DOWN TO PLAYING THE WRONG TACTICS. ^m WAS FIRST TO ADMIT THAT TACTICALLY ^m HAD THE BETTER PLAN. AFTER THE MATCH, ^m CLAIMED HIS TEAM HAD BEEN UNLUCKY AND WAS GENERALLY PLEASED WITH THE TEAM'S OVERALL PERFORMANCE. AFTERWARDS ^m SAID THAT HE FELT THE TEAM HAD DONE WELL, BUT ^t JUST HAD THE EDGE. ^m SAID "WE WERE VERY UNLUCKY. NEXT TIME MAY BE". OUR REPORTER WAS RUDELY TOLD TO GO AWAY BY ^m, AFTER THE MATCH. ^m WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR COMMENT AFTER THE MATCH. ^m REFUSED TO SPEAK TO THE PRESS. NO WONDER. YOU MUST BE VERY DISAPPOINTED YES I AM, JOHN WOULDN'T YOU BE WE LOST FAIR AND SQUARE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN ^m SAID AFTERWARDS THAT HE WAS DISAPPOINTED WITH THE RESULT. AFTER THE GAME ^m WAS TOO DISAPPOINTED FOR WORDS. ^t MANAGER, ^m, SEEMED VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RESULT. AFTERWARDS ^t MANAGER, ^m, MUMBLED SOMETHING RUDE UNDER HIS BREATH AND WALKED AWAY FROM OUR REPORTER. ^m SEEMED TO BE STUNNED AFTER THE GAME. ^m COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE TEAM. ^m SAID THAT HE FELT IT WAS A FAIR RESULT BASED ON HIS TEAM'S PERFORMANCE. ^m SEEMED TO THINK HIS TEAM GOT ALL THEY DESERVED. ^m SUMMED UP A POOR PERFORMANCE - "WE LOST FAIR AND SQUARE". ^m LOOKS LIKE HE'LL MAKE SOME MAJOR CHANGES TO HIS SQUAD. ^m SAID THAT HE WILL BE DOING SOMETHING DRASTIC TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T LOSE LIKE THAT AGAIN. ^m LOOKS SET TO RESIGN! THAT LEAVES YOU IN THE RELEGATION ZONE. WHAT WILL YOU DO NOW? WE NEED NEW BLOOD IN THE TEAM I'LL GIVE SOME OF THE PLAYERS A REST WE'LL CARRY ON REGARDLESS - NOTHING'S WRONG NO COMMENT ^y OPENLY ADMITS HE NEEDS MORE PLAYERS IN THE SQUAD TO AVOID RELEGATION. ^y WILL SURELY NOW BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR NEW PLAYERS TO GET HIM OUT OF TROUBLE. ^y THINKS NOTHING BUT NEW BLOOD IN THE TEAM WILL SAVE THEM FROM RELEGATION NOW. CHANGES IN THE ^t SQUAD ARE SURE TO FOLLOW THIS DISMAL RESULT. MANAGER ^y SAID THAT SOME OF HIS PLAYERS ARE OVER WORKED AND NEED A BREAK. ^y ADMITTED AFTERWARDS THAT HE NEEDS TO RESTRUCTURE THE SQUAD TO GET OUT OF TROUBLE. ^y CAN'T SEE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SQUAD AND REMAINS CONFIDENT OF A ^d PLACE NEXT SEASON. ^y NEEDS TO OPEN HIS EYES AND DO SOMETHING. WITHOUT NEW PLAYERS ^t ARE HEADING DOWN. IT LOOKS LIKE ^t WILL BE PLAYING ^d FOOTBALL NEXT SEASON, AS ^t REFUSES TO MAKE ANY CHANGES. TIME WILL TELL. UNSURPRISINGLY ^y WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR COMMENT AFTER THE MATCH. HE WAS PROBABLY STILL IN THE DRESSING ROOM YELLING AT THE TEAM. ^d FOOTBALL LOOKS LIKE A REAL POSSIBILITY FOR ^t, UNLESS ^y HAS SOMETHING UP HIS SLEEVE. ^y WAS KEEPING TIGHT LIPPED AFTER THE GAME. YOU MUST BE PLEASED. WHAT DID YOU THINK? IT WAS A TOUGH MATCH THE BEST SIDE WON IT WAS A GAME OF TWO HALVES THE BOYS DONE GOOD ^m ADMITTED IT WAS A TOUGH GAME "IT WAS A TOUGH GAME" SAID ^m, WALKING OFF WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE. ^m SAID IT WAS A HARD MATCH, BUT KNEW THAT ^t ALWAYS HAD THE EDGE. ^m HAD NO DOUBT ABOUT HIS TEAM'S ABILITY. CONFIDENTLY ^m EXCLAIMED THAT ^t WERE A LOAD OF RUBBISH. "THEY PLAYED LIKE PUSSYCATS" SMILED ^m ON HIS WAY TO THE CHANGING ROOM. ^m STARTED TO GRASP THE RUDIMENTS OF FOOTBALL. ^m WAFFLED FOOTBALL CLICHES FROM THE DUGOUT TO THE DRESSING ROOM, A HAPPY MAN. IT APPEARS THAT ^m IS JUST STARTING TO UNDERSTAND THE RULES OF THE GAME, FOLLOWING HIS POST MATCH COMMENTS. ^m SAID "THE BOYS DONE GOOD" (JUST LIKE REAL FOOTBALL). "IT WAS A GREAT TEAM PERFORMANCE, I'M PLEASED FOR THE BOYS" SAID ^m. ^m, PLEASED WITH THE TEAM PERFORMANCE, SAID HE HAS SOME GOOD BOYS. YOU STORMED IT,^z! HOW? THEY WERE RUBBISH WE WERE GREAT WE SCORED MORE GOALS NOT SURE ^m WAS NOT IMPRESSED WITH THE OPPOSITION'S PERFORMANCE. ^m SAID IT WAS A MATCH THAT SEPARATED THE MEN FROM THE BOYS. "^t WERE RUBBISH" SAID ^m AFTERWARDS. IF WE HADN'T HAVE WON, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISGRACE. ^m WAS RATHER PLEASED WITH HIS TEAM'S EFFORT. THE ^t MANAGER WAS OVERJOYED WITH HIS TEAM'S EFFORTS, BELIEVING THEY DESERVED NOTHING BUT THE WIN. ^m SAID "^t ARE A GOOD SIDE, BUT WE WERE THE BETTER TEAM ON THE DAY". ^m SAID AFTERWARDS "WE SCORED MORE GOALS". WHAT A CLEVER CHAP. ^m ATTRIBUTED THE WIN TO SCORING MORE GOALS. AND HE'S THE MANAGER? ^t MANAGER ^m IMPARTED PEARLS OF WISDOM ABOUT HIS WIN - "WE SCORED MORE GOALS". ^m SEEMED A LITTLE PERPLEXED WITH THINGS AFTER THE MATCH. ^m NEEDED TO LAY DOWN AFTER THE MATCH. VICTORY WAS HARD TO COMPREHEND. AFTER THE GAME, CONFUSED, ^m MADE HIS WAY TO THE CHANGING ROOM TO CONGRATULATE TO TEAM. ^z, A GREAT WIN OVER THE CURRENT LEADERS. WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE GAME? IT WAS A BIG GAME FOR US - WITH A GREAT RESULT WE TAKE EACH GAME AS IT COMES AND TRY TO WIN WE TRY NOT TO THINK OF WHO WE ARE PLAYING IT WAS BORING - THEY SHOULDN'T BE TOP AFTER SUCH AN IMPORTANT GAME FOR ^t, ^m WAS DELIGHTED TO GET THE POINTS. A VERY IMPORTANT WIN FOR ^t LEFT ^m DELIGHTED WITH RESULT. "IT'S A GREAT BOOST FOR THE TEAM TO BEAT THE CURRENT LEADERS" SAID ^m. ^m CLEARLY HAS HIS SIGHTS SET ON THE END OF THE SEASON, NOT MAKING TOO MUCH OF THIS VICTORY. ALTHOUGH IT WAS A GREAT WIN FOR ^t, MANAGER ^m IS KEEPING HIS FEET ON THE GROUND. ^m IS KEEPING HIS HEAD, RATHER THAN CELEBRATING THE WIN OVER THE CURRENT LEADERS. ^m PUT HIS TEAM'S VICTORY DOWN TO CLEAR THINKING AND MENTAL PREPARATION. ^t MANAGER ^m COMMENDED HIS TEAM FOR CONCENTRATING ON THE GAME RATHER THAN THE OPPOSITION'S POSITION. ^m SAID "WE TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT WHO WE'RE PLAYING, BUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE". "WHAT A LOAD OF COBBLERS THEY WERE!" ^m COMMENTED AT THE END. ^m FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HE WAS PLAYING THE TOP TEAM IN THE LEAGUE. NONE TO COMPLIMENTARY ABOUT THEIR PERFORMANCE, ^m THOUGHT THE LEADERS WERE A WALK OVER. HOW DO YOU THINK THE TEAM WILL SHAPE UP, AFTER YOUR FIRST GAME IN CHARGE? I'M EXCITED - THIS TEAM IS A SLEEPING GIANT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT CLUB - I WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT I'VE GOT A LOT TO DO IT'S HOPELESS, I'M GETTING ANOTHER JOB AFTER HIS FIRST GAME IN CHARGE, MANAGER ^y IS EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF TAKING ^t ON TO GREAT THINGS. ^y, AFTER HIS FIRST GAME IN CHARGE, SAID THAT THE TEAM WERE ASLEEP FOR MOST OF THE MATCH. "^t ARE SLEEPING GIANTS", SAID ^y AFTER HIS FIRST GAME AT THE HELM, "AND I'M GOING TO WAKE THEM UP". ^y BELIEVES HE HAS A LOT TO LIVE UP TO, BEING THE NEW BOY AT ^t. ^y KNOWS HE HAS HIGH EXPECTATIONS TO LIVE UP TO, IN HIS NEW JOB AT ^g. "^t IS A GREAT CLUB. I'VE GOT A TOUGH JOB, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT" SAID ^y AFTER HIS FIRST GAME IN CHARGE. ^y LOOKED A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT THE TASK AHEAD OF HIM, AFTER THE GAME. ^y SAYS HE HAS A LOT TO DO BEFORE THE TEAM ARE UP TO THE STANDARD HE WANTS. ^y SAID HE HAD A LOT TO DO AFTER THE GAME. WASH HIS CAR? WALK THE DOG? SOME DIY PERHAPS? ^y IS SET TO RESIGN AFTER JUST ONE GAME IN CHARGE OF ^t. THE SHOCK WAVES WILL BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE FOOTBALL COMMUNITY. NOT. ^y RAN FROM THE GROUND AFTER THE GAME, YELLING "I QUIT! I QUIT!". WE THINK HE MAY RESIGN SOON. AFTER JUST ONE GAME IN CHARGE, ^y IS TALKING OF RESIGNATION. WE'VE NOW PLAYED HALF THE SEASON AND YOU ARE SITTING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TABLE. WHAT ARE YOUR PROSPECTS. BOTTOM, REALLY? I DIDN'T REALISE. NOT BAD. WE'LL TRY OUR BEST, THAT'S ALL I CAN ASK. THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO YET. NONE. WE'RE DOOMED. FLIPPANT REMARKS BY ^y AFTER THE GAME WON'T HELP HIS CAUSE AT ALL. ^y HAS LOST HIS MARBLES. IT'S ALL OVER FOR ^t. TIME'S UP FOR ^y. HIS CHAIRMAN MUST SURELY BE THINKING HE NEEDS A CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT. WHEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE TEAM'S LEAGUE POSITION, ^y WAS QUIETLY CONFIDENT THAT ^t WILL STAY UP. ^y BELIEVES THAT HARD WORK WILL GET HIS TEAM OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE TABLE. IT SEEMS UNLIKELY. ^y APPEARS NOT TO BE TOO WORRIED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF RELEGATION. WE THINK HE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO STOP THE ROT. WHEN ASKED ABOUT RELEGATION, ^y SAID "THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO YET". HE NEEDS TO GET A FEW WINS UNDER HIS BELT OR IT COULD BE THE END. "WE'VE A LONG WAY TO GO" SAID ^y AS HE CONTEMPLATED RELEGATION. ONLY A CHANGE IN FORM CAN HELP NOW. ^y IS LOSING HIS GRIP ON REALITY, HOPING THAT THINGS WILL CHANGE BEFORE THE END OF THE SEASON. RELEGATION APPROACHES ^t WEEK BY WEEK. ^y HAS GIVEN UP HOPE OF SURVIVING THE DROP. AT LAST HE HAS REALISED! ^y LOOKS A BELEAGUERED CHARACTER THESE DAYS, WITH ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS. WITH ^y PUBLICLY GIVING UP HOPE OF SURVIVING THE DROP, THE ^t CHAIRMAN LOOKS SET TO MAKE A MANAGERIAL CHANGE AT ^g. DROPPING OUT OF THE ^c MUST BE A BLOW TO YOUR PLANS? I'M THOROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED, WE'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO PLAY FOR. WE'LL CONCENTRATE ON THE LEAGUE NOW. RUBBISH! WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING GOING FOR US. TOO RIGHT, WE NEED THE MONEY! ^y LEFT ^g, KNOWING HIS TEAM HAVE NOTHING GOING FOR THEM NOW. ^t HAVE NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON ACCORDING TO MANAGER ^y. ^y SUMMED UP HIS SEASON "THERE'S NOTHING LEFT" AS MADE HIS WAY OUT THE GROUND. FOLLOWING THIS CUP DEPARTURE, ^y WILL TURN HIS ATTENTION TO THE LEAGUE. ^t WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE LEAGUE NOW, ACCORDING TO ^y. "IT'S ALL OR NOTHING IN THE LEAGUE NOW" SAID ^y AS HE TRIED TO ENCOURAGE HIS TEAM. ^y ISN'T AT ALL WORRIED ABOUT THEIR CUP DEPARTURE, BELIEVING HIS TEAM HAS GREAT PROSPECTS. NONCHALANTLY ^y LEFT THE GROUND BELIEVING HIS TEAM HAVE BETTER THINGS IN STORE. WE'LL BELIEVE IT WHEN WE SEE IT, AFTER THIS PERFORMANCE. ^y DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT LOSING. WAS IT A BRAVE FACE? THE ^t CHAIRMAN WILL BE ASKING QUESTIONS. ACCORDING TO ^y, ^t BADLY NEEDED TO GET THROUGH IN THE HOPE OF A LUCRATIVE TIE IN THE NEXT ROUND. DEFEAT IS A BLOW TO ^t MANAGEMENT WHO WERE HOPEFUL OF SUPPLEMENTING THEIR INCOME IN THE NEXT ROUND. AFTER THE GAME, ALL ^y WOULD TALK ABOUT WAS THE INCOME THEY'LL LOSE FROM GOING OUT. THE FANS WON'T BE PLEASED. THAT'S ^n WINS ON THE TROT. HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THIS GOOD FORM WILL LAST? WE'LL PROBABLY LOSE THE NEXT GAME NOW YOU SAID THAT. WE TAKE EACH ONE AS IT COMES. IF WE KEEP FOCUSED THERE'S NO REASON FOR IT TO STOP FOR EVER! WE'RE GOING ALL THE WAY. ^y DOESN'T THINK HIS TEAM'S GOOD FORM WILL LAST. TALK LIKE THAT IS SURE TO END THE WINNING STREAK. ALTHOUGH THEY'VE HAD A GOOD RUN, ^y DOESN'T APPEAR CONFIDENT THAT ^t CAN KEEP IT UP. ^y THINKS THAT THIS COULD BE THE LAST WIN OF HIS TEAM'S CURRENT RUN. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THEIR CURRENT FORM, ^y SAID "ALL WE DO IS TAKE EACH GAME AS IT COMES". ^y SAID "WE TAKE EACH GAME AS IT COMES" WHEN COMMENTING ON HIS TEAM'S GOOD FORM. "WE ARE INVINCIBLE AS A TEAM" ^y WAS REPORTED TO HAVE SAID. NOT SURE BY WHO THOUGH. ^y HOPES TO KEEP THEIR CURRENT RUN OF WINS GOING AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. "AS LONG AS WE REMAIN FOCUSED", SAID ^y, "THERE'S NO REASON FOR OUR FORM TO CHANGE". HAVING ACHIEVED THEIR ^f WIN ON THE TROT, ^y SAYS HE WILL KEEP THE TEAM FOCUSED AND THEY WILL JUST KEEP GOING. ^y BELIEVES HIS TEAM WON'T STOP WINNING UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON. HE MAY JUST BE RIGHT. ^y HAS EVERY RIGHT TO THINK THAT HIS TEAM WON'T STOP WINNING IF THEY CARRY ON PLAYING THE SAME WAY. ^y NEEDS A JOLT BACK TO EARTH. THERE IS NO DOUBT HE IS DOING WELL, BUT HE IS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE OVER CONFIDENT. YOU HAVE NOW GONE ^n GAMES WITHOUT SCORING. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? HOPE FOR THE BEST KEEP THINGS AS THEY ARE - IT WILL CHANGE BUY A STRIKER WAIT AND SEE ^y PUTS THEIR ^n GAME GOALLESS RUN DOWN TO BAD LUCK. "I'M HOPING THINGS WILL CHANGE" HE SAID. HAVING GONE ^n GAMES WITHOUT A GOAL, IT LOOKS LIKE "HOPING FOR THE BEST" MAY NOT BE ENOUGH FOR ^y. A ^n GAME GOALLESS RUN DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE WORRIED ^y. HE SAYS THAT HE'LL HOPE FOR BETTER LUCK AND THINGS SHOULD CHANGE. ^y REFUSES TO CHANGE THE SQUAD DRASTICALLY, EXPECTING THAT THE GOALS WILL START TO FLOW AGAIN SOON. IT LOOKS LIKE ^y COULD DO WITH SOME FRESH BLOOD TO PUT AN END TO THEIR GOALLESS SPELL. HOWEVER, HE'S STICKING BY HIS TEAM. ^y BELIEVES THAT HIS SQUAD WILL SOON START SCORING AGAIN, FOLLOWING THEIR ^f GAME WITHOUT A GOAL. ^y HAS PLANS TO BUY A PLAYER TO PUT AN END TO THEIR GOALLESS SPELL. WE WILL WAIT AND SEE IF HE MAKES THE RIGHT DECISION. ^y LOOKS SET TO BRING NEW BLOOD INTO THE TEAM, FOLLOWING THIS THEIR ^f GAME WITHOUT A GOAL. THE PURSE STRINGS AT ^g WILL BE OPENED AS ^y GOES IN SEARCH OF SOMEONE TO BREAK THE GOAL DROUGHT AT ^t. ^y WON'T REVEAL ANY PLANS HE HAS UP HIS SLEEVE TO END HIS TEAM'S BAD RUN OF FORM. IF ^y IS THINKING OF MAKING CHANGES AT ^t HE'S NOT LETTING ON. WE WAIT TO SEE WITH BAITED BREATH WHEN THEIR BAD RUN OF FORM WILL END. ^y WAS KEEPING HIS PLANS TO CHANGE THE FORTUNES OF ^t QUIET AFTER THE GAME. IT IS STRONGLY SUSPECTED HE INTENDS TO BUY SOON. HOW DO YOU THINK ^p, YOUR NEW SIGNING PLAYED? AWFUL, HE'S ON THE TRANSFER LIST ALREADY NOT BAD - GIVE HIM TIME HE HAD A GOOD GAME LIKE A DREAM ^p HAD AN AWFUL GAME, ACCORDING TO ^y, WHO HAS LISTED HIM ALREADY! ^p PROVED TO BE A COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY, SAID ^y, AFTER THE GAME. "I'M LISTING ^p. IT'S CLEAR HE WON'T FIT IN" SAID ^y COMMENTING ON HIS NEW SIGNING. A QUIET GAME FOR NEW SIGNING ^p LEFT ^y WONDERING IF HE HAS MADE THE RIGHT DECISION. ^p FAILED TO IMPRESS IN HIS FIRST MATCH FOR ^t, ALTHOUGH ^y SAID HE NEEDS TIME TO ADJUST. AS THE ^t FANS CHANTED "WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY" ABOUT ^p, ^y SAID "JUST WAIT AND SEE, GIVE HIM TIME AND THEY'LL BE SORRY". ^y WAS PLEASED WITH THE WAY NEW SIGNING, ^p, PLAYED. ^y SAID THAT HIS NEW ACQUISITION, ^p, HAD A GOOD GAME AND SHOWED GOOD POTENTIAL. A GOOD PERFORMANCE BY NEW SIGNING ^p RECEIVED APPROPRIATE PRAISE FROM HIS MANAGER. ^y, OVERJOYED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF NEW PLAYER ^p, SAID "HE PLAYED LIKE A DREAM". ^y HAS HIGH HOPES OF NEW SIGNING, ^p, FOLLOWING A GOOD FIRST PERFORMANCE. ^y SAID THAT NEW SIGNING, ^p, WAS IN A DREAM WORLD. THE FANS DON'T SEEM TO HAPPY. HAVE YOU GOT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY TO THEM? NO STOP MOANING AND GET BEHIND THE TEAM BEAR WITH US AND THINGS WILL GET BETTER I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN - THEY CAN'T ASK MORE THAN THAT ^y HAD NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE DISCONTENT AT ^g. HE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING OR THEY'LL START CALLING FOR HIS HEAD. UNHAPPY FANS AT ^t GOT NO ENCOURAGEMENT FROM ^y. THERE WAS A REAL SENSE OF DISCONTENT AMONG THE ^t FANS, WHICH ^y APPEARS NOT TO CARE ABOUT. ^y HAD HARSH WORDS FOR THE DISCONTENTED ^t FANS - "STOP MOANING". FANS, UNHAPPY WITH THE SITUATION AT ^t, GOT A CLEAR MESSAGE FROM ^y - "STOP MOANING". "GET BEHIND THE SQUAD" WAS THE MESSAGE FROM ^y WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE CURRENT FEELING AMONG THE FANS. ^y IMPLORED THE ^t FANS TO BEAR WITH HIM AS HE PLANS CHANGES TO IMPROVE THINGS AT THE CLUB. THE PLEA BY ^y FOR THE FANS TO "BEAR WITH HIM" SOUND LIKE THE WORDS OF A DESPERATE MAN. ^y LOOKS LIKE A MANAGER IN TROUBLE AT ^g, RESPONDING TO THE FAN'S CRITICISM WITH THE MESSAGE "BEAR WITH US". ^y BELIEVES HE IS DOING HIS BEST, BUT HAS NO REAL ANSWERS FOR FANS WORRIED ABOUT THE LONG TERM PROSPECTS FOR ^t. "I'M DOING MY BEST" EXCLAIMED ^y TO ANGRY ^t FANS AFTER THE GAME. IT WASN'T ENOUGH FOR THEM, THOUGH AS THEY CALLED FOR HIS RESIGNATION. MANAGER ^y IS HAVING DIFFICULTY GIVING ANGRY ^t FANS SOMETHING TO HOPE FOR. WELL ^z, YOU TOOK ^t TO THE ^x OF THE ^c. WHAT WENT WRONG? SHUT UP, WE PUT IN A GREAT PERFORMANCE THEY WERE THE BETTER TEAM ON THE DAY YOU NEED TO SCORE MORE GOALS TO WIN WE DID WELL TO GET THIS FAR. WE'LL TRY AGAIN NEXT SEASON. ^y SAID OF HIS TEAM THAT THEY ACQUITTED THEMSELVES WITH DIGNITY. "WE PUT IN A GREAT PERFORMANCE" SAID ^y AFTER THE GAME, AS HE CONSOLED HIMSELF THINKING OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. ^y BELIEVES HIS TEAM DID THE BEST THEY COULD, BUT JUST WEREN'T ABLE TO CRACK ^t ON THE DAY. "^t WERE THE BETTER TEAM", SAID ^y AS HE LEFT DREAMING OF NEXT YEAR'S FINAL. ^y GAVE CREDIT TO ^t AFTER THE GAME. ^y THOUGHT HIS TEAM SHOULD HAVE WON, BUT ADMITTED IN THE END THAT ^t DIDN'T HAVE THE METTLE NEEDED TO GET TO THE FINAL. GOOD OLD ^y HAS COME UP WITH ANOTHER FOOTBALL CLASSIC - "YOU NEED MORE GOALS TO WIN". WELL DONE, ^z, GO TO THE TOP OF THE CLASS. "WE DIDN'T SCORE ENOUGH GOALS" ^y SO ASTUTELY OBSERVED, COMMENTING ON HIS TEAMS DEFEAT. "THEY SCORED MORE GOALS THAN US, SO WE LOST" NOTICED ^y AS HIS TEAM WENT OUT THE COMPETITION. ^y IS ALREADY THINKING ABOUT NEXT SEASON. BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME, ^z. AS HE LEFT THE GROUND ^y WAS ALREADY MAKING PLANS TO REACH THE FINAL NEXT YEAR. DEFEATED MANAGER ^y WAS ALREADY PLOTTING HIS COURSE TO NEXT YEAR'S FINAL, EVEN BEFORE THE FINAL WHISTLE. ^t LIFTED THE ^c WITH PRIDE YESTERDAY.
THE SPLENDID VICTORY CAME AFTER A LONG, HARD TREK TO THE LAST GAME OF THE COMPETITION.
^m IS SURE TO BE PLEASED WITH HIS TEAM AND THE EFFORT THAT THEY PUT IN ON THE DAY. HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED THE GRASS GROW AT ^v? THE MEXICAN WAVE WENT ROUND THE STADIUM ENDLESSLY AS THE PLAYERS KNOCKED THE BALL UP AND DOWN THE PITCH. I USED TO SUFFER FROM INSOMNIA UNTIL THIS MATCH. BORED SPECTATORS LEFT THE GROUND IN DROVES LONG BEFORE THE END OF THE GAME. BOREDOM WAS THE ONLY VICTOR AT ^v YESTERDAY. THE TRANSFER MARKET WAS BUZZING THIS WEEK FOLLOWING A MAJOR SIGNING BY ^t MANAGER ^y. ^y MADE A BIG MOVE IN THE TRANSFER MARKET THIS WEEK. ^t MANAGER ^y HAS HAD THE PURSE STRINGS OPEN THIS WEEK. ^s IS THOUGHT TO HAVE PAID A RECORD CLUB FEE TO FINALISE THE MOVE OF ^p FROM ^t. ^s FINALISED A DEAL WITH ^t WHICH BRINGS ^p TO ^g. ^s PAID ^t ^$ FOR THE SERVICES OF ^p. ^p WILL NO DOUBT BE UNDER PRESSURE TO PERFORM IN HIS FIRST MATCH AGAINST ^t ON ^x. ^p HAS SCORED ^n GOALS FOR ^t THIS SEASON. ^s IS HOPING HE CAN DO THE SAME FOR ^t. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THIS WILL BE THE TONIC THAT ^t NEED TO IMPROVE THEMSELVES. ^s MUST BE HOPING. ^t ^a ^p WAS SOLD TO ^t THIS WEEK IN A ^$ DEAL ARRANGED BY ^y. ^y SOLD ^p THIS WEEK FOR A ^t CLUB RECORD FEE OF ^$. ^y FINALISED A ^$ DEAL THIS WEEK THAT SEES ^p MOVE TO ^t. THE SHOCK MOVE, ANNOUNCED BY ^s, IS SURE TO CAUSE CONCERN AMONGST THE FANS. ^s HAS NO CHOICE, BUT TO REPLACE ^p IN THE NEAR FUTURE, TO ENSURE HE MAINTAINS THE STRENGTH OF THE SQUAD. ^p WILL BE SORELY MISSED UNLESS ^s FINDS A REPLACEMENT FOR HIM SOON. ^p, WHO HAS PLAYED IN LESS THAN HALF THEIR MATCHES THIS SEASON IS UNLIKELY TO BE MISSED. ^p HAS NOT STARTED A SINGLE FIRST TEAM GAME THIS SEASON AND IS UNLIKELY TO BE MISSED. ONE FAN, WHEN ASKED WHAT HE THOUGHT ABOUT THE MOVE,SAID "WHO?". THIS COULD BE THE SHREWDEST DEAL THAT ^s HAS MADE THIS YEAR. THEN AGAIN IT COULD SPELL THE BEGINNING OF THE END. ^t, BADLY NEED A WIN AGAINST THEIR NEXT OPPONENTS ^t, WITHOUT THE SERVICES OF ^p. ^t FANS WILL OF COURSE BE EXPECTING THE CASH FROM THE DEAL TO BE SPENT ON BUYING A REPLACEMENT. WE WONDER IF ^y HAS DIFFERENT PLANS. A DESPERATE MOVE BY ^t MANAGER ^y SAW THE SALE OF ^a, ^p, TO ^t YESTERDAY.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE FEE WAS HEAVILY DISCOUNTED TO ENSURE A QUICK SALE.
RUMOURS ARE STARTING OF FINANCIAL PROBLEMS AT ^g, WHICH ONLY TIME WILL REVEAL. ^y IS BELIEVED TO HAVE SOLD ^p TO ^t FOR A HEAVILY REDUCED FEE.
^p WAS NOT TRANSFER LISTED IN THE NORMAL FASHION, BUT SOLD QUICKLY, PRESUMABLY TO EASE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AT ^g. CAR PARK CHAOS! DON'T EVEN THINK OF TRAVELLING TO ^g BY CAR, UNLESS YOU WANT A SMASHING TIME.
THIS SATURDAY THERE WERE SO FEW SPACES AND SO MUCH COMPETITION IN THE CAR PARKS THAT ACCIDENTS WERE INEVITABLE.
OUR ADVICE IS CATCH THE BUS. ^t AT ROCK BOTTOM SHOCK! ^t CURRENTLY FIND THEMSELVES LANGUISHING IN THE LOWER REACHES OF ^e, AND IT IS NO WONDER.
WE SPOKE TO A PLAYER, WHO WE CAN NOT NAME, THAT SAID "MOST OF THE TEAM ARE FED UP WITH THINGS AT ^t, FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER".
MANAGER ^y APPEARS NOT TO HAVE NOTICED THE LOW MORAL AMONGST HIS SQUAD. THEN AGAIN, PERHAPS HE HAS, BUT HE'S TOO FED UP TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ^t CAN'T SCORE! ^y HAS A TERRIBLE PROBLEM AT THE MOMENT. THE GAME AGAINST ^t WAS THE ^f IN WHICH HIS TEAM HAS FAILED TO SCORE. A FAN SAID AFTER THE GAME "IT'S FUNNY, BUT WE JUST CAN'T GET THE BALL IN THE NET" ^p, ONE OF THE ^t STRIKERS SAID AFTERWARDS "OH WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT WEEK" "DO I NOT LIKE THAT" SAID ^s AFTER TALKING TO GRAHAM TAYLOR. ^t THE DRAW SPECIALISTS ^t HAVE MADE A BID TO BECOME THE ^d DRAW SPECIALISTS THIS SEASON.
YESTERDAY THEY COMPLETED THEIR ^f DRAW THIS YEAR WHEN THE GAME FINISHED ^n-^n. ^t PUT TOGETHER A GOOD RUN ^y IS NO DOUBT VERY PLEASED WITH HIS TEAM'S RECENT RESULTS.
THEIR VICTORY OVER ^t IS THE LATEST IN A STRING OF ^n WINS, THAT THEY HOPE TO CONTINUE NEXT WEEK. AFTER 10 GAMES THIS SEASON, ^t MANAGER ^y FINDS HIMSELF WITH A LOT OF WORK TO DO. HIS TEAM ARE PROPPING UP THE REST OF THE DIVISION WITH ONLY ^n WINS FROM 10 GAMES. HIS TEAM ARE PROPPING UP THE REST OF THE DIVISION WITH NO WINS FROM 10 GAMES. WITH THREE QUARTERS OF THE SEASON LEFT TO PLAY, ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN. THE QUESTION IS - CAN ^s MAKE IT HAPPEN. HAVING PLAYED 10 OF THIS SEASON'S LEAGUE GAMES, ^t ARE BEGINNING TO MAKE A NEST IN THE RELEGATION ZONE.
^e IS NOT WHERE ^y INTENDS TO TAKE HIS TEAM, BUT AT THE MOMENT THEY LOOK PRIME CANDIDATES. AN INDIFFERENT START TO THE SEASON HAS LEFT ^t LANGUISHING IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE ^d TABLE.
WITH ONLY ^n WINS FROM 10 GAMES, ^y IS GOING TO NEED TO TRY A LITTLE HARDER IF HE HOPES TO LEAD HIS TEAM TO GLORY. ^y, THE ^t BOSS, WILL BE QUIETLY PLEASED ABOUT HIS TEAM'S START TO THIS SEASON.
AFTER 10 GAMES, PROMOTION IS A POSSIBILITY IF THEY MANAGE TO HOLD, OR EVEN IMPROVE, THEIR LEAGUE POSITION.
CURRENTLY MAINTAINING A PLAY OFF PLACE, THEY ARE ONLY ^n POINTS AWAY FROM THE CURRENT LEADERS. ^y, THE ^t BOSS, WILL BE QUIETLY PLEASED ABOUT HIS TEAM'S START TO THIS SEASON.
AFTER 10 GAMES, PROMOTION IS A POSSIBILITY IF THEY MANAGE TO HOLD, THEIR LEAGUE POSITION.
CURRENTLY MAINTAINING A PROMOTION PLACE, THEY ARE ONLY ^n POINTS AWAY FROM THE CURRENT LEADERS. 10 GAMES HAVE BEEN PLAYED SO FAR IN THE CHASE FOR THE ^d TITLE, AND ^y FINDS HIMSELF KING OF THE CASTLE.
^n WINS FROM THE 10 GAMES HAVE GIVEN ^s THE POINTS NEEDED TO TAKE ^t TO THE TOP OF THE LEAGUE.
WHEN ASKED TO COMMENT ONE FAN SAID "WE ARE TOP O'THE LEAGUE, SAY WE ARE TOP O'THE LEAGUE!" DANGER LOOMS FOR ^t HALF THIS SEASON'S GAMES HAVE NOW BEEN PLAYED AND ^t ARE STARTING LOOK LIKE CERTAIN RELEGATION CANDIDATES.
MANAGER ^y WILL BE HOPING THAT HIS TEAM WON'T BE PROPPING UP THE TABLE AFTER THE NEXT HALF.
UNLESS SOMETHING DRASTIC HAPPENS AT ^g, ^d FOOTBALL IS GOING TO BE A REALITY. ^t IN THE DANGER ZONE! ^t MANAGER ^y WILL LOOK BACK ON THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON AND WONDER WHY HIS TEAM ARE OCCUPYING A RELEGATION PLACE.
^n POINTS SEPARATE THEM FROM ^t WHO ARE JUST OUTSIDE THE DROP ZONE.
^s HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO, AND MAYBE NEEDS TO MAKE SOME CHANGES, IF HIS TEAM ARE GOING TO BE PLAYING ^d FOOTBALL NEXT YEAR. ^t IN MID TABLE OBSCURITY! AFTER HALF THIS SEASONS GAMES, ^y HAS ONLY MANAGED TO LEAD ^t TO ^f PLACE.
^s WAS UNDERSTOOD TO HAVE BEEN HOPING FOR MUCH BETTER THINGS FROM THE TEAM THIS YEAR.
MAY BE THE TRANSFER LIST COULD OFFER THAT LITTLE EXTRA THE TEAM NEEDS. THINGS LOOK UP FOR ^t! HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON, ^t NOW FIND THEMSELVES WITH A DEFINITE CHANCE OF PROMOTION.
CURRENTLY IN ^f PLACE, MANAGER ^y WILL BE EXPECTING NOTHING LESS THAN A PLACE IN THE PLAY OFFS AT THE END OF THE SEASON. THINGS LOOK UP FOR ^t! HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON, ^t NOW FIND THEMSELVES WITH A DEFINITE CHANCE OF PROMOTION.
CURRENTLY IN ^f PLACE, MANAGER ^y WILL BE EXPECTING NOTHING LESS THAN PROMOTION AT THE END OF THE SEASON. ^t HEAD FOR THE TITLE! ^t SIT PROUDLY AT THE TOP OF THE ^d TABLE AFTER HALF OF THIS SEASON'S LEAGUE MATCHES.
^t, LEADERS OF THE CHASING PACK, ARE ^n POINTS BEHIND AND ARE NOT LIKELY TO GIVE UP THEIR ATTEMPT FOR THE TITLE. GOING DOWN! THE THREAT OF RELEGATION IS HANGING OVER THE HEAD OF ^y LIKE A SWORD OF DAMOCLES, QUIVERING FROM A SLENDER THREAD.
IN OTHER WORDS, "UH OH WE'RE IN TROUBLE..." ^t IN THE DROP ZONE! THINGS ARE LOOKING GLOOMY AT ^g. ^t MANAGER ^y HAS JUST A QUARTER OF THE SEASON TO AVOID THE DROP.
HIS TEAM BADLY NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR RESULTS FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON IF THEY ARE TO HAVE ANY HOPE OF STAYING UP.
THIS COULD BE TIME FOR ^s TO DELVE INTO HIS WALLET. RELEGATION STILL POSSIBLE! ^y CAN'T AFFORD TO REST ON HIS LAURELS JUST YET.
^t ARE ^f IN THE TABLE AND CAN NOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF RELEGATION YET.
THEY NEED ALL THE POINTS THEY CAN GET IN THEIR FORTHCOMING FIXTURES, TO AVOID SLIPPING INTO THE DANGER ZONE. ^t ARE HOPEFUL OF A ^d PLACE NEXT YEAR.
THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY THROUGH THE SEASON AND ^t HAVE EVERY CHANCE OF GOING UP THIS YEAR.
^f PLACED ^t HAVE ENJOYED SEVERAL GOOD RUNS RECENTLY, AND LOOK LIKE ACHIEVING A CERTAIN PLAYOFF PLACE, IF NOTHING ELSE. ^t ARE HOPEFUL OF A ^d PLACE NEXT YEAR.
THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY THROUGH THE SEASON AND ^t HAVE EVERY CHANCE OF GOING UP THIS YEAR.
^f PLACED ^t HAVE ENJOYED SEVERAL GOOD RUNS RECENTLY, AND LOOK LIKE ACHIEVING A CERTAIN PROMOTION PLACE. ^t ARE HEADING ON TO THE TITLE!
WITH JUST A QUARTER OF THE SEASON TO GO, ^t HAVE FIRMLY STAKED THEIR CLAIM FOR THE ^d TITLE.
THINGS ARE HOTTING UP WITH SECOND PLACED ^t ^n POINTS BEHIND.
WHO WILL PROVE TO BE THE CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER AT THE END OF THE SEASON? ^s DOWN AND OUT! WITH JUST THREE GAMES TO GO THIS SEASON, ^t DON'T HAVE A HOPE OF STAYING UP.
^y LOOKS SURE TO BE FACING THE WORST CRISIS THAT ANY MANAGER HAS TO DEAL WITH - THE DREADED RELEGATION. ACT NOW ^s! IF ^y DOESN'T MAKE SOME DRASTIC CHANGES TO HIS TEAM FOR THE NEXT THREE GAMES, ^t ARE GOING TO BE PLAYING IN ^e NEXT YEAR.
^t FANS HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR ^s TO PULL HIS TEAM INTO LINE, IN THE VAIN HOPE THAT THEY COULD STILL AVOID RELEGATION.
IT IS A TALL ORDER FOR ^s WHO'S TEAM HAS WON ONLY ^n GAMES THIS SEASON. ^t ARE LOOKING SET TO FINISH LOW.
WITH JUST THREE GAMES TO GO THIS SEASON, ^y LOOKS RESIGNED TO FINISHING IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE TABLE. ^t WITH ^n POINTS ARE STILL VULNERABLE IF ^t HAVE A GOOD RUN INTO THE END OF THE SEASON.
^s WILL BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THEIR RESULTS. ^t ARE GUARANTEED ^d FOOTBALL NEXT SEASON, AS ^t CAN NO LONGER CATCH THEM. COME ON ^t! ^t FANS WILL BE SHOUTING WITH ALL THEIR HEARTS IN THEIR NEXT THREE GAMES.
THE TEAM, CURRENTLY ^f PLACED HAS EVERY CHANCE OF REACHING ^e NEXT YEAR, THROUGH THE PLAY OFFS OR EVEN AUTOMATIC PROMOTION.
^y WILL BE HOPING FOR THREE WINS OUT OF THREE, IN THEIR LAST MATCHES OF THE SEASON. COME ON ^t! ^t FANS WILL BE SHOUTING WITH ALL THEIR HEARTS IN THEIR NEXT THREE GAMES.
THE TEAM, CURRENTLY ^f PLACED HAS EVERY CHANCE OF REACHING ^e NEXT YEAR.
^y WILL BE HOPING FOR THREE WINS OUT OF THREE, IN THEIR LAST MATCHES OF THE SEASON. ^t UNDER THREAT! THE FINAL LAP OF THE TITLE CHASE HAS BEGUN.
CURRENT LEADERS ^t ARE STILL UNDER THREAT FROM ^t WHO ARE JUST ^n POINTS BEHIND.
ANYTHING COULD STILL HAPPEN IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THIS YEARS TITLE RACE. ^p SET TO MAKE HIS RETURN ^t ^a, ^p, LOOKS SET TO MAKE A RETURN FROM THE SIDELINES.
HE IS ALMOST FULLY RECOVERED FROM THE ^? THAT HE PICKED UP ^n WEEKS AGO AND IS DUE TO TAKE A LATE FITNESS TEST BEFORE THEIR GAME. ^p SAID "I'M DELIGHTED TO BE NEARLY FIT AGAIN. I WANT TO GET MY PLACE BACK IN THE TEAM". ^p SAID "ITS GOOD TO BE AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION AGAIN. I WANT TO PLAY IN OUR NEXT MATCH". ^p OUT FOR ^n WEEKS ^p IS NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY AGAIN FOR ^t FOR AT LEAST ^n WEEKS, FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT AT ^g YESTERDAY.
HE PICKED UP A ^? IN YESTERDAYS GAME AGAINST ^t, WHEN TACKLED BADLY BY ^p. ^p CAME ON FOR ^p AND ^t WENT ON TO WIN THE GAME ^n-^n. ^p CAME ON FOR ^p BUT ^t DIDN'T EVER LOOK LIKE THEY GOT OVER IT, LOSING THE MATCH ^n-^n. ^y BLOWS IT! ^t MANAGER ^y HAS COMMITTED THE MOST HORRENDOUS OF MANAGERIAL CRIMES.
HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PLAYERS IN THE SQUAD TO FIELD A TEAM AGAINST ^t YESTERDAY.
^s, WHO IS SUFFERING FROM SHOCK AT THE 9-0 RULING FROM THE FA IS LIKELY TO FIND HIMSELF SWIFTLY REPLACED IF HE DOESN'T DO SOMETHING SOON. ^p BANNED ^t ^a HAS BEEN BANNED BY THE FA, FOLLOWING HIS ^x IN THE MATCH AGAINST ^t.
^p FACES A ^n MATCH BAN, BEFORE HE WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLAY AGAIN FOR THE TEAM.
WILL ^t MISS HIM? BUNG ALLEGATIONS FLY! OUR SUPER, SIZZLING, SPORTS NEWS REPORT CAN EXCLUSIVELY REVEAL THAT ALLEGATIONS OF UNDERHAND DEALS HAVE BEEN MADE AGAINST ^y.
^s STRONGLY REFUTES THE ACCUSATION THAT HE HAS OFFERED 'BUNGS' TO OTHER MANAGERS TO ENSURE THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PLAYERS.
WATCH THESE PAGES FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS. "^y OFFERED ME A BUNG (ALLEGEDLY)" YOUR SIZZLING SPORTS SPECIAL NEWS PAGE CAN EXCLUSIVELY REVEAL THAT OTHER ^d MANAGERS ARE EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERN ABOUT CERTAIN OFFERS FROM THE ^t MANAGER.
^s HAS ALLEGEDLY MADE OFFERS OF BACK HAND 'BUNGS' ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, WHEN MAKING BIDS FOR PLAYERS.
ALTHOUGH ^s DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS, IT IS EXPECTED THAT AN ENQUIRY WILL BE SET UP TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. RIGGING SCANDAL! DETAILS OF OFFERS AND DEALS, MADE BY CERTAIN ^d MANAGERS, TO RIG MATCHES HAVE BEEN REVEALED TO YOUR SUPER, SIZZLING, SPORTS NEWS PAGE.
SHOCK WAVES ARE REVERBERATING AROUND THE FOOTBALL WORLD AS PEOPLE START TO THINK THAT THE UNTHINKABLE HAS HAPPENED.
COULD IT BE TRUE. WE THINK SO. SOON WE WILL REVEAL ALL. "I WAS OFFERED ^$ TO THROW THE GAME" SAYS ^m ^m HAS REVEALED DETAILS TO YOUR SUPER, SIZZLING, SPORTS NEWS PAGE OF HOW ANOTHER MANAGER RECENTLY OFFERED HIM MONEY TO DELIBERATELY LOSE A MATCH.
WE HAVE, OF COURSE, PASSED THE DETAILS ON TO THE FOOTBALL AUTHORITIES (AND THE POLICE) AND EXPECT THEM TO TAKE SWIFT ACTION AGAINST THE MANAGER IN QUESTION.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!" SAID A ^t FAN WHEN WE TOLD HIM WHO IT WAS. RUMOURS OF FINANCIAL IRREGULARITY RUMOURS ARE ABOUND IN THE FOOTBALL COMMUNITY ABOUT A BETTING SCANDAL THAT IS LIKELY TO MAKE HEADLINES UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT A CERTAIN ^d MANAGER MAY BE PLACING ILLEGAL BETS ON HIS TEAM'S MATCHES.
HE IS EVEN RUMOURED TO HAVE PLACED BETS ON HIS TEAM LOSING! SWIFT ACTION BY THE AUTHORITIES IS LIKELY TO FOLLOW IF THIS CONTINUES. MANAGER CAUGHT BETTING AGAINST HIS OWN TEAM! A ^d MANAGER HAS BEEN CAUGHT PLACING A BET ON HIS TEAM TO LOSE THEIR LAST MATCH.
WE ARE UNABLE TO REVEAL THE NAME OF THE MANAGER, FOR FEAR OF UNDERWORLD REPRISALS - YOU KNOW WHAT THESE SYNDICATES CAN BE LIKE.
ANYWAY, HE'S FOR THE CHOP. FOR SURE. VIOLENCE AT ^t FOLLOWING HORRIFIC SCENES OF VIOLENCE AT ^g, ^t HAVE BEEN FINED ^$ BY THE FA.
IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE TROUBLE ERUPTED AS A RESULT OF OVERCROWDING, AT THE GAME AGAINST ^t.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE ^t MANAGEMENT WILL NOW LOOK AT WAYS OF DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM. MORE TROUBLE AT ^t IT SEEMS THAT SOME CLUBS WILL NEVER LEARN. THERE WERE FURTHER SCENES OF VIOLENCE AND DISRUPTION AT THE GAME AGAINST ^t YESTERDAY FOLLOWING TERRIBLE CROWD CONTROL.
A FINE OF ^$ HAS BEEN LEVIED AGAINST ^t, WITH THE PROSPECT OF STRONGER ACTION IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. VIOLENCE DOESN'T STOP AT ^g FURTHER SICKENING SIGHTS BLIGHTED THE NAME OF FOOTBALL YESTERDAY WHEN ^t TOOK ON ^t.
CROWD TROUBLE BROKE OUT AGAIN, LEAVING THE FA NO OPTION BUT TO FINE MANAGER ^y A MASSIVE ^$. FANS REVOLTING ^t FANS ARE STAYING AWAY FROM ^g IN PROTEST AT THE HIGH PRICES OF ENTRY TICKETS.
WE TRIED TO TALK TO ^y, BUT COULDN'T AFFORD TO GET IN.
ONE FAN SAID "THIS IS REVOLTING". TICKET PRICE INQUIRY AN INVESTIGATION INTO TICKET PRICES IS UNDERWAY AT ^t.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE RECENT INCREASES IMPOSED BY ^y MAY BE A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO GET THE CLUB OUT OF FINANCIAL TROUBLE.
WHAT HAPPENS REMAINS TO BE SEEN, BUT ATTENDANCE IS SURE TO SUFFER IN THE MEANTIME. FANS DISGUSTED CLUB MERCHANDISE IS BIG BUSINESS THESE DAYS. ^t MANAGER, ^y, THINKS THAT HIGH PRICES ARE IN ORDER AT THE CLUB SHOP, WHICH IS CAUSING RUCTIONS DOWN AT ^g.
ONE FAN SAID "I HAVE BEEN COMING HERE FOR 20 YEARS AND NEVER BOUGHT A THING"
ANOTHER FAN SAID "THIS IS DISGUSTING". MERCHANDISE SHOCKER! ^y APPEARS TO BE CASHING IN AT THE ^t FANS EXPENSE.
HE HAS RECENTLY SET SOME PRICES TO SUCH A HIGH LEVEL THAT ONLY THE PLAYERS CAN AFFORD THE GEAR. ANGRY COACH SPILLS THE BEANS EX ^t COACH, MR ^b, WAS RECENTLY SACKED AND IS DISGUSTED WITH THE WAY ^y TREATED HIM.
HE TOLD US YESTERDAY "I'VE NEVER BEEN SO OVERWORKED AND UNDERPAID IN MY LIFE. I WAS TREATED BADLY AND THEN HE SACKED ME. I AM GLAD TO BE SHOT OF THE MAN"
MR ^b TOLD US THAT HE WILL WARN HIS COLLEAGUES ABOUT MR ^s. BITTER COACH SLATES ^y A RECENTLY SACKED ^t COACH, MR ^b, HAS BEEN TELLING US ABOUT CONDITIONS AT ^g.
HE IS EXTREMELY DISGRUNTLED WITH HIS DISMISSAL WHICH HE CONSIDERED TO BE UNFAIR IN THE EXTREME.
"^y IS A COMPLETE...." HE STARTED TO SAY. DEAR SPORTSBAG,
I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ^y ON THE BRILLIANT JOB HE HAS DONE SO FAR THIS SEASON AT ^t. OUR FORM HAS BEEN EXCELLENT AND I RECKON WE'VE GOT A GREAT CHANCE OF TAKING THE TITLE.
SIGNED
BIG FAN. DEAR SPORTSBAG,
^y IS DOING A GREAT JOB.
WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING GOING FOR US AND HE'S THE MAN WHO'LL GET IT.
ADMIRING FAN DEAR SPORTSBAG,
^y IS A GENIUS! IT'S A JOY TO SEE ^t AT THE TOP OF THE LEAGUE WHERE WE BELONG. MY MATES THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD.
SIGNED
REALLY BIG FAN DEAR SPORTSBAG,
^t ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE, AND ^y IS THE TOP MANAGER AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
WE ARE GOING ALL THE WAY THIS SEASON, WITH A GOOD MANAGER AT THE HELM.
SIGNED
MASSIVE FAN DEAR SPORTSBAG,
^t FANS HAD BETTER WATCH OUT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TOP NEXT WEEK.
SIGNED
HOPEFUL FAN DEAR SPORTSBAG,
BRINGING ^p TO ^g WAS AN INSPIRATIONAL MOVE BY ^y. ^t FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP!
SIGNED
CHEERFUL FAN DEAR SPORTSBAG,
WHAT A GREAT BUY ^p HAS BEEN FOR ^t.
I THINK ^y IS BRILLIANT.
SIGNED
PLEASED FAN DEAR SPORTSBAG,
JUST WHAT WAS ^y THINKING OF WHEN HE BOUGHT ^p?
HE'S USELESS!
SIGNED
IMPATIENT FAN DEAR SPORTSBAG,
^y MUST BE AN IDIOT TO THINK THAT ^p IS GOING TO HELP ^t.
HE'S BEEN NO GOOD TO US SO FAR. WHAT A BAD MOVE.
CRITICAL FAN DEAR SPORTSBAG,
I AM REALLY FED UP WITH THINGS AT ^t.^y HAD BETTER DO SOMETHING SOON OR WE ARE GOING TO END UP A RELEGATED LAUGHING STOCK.
SIGNED
FED UP FAN DEAR SPORTSBAG,
I COULDN'T BEAR IT IF ^t GO DOWN THIS SEASON.
I THINK IT'S TIME THE CHAIRMAN STARTED THINKING ABOUT A REPLACEMENT FOR ^y.
SIGNED
PESSIMIST DEAR SPORTS BAG,
WHY ARE ^t IN THE BOTTOM THREE? US FANS DON'T DESERVE THIS RUBBISH.
THE CHAIRMAN SHOULD GET RID OF ^y.
SIGNED
ANGRY DEAR SPORTY BAG,
WHAT A LAUGH! ^t ARE NOW IN THE BOTTOM THREE.
US ^t FANS THINK ITS REALLY FUNNY!
KEEP IT UP, ^y.
^t FAN DEAR SPORTSBAG,
IT'S TIME TO GET RID OF ^y. US FANS ALL SAY WE WANT HIM OWT!
SIGNED
X DEAR SPORTSBAG,
GIVE ^y A CHANCE. EVERYONE SHOULD STOP MOANING AND GET BEHIND THE MANAGER AND PLAYERS.
THEY NEED ALL THE SUPPORT THEY CAN GET RIGHT NOW, AND WE SHOULD GIVE IT TO THEM.
SINCERELY,
SINCERE FAN DEAR SPORTSBAG,
WELL DONE ^t ON YOUR EXCELLENT CUP RUN.
NOW GO AND WIN IT BOYS AND GET US INTO EUROPE NEXT SEASON.
SIGNED
LONG TIME FAN DEAR SPORTSBAG,
WE ALL SAW IT COMING EXCEPT ^y.
RELEGATION IS BAD NEWS FOR ^t. IF WE DON'T GET BACK UP AT THE FIRST ATTEMPT THE BEST PLAYERS WILL LEAVE AND WE'LL SINK EVEN FURTHER.
SIGNED
DISAPPOINTED FAN DEAR SPORTSBAG,
^s MUST GO.
RELEGATION IS FAILURE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
CONCERNED FAN DEAR SPORTSBAG,
WHY DIDN'T ^y DO SOMETHING WHEN HE HAD THE CHANCE?
NOW WE ARE RELEGATED AND A LAUGHING STOCK. THE SOONER HE GOES THE BETTER.
RIDICULED FAN ^t PROMOTED TO ^e CAN ^t SURVIVE IN ^e HAVING BEEN RELEGATED TWO SEASONS AGO? HOPES ARE HIGH AT ^g. ALL EYES ARE ON ^t, NOW IN ^e. ^y IS NO DOUBT DELIGHTED WITH HIS TEAM'S RUN OF PROMOTION IN RECENT SEASONS. HOW WELL CAN ^t DO IN ^e HAVING BEEN IN ^e FOR SEVERAL YEARS? WILL ^t START AS WELL AS LAST SEASON IN ^e WILL ^t SURVIVE THE DIZZY HEIGHTS OF ^e ONLY TIME WILL TELL AS THE SEASON UNFOLDS. ^y CERTAINLY HAS A TOUGH JOB AHEAD OF HIM. ^y HAS A LOT TO PROVE. CONDEMNED! THE FA HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CLOSE PART OF THE ^t STADIUM, FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS THAT IT HAD FALLEN INTO DISREPAIR.
IT'S A SIGN OF THE TIMES AT ^g, WHICH IS SURE TO CAUSE ^y TO THINK ABOUT WHERE HE STANDS. BANKRUPT! ^t HAVE BEEN FORCED BY THEIR BANKERS, TO CEASE TRADING IMMEDIATELY.
THE CLUB WILL BE WOUND UP AND ALL ASSETS SOLD IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAY THEIR DEBTS.
MANAGER, ^y, WILL BE FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ^s THROWN OUT! ^y HAS BEEN UNCEREMONIOUSLY STRIPPED OF HIS DUTIES AS CLUB MANAGER.
HE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT RED HANDED PLACING ILLEGAL BETS, AGAINST HIS OWN TEAM, USING THE CLUB'S MONEY.
"HE WILL NEVER WORK FOR ME AGAIN" SAID THE CHAIRMAN IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE. ^s CAUGHT CHEATING! ^y NO LONGER HAS A JOB, FOLLOWING REVELATIONS OF MATCH RIGGING ATTEMPTS MADE BY A ^d MANAGER.
HIS CAREER ENDED YESTERDAY WHEN DETECTIVES ARRIVED AT THE CLUB TO CHARGE HIM WITH CRIMINAL DECEPTION.
^s IS UNLIKELY TO RETURN TO FOOTBALL FOR SOME TIME. ^s BUNGED OUT! ^y LOST HIS JOB AS A ^d MANAGER THIS WEEK.
ALLEGATIONS FROM OTHER MANAGERS OF HIS ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN PLAYERS THROUGH THE BACK DOOR HAVE BEEN RIFE RECENTLY.
^s WILL BE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER JOB, FOLLOWING THE FA INQUIRY WHICH CHARGED HIM WITH BRINGING THE GAME INTO DISREPUTE. ^s QUITS ^t! THE EMBARRASSMENT OF NOT HAVING A TEAM TO FIELD AGAINST ^t YESTERDAY LEFT ^y WITH NO OPTION BUT TO RESIGN.
HIS DECISION SPELLS THE END OF A MANAGERIAL CAREER, WHICH LEFT A LOT TO BE DESIRED IN ITS CLOSING STAGES. ^s WILL SWAP THE DUGOUT FOR HIS FAVOURITE ARMCHAIR AND SLIPPERS NEXT WEEKEND. WHEN ASKED TO COMMENT A FAN SAID "IT'S A SHAME. NEVER MIND THOUGH, AT LEAST WE MIGHT GET TO WATCH A MATCH ON SATURDAY." WHEN ASKED TO COMMENT A FAN SAID "HE WAS USELESS. GOOD RIDDANCE!" ^s SACKED! ^t MANAGER ^y HAS BEEN RUTHLESSLY DISMISSED FROM HIS POST BY THE CLUB CHAIRMAN.
ALTHOUGH UNAVAILABLE FOR COMMENT, THE CHAIRMAN IS BELIEVED TO BE EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH THE WAY THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING AT ^g.
^s, THE LATEST MANAGERIAL MERRY-GO-ROUND CASUALTY, IS LIKELY TO THINK LONG AND HARD BEFORE TAKING UP A NEW JOB. GOODBYE ^z! IT'S ALL OVER FOR ^y, THE EX ^t MANAGER.
^s, WHO HAD BEEN GIVEN THE DREADED 'VOTE OF CONFIDENCE' BY THE BOARD YESTERDAY, IS OUT OF A JOB TODAY.
HE APPEARED NOT TO NOTICE THAT HIS GRIP ON THE REIGNS AT ^g SLIPPING AWAY FROM HIM IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS FOLLOWING SOME TERRIBLE DECISIONS. GOOD MORNING, MR ^s, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SEE ME, MR ^s. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR INCREASING DEBTS. YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION IS STARTING TO WORRY ME. WE CANNOT ALLOW YOU TO KEEP BORROWING MONEY, WITHOUT REPAYMENT. EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE IN ORDER, MR ^s. YOU'VE GOT LOADSA-MONEY! ^z,
DON'T YOU THINK WE COULD START THINKING ABOUT INCREASING CAPACITY?WE HAVE BEEN PACKING THEM IN THIS SEASON.
THE ASSISTANT MANAGER ^z,
THIS MAY BE A GOOD TIME TO START INCREASING OUR CAPACITY. WE'VE BEEN GETTING GOOD GATES SO FAR.
THE ASSISTANT MANAGER ^z,
IF I WAS YOU, I WOULD BUILD ANOTHER SHOP. FROM THE QUEUES ON SATURDAY, IT LOOKED TO ME LIKE WE COULD FLOG LOADS MORE GEAR.
THE ASSISTANT MANAGER ^z,
I RECKON WE COULD DO WITH MORE SHOPS, YOU KNOW.
THE ASSISTANT MANAGER ^z,
I RECKON WE COULD EASILY ADD A ^x TO THE GROUND. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE FILLING BELLIES TO KEEP PEOPLE HAPPY.
THE ASSISTANT MANAGER ^z,
I COULDN'T GET ANY GRUB BEFORE THE GAME YESTERDAY, THE QUEUES WERE TOO LONG.
THE ASSISTANT ^z,
I HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING YOUR TEAM SELECTION WITH THE ASSISTANT MANAGER.NEITHER OF US ARE VERY CONFIDENT WITH YOUR CURRENT CHOICE.
WE HAD BETTER GET A GOOD RESULT THIS WEEK.
THE CHAIRMAN ^z,
YOUR TEAM SELECTION APPEARS A LITTLE ODD.
I WANT A RESULT THIS WEEK, OR CHANGES TO THE SQUAD.
THE CHAIRMAN ^z,
DO SOMETHING ABOUT OUR FORM! I'VE HAD ^r ON MY BACK COMPLAINING ABOUT RESULTS.
I DON'T WANT TO KEEP MAKING EXCUSES.
THE CHAIRMAN ^z,
WE NEED OUR FORM TO IMPROVE TO KEEP ^r QUIET.
I DON'T LIKE SAYING "WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT GAME"
THE CHAIRMAN HELLO, IT'S BILL HERE.
YOU GOT A RESULT, GUV.
YOU WON ^$ ON THE LAST MATCH. HELLO, IT'S BILL.
WELL DONE, GUVNOR. THAT'S ^$ IN THE COFFERS, READY FOR YOUR NEXT BET. HELLO, GUV, BILL HERE.
IT'S EASY MONEY, ISN'T IT? YOU GOT ^$ FROM YOUR LAST BET.
HAVE ANOTHER GO... HELLO, GUVNOR. THIS IS BILL SPEAKING.
WELL, WELL, I WON'T TELL IF YOU WON'T! YOU WON ^$ FOR LOSING. STICK IT IN 'OTHER ITEMS' AND NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW. GUV, THIS IS BILL.
HMMM! THERE'S SOMETHING FISHY GOING ON HERE.
^$ FOR LOSING. THAT'S WHAT I'D CALL A RESULT. HELLO, IT'S BILL.
I SMELL A RAT!
YOU WON ^$ FOR LOSING, WELL DONE GUV! MORNING SIRE, BILL SPEAKING.
YOU LOST THIS TIME. BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME, GUV.
THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME? HELLO GUV, BILL SPEAKING.
ITS A FUNNY OLD GAME. COME TO THINK OF IT, THAT WAS A FUNNY THING TO DO.
NOT MUCH GOOD AT THIS CORRUPTION THING, ARE YOU? TRY RIGGING THE RESULT PROPERLY NEXT TIME!
HAVE ANOTHER GO... GUV, IT'S BILL.
TRY RIGGING IT PROPERLY NEXT TIME. YOU HAVE TO LET MORE GOALS IN. TO: ^t
FROM: COUNCIL
YOUR RATES FOR THE YEAR WILL BE ^$. WHICH IS PAYABLE AT ^$ PER WEEK. TO: ^y
FROM: ^b
I'VE GOT TOO MUCH TO DO, MR ^s!
IT'S GETTING ME DOWN. I NEED HELP, OR LESS WORK. BOSS,
THERE ISN'T ENOUGH TIME IN BETWEEN MATCHES FOR ME TO DO ALL YOUR ASKING
COACH ^b TO: ^y
FROM: ^b
IT'S NOT FAIR. ^b HASN'T GOT AS MUCH TO DO AS ME, AND I'M RUSHING FROM ONE PLAYER TO THE NEXT ALL THE TIME. BOSS,
COACH ^b ISN'T PULLING HIS WEIGHT. I'VE GOT FAR TOO MUCH TO DO, AND HE'S TWIDDLING HIS THUMBS.
COACH ^b TO: ^y
FROM: ^b
WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE TRAINING PROGRAMME. I HAVE BEEN DOING THE SAME THING, WITH THE SAME PLAYERS, FOR AGES! TO: ^y
FROM: ^b
BOSS,
I GET THE FEELING THAT ^p IS FED UP WITH HIS TRAINING PROGRAMME. COME TO THINK OF IT, "PROGRAMME" ISN'T REALLY APPROPRIATE AT ALL. TO: ^y
FROM: ^b
^p HASN'T HAD A CHANGE IN HIS TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR AGES. I THINK HE COULD DO WITH SOME VARIATION. MR ^s,
AS A VALUED CUSTOMER OF THE BRANCH, MAY I SUGGEST THAT YOU MAKE USE OF OUR HIGH INTEREST DEPOSIT ACCOUNT FOR A BETTER RETURN ON YOUR MONEY.
THE BANK MANAGER MR ^s,
I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CLUB IS HOLDING RATHER A LARGE SURPLUS IN THE CURRENT ACCOUNT.
YOU WOULD GET A BETTER RETURN ON THE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT.
YOUR BANK MANAGER ^z,
YOU NEED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION. WE HAVE PEOPLE WANTING TO TAKE UP THE AD BOARDS, AND YOU ARE IGNORING THE OFFERS. SORT IT.
THE CHAIRMAN WE ALL HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR THE CLUB THIS SEASON, ^z. I TRUST THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO A GOOD JOB FOR US. GOOD LUCK, ^z. I EXPECT YOU'LL NEED IT. I WANT YOU TO TREAT THE ^c AS A HIGH PRIORITY THIS SEASON. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET OFF TO A GOOD START THIS SEASON, ^z. GOOD MORNING, ^z. MORNING, ^z, HOW ARE YOU? THINGS SEEM ALRIGHT AT THE MOMENT, ^z? HELLO, ^z, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? I DON'T WANT ANYTHING LESS THAN PROMOTION THIS SEASON, OK? WE NEED TO WIN THE LEAGUE THIS YEAR, ^z. I AM RELYING ON YOU. I WANT YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FINISH IN A PROMOTION PLACE, OK. WE NEED TO DO MUCH BETTER THIS SEASON. I WANT PROMOTION. LAST SEASON WAS NOT GOOD FOR THE CLUB. I WANT YOU TO DO MUCH BETTER THIS YEAR. WE NEED TO DO BETTER THAN LAST YEAR. I WANT TO SEE US GO UP, OK. WE MUST FINISH IN THE TOP SIX THIS SEASON. I WANT TO SEE US FINISHING UP THERE WITH THE LEADERS THIS SEASON, OK? I THINK THIS MAY BE A GOOD YEAR. DO YOUR BEST. ^z, OUR RECENT FORM IS AWFUL. I WANT TO SEE BETTER RESULTS - SOON! ^z, WE'RE SLIPPING DOWN THE LEAGUE. I WANT YOU TO CHANGE THINGS AROUND. WE NEED TO WIN MORE, ^z. I AM NOT PLEASED WITH OUR FORM. WE ARE PLAYING GOOD FOOTBALL AT THE MOMENT. KEEP IT GOING. I AM PLEASED WITH OUR RECENT RESULTS. GOOD STUFF ON THE FIELD RECENTLY, ^z. THE TITLE LOOKS WITHIN OUR GRASP. LET'S MAKE SURE WE GET IT, ^z. ^z, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY, LET'S MAKE SURE WE DON'T LOSE OUR GRIP ON THE TITLE. LET'S MAKE SURE WE GET OUR NAME ON THE TITLE TROPHY, ^z. I DON'T WANT US HOVERING ABOVE THE RELEGATION ZONE MUCH LONGER. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. COME ON, ^z, WE NEED TO GET AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE LEAGUE. HURRY UP AND GET US OUT OF DANGER. I DON'T WANT US SLIPPING INTO THE RELGATION ZONE. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH OUR LEAGUE POSITION. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE CLUB GO DOWN THIS SEASON. DO SOMETHING ABOUT OUR LEAGUE POSITION, ^z. RELEGATION IS NOT AN OPTION. I WANT US OUT THE RELEGATION ZONE. SOON. ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT RECENTLY, ^z. KEEP IT UP! I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THIS SEASONS ATTENDANCE. YOU ARE DOING A FINE JOB IN THAT RESPECT. OUR ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN SO GOOD RECENTLY WE MAY HAVE TO START PLANNING EXPANSION. WE NEED TO WIN THIS CUP MATCH, ^z. GET A RESULT! IT'LL DO US A LOT OF GOOD NOT TO GET KNOCKED OUT THE ^c. GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT! THIS CUP GAME IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CLUB. I WANT US IN THE NEXT ROUND. LOSING THAT CUP MATCH WAS DISAPPOINTING, TO SAY THE LEAST. THE CUP GAMES ARE VERY IMPORTANT YOU KNOW. SHAME ABOUT THE ^c. THAT'S ONE MORE THING LESS TO PLAY FOR THIS SEASON. WE'RE NOT IN ANY CUPS NOW, SO YOU BETTER MAKE SURE OUR LEAGUE RESULTS MAKE UP FOR IT! GOOD SHOW! THAT'S ANOTHER BIT A SILVER FOR THE TROPHY CABINET. WELL DONE! EXCELLENT RESULT IN THE FINAL! I'M CHUFFED. I LOVE COLLECTING TROPHIES! WELL DONE! I HOPE OUR STAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TABLE IS GOING TO BE BRIEF. I DON'T WANT US SETTLING FOR A MID TABLE POSITION, ^z. DON'T GET COMFORTABLE THINKING MID TABLE IS ALRIGHT. I WANT US UP THE TOP. WE HAVE MONEY AVAILABLE TO STRENGTHEN THE SQUAD, IF YOU WANT TO. I THINK WE COULD DO WITH A PLAYER PURCHASE. THERE IS MONEY AVAILABLE. I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT STRENGTHENING THE SQUAD. WE HAVE PLAYERS THAT WE ARE MAKING NO USE OF. I DON'T WANT TO PAY WAGES FOR DEAD WOOD. IF YOU AREN'T GOING TO MAKE USE OF PLAYERS IN THE SQUAD I WANT YOU TO SELL, OR AT LEAST REPLACE THEM. I DON'T WANT PLAYERS IN THE SQUAD THAT WE DON'T USE. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. YOU HAVE FAILED ME. YOU'VE LET THE CLUB DOWN, ^z. WE'RE RELEGATED. RELEGATED! RELEGATED! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? ^z, YOU ARE A GENIUS! WE'RE GOING UP! BRILLIANT, ^z! UP WE GO! I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT SEASON NOW! WELL DONE ON GETTING THE PROMOTION! IT'S TOO LATE, ^z - WE CAN'T GO UP NOW. I SUPPOSE WE HAD JUST BETTER DO THE BEST WE CAN, NOW THAT PROMOTION IS IMPOSSIBLE. WE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER THIS YEAR, ^z. I WANTED PROMOTION. YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB SO FAR GETTING TO THE FINAL. NOW LET ME SEE YOU FINISH IT OFF. WIN OR LOSE, YOU DONE WELL TO GET TO THE CUP FINAL. JUST GO OUT THERE AND ENJOY IT, ^z. IT'S GREAT TO BE IN THE FINAL. IT'LL BE EVEN BETTER TO GET A RESULT. HELLO AGAIN. BACK AGAIN? YOU AGAIN? NOT YOU AGAIN. ^z,
I HAVE GOT A NEW OFFER FROM A POTENTIAL CLUB SPONSOR. PLEASE COME AND SEE ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE CHAIRMAN ^z,
I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU URGENTLY REGARDING A POSSIBLE SPONSORSHIP DEAL.
THE CHAIRMAN ^z,
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? WE HAVE LOST THE SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH ^r, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET BACK TO THEM IN TIME.
NEXT TIME, WHEN I ASK TO SEE YOU, GET IN HERE A BIT QUICKER.
THE CHAIRMAN ^z,
WE HAD AN OFFER OF SPONSORSHIP FROM ^r, BUT THEY HAVE WITHDRAWN BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T AROUND FOR THE MEETING.
I AM NOT AMUSED.
THE CHAIRMAN ^z,
I WANT TO DISCUSS SPONSORSHIP WITH YOU. COME AND SEE ME, PLEASE.
THE CHAIRMAN ^y,
I NEED A QUICK WORD ABOUT SPONSORSHIP. PLEASE COME TO MY OFFICE.
THE CHAIRMAN ^s,
I WANT YOU IN MY OFFICE NOW.
THE CHAIRMAN I'M NOT AT ALL PLEASED ABOUT THE LACK OF A CLUB SPONSOR. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OFFERS, WHICH DON'T SEEM TO HAVE BEEN GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU. YOU HAD BETTER MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WELL, IF YOU ARE HOPING FOR A BETTER OFFER. OUR LACK OF SPONSOR IS NOT A SITUATION THAT I AM VERY PLEASED ABOUT. DESPITE SEVERAL OFFERS, WE ARE NOT EXPLOITING THAT POSSIBLE REVENUE. I WANT TO ACCEPT THE NEXT SPONSORSHIP DEAL, NO MATTER WHAT. ^z,
I WANT TO DISCUSS ATTENDANCE WITH YOU. COME AND SEE ME, PLEASE.
THE CHAIRMAN ^y,
I NEED A QUICK WORD ABOUT RECENT ATTENDANCE. PLEASE COME TO MY OFFICE.
THE CHAIRMAN ^s,
I WANT YOU IN MY OFFICE NOW.
THE CHAIRMAN THE STADIUM HOLDS ^n0 AND WE ARE NOT EVEN FILLING HALF OF IT.
I CAN NOT ALLOW THIS TO CONTINUE. DO SOMETHING - FAST. THERE IS NO POINT IN US HAVING ^n0 CAPACITY, IF LESS THAN HALF FILL THE STADIUM. WE NEED TO ATTRACT MORE SPECTATORS. I WANT YOU TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE LACK OF SPECTATORS. WE NEED TO START FILLING THE GROUND IF WE ARE GOING TO GO PLACES. ^z,
WE NEED TO CUT BACK ON THE LARGE PURCHASES, AS THERE IS LITTLE MONEY AVAILABLE AT THE MOMENT. ^z,
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE MONEY AVAILABLE, SO I DON'T WANT ANY BIG PURCHASES FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. ^z,
DON'T COME IN HERE ASKING ME TO SPEND MONEY. I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO MAKE ANY LARGE PURCHASES, UNTIL YOU START TO IMPROVE THE CLUB'S STATUS. ^z,
IT'S NO USE COMING IN HERE. I WILL NOT SANCTION ANY BIG MONEY DEALS UNTIL YOU IMPROVE THE CLUB'S STATUS. YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT SPENDING ANY MONEY, UNTIL WE GET OURSELVES A BIT MORE STABILITY. I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO SPEND MORE MONEY! YOU GET US CONSISTENT SUCCESS AND THEN I'LL THINK ABOUT IT. ^z,
I WANT TO DISCUSS FACILITIES WITH YOU. COME AND SEE ME, PLEASE.
THE CHAIRMAN ^y,
I NEED A QUICK WORD ABOUT THE STADIUM FACILITIES. PLEASE COME TO MY OFFICE.
THE CHAIRMAN ^s,
I WANT YOU IN MY OFFICE NOW.
THE CHAIRMAN I WANT YOU TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE GROUND, ^z. I AM RECEIVING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LACK OF FACILITIES FROM THE FANS. WE NEED TO LOOK AT OPTIONS FOR IMPROVING FACILITIES, ^z. THERE MUST BE MORE WAYS WE CAN GET MONEY. I AM GETTING COMMENTS THAT OUR FACILITIES AREN'T UP TO MUCH. LET'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. MR ^s,
I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED WITH THE CLUB'S CURRENT FINANCIAL POSITION.
I FEEL THAT A VISIT TO THE BRANCH MAY BE APPROPRIATE, IN ORDER THAT WE DISCUSS POSSIBLE BORROWING OPTIONS.
THE BANK MANAGER MR ^s,
I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS YOUR CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION.
PLEASE VISIT THE BRANCH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,
THE BANK MANAGER MR ^s,
YOUR CURRENT LEVELS OF UNAUTHORISED BORROWING ARE A CAUSE FOR SOME CONCERN.
I HAVE NO WISH TO ALARM YOU, BUT IF YOUR SITUATION DOES NOT IMPROVE SHORTLY, I MAY BE FORCED TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION.
YOUR BANK MANAGER MR ^s,
I AM AFRAID THAT I CANNOT ALLOW YOUR BORROWING TO REMAIN AT THE CURRENT LEVEL.
PLEASE RECTIFY THE SITUATION SHORTLY, BEFORE THE NEED FOR FURTHER ACTION.
YOUR BANK MANAGER MR ^s,
I AM AFRAID THAT THE LEVELS OF UNAUTHORISED BORROWING AT ^t ARE SIMPLY FAR TOO HIGH.
I MUST INSIST THAT YOU REPAY ALL OVERDUE AMOUNTS TO THE BANK WITHIN ^n WEEKS, OR I WILL HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO CLOSE THE CLUB DOWN.
YOUR PATIENT MANAGER MR ^s,
I MUST INSIST THAT ALL UNAUTHORISED BORROWING BY ^t BE REPAID WITHIN ^n WEEKS.
FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN THE BANK TAKING ACTION TO STOP THE CLUB TRADING.
YOUR KIND MANAGER TO: ^y
FROM: FA CHIEF EXEC
A RECENT INSPECTION HAS REVEALED THAT THE STANDARD OF MAINTENANCE AT ^g IS SOMEWHAT LACKING.
WE WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU RECTIFY THIS SITUATION RAPIDLY, PENDING FURTHER INSPECTIONS AND POSSIBLE FINES. TO: ^y
FROM: FA CHIEF EXEC
A FURTHER INSPECTION OF ^g HAS SHOWN THAT LITTLE OR NO IMPROVEMENT HAS BEEN MADE TO RECTIFY THE POOR CONDITION OF THE STADIUM.
YOU MUST PAY ^$ TO REPAIR THE STAND OR THE OFFENDING STAND WILL BE CONDEMNED. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
MY CLIENT'S CONTRACT IS DUE TO EXPIRE IN 5 WEEKS.
HE WISHES TO STAY WITH THE CLUB. CAN WE ARRANGE A NEW CONTRACT? TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
IT'S NEARLY TIME TO RENEW THIS PLAYER'S CONTRACT.
IT HAS ONLY GOT 5 WEEKS TO RUN. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
WE ONLY HAVE 3 WEEKS TO SORT OUT A NEW CONTRACT FOR ^p.
IF WE DON'T SORT SOMETHING OUT SOON I MAY HAVE START NEGOTIATIONS ELSEWHERE. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
HURRY UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PLAYER'S CONTRACT.
YOU HAVE GOT 3 WEEKS THEN I'LL START TO LOOK AROUND. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK THAT ^p PLAYS UNDER HIS CURRENT CONTRACT. AFTER THAT HE IS A FREE AGENT.
PULL YOUR FINGER OUT, OR HE'S OFF! TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
NEXT WEEK ^p BECOMES A FREE AGENT.
WHY CAN'T WE ARRANGE A CONTRACT? TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
HAVE YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH ME, PAL?
WE EITHER NEGOTIATE NOW, OR I LOOK FOR A NEW CLUB FOR ^p. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU, ^s?
^p HAS AN EXPIRED CONTRACT. YOU BETTER MOVE FAST, OR YOU LOSE THE PLAYER. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
MY CLIENT IS PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT TERMS AGAIN - IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE SENSIBLE. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
^p TELLS ME HE WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT HIS CONTRACT AGAIN. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
MY CLIENT IS PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT TERMS AGAIN - IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE SENSIBLE. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
^p WILL TALK TO YOU AGAIN ABOUT NEW TERMS, IF YOU LIKE. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
MY CLIENT IS PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT TERMS AGAIN - IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE SENSIBLE. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
^p WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT HIS CONTRACT AGAIN. BY THE WAY - NOT DOING TOO WELL IN THE LEAGUE ARE WE! ^f IN THE LEAGUE? THINKING ABOUT RELEGATION? BY THE WAY - YOUR PLAYERS ARE A BIT FED UP AREN'T THEY? NEED ANY ADVICE? HAVE YOU NOTICED THE MORAL OF YOUR OTHER PLAYERS RECENTLY? TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
LESS TALK MORE ACTION!
^p IS NOT HAPPY WITH HIS PLACE. I WON'T LET HIM TALK TO YOU UNTIL YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
HE EITHER GETS FIRST TEAM FOOTBALL AT ^t, OR GOES SOMEWHERE BETTER! TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
I WOULDN'T EITHER BOTHER TALKING TO ^p ABOUT A NEW CONTRACT UNTIL HE IS BACK IN THE TEAM.
YOU DON'T NEED ME TO TELL YOU HE'S UNHAPPY. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
^p IS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH HIS CURRENT POSITION.
PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, BEFORE THINGS GET ANY WORSE. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
I'VE HAD ^p ON THE PHONE.
HE'S GETTING ITCHY FEET, BEING IN THE RESERVES. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
^p IS EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH HIS CURRENT POSITION.
BE AWARE, HE HAS ASKED ME TO START LOOKING AROUND IN CASE THINGS DON'T CHANGE SOON. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
I MUST WARN YOU THAT IF ^p DOESN'T GET HIS 1ST TEAM PLACE BACK, HE MAY START TO LOOK ELSEWHERE. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
THINGS HAVE GONE TOO FAR FOR ^p.
HE WANTS TO GO...
GOING, GOING... (HA, HA, HA...) TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
YOU'VE LEFT ^p OUT TOO LONG.
HE WANTS OUT ALTOGETHER.
HERE COMES ANOTHER NEGOTIATION FEE!! TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
DON'T YOU THINK ^p DESERVES BETTER DOSH? HE DOES. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
GET YOUR WALLET OUT, ^z. ^p DESERVES MORE THAN ^$. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
YOU DON'T REALLY TAKE HINTS, DO YOU?
LET ME SPELL IT OUT...
^p WANTS MORE M-O-N-E-Y. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
ARE YOU IGNORING ME?
^p WANTS MORE MONEY. I WANT ^p TO HAVE MORE MONEY. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
MONEY MAY BE TOO TIGHT TO MENTION, BUT IF YOU DON'T OBLIGE ^p WITH A FEW BOB I MAY HAVE TO MENTION A PLACE I'VE HEARD ABOUT AT ^t. TO: ^y
FROM: ALAN AGENT
RE: ^p
^z, LET ME GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE.
IF YOU WANT TO KEEP ^p, PAY HIM MORE.
IF YOU WANT TO LOSE HIM, LEAVE IT AS IT IS. TO: ^y
FROM: ^b
BOSS,
CAN WE TALK ABOUT MONEY PLEASE. TO: ^y
FROM: ^b
BOSS,
DON'T YOU THINK I DESERVE A RISE? TO: ^y
FROM: ^b
YOU NEVER SEEM TO BE IN YOUR OFFICE WHEN I COME TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MY WAGES.
IF I DON'T GET A RISE SOON, I MAY HAVE TO LOOK FOR A BETTER JOB. TO: ^y
