Hi everyone, today I will bring you the start of Bury’s season in the Premier League! As you know, we got here in some fluky style by winning on penalties in the play off semi final and final. Most of you have predicted me to finish from 13+ after the summer signings so lets see how we got on!
Before I start, I bought a 16 year old regen in the previos window. I forgot to show him you in the previous post. He will be joining in two years time. Well here he is:
Well there he is, he has some amazing attributes for a 16 year old. Imagine him when he joins the club! Hopefully Bursaspor will continue to train him well. He is getting regular games for them at the moment which is a good sign! Oh yeah, he only cost us a small fee of 2m! :D
Premier League Results
Well the first game was away against Aston Villa. I actually thought we had a good chance of winning this game, but we were shown the cleaners! We got absolutely smashed! I think pace was the reason to this. The next game wasn’t easy either, home to Chelsea. Chelsea had a 2-0 lead before we even opened our eyes, however this performance showed me we could be in for a really successful season. Pedersen scored his first goal for the club and we could have easily drawn this game if we had taken our chances.
Then, we went on a great run of winning four games in a row! I have highlighted this part for you. Shaun Wright Phillips looks like a great signing for us! Already scoring 5 league goals, he isn’t known for a goal scoring winger but I have certainly turned him into one. We also had a cracker of a game vs Wolves where we almost gave a 3-0 lead away! OMG! 2 players got sent off (only one is shown in the screenshot due to lack of space) in the 87th and 90th minute. I have to say, that we should applaude them! They denied two goal scoring oppurtunities for Wolves! :D
The winning run ended as we drew against Everton 2-2, after being 2 goals down. Great fightback by my team! I have to say it is a brilliant point considering Laguardia and Linganzi were both suspended! We then welcomed Man UTD to Gigg Lane, i was hoping we get away with a decent loss but not a thrashing. Instead we were denied a point in the 5th minute of added time! :-(
League table
Blackburn are the suprising leaders of the Barclays PL this season. However we sit in a healthy position ourselves with a game in hand. 14 points from 9 games — I must say i am suprised.
League Cup Progress
On to the league cup now….
We are in the quater finals after pretty comfortable wins in all of our games soo far. Wright Phillips scoring in every round! We beat top of the league Blackburn on our way to the quater finals and had a two goal lead before it being cut to 1 in the end. I also feel we have a great chance of winning this competition! You will understand why in the below screenshot…
All remaining opponants are all easy apart from the last game in the above screenshot. One of Chelsea and Liverpool will get knocked out. Lets see if we have the mental belief to win this competition (which Arsenal didn’t :-( )
And now the squad ratings:
I would say all signing are a sucess. SWP and Pedersen the pick of them. I can also confirm Frank Lampard is good enough to play in the Premier League at 35 years of age.
I have to say I am suprised with two players, Alan Dunne, who was very inconsistent in the Championship has turned into a consistent performer in the Premier League! How does that happen!??! Andrea Gasbarroni, our panic signing last season can also play at this level.
Now I will sort in ‘verygood’, ‘good’, ‘okay’, ‘bad’ categories of my new signings. Note, players ‘okay’ categorie need more time to settle I believe.
VERY GOOD
1 — Shaun Wright Phillips
2 — Nicklas Pedersen
3 — Victor Laguardia
4 — Frank Lampard
5 — Kevin Long
6 — Amine Linganzi
7 — Paul Robinson
GOOD
1 — Hector Alvarez — really excited by this person’s potential
2 — Guilherme
OKAY
1 — Jamie O’hara
2 — Deniran Ortega
BAD
1 — Christopher Mfuiy — This person has already handed in transfer request! :/
Well thats it people, good start in the PL, a potential chance of winning silverware… It’s all good times at Bury FC. Only if the board were better! GRRR
Take Care, Sayam
Darren Smith
14 марта, 2011 at 18:37
A good start there Sayam, well done. I think the new signings have settled well especially SWP and Pederson. Keep up the good start and you’ll be well within my prediction of the top 13. Good luck mate. :)
Sayam Khan
14 марта, 2011 at 22:15
Thanks Darren, I agree with you, I do think the signings have settled well.
Johnny Karp
14 марта, 2011 at 19:12
Just one word Sayam: amazing! And I have three reasons for using that particular word:
1. You had a great start to the Premier League season and that’s not easy at all.
2. You made a brilliant Carling Cup run and you could really go to Wembley.
3. You turned SWP into a goal scoring machine, that’s unprecedented!
Great job mate and good luck for the next months!
Sayam Khan
14 марта, 2011 at 22:19
Thats very nice of you Johnny, thanks for your comment.
hils
14 марта, 2011 at 19:31
Hi Sayam,great month there!!!!!!!!!! If you carry on like this you should have a solid season!!!!!!! Good luck!!!!!!!!
Sayam Khan
14 марта, 2011 at 22:20
Thanks Hils :-)
Laxeyman
14 марта, 2011 at 19:52
Good start Sayam, you’ve got a solid team and Wright Phillips has been brilliant for you, I’ve got to admit I didn’t expect that! Hopefully you can keep going, you should be able to beat Leciester, and hopefully you can continue your good form in the league. Good luck!
Sayam Khan
14 марта, 2011 at 22:22
Thanks Laxeymant, Wright Phillips has been our best player so far no doubt. I don’t think anybody expected it to be honest including myself :D
Excessive
15 марта, 2011 at 08:44
Very well done in managing what must be a challenging task. Wright Phillips does look like he still has some fight left in him, great signing. Doing great in the league, keep it up!
Just want to pick up on that new signing, what a talent he will be! At only 16 he has the mental attributes to match most so kudos on your find!
Lastly, was a little unlucky with Fergie time at the end there against united.. I’ve had my fair share, trust me ;)
Good luck for the rest of the season!
Kevin
15 марта, 2011 at 11:41
Hello Sayam
That is a terrific start indeed and you do have a great chance of winning the League Cup. Wright -Philips has indeed been a star for you so far and that new Dutch kid looks like a fantastic signing. Based on what I’ve seen so far you could squeeze into the top 6 at th end of the season.
Sears
16 марта, 2011 at 23:32
Solid start Sayam! Oh and that regen looks immense too :-)
Ana Garcia
17 марта, 2011 at 16:11
Good start Sayam!
Nice to see your signings settle down quickly and good luck in the cup!
Your new player looks fantastic and am really glad everything is finally going well for you!!
:)