Dorchester Town Story — End Of Season #1

Hello folks, it’s time for the last update of my first season at the helm of Blue Square South side Dorchester Town. As you know we were top of the table at the end of February, 14 points clear of the second placed team and with a game in hand. We had a great run in 2010 and I was hoping to extend that for a few more games and claim the title as soon as possible. Let’s see what happened.

The first game was supposed to be away at Hapton & Richmond but the match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch so my players could enjoy a nice break before the next game. We had to play away at 8th placed Braintree, a solid team that was still hoping to push for a play-off spot. We got off to a good start and centre back Bosko Visatovic gave us the lead with a powerful corner kick header, just what we needed. We managed to keep the game quiet after the goal, we kept possession very well and secured the three points without breaking too much sweat. A play-off spot was officially ours but we surely wanted more than that.

The next game was at home with 15th placed Weston-super-Mare, a team that we already defeated away from home. We dominated the game as we usually do at home and managed to settle things in the first half thanks to centre back Bosko Visatovic, he scored twice from corner kicks in only three minutes! Left winger Alexandru Gheba scored our third goal on a counter attack and it was all over, we only needed one more win to secure the title!

The next game was the previously postponed one, away at 13th placed Hampton&Richmond. We had to play on a muddy pitch and that required a lot of effort from the players. Fortunately striker Marius Dabu was in his killer mood again, he settled the nerves with a superb double and then we just had to keep things under control. We conceded an unlucky goal four minutes from time but never looked like losing our three points, the title was ours!

It was a great moment for the club and for our fans but I told them that this was just the beginning!

We still had six games to play but I used most of them to test a few new signings (more about that later) and also gave more chances to the backup players. We recorded three wins, two draws and one defeat but that didn’t matter too much anymore.

As I said I managed to bring in a few new players right away, all of them for free. They were recommended to me by my two scouts, let’s see who they are:

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The first new face is 17 year old right back Grant Hall from Brighton. He is a pretty talented youngster and although he won’t be a first team regular right away I hope that he will make good progress quickly.

The second youngster is versatile midfielder James Marwood from Newcastle, I brought him in to provide cover for all roles in midfield. His versatility could keep him at the club for a while as a backup player and hopefully he will develop into a first team regular.

The last signing was 20 year old midfielder Jason Mycoe from Welling, he’s mainly a right winger but he can also play as a central midfielder. He is still young and if my scout is right he can make some progress in the next couple of seasons.

Here’s the final league table, we managed to get 100 points! The other team that got promoted to Blue Square Premier is Newport Co, they defeated Dover 4-0 in the play-off final.

Let’s have a look at the player stats for this season, as usual sorted by average rating. Centre back Ryan Carolan tops the table, he was one of my key players in defense. Striker Sergiu Jivan was the club’s top goalscorer with 23 goals but Marius Dabu was essential in the second part of the season with his 16 goals in 19 appearances. Overall I’m satisfied with most of the players but quite a few of them would probably have to leave the club at the end of the season. I guess we’ll sell around 10 of the backup players but I’ll think a bit more about that.

Striker Sergiu Jivan was elected player of the season, I’m very proud of him! He is still young and I guess he will be staying at the club for at least a couple more seasons.

Despite the league triumph the club’s financial situation is not rosy, we are over 200,000 pounds in debt and that could drastically limit my transfer and wage budget for next season.

Until then I’m going to enjoy the triumphant promotion and then start worrying about next season. Thank you for reading and for supporting the Magpies! :) I also hope that you are enjoying the World Cup and the contest that we have here on the website.

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