We had to get back to winning and the next game seemed to be a good opportunity. The game was at home with 11th placed Fulham and we played pretty well in the first half, dominated the game but the ball hit the woodwork twice instead of going in… The second half was an uphill struggle, Fulham defended with great determination and we lacked the creativity to cause them problems. It was an unconvincing performance overall and another home draw for us.
The last game of the month was away at 10th placed Wolves, we were down in 7th place after the Fulham draw. Guilherme started the game by hitting the woodwork one again but a few minutes later luck got back on our side: a corner kick sent the ball bouncing back and forth into their box and it finally went in off the feet of their defender. My boys were unleashed after the goal, Agnaldo made a superb run on the left, crossed the ball to the far post and Hinshelwood headed it right in! Only seven minutes later Biglia played a perfect through ball for Sburlea and the Romanian striker powered it in, our first half was like a dream! Wolves tried to get back into the game in the second half but we defended pretty well, Romero had only five shots to save this time :)
That win pushed us up in 6th place, we still were in the Europa League region but the table was quite tight. I guess our fans had another reason to be happy: we were 6th and Forest were behind us in 10th place :)
So far so good but I guess December will show us if we really can hope for an Europa League place at the end of the season. We’ll have the Nottingham Derby right after Christmas and a tough away game at Anfield Road just before the end of the year.
That’s how it was, a tough month in which we lost some points along the way. I hope to get at least three wins out of the six games in December, that would probably keep us withing the first eight in the Premier League table. Can we win those three? I guess we can… ;)
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eddie eddie
16 января, 2010 at 22:46
You are doing well in the league, as you always do :).
Johnny Karp
16 января, 2010 at 22:54
Thanks Eddie. You’re doing well with Southampton too, even if you lost in the play-offs. Btw, could you change your blog settings so I could comment there easily (just with name and URL)? I don’t use the google account too often and it’s quite complicated to log in each time I want to comment.
Laxeyman
16 января, 2010 at 23:31
Well done Johnny don’t worry about the Man City game, you are doing a great job!
Kevin Mayo
16 января, 2010 at 23:45
Hi Johnny
Man city were always going to be a hard team to beat especially coming up into the league. I think you have consolidated your position very well and a European spot is not unrealistic though there’s still a long way to go until May and a shot at the title. I wish I could find Hinshelwood in my game. He’s always popping up for you!
Johnny Karp
16 января, 2010 at 23:59
@Laxeyman
Thanks mate, I accepted the Man City defeat as one to learn from, we couldn’t have done more than that. I felt powerless throughout the game, it seemed like they could score whenever they really wanted to.
@Kevin
You won’t find Hinshelwood in your game, he’s a regen player that does not exist in real life. He’s my favorite lad, I bought him from Portsmouth when he was only 17, I remember that they had financial problems and they agreed to sell him for something around 4 million pounds. I agree that there’s still a long way to go, that’s why I said that we could evaluate things with more accuracy at the end of December.
TheZiggy
17 января, 2010 at 00:19
Although you dropped a fair few points, it’s still been a decent month. Nice to get revenge over West Ham so soon after them knocking you out of the League Cup, and a very good win over Wolves.
Everton and Fulham always seem to be tough teams to actually get a win over. Fulham rarely seem to score, but it’s just so hard to unlock their defence.
As for Man City, it’s just something to learn from. Their pace can be so difficult to handle. I got lucky first season I got QPR promoted, by playing them in Manchester first day of the season, and after going ahead, they allowed us to take control and get a surprise win. They did however get revenge when they came to our ground.
eddie eddie
17 января, 2010 at 00:24
Johnny, how do I do this?
Johnny Karp
17 января, 2010 at 00:46
@TheZiggy
Thanks for the comment mate. The worst thing about the Man City game is that they let us control the ball and play it around but we couldn’t get past their midfield too often, it was like a brick wall.
@Eddie
I don’t really know Eddie, I guess there’s an option about allowing comments from anybody or something like that.
Laxeyman
17 января, 2010 at 00:58
Eddie, I think it’s on your blog settings and you have to change the options people are given on the comments.
eddie eddie
17 января, 2010 at 01:38
All I can see is letting anonymous users posting.
Lye
17 января, 2010 at 02:33
Hi mate, decent results there. Your team is still in contention for a europa place. Next month will be much more difficult, i hope your guys will be extra motivated to do well.
Johnny Karp
17 января, 2010 at 11:32
Thanks Lye, I hope to get some good results in December and stick around the 6th place.
Wilko
17 января, 2010 at 13:52
Hey mate!!
Good month some good wins but dropped some easy points aginst Everton and Fulham, You dont have listen to me mate but maybe you should buy another striker??? Guilherme is scoring goals but maybe you need that poacher or someone you can change a game just like that. Just suggestion mate.
Johnny Karp
17 января, 2010 at 14:05
Thanks for the comment Wilko. I do think about buying another striker but I don’t have the money for that right now, a good one might cost at least 10 million pounds and I only have 1 million left in my transfer budget. I guess I’ll have to wait until July and bring in a new striker then.
Martin
17 января, 2010 at 14:12
Well Donme Johnny!
Even If You Did Drop Some Points They Were Against Good Teams
Kinda Off-topic,
In The January Transfer Window, Do Most Teams Get A Renewed Transfer Budget Or Is It Just With Rich Teams Like Notts Co.?
Johnny Karp
17 января, 2010 at 14:58
Thanks Martin. From what I’ve seen so far you get some more transfer money in December if the club’s financial status is good enough. Sometimes I did get some, most times I didn’t. I’m not sure I will get some more this year although the club has around 20 million pounds in the bank.
Rooneye
17 января, 2010 at 21:46
Hey mate, doing well I see, next month looks like it will be a tough one, although 4 of your 6 games are at home which is a bonus I suppose. Lots of games to play in a month, but good luck with it.
I finally got my blog up, theres nothing much on it at the minute, just writing up my second post which should be up soon Here is the link anyway if you want to check it out:
http://fmexperience.wordpress.com/
Johnny Karp
17 января, 2010 at 22:09
Thanks Liam, I’ll check it out tonight.
Martin
17 января, 2010 at 21:50
New Post
http://martinfmstory.blogspot.com/