Welcome back folks! Episode number 6 of this series.

We open up with a match against Norwich

Game 30

Norwich 0 – Colwyn Bay 1

Lineup changes:

Glyn Hodges for Nathan Wigg (suspended due to disciplinary points)

Not exactly our finest display at Carrow Road but Pike got the job done. Norwich had the control of the ball and tried their best to score but lacked the creativity to actually intimidate our goal. Russell stopped the 2 shots aimed at his goal, therefore earning MOTM

FA Cup 4th Round

Everton 1 – Colwyn Bay 1

Lineup changes:

Marcus Browning for Marc Williams
Mark Cross for Richard Barnes

We scraped a draw after a lot of hard work to make it happen. The first half was mostly for the home team and saw Everton taking the reigns thanks to a goal by Clint Easton. After a locker room talk with the lads, we came in the second half with a very different attitude, reflected in Everton’s GK rating. The draw came after a corner kick, a scramble in the area which saw Griffiths giving the ball to Hodges and BLAM!. Glyn didn’t hesitate and punished them. We’re still alive and all will be resolved at the Drill Field.

Game 31

Colwyn Bay 3 – Plymouth Argyle 3

Lineup changes:

Tony Norman for Wayne Russell
John Davey for John Goss

Boy, did we have to sweat for this one. It was an uphill task as we were always fighting them to avoid getting the game nicked from us. Unfortunately, Norman’s inactivity played a big role here and he hadn’t the best of games.

FA Cup 4th Round Replay

Colwyn Bay 2 – Everton 1

Lineup changes:

Marc Williams for Marcus Browning
Ricardo Gabbiadini for Andy Legg
Wayne Russell for Tony Norman

At some point due to Everton’s pressure, it seemed like it was going to be a frustrating affair. But, in a role reverse with Pike as a forward delivering twice to Mark Cross, we finally broke the deadlock. A big thunderous roar was felt on The Drill Field and there was 15 minutes still to hold on. Everyone held their breath in the last play when a corner kick executed by Bohinen met Mädar’s head, Russell stopped it, there was a scramble in the area and finally the ball went wide.
Off to the next one!

League Cup Semi-Finals Leg 1

Liverpool 2 – Colwyn Bay 1

Now, against the other side of the Merseyside derby. Despite Liverpool showcasing their utter dominance throughout the entire game, we escape with just a 2-1 loss so the sensations after the whistle blew are pretty good. We can pick up a narrow result at home and that could be enough for us to make it to the final.

FA Cup 5th Round

Tranmere Rovers 1 – Colwyn Bay 2

Lineup changes:

Pat Van Der Hauwe for Jamie Savage (suspended due to disciplinary points)

Now, in the FA Cup Tranmere did all the heavylifting, forcing Russell to a couple of brilliant saves and our clinical display gets the best out of Prenton Park. Hamilton scored with 20 minutes to end the game to put a little bit of spice but from then on, they struggled to finish their plays properly. We’re through!

League Cup Semi-Finals Leg 2

Colwyn Bay 3 – Liverpool 0

Now yes. The Big Game is here.

Prior to the match, I noticed that Felgate didn’t have the UNH sign any more (and his value had risen up), therefore I felt it was appropriate to get him back in the lineup.
An almost packed stadium saw THE absolute BEST performance of the year so far. Our own set of supporters were gladly surprised by our football display and the attitude that we showed on the pitch. Their fantastic duo of Pürk and Jardel were completely neglected at the Drill Field. Huge win and we’re through to the final where we will meet Coventry, who lost to Ipswich but qualified by away goals.

Before leaving, a quick look at the standings:

Well well well, we can catch Coventry if we beat Bolton who will be our next opponent.

But that will be covered in our next episode.

Stay tuned, folks. See you next week 🙂

Hi, glad you can join me today on this fourth episode of the third season aboard Colwyn Bay.

The first of our matches will be against Birmingham for the 3^rd Round of the League Cup.

But before that…

Refused but with the Big Release Clause, I have that ominous fear. Let’s wait

League Cup 3^rd Round

Birmingham 1 – Colwyn Bay 2

Against fellow division opponents, it’s an emotionally charged match. Our lead is quickly neglected by Vincent and the momentum for each team goes back and forth until it’s all levelled and we reached extra time. The introduction of fresh legs (Wright and Graham for Maguire and Pike) boosts our performance and Deniol sealed our fate. The latter part of the extra time was pretty much all Birmingham and Brian Thomas was absolutely brilliant in stopping their efforts. Much valued win with 10 men.

Meanwhile…

Get well soon Eric.

The writing on the wall was there…

Quoting Slipknot’s Wait And Bleed song. “Inside my shell I wait and bleed”.

So long, Barry! Thank your for your services!

Let’s go see what I can pick up on the market:

There isn’t really an abundance of options in his position. Nothing on the transfer list, moving to Free Transfer and one of my scouts recommends this lad:

We lead at half time through RostNot really keen on the Injury Proneness 20 but well, no other choice. Let’s go get him

Game 19

Stockport County 1 – Colwyn Bay 1

Wary about stability in defense as my other DMC is injured, I chose a more defensive approach for this game

Lineup changes:

Pat Van Der Hauwe for Brian O’Leary

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Well, we picked up a point. Stockport were a tough cookie and the dominant team in the game, turning Brian Thomas in one of the key figures explaining the final score.

A few days later, John is presented as our new signing

Welcome, my friend!

Game 20

Colwyn Bay 2 – Fulham 1

Now with Davey, back to our usual formation

We salvaged a win over Fulham thanks to Wigg after in the second half our efforts were repeatedly denied by Maik Taylor. Anyway, we were dominant through some portions of the match so it’s a positive feeling after all

Meanwhile…

This comes at a bad time. Van Den Hauwe to the rescue then..

Game 21

Bristol Rovers 1 – Colwyn Bay 2

Due to the international fixture of the Euro, lots of changes need to be made

Lineup changes:

Wayne Russell for Brian Thomas
Pat Van Der Hauwe for Gavin Maguire
Ricardo Gabbiadini for Glyn Hodges (suspended due to a red card)
Kit Parrish for Nathan Wigg

Another hurdle negotiated, even with the lack of many of our usual starting players. We got it all sorted out in the first half thanks to Griffiths and Pike. Bristol had a horrendous night at the opposing end of the pitch and barely gave Russell any sort of trouble. Vital 3 points and we are pressuring Coventry by the day.

Game 22

Colwyn Bay 1 – Colchester United 1

A topsy-turvy game which ends all square thanks to Kit Parrish. We squandered a lot of chances compared to the little effort shown by Colchester. Let’s forget and move on.

We looked bound to stave off a bad performance by collecting a point from The Victoria Ground but Hunter shot down our hopes. Gabbiadini went out early with an injury.

Game 23

Barnsley 2 – Colwyn Bay 3

Lineup changes:

Gavin Maguire for Pat Van Der Hauwe

Nathan Wigg for Kit Parrish

Damien Felgate for Aled Griffiths

Good win against a stubborn Barnsley team who just wouldn’t stay beaten until Chris Pike sealed the deal in the 74^th minute of the game, after a mistake from De Zeeuw. Good 3 points collected.

League Cup 4th Round

Chelsea 1 – Colwyn Bay 2

Before leaving, a quick glance at the standings

Glass half-full we could say, right? We’re 1 point closer to Coventry than last time and we have increased our distance with Norwich in the third place. If the form keeps going like this, we might earn direct promotion

See you next week with a brand new episode. Cheers 🙂

Hey folks! New Saturday, new episode. Settle in.

We begin the episode with our match against Wolverhampton

Game 12

Colwyn Bay 4 – Wolves 1

After a shaky start which saw us draw at halftime, we released the hounds on the second half and we absolutely ran the show. Great win

League Cup 2^nd Round Leg 2

Chesterfield 0 – Colwyn Bay 1

Dominance was pretty much on the home team side but we made the first impression after Wright scored from a corner kick. Unfortunately, seven minutes later he picked up an injury and I brought in Van Der Hauwe. From then on, we basically retreated with a brief momentum towards the end of the game where we recaptured our essence and we attempted to net another goal to secure the result. Didn’t happen but anyway picked up the win and we’re through to the next round.

Let’s see about Mark then..

No big worries.

Game 13

Reading 2 – Colwyn Bay 2

Lineup changes:

Marc Williams for Mark Wright

Gritty affair against the third placed team in the standings. We managed to get ahold of the match in the second half but unfortunately we messed it up towards the end and Maguire tripped Ardley in the box which of course resulted in a penalty. Reading tied it up and we picked up a point instead of three. Bittersweet feelings.

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Oh snap. Well, we’ll have a few players ready

Game 14

Manchester City 1 – Colwyn Bay 1

Lots of changes due to International U-21 call-ups

Lineup changes:

Riccardo Gabbiadini for Andy Legg
Marcus Browning for Barry O’Leary
Eric Young for Gavin Maguire
Russell Coughlin for Jason Goss
Mark Cross for Aled Griffiths

Due to not having a natural right back available, I chose to improvise something like this:

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Well, it’s a point after all so I’m not terribly bothered by the result. Fairly even game for both of the teams.

More injuries.. SMH

Game 15

Colwyn Bay 1 – Port Vale 0

A bit of a meek display in front of our opposition who goes last in Division 1. The lone goal was converted by our friend who was making his return to the starting 11, Chris Pike. That was just enough to clinch us the 3 points

Game 16

Plymouth Argyle 1 – Colwyn Bay 2

We dominated the first half hour thanks to Nathan Wigg. In the second half the home team came back alive and started to pound at our doorstep, eventually finding the draw. But just as play resumed, long pass from Wigg to Griffiths and he scores!!!!!!. Home supporters were left stunned and in desbelief. It was just a matter of hanging on to the narrow score and it’s 3 more in the bag

Game 17

WBA 0 – Colwyn Bay 2

Lineup changes:

Damien Felgate for Chris Pike

A great start to this match. Wigg to Pike and we found ourselves in advantage barely a minute into the game. That wasn’t all though. Still in the first half, a left hand side cross from Mark Cross (LOL) finds Pike open and he beats Miller. 2-0 and all the second half yet to go. We kept the foot on the throttle with WBA shyly emerging and attempting to reach our goal to no avail. It’s OUR victory.

Game 18

Colwyn Bay 1 – Coventry City  0

Toughest match of the fixture, against the leaders of the division who have only lost 2 matches so far.

Under the roar of almost 15.000 fans who went to The Drill Field, we took a massive win against Coventry City. Our lads weren’t in the mood of hiding and displayed pieces of very good football in the first half when Pike scored. In the second, Coventry pushed back in order to at least take a point from our humble stadium but they failed to deliver (and also Brian Thomas had a great night). 1-0. Well done!

Before finishing the episode, let’s take a look at the standings:

Looking pretty good! From playoff contention to 2^nd place and 5 points clear of the 3^rd placed team. If we keep the rhythm we can get a direct promotion this year. Fingers crossed!

That’s it for this update, folks

Join me again the following week for episode number four of this series. Cheers 🙂

Hello friends! Greetings and welcome to the second episode of this third season aboard Colwyn Bay.

In this new update we will playing from matchday 6 to 11 in Division 2, and the first leg for the League Cup against Chesterfield.

After enjoying the chants from our fans, it’s time to go on the road as the next 4 games are on away territory.

Game 6

Nottingham Forest 0 – Colwyn Bay 2

After the poor display in the first half, I give the lads a little talk in the locker room urging them to “show some courage” (kinda like in modern FM haha). It seems to work as we find the net in the 56^th minute of the game. Nottingham quickly set the pace attempting to find the elusive draw to no avail. The curtains were completely shut off by Thomas and we capped it off with Pike (who I had subbed in for Aled Griffiths) tucking in his own rebound after the ball hit the post. Good win.

Game 7

Ipswich Town 2 – Colwyn Bay 1

Lineup changes:

Damon Searle for Marc Williams
Darren Davies for Jamie Savage
Marcus Browning for Jason Goss

This is what I intend to use:

The can of worms got opened in the second half, and we took advantage of a good display of accuracy of our players who managed to score 5 goals from their 5 shots on target.

Game 8

Birmingham 1 – Colwyn Bay 1

Lot of guys called up for International duty, so changes are necessary

Lineup changes:

Tony Norman for Wayne Russell
Carl Robinson for Glyn Hodges
Richard Barnes for Mark Cross
Chris Pike for Deniol Graham
Jamie Savage for Gavin Maguire
Kit Parrish for Nathan Wigg

Valuable point considering all the changes that had to be made. We quickly neglected Birmingham’s advantage as Chris Pike was tripped inside the box and converted the penalty ensuing. The second half was pretty much all favourable to Birmingham but between Mark Wright and Brian Thomas we managed to get the game under control.

Time to negotiate!

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Still a bit higher than I would like to pay but I need them so I’ll agree.

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Good. Welcome John and Barry to Colwyn Bay!

Game 9

Bolton Wanderers 1 – Colwyn Bay 2

Lineup changes:

Barry O’Leary for Damon Searle

Jason Goss for Darren Davies

Andy Legg for Carl Robinson

Kit Parrish for Marcus Browning

In the trip to Bolton we return with 3 points in the bag and we put the game to bed quite late. The home team played a little better than us but weren’t unable to convert their chances up until two minutes left when Stewart managed to beat Thomas. Anyway, there was little to do at that point and we took the victory.

League Cup 2nd Round Leg 1

Colwyn Bay 1 – Chesterfield 0

Lineup changes:

Nathan Wigg for Kit Parrish

Pretty “even Stevens” game like Martin Brundle, former F1 driver and now commentator would say. Both goalkeepers were put to the test and each responded well. However, we managed to break Chesterfield’s hold thanks to Griffiths. Narrow advantage to carry onto the second leg but a win is a win… I’ll take that every day

Game 10

Colwyn Bay 1 – Southend United 1

Not really our finest game. We managed to save the embarrassment for our fans in the last minute of the game when Pike captured a bad backpass from a Southend player and converted it into a goal. Big applause from the crowd and final whistle.

It’s showtime, Deniol!

Game 11

Colwyn Bay 2 – Charlton Athletic 1

Lineup changes:

Deniol Graham for Chris Pike

After some target practice in the first half, we corrected the bullseye and we managed to score twice. Charlton just barely managed to scrape by in this game and scored the goal of honour via Bradley Allen. From then on and one player down, they just retreated and the minutes went by until the whistle was blown.

Before leaving, a quick glance at the standings:

Hi folks. It’s 2021 in real life and episode number 6 of this save with Colwyn Bay.

We open up with a match for the Windscreen Shield

Windscreen Shield Quarter Finals

Wigan Athletic 2 – Colwyn Bay 3

Lineup changes:

Marc Williams for Damon Searle
Jamie Day for Nathan Wigg
Andy Legg for Mark Cross
Mark Aizlewood for Mark Wright

Boy, did we have to sweat for this one. It was an uphill task as we went into halftime with a negative score. Nevertheless, we didn’t back down from the fight and managed to overtur it early just to found ourselves going into extra-time due to Brisco’s late equalizer. In the first extra-time, we strongly pushed Wigan against their own goal line, and Jamie Day (who wouldn’t love that young lad?) banged the net, giving us the 3-2 win. Onto the next round!

Game 27

Carlisle United 1 – Colwyn Bay 1

This next game is BIG! We have an opportunity to break away and lead with 4 points of advantage against our challengers.

But… we failed to deliver. It’s all level in Brunton Park and we still hold the lead of the Division by a single point

Bye Jamie! Always welcome whenever you want

Guess it’s time to look for an alternative

Looks good for a temporary loan. Let’s see what Liverpool thinks about it

Game 27

Preston North End 3 – Colwyn Bay 2

Lineup changes:

Nathan Wigg for Jamie Day
Wayne Russell for Brian Thomas

They got their revenge after getting them booted out from the FA Cup. Everything pointed to a draw in Deepdale but Ashbee had different plans and netted the winning goal. Anyway, Carlisle drew their match vs Chesterfield and the lead is still ours.

Just before our next game, a new player comes to Colwyn Bay.

Jamie for Jamie. Congrats man, you’re a Seagull now

Game 28

Colwyn Bay 4 – Burnley 1

The squad swings into action in the second half and Felgate dispatches a hat-trick to the delight of our home crowd.

FA Cup 5^th Round

Colwyn Bay 5 – Luton Town 2

Making the best use of our stadium name, we’re actually becoming a Drill Field. By halftime it was pretty much over. Luton showed some courage by pulling back within two but the arrival of Chris Pike sentenced the score and Luton were forced to take a step back.

Windscreen Shield Area Semi-Finals

Grimsby Town 1 – Colwyn Bay 2

The rampant Seagull train continues to move forward and we pick up a victory at Blundell Park, courtesy of Felgate and Hodges. If you build it, they will come.

Game 30

Colwyn Bay 2 – Bury 0

Despite a cagey first half, we found a way through in the second one. Graham firstly and ten minutes later Felgate closed the match down.

Before leaving, a quick look at the standings:

12 points ahead of the last placed team fighting for playoffs. Anyway, given our current pace I feel we have a strong possibility of finishing in the top 2

With this match, we reached the end of part 6 of this series.

Stay tuned, folks. Chapter 7 will be up next saturday. See ya 🙂

Welcome to the fifth episode of this save with Colwyn Bay.

We begin with a match for the Windscreen Shield.

Windscreen Shield 2^nd Round

With Felgate back into action, we return to the 2332 formation

Lineup changes:

Russell Coughlin for Pat Van Der Hauwe
Mark Wright for Eric Young
Tony Rees for Ricardo Gabbiadini
Demien Felgate for Damon Searle

Hartlepool United 0 – Colwyn Bay 1

Rowlands give us the lead just before half time. We tried to hold our ground considering our latest loss against Hartlepool and we managed to do so after a quiet display from their side.

Wow! Easy on each other, lads! Geez.

FA Cup 2^nd Round

Colwyn Bay 8 – Halesowen 1

Lineup changes:

Marc Williams for Jamie Day (cup-tied)
Glyn Hodges for Andy Legg

Against non-league Halesowen, we run riot right from the get-go and the result is an obvious indication of how one-sided this match was. The board enjoyed the hell out of it.

League Cup 4th Round

Newcastle United 2 – Colwyn Bay 0

Lineup changes:

Gavin Maguire for Mark Aizlewood

We weren’t able to give them a shock. Thomas held his own until the closing stages of the first half where we found ourselves 2 goals down and we couldn’t recover. End of the run in the League Cup.

Game 23

Colwyn Bay 4 – Bradford 0

Lineup changes:

Jamie Day for Marc Williams

Bounced back after the defeat against Newcastle. There wasn’t much that Bradford could do to stop us from taking the win. 3-0 up at halftime, it seemed like the match was already sorted. As the second half started, Felgate added a 4^th goal. From then on, cruise control until the end of the match.

Game 24

Colwyn Bay 5 – Oldham Athletic 0

Lineup changes:

Chris Pike for Wayne Russell

Another convincing performance and football lecture, this time against Oldham. We slot three past them at half-time, adding two more in the second half to seal the game definitely

Game 25

Millwall 2– Colwyn Bay 0

Lineup changes:

Mark Cross for Tony Rees

The visit to Millwall served as a remainder to avoid getting too cocky. Both teams failed in the accuracy department, but at least Millwall managed to score twice out of 12 shots they attempted at our goal. Bad day at the office, if anything.

Game 26

Colwyn Bay 3 – Chesterfield 2

We started with the wrong foot but the half time display can be deemed as hopeful. 2-2 meant the game was still up for grabs. Felgate with a second goal seals the deal and the remaining time left on the clock see us push forward to increase the score which eventually didn’t materialize. The bad side of the win is the injury to Browning.

Shake my damn head!. Anyway, staying put for the time being. If any other of my midfielders gets injured, I’ll have to look for a temporary replacement.

FA Cup 3^rd Round

Colwyn Bay 1 – Leicester 0

Wheel of fortune is trying to clobber us and we’re being matched up against Premier League teams earlier than I expected.

With Browning out and Day out (cup-tied), I resort to 4231 again.

Lineup changes:

Pat Van Der Hauwe for Marcus Browning
Damon Searle for Jamie Day
Glyn Hodges for Damien Felgate

Oh boy, am I surprised! We took a good Premier League team away from contention!. Just as the clock was winding down in the first half, Mark Cross’s injury served as a catalyst to bring in Richard Barnes. Richard placed a magnific cross to Leicester’s goal area, which was headed by Wigg into the back of the net. In the second half, we intended to keep Leicester away from reaching our goal, and we successfully did so, thanks to Maguire’s 4 key interventions to stop them. The victory comes at a cost, though. Wright near the end and Cross picked up injuries.

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We are well backed up so we can manage.

Before leaving, a quick look at the Division 2 standings:

Doing good. Let’s keep our hopes up!

And we reached the end of this episode, folks.

Join me next week for a new episode on this series. See ya!

Hi, glad you can join me today on this fourth episode of the second season onboard with Colwyn Bay.

We begin playing against Gillingham for the 3^rd Round of the League Cup.

But before that.. We open up with some good news. Prodigal son is back!

Yes!

League Cup 3^rd Round

Gillingham 1 – Colwyn Bay 2

As he’s cup-tied, Jamie won’t be able to play here so his debut will be against Crewe

Maguire’s sending off could’ve been a major setback as it gave Gillingham a great opportunity to go ahead in the score. However, Martin Hayes failed the penalty and we escape unscathed from that. In the hopes of placing a bit more order into the team, I took Felgate out and placed Hodges to help Browning in the midfield as I brought Coughlin closer to our own area. We picked up a draw in the 90 minutes and with the clock withering away, Graham (who had replaced PIke in the first extra-time) gave us the winning goal to advance into the next round

Game 19

Crewe 0 – Colwyn Bay 3

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Now that I have Jamie Day available, it’s time for a major switch in the formation. Initially I wanted to move to a 23122 when I got to D1 but given the fact that I couldn’t find good Welsh defensive midfielders, I’ll be trying this one

I’ll wait for a few more matches to see if this switch always works like this, but man what a terrific display of football in this match. We were absolutely all over the place, creating 13 shots, of which three ended up in Crewe’s net. Commanding victory at Gresty Road

Windscreen Shield Groups

Colwyn Bay 2 – Preston North End 1

We lead at half time through Rost, but parity is restored 2 minutes into the second half. It ends all-square and extra time awaits. I’m worrying about penalties, but Leónidas wins it 8 minutes from time with his 3rd goal in 2 games.

Football keeps going on and 3 days afterwards we have to play Preston again, this time for the FA Cup.

Meanwhile…

This comes at a bad time. I hope young lad Parrish can hold his ground until Nathan Wigg can return to playing.

FA Cup 1st Round

Preston North End 2 – Colwyn Bay 3

Lineup changes:

Gavin Maguire for Jamie Day (cup-tied). Moved Marc Williams to Jamie’s position

Things were looking pretty comfortable with a 2-0 lead at half-time and a player advantage due to Kidd’s red card. However, Preston were in no mood of giving up just yet and pull one back thanks to Ashbee’s goal. This was complemented by Macken in the 63^rd minute. I tinkered with the arrows a bit, and it gave us a new lease on life as we mounted the pressure on Preston’s goal. Graham finally gave us the lead back with 15 minutes left on the clock, and we kept the foot on the gas trying to close the game. We scrape the win and we’re through to the next round.

Just as I was adjusting to the new formation, this injury delivers a temporary blow to our plans:

Game 20

Wrexham 3 – Colwyn Bay 0

Lots of changes for this match. We are scaling back to our usual 4231 as Parrish and Felgate were called by Wales U21 for a match against England. 

Lineup changes:

Brian Thomas for Wayne Russell
Pat Van Der Hauwe for Chris Pike
Damon Searle for Marc Williams
Eric Young for Gavin Maguire
Deniol Graham for Damien Felgate
Jamie Day for Kit Parrish

A very bad day at the office and a crushing defeat against Wrexham. Not much to say or congratulate here. Anyway, Shrewsbury missed their shot of getting close to us and drew their match against Crewe so we’re still in the lead.

Injuries:

Oh FFS. It doesn’t seem to stop

Game 21

Cardiff City 2- Northampton Town 0

A few changes:

Nathan Wigg for Rusell Coughlin
Tony Norman for Wayne Russell (backup GK on the Wales national team squad)

Gotta love Jamie Day, huh? The match slipping away with Northampton making a push to find a draw, the young lad showed up and thanks to a powerful shot cleared the suspense in the Drill Field air. 3 points at home and MOTM award for him!. The only bad bit was Brian Thomas leaving due to an injury. I hope it’s not very serious.

Phew!

Meanwhile, we picked up an offer from Sheffield Wednesday to get Aled Rowlands on loan.

I said I’d consider. Checking out Sheffield, they are playing Niclas Alexandersson and Di Canio in those roles and their squad looks like they have enough depth therefore I will decline afterwards as I want Aled to find playing time.

Game 22

Hartlepool United 2 – Colwyn Bay 1

Lineup changes:

Ricardo Gabbiadini for Carl Robinson
Aled Rowlands for Richard Barnes

We looked bound to stave off a bad performance by collecting a point from The Victoria Ground but Hunter shot down our hopes. Gabbiadini went out early with an injury

So, let’s see how long he’ll be out.

Give me a break. End of the season for him

A few days later…

Can’t help but laugh.

Before leaving, a quick glance at the standings

We’re doing ok despite the lack of good form in away matches.

And…. we reached the end of the episode, friends

Join me next week for a new episode of this series. See ya 🙂

Hello! Welcome to episode number three of this save with Colwyn Bay.

We begin the episode with our match against Watford for the 2^nd Round of the League Cup.

League Cup 2nd Round Leg 2

Colwyn Bay 2 – Watford 2

An apparent game under control after a 2-0 advantage in the first half, it turned into a question mark in the second as Watford levelled. Anyway, the Watford momentum just ended after they scored the second whilst we were trying to put the
game in our favour again. We couldn’t do it, but the draw was enough to carry us onto the next round .

Game 13

Colwyn Bay 1 – Luton Town 4

Lineup changes:

Tony Norman for Brian Thomas

Poor old Tony found himself in shambles in our worst match of the season so far. Our supporters couldn’t believe the shocking display of football in our own backyard. Thankfully Deniol scored the goal of honor but in the end it was an embarrassing loss.

Game 14

Wigan 1 – Colwyn Bay 5

Despite the shocking Saturday display, I’m keeping Norman in the starting 11, and I’m bringing Gabbiadini as he started to complain about a lack of playing time

Lineup changes:

Ricardo Gabbiadini for Glyn Hodges
Glyn Hodges for Kim Parrish

We quickly bounced back from the beating at home, and stomped our feet into Springfield Park with authority. An inspired Chris Pike was the greatest performer with a hat-trick, helped by Williams and Browning. The only downside is Gabbiadini’s injury.

Let’s see how much he’ll be out.

Game 15

Colwyn Bay 1 – Shrewsbury Town 2

4^th loss and the most worrying bit is again at home! I feel that I need to tweak or change the formation when we play in our stadium, because we could foresee problems in the future. Despite being the superior team here and going into halftime with the lead, Shrewsbury started getting closer to our goal and they managed to score twice, leaving us stranded.

Windscreen Shield Groups

Burnley 2 – Colwyn Bay 2

We were the dominant team throughout the whole match but we weren’t able to turn that into more goals. Anyway, it’s still 3 points in the end and of course I’ll take them

The idea of tinkering with the formation is roaring my mind, therefore to execute it I will be needing one more defensive midfielder or a midfielder who is able to perform both offensive and defensive duties.

These two fit the bill:

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Wrexham just doesn’t even consider our offer. Nogan, as a free agent will respond to our offer in a few days

Game 16

Bristol City 1 – Colwyn Bay 2

Pike woke up on the wrong side of the bed today regarding to his shooting form, but his repertoire focused on passing this time. He gave the two assists for Coughlin and Barnes goals. Three more to the bag.

Nogan answers my offer. Let’s see:

No no no, boy.

Game 17

Colchester United 1 – Colwyn Bay 2

Lineup changes:

Damien Felgate for Chris Pike

Despite not excelling in the accuracy department (4 shots on goal from 17 in total), we had enough power to hold our heads high in Layer Road. Rodosthenous pulled Colchester back but their effort wasn’t enough to take away the win from us.

Game 18

Colwyn Bay 0 – Watford  0

I had to make some slight changes to the formation here because Van Der Hauwe has to serve a three-match suspension due to reaching 21 disciplinary points. Damon Searle isn’t fully recovered yet and I’m not planning on risking him just yet. Therefore, we will be playing like this today:

Lineup changes:

Wayne Russell for Tony Norman
Chris Pike for Pat Van Der Hauwe
Carl Robinson for Mark Cross

Very lacklustre match. I have a feeling that if I had placed Graham at the start we could have at least scored as Felgate had a poor shooting day.

This late effort against Watford has prompted to try something new. To make it happen I will attempt to pick up an old friend. Mr. Jamie Day. I hope he’s up for the challenge again

That’s it for this update, folks

Join me again next saturday for a new episode on this series. Cheers 🙂