Hey fellas! We have finally arrived to the last episode of the season.
We will be reviewing the end of the season until we reach July 15th.
APPEARANCES + AVERAGE RATINGS + GOAL ASSISTS + GOALS SCORED:
MAN OF THE MATCH AWARDS:
FINAL STANDINGS:
EUROPEAN WINNERS:
ENGLISH WINNERS:
Just in case you don’t remember LOL 🙂
EURO 2000:
Wales didn’t manage to qualify and for the god’s sake look at England, SMH!
And the winner is:
FIXTURE RECAP:
AWARDS:
Thank you so much!
TRANSFER NEWS:
These are the players whose contract will run before the start of the next season. I plan to let all of them but Davies to run their contract and not renew them.
Coughlin is 40 years old, Hodges is 37, Rees 35 and Van Den Hauwe 39 so I’m expecting them to retire and then pick up their regens.
So it’s a wrap-up for this episode, folks.
I hope you enjoyed this third season aboard Colwyn Bay. I’ll be back next year with the start of season number four where we will be in Premier League. See ya around 🙂
Hi and welcome to this week’s episode aboard Colwyn Bay. We are going to finish the season and we still have the League Cup and FA Cup to deal with. Silverware time?
Before jumping right into it, we gotta deal with an offer for Carl Robinson.
As we have no use for him, we welcome the money.
Good lad. Thank you for your services!
League Cup Final
Coventry City 0 – Colwyn Bay 1
Tense affair under the shining Wembley lights. But Hodges rises up and rewards our set of travelling supporters as he settles the score in the first half. From then on we fight tooth to nail, forcing Hedman into a couple of important saves until the final whistle blew.
League Cup champions!!!
The only drawback is Maguire picking up an injury.
Bummer. He’ll be out of the FA Cup match.
FA Cup Semi-Finals
Blackburn Rovers 2 – Colwyn Bay 1
Lineup changes:
Mark Wright for Gavin Maguire
Still a bit dazzled by last Sunday’s win, our lads travel to Old Trafford for the semis. Unfortunately Blackburn had other plans and can’t recover. Anyway, it’s a very sweet run in the FA Cup (last year we made it until Quarter Finals) and we can always go for it in the following years. We are rewarded with applause at the end of the game
Game 39
Port Vale 0 – Colwyn Bay 3
It’s a minging Back to Division 1 action now and we do pretty well against one of the teams fighting for relegation. Wonderful game
Game 40
Coventry City 1 – Colwyn Bay 1
Important game as Coventry are three points behind us (with one more game played) and losing would reduce the gap between us. The start of the game couldn’t be any better as the first game play comes in the 5th minute of the game where a backpass from Campbell is mishandled by Hedman and Deniol Graham takes the opportunity to score. From then on, we just collapsed and Coventry forced us to retreat. Thomas was fantastic, saving pretty much anything thrown at him until Boland found a way through. So, it’s a draw in the end and we are still leaders.
Game 41
Colwyn Bay 3 – Stockport County 0
Great opportunity here as we’re playing the second-placed team which is 2 points behind us in the standings
We power through to a comfortable 3-0 victory, to the delight of our supporters. Like a copycat from the Port Vale game, Pike and Graham were the scorers
Game 42
Fulham 2 – Colwyn Bay 5
Lineup changes:
Nathan Wigg for Glyn Hodges John Davey for Jason Goss
48 hours later (it was on a Monday, you’ll notice it says Saturday on the screen because I’d taken a wrong snapshot and while I was going through with the save I noticed the mistake and took it again at 15/07. LOL) we find ourselves playing again in Craven Cottage. The game goes bonkers in the second half. It all pointed to a narrow score but all hell broke loose. Felgate and Wigg both bag a brace and we run out easy winners, leaving the home crowd stunned and whistling their team for poor performance.
Game 43
Colwyn Bay 2 – Bristol Rovers 0
All business at the Drill Field where we keep Bristol Rovers at bay and the majority of the match was spent on Bristol’s goal area. Anyway, despite the 16 shots taken we scored just 2 but it was enough to get the crowd entertained and happy.
Game 44
Colwyn Bay 3 – West Bromwich Albion 0
Wednesday night arrives and the drilling never stops. West Bromwich deflated after having Flo sent off and we capitalized on that situation, cruising to victory.
With this win, we crown ourselves as Division 1 winners!
Fantastic job lads, I’m very proud of all of you!
Game 45
With the championship already decided, time for some changes
Colchester 2 – Colwyn Bay 4
Lineup changes:
Tony Norman for Brian Thomas Ricardo Gabbiadini for Mark Cross
Relaxation? No such thing, boys! We came out on full force in the second half to kill Colchester. Devine opened up the score first but with a quick succession in attack we stepped on the gas pedal and we carried ourselves 3-1 up into the final 10 minutes of the game. Blake scored to bring Colchester closer with Graham adding another one to his tally three minutes later.
However, we’ll leave that for our next episode as we bring the end to this one.
Game 46
Colwyn Bay 2 – Barnsley 0
Nothing better to crown the season that a victory at home. Felgate rises to the top in the second half and quickly seals the deal against an underperforming Barnsley team which find themselves entrenched in the middle of the Division 1 table standings.
So, before the end of the episode, I’ll show the final standings:
Next Saturday, the final episode where I’ll be covering all stats from this season, trophy winners and the Euro results. Cheers! 🙂
Not exactly a scintillating match, but we got the job done. A backs to the wall, ground out 1-0 win thanks to Felgate. Davey’s injury is the only setback from this encounter.
Well, it’s not the end of the world. We can manage!
Game 33
Colwyn Bay 0 – Ipswich Town 2
Lineup changes:
Jason Goss for John Davey
Ipswich at home looked like a good chance to pick up another 3 points but we’re actually pathetic. They dominated the second half and dismantle us pretty quickly thanks to Barclay and Battersby. A bad day at the office.
Game 34
Southend United 2 – Colwyn Bay 1
Lineup changes:
Tony Rees for Ricardo Gabbiadini
A bit flustered with the outcome here to be honest. Same amount of chances for each team, both teams enjoyed the control of the ball in equal percentages but nevertheless we picked up a defeat. It all started pretty well though with Hodges netting one on a breakaway play after an assist from Chris Pike. Just before the whistle blew at halftime, Southend took the lead and put a dagger through our hopes. We couldn’t overturn the score despite the man advantage
Game 35
Charlton Athletic 0 – Colwyn Bay 1
Our losing mini-streak is finally solved at The Valley thanks to Richard Barnes..
FA Cup Quarter Finals
Nottingham Forest 0 – Colwyn Bay 1
Lineup changes:
Brian Thomas for Wayne Russell Mark Cross for Tony Rees
Our duo of strikers was a bit amiss in front of the opposing net but fortunately they still have the intelligence to deliver chances to their teammates when it’s needed, thus proving important against Forest. A pass from Felgate to Hodges ended up in the lone goal that puts us in the next round.
Game 36
Wolverhampton 1 – Colwyn Bay 0
We fell apart at the Molineux. A single shot in the entire match and we fail to muster anything of real significance. Garcia Sanjuan scores the solitary goal for Wolves.
Despite the loss, Coventry couldn’t deliver against Stoke City so we finally snatch the 1st place from them.
Game 37
Colwyn Bay 2 – Manchester City 0
We put the game to rest in the first half. We came out on a rampage with Deniol and Maguire banging in a couple of goals. City picked up their pace in the second half with Brian Thomas beautifully contesting every shot thrown at him. Score remained unchanged. No problem.
Game 38
Colwyn Bay 2 – Reading 0
Reading visit us next but they are no match for us and get dispatched by a 2-0 victory.
Before leaving, a quick look at the standings in Division 2.
Ah yes, we are racing 5 points ahead of Coventry. Still 8 matches to go but if we minimize screw-ups, we might we able to win the Division
We’re getting close to the end of the season, folks
Hey everyone! Well, I’m finally back to writing on a regular basis. Took a while but now I got the mojo back.
Last episode incoming!
We have 7 matches remaining to fight for the lead of Division 2 and earn direct promotion to Division 1.
Game 40
Shrewsbury Town 1 – Colwyn Bay 2
We could not afford to drop points here but the start was not optimal as we trailed 1-0 at halftime. In the second half, we made every effort possible to at least draw the match but chance after chance Doig remained stoic and rejected our advances. Fortunately, our perseverance paid off and we scored two goals almost in sucession. Coughlin scored through a screamer from the left side, and Felgate after some penalty box pinball in the 90th minute of the game. Well done lads!
Game 41
Colwyn Bay 0 – Crewe Alexandra 0
The goals dried up a little bit in this one but there’s nothing to be concerned about just yet. Hopefully we can do better against Bristol City.
Game 42
Colwyn Bay 0 – Bristol City 0
Lineup changes:
Pat Van Den Hauwe for Marc Williams Chris Pike for Damien Felgate
And… we did not do better. We lacked a cutting edge here, only attempting 2 shots on target in the entire game which is a bit annoying. Anyway, the outcome is still joyous as the point was enough us to clinch direct promotion. A happy board congratules me after the game.
Game 43
Northampton Town 3 – Colwyn Bay 2
Lineup changes:
Brian Thomas for Wayne Russell Kit Parrish for Glyn Hodges Mark Cross for Richard Barnes
We allowed the lads to decompress a little bit, therefore they arrive at Northampton stadium a bit hangover from the celebration. Parity was broken in the 74th minute of the game when Gibb made a quick fire brace through the net and we only had a single attempt in Northampton’s goal from there on. No big deal
Game 44
Watford 2 – Colwyn Bay 1
First time during the season that I’ve been defeated in sucession. Despite being even in shots, Watford took the opportunity to finish it off with 3 minutes to go in the clock. Mooney with a long pass left Rosenthal on a breakaway and he scored the winner.
Game 45
Colwyn Bay 2 – Hartlepool United 0
Time to shake off the rust huh?. First half we were unsuccessful with Hollund stopping absolutely every ball aimed at him. We had better luck in the second though. Legg’s insistence in crossing the ball from his side finally paid off when he found Deniol well placed for a header twice, therefore picking a valuable win.
Second placed Colchester lost their match against Wrexham, which meant we won Division 2. Nicely done, lads!!!!
Game 46
Bradford City 1 – Colwyn Bay 5
The perfect way to round up the season. We play Bradford off their own park and Deniol Graham batters their defence scoring 4 goals.
AVERAGE RATINGS:
GOALS SCORED:
GOAL ASSISTS:
MAN OF THE MATCH AWARDS:
FINAL STANDINGS:
EUROPEAN WINNERS:
ENGLISH WINNERS:
FIXTURE RECAP:
AWARDS:
TRANSFER NEWS:
With Carragher gone, it’s time to go hunting for a defensive midfielder then:
Come again? Cool your jets right there, kiddo! You haven’t even played and you want £ 50.000!. Out the door right now!
Plan B:
Another one? Yeah, the exit door is right there, pal.
We got this one next to give it a go. And his attributes look a little familiar. Can he actually be?
Yes indeed. A regen of the Enforcer.
Ah, finally! Welcome to Colwyn Bay, son. Just tackle every guy you see with a different shirt colour than yours (not including the referee of course, ha).
We also acquired this fella in the attacking role, recommended by the league scouts:
And you can definitely see why:
The only thing we’ll be needing is a defender to replace the retired Mark Aizlewood and that will probably happen after the July 15th deadline when regens show up.
So it’s a wrap-up for this episode, folks.
I hope you enjoyed this second season. I’ll be back soon (I promise) with the start of season number three. See ya 🙂
Welcome to episode number 8 of this save with Colwyn Bay.
Our next game is leg 2 of the Windscreen Shield Area Finals against Chesterfield. Given the goal difference and the fact that Searle and Davies seem to be unhappy due to a lack of playing time, I’ll be reverting to 4231 for a few matches.
Game 36
Chesterfield 0 – Colwyn Bay 1
Lineup changes:
Tony Norman for Wayne Russell Damon Searle for Mark Wright Eric Young for Nathan Wigg Darren Davies for Mark Aizlewood Jamie Carragher for Damien Felgate Carl Robinson for Glyn Hodges
We didn’t give Chesterfield a chance to even attempt to come back in the score. We are in the final again!
Game 36
Colwyn Bay 3 – Wigan 1
Graham is on top form in this meeting against Wigan and gives us a massive help to take the game. In the second half Wigan just resorted to crashing our attempts, many of which ended up in bookings.
Game 37
Blackpool 0 – Colwyn Bay 1
It’s a minging game, but we got it resolved thanks to Graham. Both teams shot pretty equally. Victory at Bloomfield Road!
Game 38
Luton Town 1 – Colwyn Bay 0
Minor setback on our match in Kenilworth Road. Fairly contested match between the two teams and thanks to Gray they prevailed.
The transfer deadline is right around the corner, and we are receiving offers for some of our players.
We agree on this one as Lincoln can provide playing time for our young guy
In this case, as Aled can also play in the right my idea is to keep him around. I rejected all offers but as he has a big release clause, Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth may force him to leave.
So.. Portsmouth wins the bidding. Thank you for your services Aled!
Game 39
Colwyn Bay 2 – Colchester United 1
Great opportunity here as we’re playing the second-placed team which is 2 points behind us in the standings
And we take full advantage of the opportunity presented to us. Close game but fortunately we are on the right side of a tight contest. Suspense was added with the penalty converted by Rodosthenous, but in the second half we managed to keep Colchester at bay.
FA Cup Quarter Finals Replay
Manchester United 3 – Colwyn Bay 1
What are we in for here?
Lineup changes:
Marc Williams for Damon Searle Marcus Browning for Darren Davies Damien Felgate for Jamie Carragher Nathan Wigg for Kit Parrish Richard Barnes for Mark Cross Glyn Hodges for Tony Rees
The crowd in Old Trafford was stunned when the clock just read 4 minutes and our first attacking chance ended up in a goal. Unfortunately, that event seems to anger them and they come out with fury to retake the lead of the game. They added a third goal near the end of the game whilst we were forced to go defensive as Eric Young got booted. We’re out of the cup but the returning trip from Old Trafford was a joyous one, the lads did us proud.
Windscreen Shield Final
Colwyn Bay 3 – Leyton Orient 2
Familiar scenes in Wembley after our victory against Southend past year. Is the double up for grabs?
First of all, I’m sure if you’re seeing this you might be wondering what is Tore Andre doing at Leyton? Well, they bought him from Chelsea at 550K. With that cleared out, let’s talk about the match. It looked to be heading for extra time until Graham popped up with the winning goal, 6 minutes to go on the clock. Our supporters are delighted and we pick up the trophy again.
Poor Gavin.
Well done boys! Now time to focus on winning direct promotion.
However, we’ll leave that for our next episode as we bring the end to this one
I’ll be posting on Saturday the final episode of this second season. Cheers! 🙂
In this episode we will be playing five Division 2 matches, the first leg of the Windscreen Shield Area Finals, and the FA Cup 5th Round.
Now, let’s get right into it
Windscreen Shield Semi Finals
Bournemouth 0 – Colwyn Bay 2
Aizlewood with a header after a corner kick and Felgate see off Bournemouth in Dean Court. Good result..
Game 31
Plymouth Argyle 2 – Colwyn Bay 2
In normal circumstances I would’ve been disappointed with a draw, but this time picking up a point has a lot of merit. We were down to 10 men early due to Aizlewood’s red card and our replacement Eric Young didn’t last very long in the football pitch, so I found myself playing 2332 without a defensive midfielder. Risky, but we made it in the end.
FA Cup 5th Round
Colwyn Bay 5 – Notts County 0
Lineup changes:
Mark Aizlewood for Jamie Carragher
The match itself was a very one-sided affair. We took an early lead through Felgate, who bundled in following some pinball in the Notts County box after a set piece. 2-0 came in the 31st minute when young lad Kit Parrish notched, leaving Notts County with a mountain to climb. The second half saw them pull one back, only for it to be disallowed, which probably deflated them further. From then on, we kept the foot on the throttle and we place a nail in their coffin with two goals added to Felgate’s tally and Deniol Graham scoring another.
Game 33
York 1 – Colwyn Bay 2
Struggling match for us as we draw in the first half and we aren’t able to capitalize on Conteh’s sending off. Eventually we get it done thanks to our captain.
Game 34
Colwyn Bay 5 – Wrexham 2
It’s a bit of a struggle but we pulled the trigger in the second half and the final score shows a very different story of what the match was.
Game 35
Colwyn Bay 0 – Gillingham 1
Woeful display here. Only a shot on target in the whole game and with the match withering away Hessenthaler shot us down and we lose points.
Windscreen Shield Area Finals Leg 1
Colwyn Bay 3 – Chesterfield 0
Things seemed to clear up when in the first minute of the game, Wilkinson is sent off. Out of nothing Mark Cross delivers an angled ball to Graham, the ensuing shot gets parried and Browning is there to pick it up and send it to the back of the net. A rocket from Parrish near the end of the first half netted us the 2-0. Graham added a third in the second half. Smashed right thorough Chesterfield. Good win.
FA Cup Quarter Finals
Colwyn Bay 1 – Manchester United 1
Massive test here, being the only D2 team in the fixture against the almighty reds. Can we pull it off?
Lineup changes:
Mark Aizlewood for Pat Van Der Hauwe (two-match ban due to disciplinary points) Gavin Maguire for Jamie Carragher (cup-tied) Richard Barnes for Mark Cross Glyn Hodges for Carl Robinson Nathan Wigg for Kit Parrish Wayne Russell for Tony Norman
An almost fully packed Drill Field showed up to watch this game. We hold our head high to the comfort of our spectators and we will travel to Old Trafford for a replay. Collins advantage for United is quickly neglected four minutes later after Mark Wright connects a header from a corner kick. Grateful applause for our team.
Before leaving, a quick look at the standings in Division 2.
Did you make it here? Welcome folks! This is the last episode of our first season with Colwyn Bay.
We have five matches remaining, and we’ve already secured a place in the playoffs. There’s a good chance to win the division.
Game 42
Colwyn Bay 1 – Scarborough 0
A very dull match which we find a breakthrough in the 73th minute of the game, after I subbed in Deniol Graham for Chris Pike.
Game 43
Notts County 2 – Colwyn Bay 3
Chris Pike gets us up and running very early and Notts County equalise through Battersby. Andy Johnson quickly stifles them and put us 2-1 up at the break. The start of the second half was very shaky, as Robson pips us down and brings the game to a draw. Andy Johnson strikes again in the 60th minute, Notts County has a disallowed goal soon after, and we end up taking a nice win at the Meadow Lane.
Game 44
Mansfield Town 0 – Colwyn Bay 4
Lineup changes:
Marc Williams for Mark Aizlewood Dayfdd Owen for Pat Van Der Hauwe
We fly out of the traps in the first half as we find the lead early and then Day, Coughlin and Johnson proceeded to add theirselves into the scoresheet. I mean, what better way to start a match than being 4-0 up before hitting the 30th minute mark? From then on, we were a mix between “cruise control” and a few more chances on Ian Bowling’s goal.
Game 45
Colwyn Bay 4 – Cambridge United 0
Cambridge Utd absolutely nowhere to be seen in this match aside from a lone shot at the closing stages of the game. We showed them what we had in store, and in the end it’s a pretty comfortable win much to the delight of the spectators that showed up at The Drill Field.
INJURY NEWS:
Game 46
Rotherham United 0 – Colwyn Bay 4
Lineup changes:
Wayne Russell for Brian Thomas Pat Van Der Hauwe for Marc Williams Ricardo Gabbiadini for Andy Legg
Well, I wonder what has happened with this team? It’s the third 4-0 win in a row. After a calm start which saw us go 1-0 up at halftime, Evans broke free and scored twice and Jamie Day contributed as well. Our hounding didn’t stop there though. The boys kept at it with the score remaining unchanged. A good way to end the season
FINAL STANDINGS:
EUROPEAN WINNERS:
ENGLISH WINNERS:
PLAYER AWARDS:
Goals scored:
Man Of The Match Awards:
Goal Assists:
Average Ratings:
FIXTURE RECAP:
TRANSFER NEWS IN THE OFF-SEASON:
Glyn Hodges after his first rejection, chose to be part of our club. Welcome Glyn!
As i had some cash, i decided to make Dayfdd Owen an offer to sign him to a contract with our club but he refused (it’s all good though, we need to build our reputation still)
Jamie as expected was called back by Arsenal. Thank you for your services. You’ve done a terrific job for this club.
WORLD NEWS:
The World Cup was won by Argentina.
We went over the July 15th deadline to find out who had won the awards.
So with this we reached the end of this last episode of the first season. Getting promoted to Division 2 and having won the Windscreen Shield is a very good effort
I hope you enjoyed this journey so far . I’ll be back soon with the start of the second season. See ya 🙂
Welcome to episode number 8 of this save with Colwyn Bay.
In this new episode, we will be covering matchday 36 to 42, and the Windscreen Shield final.
Game 36
Colwyn Bay 4 – Shrewsbury Town 1
Every sign was pointing to a draw or a narrow win given the absurd amount of shots that were going off-target. Jamie Day made a beautiful return scoring a goal, and from then on the can of worms opened up. The team started pummeling in, and two goals were added to the scoresheet, courtesy of Rowlands and Evans.
Game 37
Cardiff City 0 – Colwyn Bay 3
We had more shots on target than Barnet but their efficiency was the key for them taking the game. Dale was by far our best player in a sea of average performances
Game 38
Leyton Orient 3 – Colwyn Bay 3
Lineup changes:
Marc Williams for Mark Aizlewood Dayfdd Owen for Pat Van Der Hauwe
Leyton Orient gave us a bloody good game. 2-0 down, Evans quickly put us in contention and we went to halftime only trailing by one. In the last 20 minutes of the game, action started to reach its peak. A good assist by Jamie Day saw Evans levelling the match in the 76th minute of the game. Leyton got the advantage back thanks to a free kick which landed on Inglethorpe’s head and Rowlands equalised just two minutes afterwards. At the last minute, Jamie Day could have given us the win, but an offside infringement neglected his goal.
The transfer deadline is right around the corner, and as I saw Celtic signing Robert Page, it made me think to try and take advantage and sign a few bodies which are on the transfer list. My budget is currently sitting at 1.5 million pounds, thanks to gate receipts and a few sales so it may be good time to go splashing some cash.
I’m going for these two:
Other than low pace and passing attributes, this guy is fantastic.
How did we do?
Welcome to Colwyn Bay, Andy!
Ahhh well at least we tried. I’ll keep him on the shortlist because I intended to have a go at him next year.
Game 39
Colwyn Bay 4 – Lincoln City 1
We showed Lincoln City what we had in store, and deflated them pretty quickly. 2-0 up by halftime, we added 2 more before reaching the middle point in the 2nd half. Godfrey’s goal was just a statistic for the books, as it was their only attacking move on the night.
Game 40
Macclesfield Town 1 – Colwyn Bay 3
Norman has played enough matches so far, so it’s time to return my usual goalkeepers between the sticks
Lineup changes:
Brian Thomas for Tony Norman
After an uninspiring first half where Macclesfield set the tone of the match, we went into the second half with much more resolve, and we managed to overturn the score. Two by Deniol Graham and one from Williams after a corner kick, to ensure a win
Windscreen Shield Final
Colwyn Bay 2 – Southend United 1
Under the flashing lights of Wembley, we’ll attempt to pick the Windscreen Shield title. Are the lads up for it?
Get in there! They put me through the wringer but nevertheless, we’ve done it? As the clock was winding down, Wigg appeared after a cross from Jamie Day and it meant we were going to extra-time. I subbed in Graham for Chris Pike, who had a subpar game and boy, DID he deliver! Just a few minutes into the extra-time, a pass from Coughlin was shot by Deniol who smashed it through the net, to the delight of our supporters who had gone to Wembley.
And just two days afterwards, more good news!
Well done boys! Now let’s go get that division title
INJURY NEWS:
Game 41
Colwyn Bay 1 – Barnet 3
Just like in their first meeting with us, they clocked us out and we didn’t play a good match in front of our crowd. It ain’t that bad though, as Hartlepool collected two draws in their last two matches and they’re still one point behind us.
So that’s everything for today, folks
I’d like to invite you to the final episode of this first season, which I will be posting on saturday. See ya 🙂
Welcome to episode number 7 of this save with Colwyn Bay.
We’re now in matchday 32 of 46, and our next adversary will be Colchester United
Game 32
Colchester United 2 – Colwyn Bay 2
Rees and Chris Pike our key players in the match. They contributed in both of our goals, one setting up each other. When it looked like we were going to take the 3 points, Stamps levelled the scored and frustrated the effort.
Then…
FA Cup 5th Round
Colwyn Bay 2 – Huddersfield 1
Our two midfielders were the top boys in this match. Early enthusiasm kicked in The Drill Field as we went into half-time leading 2-0. Only at the closing stages of the game Huddersfield tried to bring the game back with a goal from Barnes, but their efforts got thwarted by the clock running out. We’re through to Quarter Finals and we await for our rival.
Game 33
Hartlepool United 2 – Colwyn Bay 1
Not our finest day and as a result, we succumb at The Victoria Ground with two goals from Ian Marshall. It was a great opportunity to retake the lead of the division 3, but it wasn’t meant to be this day.
Injury news:
Game 34
Colwyn Bay 2 – Swansea 1
Lineup changes:
Mark Wright for Marc Williams Deniol Graham for Chris Pike
We recover quickly from the bad match at The Victoria Ground, and we beat our fellow Welsh counterparts. The best chances for us came up in the first half. The second half started very slowly with few actions bewteen the two teams until an assist from Nathan Wigg was turned into a goal by Deniol Graham. From then on, relaxing pace again which got disrupted by Bird’s goal in the 83th minute of the goal. They pushed forward for the next minutes but couldn’t find their way again into our net
TRANSFER NEWS:
We received an offer for Gavin Allen from a bunch of teams. A few of them had decent players to exchange, but given the criteria I’ve imposed on this save I chose to accept Ipswich proposal because they had Geraint Williams.
Gavin Allen decides to leave and despite we had an agreement with Geraint Williams from Ipswich, he selected Barnsley.
This means we’ll be needing a new striker. Fortunately there are a few Welsh options to consider, and after scouting the market I found two. Firstly I’ll bid for this guy:
The answer will come after our next match
Game 35
Colwyn Bay 1 – Exeter City 1
Cagey affair against Exeter, and at the arrival of the first half we found ourselves trailing 1-0 down. We spark into life in the second half and begin to get closer to their net. We finally break their resistance in the 64th minute, courtesy of Deniol Graham. Even added a second goal by Chris Pike, which was dismissed due to off-side. In the end it’s all level. It’s time to await news from Rees’ injury.
INJURY NEWS:
Oh boy! Well, Gabbiadini will have to step up to the forefront.
TRANSFER NEWS:
16.000? Are you serious, boy? 5.000 is the farthest I’ll extend myself. Take it or leave it
Good riddance then!
This was my second option, so let’s go for it. I hope we have better luck with this one:
We need to wait a few days until he considers our offer and makes up his mind
Meanwhile, just before the match…
Oh snap! He’ll miss the FA Cup as well
I’m able to deal with this currently, but in any case I’ll go out on the market to find a useful midfielder which I can bring on loan. Curiously, Arsenal recalled Jamie Day from Doncaster, and placed him as available to go on loan.
I’ll have a go at him again as Browning’s injury might not take that much.
Windscreen Area Finals Leg 1
Burnley 0 – Colwyn Bay 0
Lineup changes:
Nathan Wigg for Marcus Browning Andy Johnson in the AMC position where Nathan Wigg was
Wheel of luck gave us Wimbledon. May we survive against our crowd? Sadly the answer to that is a NO. Ekoku and the mighty Jamaican Marcus Gayle shatter our hopes of progression in the FA Cup. We now only have to worry about the 14 matches remaining to earn promotion to D2.
Sadly, Andy Evans also asks for a big sum of money to play for our club, so I’ll have to decline.
FA Cup Quarter Finals
Colwyn Bay 0 – Manchester United 3
With all the injuries I have, wish me luck.
A packed Drill Field showed up to support their team. Unfortunately, the difference in the quality of players was noticeable and Manchester United took a comfortable win. It’s the end of the FA Cup for us. Not bad for our first year.
Some good news before our next match
Yes! Welcome back Jamie.
Windscreen Area Final Leg 2
Colwyn Bay 3 – Burnley 1
3rd defeat in a row. Neither Dale nor Evans could deliver this time. Despite this, we’re still 3rd and we remain close to Leyton Orient and Rochdale. We’re in the final
So that’s everything for today, folks
Hope you join me next saturday with a new episode of this save with Colwyn Bay. See ya 🙂
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